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Professor Gavin Schwarz

Professor Gavin Schwarz

Head of School

The University of Queensland, Graduate School of Management Ph.D. in Management

The University of Auckland, Department of Management Studies & Labour Relations Master of Philosophy (Hons) in Management

The University of Auckland, Department of Management Studies & Labour Relations Bachelor of Arts in Management and English

Business School
School of Management and Governance

Gavin Schwarz is a Professor and Head of School at the School of Management and Governance in the UNSW Business School. Gavin is Director of the Health@Business Research Network. His research and work interests include organizational change and organizational inertia, with a particular interest in better understanding how organizations fail when changing, and developing applied strategies for dealing with failure to change. He is also interested in exploring how knowledge develops in organi...
Phone
02 9385 7278
E-mail
g.schwarz@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 544, UNSW Business School Building
  • Books | 2019
    Schwarz G; Buono A; Adams S, 2019, Preparing for High Impact Organizational Change: Experiential Learning and Practice, Schwarz G; Buono A; Adams S, (eds.), Edgar Elgar
  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Hastings B; Bouckenooghe D; Schwarz GM, 2023, 'Mindsets for Change Leaders', in The Psychology of Organizational Change, Cambridge University Press, pp. 208 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781009086721.014
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Adams S; Schwarz G; Buono A, 2019, 'Afterword: The Change Game - moving from toolkits to "That was Great!"', in Schwarz G; Buono A; Adams S (ed.), Preparing for High Impact Organizational Change, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 229 - 233, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unsw/reader.action?docID=5790829&ppg=249
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Buono A; Adams S; Schwarz G, 2019, 'Preparing for High Impact Change: The critical role of experiential learning and practice', in Schwarz G; Buono A; Adams S (ed.), Preparing for High Impact Organizational Change, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781788116954
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Dave B; Schwarz G; Bradley H; Sandor LDP, 2019, 'Facilitating change through groups: Formation of collective attitudes towards change.', in Shani A; Noumair D (ed.), Research in Organizational Change and Development, Emerald Group Publishing
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Schwarz G; Bouckenooghe D, 2018, 'Improving our Understanding of Collective Attitudes towards Change Formation', in Vakola M; Petrou P (ed.), Organizational Change: Psychological effects and strategies for coping, Routledge
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Schwarz G; Bouckenooghe D, 2018, 'Improving our understanding of collective attitudes towards change formation', in Organizational Change, Routledge, pp. 163 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315386102-12
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Leach L; Watson BM; Hewitt D; Schwarz GM; Gallois C, 2016, 'Intergroup communication and leadership in healthcare', in Giles H; Maass A (ed.), Advances in Intergroup Communication, pp. 247 - 265
    Book Chapters | 2011
    Mishra KE; Schwarz GM; Mishra AK, 2011, 'The evolution of trust and control as seen through an organization's human resource practices', in Trust and Human Resource Management, pp. 42 - 64
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Schwarz GM, 2009, 'Elephant on a treadmill: An evaluation of thematic narrowness in organizational change research', in Woodman RW; Pasmore WA; Shani AB R (ed.), Research In Organizational Change and Development, pp. 301 - 348
    Book Chapters | 2008
    Watson BM; Schwarz GM; Jones E, 2008, 'Is Organizational e-Democracy Inevitable? The Impact of Information Technologies on Communication Effectiveness', in Information Communication Technologies, IGI Global, pp. 3171 - 3189, http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch225
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Watson BM; Schwarz GM; Jones E, 2005, 'Is organsational e-democracy inevitable? The impact of information technology on communication effectiveness', in Torres-Coronas T; Arias-Olva M (ed.), e-Human Resources Management: Managing Knowledge People, edn. 1, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey PA, pp. 206 - 235
    Book Chapters | 2004
    Schwarz GM; Watson BM; Jones E, 2004, 'Is Organisational e-Democracy Inevitable? The Impact of Information Technologies on Communication Effectivenesse-Human Resources', in Appicello A; Travers J (ed.), Management: Managing Knowledge People, Idea Group Publishing, USA and UK, pp. 206 - 235
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Chou C; Yang K-P; Schwarz G, 2025, 'The Paradox Of Increased Carbon Emissions And Firm Performance', Australian Journal of Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03128962251319714
