William F. Joyce

Professor of Strategy and Organizational Theory

E-Mail: william.f.joyce@tuck.dartmouth.edu Phone: 603-646-2802

BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1968; MSBA, Bucknell University, 1975; PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 1977

Areas of expertise

Organizational design and change, organizational culture and performance, strategy implementation

Current research topics

Identifying the characteristics of high-performing organizations, organization design and strategy implementation, organizational climate and culture, research methodology and philosophy of science

Selected Publications

MegaChange, Macmillan, 1999; with N. Nohria and B. Roberson, What Really Works: The 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success, HarperBusiness, 2003;"Integrating the resource based and strategic groups influences on firm performance: Extending a Meso perspective" Research in Multi-level Issues, 2, Sage, 2003; with N. Nohria and B. Roberson,"What Really Works" Harvard Business Review, July 2003; with N. Nohria and B. Roberson,"HR’s Role in Building the 4+2 Organization" in The Future of HR: 50 Thought Leaders Call for Change, John Wiley & Sons, 2005;"What Really Works: HR’s Role in Building the 4+2 Organization" Human Resource Management Journal, 44(1), Spring 2005;"What Really Works: Building the 4+2 Organization" Organizational Dynamics, Spring 2005;"Strategic Position, Growth, and Organizational Performance" in The Search for Organic Growth, Cambridge University Press, 2006

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Assistant Professor, 1977–83, Director, Wharton School Doctoral Program in Organization and Management, 1982–83, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Tuck School of Business, 1983–present

Editorial positions: Editorial Board, Organizational Dynamics