    Journal articles | 2025
    Schwarz GM, 2025, 'Changing Better by Sharing Abandoned Work (Relevant May Not Be Enough)', Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00218863241311084
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lukacs de Pereny Martens SG; Schwarz GM, 2024, 'Examining Contemporary Australian Local Government Sustainable Procurement Practices: A National Study', International Journal of Public Administration, 47, pp. 342 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2022.2120002
    Journal articles | 2024
    Sanders K; Nguyen PT; Bouckenooghe D; Rafferty AE; Schwarz G, 2024, 'Human resource management system strength in times of crisis', Journal of Business Research, 171, pp. 114365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114365
    Journal articles | 2024
    Schwarz G; Fredberg T, 2024, 'What AI Knows: Shaping Work and Pushing Ideas on Changing Organizations', The Journal of applied behavioral science, 60, pp. 581 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00218863241285218
    Journal articles | 2024
    Schwarz GM; Bouckenooghe D, 2024, 'Honey, We Shrunk Our Impact: Social Impact in Organizational Research', Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 60, pp. 5 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00218863231223870
    Journal articles | 2024
    Schwarz GM; Bouckenooghe D, 2024, 'Pay it Forward and Free your Data! Fear in the Way of Data Sharing in Management Research', Journal of Management Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.13091
    Journal articles | 2023
    Bouckenooghe D; Schwarz G; Sanders K; Nguyen P, 2023, 'The multiple faces of collective responses to organizational change: Taking stock and moving forward', Journal of Organizational Behavior, 44, pp. 997 - 1014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/job.2738
    Journal articles | 2023
    Guerci M; Spyridonidis D; Kulichyova A; Chandrasekaran A; Schwarz GM, 2023, 'Scholar-Stakeholder Collaborative HRM Research – Taking Stock and Moving Forward', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2023.16857symposium
    Journal articles | 2023
    Schwarz GM, 2023, 'Down the Garden Path: Modelling theory won’t fix the theory crisis', Organization Studies, 44, pp. 1191 - 1194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01708406231164116
    Journal articles | 2023
    Schwarz GM, 2023, 'What's in Your Bag? Scholars and Practioners Talk Together Differently', Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 59, pp. 5 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00218863221144494
    Journal articles | 2023
    Schwarz GM, 2023, 'Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone, by Sarah Jaffe. London, U.K.: Hurst & Company, 2021. 375 pages, hardcover', Academy of Management Learning and Education, 22, pp. 737 - 739, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amle.2022.0066
    Journal articles | 2022
    Harrison R; Chauhan A; Le-Dao H; Minbashian A; Walpola R; Fischer S; Schwarz G, 2022, 'Achieving change readiness for health service innovations', Nursing Forum, 57, pp. 603 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12713
    Journal articles | 2022
    Harrison R; Chauhan A; Minbashian A; McMullan R; Schwarz G, 2022, 'Is Gaining Affective Commitment the Missing Strategy for Successful Change Management in Healthcare?', Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 14, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S347987
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hastings B; Bouckenooghe D; Schwarz G, 2022, 'The Customer Service Mindset that Creates Successful Change', California Management Review, https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2022/09/the-customer-service-mindset-that-creates-successful-change/
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hastings B; Schwarz GM, 2022, 'How situations promote relational and social leadership capabilities: three considerations for leadership development in healthcare', BMJ Leader, 7, pp. 61 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/leader-2022-000598
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hastings BJ; Schwarz GM, 2022, 'Leading Change Processes for Success: A Dynamic Application of Diagnostic and Dialogic Organization Development', Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 58, pp. 120 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00218863211019561
    Journal articles | 2022
    Nguyen PT; Rafferty A; Schwarz GM; Minbashian A, 2022, 'The Multilevel Linkage Between Organizational Communication and Readiness for Change', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2022.15314abstract
    Journal articles | 2022
    Nguyen PT; Sanders K; Schwarz GM; Rafferty AE, 2022, 'The linkage between cognitive diversity and team innovation: Exploring the roles of team humor styles and team emotional intelligence via the conservation of resources theory', Organizational Psychology Review, 12, pp. 428 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20413866221114847
    Journal articles | 2022
    Schwarz GM; Bouckenooghe D, 2022, 'Future Scoping Intelligent Change and Development: The Race Alongside the Machine in Developing Organizations', Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 58, pp. 193 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00218863221085044
    Journal articles | 2021
    Bouckenooghe D; Schwarz G; Kanar A; Sanders K, 2021, 'Revisiting research on attitudes toward organizational change: Bibliometric analysis and content facet analysis', Journal of Business Research, 135, pp. 137 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.06.028
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hastings BJ; Schwarz GM, 2021, 'Mindsets for Change Leaders: Exploring Priming Approaches for Leadership Development', Journal of Change Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2021.2018721
    Journal articles | 2021
    Leach L; Hastings B; Schwarz G; Watson B; Bouckenooghe D; Seoane L; Hewett D, 2021, 'Distributed leadership in healthcare: leadership dyads and the promise of improved hospital outcomes', Leadership in Health Services, 34, pp. 353 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/LHS-03-2021-0011
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sanders K; Nguyen PT; Bouckenooghe D; Rafferty A; Schwarz GM; Elias A; Jorgensen F; Bish A; Kanar AM; Razinskas S; Li X; Kirk S; Amarakon U; Hartmann S; Steindorsdottir B; Babar S; Manuti A; Vakola M; Turnbull M; Watson BM; Lapointe É; Bednall TC; Katsaros K; Chen B; Jahanzeb S; Rafique Z, 2021, 'The Antecedents of HR strength in Times of Crisis: An attributional lens', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021, pp. 11154 - 11154, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2021.11154abstract
    Journal articles | 2021
    Schwarz G; Vakola M, 2021, 'Project Forward! We Know Where Organization Change Has Been, But Where is it Headed?', The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 57, pp. 409 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00218863211049534
    Journal articles | 2021
    Schwarz GM; Bouckenooghe D, 2021, 'Repositioning Organizational Failure Through Active Acceptance', Organization Theory, 2, pp. 263178772110548 - 263178772110548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26317877211054854
    Journal articles | 2021
    Yang KP; Chou C; Schwarz GM, 2021, 'Cyber democracy for better board representation? The effect of e-voting on excess control in an emerging economy', Australian Journal of Management, 46, pp. 761 - 786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0312896220983592
    Journal articles | 2020
    Le-Dao H; Chauhan A; Walpola R; Fischer S; Schwarz G; Minbashian A; Munro A; D'Arcy E; Allan J; Harrison R, 2020, 'Managing Complex Healthcare Change: A Qualitative Exploration of Current Practice in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 12, pp. 143 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/jhl.s274958
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sanders K; Nguyen P; Bouckenooghe D; Rafferty A; Schwarz G, 2020, 'Unravelling the What and How of Organizational Communication to Employees during COVID-19 pandemic: Adopting an Attributional Lens', The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 56, pp. 289 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021886320937026
    Journal articles | 2020
    Schwarz G; Bouckenooghe D; Vakola M, 2020, 'Organizational change failure: Framing the process of failing', Human Relations, 74, pp. 159 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726720942297
    Journal articles | 2020
    Schwarz G; Bouckenooghe D, 2020, 'When The Dodo Became Extinct: Why Rethinking Change Should Not Take A Pandemic', The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 57, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021886320973809
    Journal articles | 2020
    Schwarz G, 2020, 'The Enduring Interest Trap in Debating the State of a Field', Academy of Management Learning and Education, 19, pp. 230 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amle.2020.0122
    Journal articles | 2020
    Schwarz GM; Stensaker I, 2020, 'Researching a Pandemic: Letting COVID-19 Drive Our Research', Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 56, pp. 261 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021886320937820
    Journal articles | 2020
    Schwarz GM, 2020, 'Research Universities and the Public Good: Discovery for an Uncertain Future, by Jason Owen-Smith', Academy of Management Learning & Education, 19, pp. 252 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amle.2019.0177
    Journal articles | 2020
    Schwarz GM, 2020, 'Research Universities and the Public Good: Discovery for an Uncertain Future', ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT LEARNING & EDUCATION, 19, pp. 252 - 254, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000554966000014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2019
    Bouckenooghe D; Schwarz GM; Hastings B; De Pereny SGL, 2019, 'Facilitating change through groups: Formation of collective attitudes toward change', Research in Organizational Change and Development, 27, pp. 143 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S0897-301620190000027009
    Journal articles | 2019
    Schwarz G; Sanders K; Bouckenooghe D, 2019, 'In The Driving Seat: Executive's Perceived Control Over Environment', Australian Journal of Management, 45, pp. 317 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0312896219895065
    Journal articles | 2019
    Schwarz G, 2019, 'Initiating Change in a Changing Landscape: The Power of Applied Behavioral Science', The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 56, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021886319894133
    Journal articles | 2018
    Schwarz G; Yang KP; Chou C; Chiu YJ, 2018, 'A classification of structural inertia: Variations in structural response', Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 37, pp. 33 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10490-018-9588-6
    Journal articles | 2017
    Schwarz GM; Bouckenooghe D, 2017, 'A Collective Action Process Model For Attitudes To Organizational Change', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017, pp. 10346 - 10346, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2017.332
    Journal articles | 2017
    Schwarz GM; Cummings C; Cummings TG, 2017, 'Devolution of researcher care in organization studies and the moderation of organizational knowledge', Academy of Management Learning and Education, 16, pp. 70 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amle.2014.0167
    Journal articles | 2016
    Schwarz GM; Stensaker IG, 2016, 'Showcasing phenomenon-driven research on organizational change', Journal of Change Management, 16, pp. 245 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2016.1230931
    Journal articles | 2016
    Schwarz GM; Yang KP, 2016, 'A Multilevel Analysis of the Performance Implications of Excess Control in Business Groups', Organization Science, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2016.1086
    Journal articles | 2015
    Bouckenooghe D; M. Schwarz G; Minbashian A, 2015, 'Herscovitch and Meyer’s Three-Component model of commitment to change: Meta-analytic findings', European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24, pp. 578 - 595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2014.963059
    Journal articles | 2014
    Schwarz G; Stensaker I, 2014, 'Time to Take Off the Theoretical Straightjacket and (Re-)Introduce Phenomenon-Driven Research', Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 50, pp. 478 - 501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021886314549919
    Journal articles | 2014
    Schwarz GM; Kin Fai Ellick Wong ; Jessica Y.Y. Kwong , 2014, 'The Role of Regret in Institutional Persistence and Change', The Journal of Change Management, 14, pp. 309 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2013.866153
    Journal articles | 2014
    Schwarz GM; Stensaker IG, 2014, 'Progress in Evidence: You Can’t Always Get What You Want', The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 50, pp. 34 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021886313515611
    Journal articles | 2013
    Schwarz GM; Cummings TG; Cummings C, 2013, 'Hamlet’s Ghost And Ponzi Schemes: Provocation On Organizational Researcher Care', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013, pp. 10440 - 10440, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2013.10440abstract
    Journal articles | 2012
    Schwarz GM, 2012, 'Shaking fruit out of the tree: Temporal effects and life cycle in organizational change research', The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 48, pp. 342 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021886312439098
    Journal articles | 2012
    Schwarz GM, 2012, 'The Logic of Deliberate Structural Inertia', Journal of Management, 38, pp. 546 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206309361206
    Journal articles | 2011
    Schwarz GM; Watson BM; Callan VJ, 2011, 'Talking up failure: How discourse can signal failure to change', Management Communication Quarterly, 25, pp. 311 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0893318910389433
    Journal articles | 2009
    Adams SM; Agarwala T; Akbar H; Andrews M; Ang S; Arnold S; Ascigil S; Bachrach D; Bacon N; Balkin D; Bartol K; Bauer T; Beauregard A; Bell BS; Berrin E; Bilimoria D; Blader SL; Blak-Beard S; Blancero DM; Bligh M; Bozionelos N; Bridgstock R; Brislin R; Broadbent F; Buchanan B; Budhwar P; Burke R; Cabrera E; Capps C; Carmeli A; Carraher S; Caruso D; Cerdin JL; Chi NW; Chiaburu D; Clarke S; Cocchiara F; Cohen A; Collins D; Combs G; Conway N; Cook A; Cox SS; D'Amato A; Dasborough M; Datta D; De Jong B; Delery J; Diamond R; Donaldson L; Drach-Zahavy A; Eisenberg J; Erhardt NL; Ezzedeen S; Fenton-O'Creevy M; Ferrin D; Fisher S; Flood P; Forret M; Fox S; Frode H; Fry J; Fuller T; Gabriel Y; Game A; Garmon M; Gavin M; Gibson D; Gilson L; Gourlay S; Haigh MM; Hanges P; Harden E; Hareli S; Harquail C; He HW; Heldal F; Higgins MC; Holden N; Humphrey R; Insch G; Jansen J; Jerrram C; Karaevli A; Karatas-Ozkan M; Kark R; Kazeroony HH; King Z; Klimoski R; Kseoõlu MA; Kraimer M; Lambooij M; Lance C; Lant T; Lauver K; Lavelle J; Leggio K; Lettice F; Leung K; Lindsay V, 2009, 'Thank you reviewers!', Group and Organization Management, 34, pp. 140 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1059601108329743
    Journal articles | 2008
    Schwarz GM; Huber GP, 2008, 'Challenging organizational change research', British Journal of Management, 19, pp. S1 - S6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00566.x
    Journal articles | 2007
    Schwarz GM; Clegg SR; Cummings TG; Donaldson DA; Miner JB, 2007, 'We see dead people? The State of Organization Science', Journal of Management Inquiry, 16, pp. 300 - 317
    Journal articles | 2007
    Schwarz GM; Shulman A, 2007, 'The Patterning of Limited Structural Change', Journal of Organizational Change Management, 20, pp. 829 - 846
    Journal articles | 2006
    Schwarz GM; Kerr S; Mowday RT; Starbuck WH; Tung RL; Von Glinow MA, 2006, 'Astute Foresight or Wishful Thinking? Learning from Visions', Journal of Management Inquiry, 15, pp. 347 - 361
    Journal articles | 2006
    Schwarz GM, 2006, 'Positioning Hierarchy in enterprise system change', New Technology Work and Employment, 21, pp. 252 - 265
    Journal articles | 2005
    Schwarz GM; Watson BM, 2005, 'The influence of perceptions of social identity on information technology-enabled change', Group and Organization Management, 30 (3), pp. 289 - 318
    Journal articles | 2005
    Schwarz GM, 2005, 'The social study of information and communication technology: Innovation, actors, and contexts', Administrative Science Quarterly, 50 (1), pp. 152 - 155
    Journal articles | 2005
    Watson BM; Schwarz GM; Whitehouse J; Callan VJ, 2005, 'Investigating it change: A social identity perspective', Australian Journal of Psychology, 57, pp. 151 - 152, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000234555701194&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
    Journal articles | 2003
    Schwarz GM, 2003, 'Review of `Breaking the Code of Change`, edited by M. Beer and N. Nohria', International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 11, pp. 85 - 87
    Journal articles | 2002
    Andrews T; Schwarz G, 2002, 'Preparing students for the virtual organisation: An evaluation of learning with virtual learning technologies', Educational Technology and Society, 5, pp. 54 - 65
    Journal articles | 2002
    Schwarz GM, 2002, 'Organizational hierarchy adaptation and information technology', Information and Organization, 12, pp. 153 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1471-7727(01)00015-X
  • Preprints | 2024
    Harrison R; Chauhan A; Le-Dao H; Minbashian A; Walpola R; Fischer S; Schwarz G, 2024, Achieving change readiness for health service innovations, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.170669131.12666376/v1
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Guerci M; Spyridonidis D; Kulichyova A; Chandrasekaran A; Schwarz GM, 2023, 'Scholar-Stakeholder Collaborative HRM Research – Taking Stock and Moving Forward', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2023.16857symposium
    Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Sanders K; Nguyen P; Bouckenooghe D; Rafferty A; Schwarz G, (ed.), 2021, 'The Antecedents of HR strength in Times of Crisis: An attributional lens', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Online, presented at Academy of Management, Online, 29 July 2021 - 03 August 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.11154abstract
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Hastings B; Schwarz G, 2020, 'Leaders’ Choice of Change Processes: The Option of Dynamic Application to Improve Change Outcomes', in Atinc G (ed.), Organizational Change Leadership Research: New Findings and Future Directions, Vancouver (Online: COVID), presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver (Online: COVID), 07 August 2020 - 11 August 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.19004symposium
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Hastings B; Schwarz G, 2020, 'Leading Change: Process or Mindset?', in Leading Change: Process or Mindset?, Vancouver (Online), presented at Academy of Managament Annual Meeting, Vancouver (Online), 07 August 2020 - 11 August 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13283abstract
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Hastings B; Schwarz G, 2019, 'Diagnostic or dialogic organization development: Competitive or collaborative focuses of inquiry?', in Atinc G (ed.), Diagnostic or dialogic organization development: Competitive or collaborative focuses of inquiry?, Academy of Management, Boston MA, pp. 10662, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston MA, 09 August 2019 - 14 August 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.42
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Schwarz G; Bouckenooghe D; DeClerq D, 2019, 'Accounting for organizational willingness to change', in Atinc G (ed.), Accounting for organizational willingness to change, Academy of management, Boston USA, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston USA, 09 July 2019 - 13 August 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.296
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Hastings B; Schwarz G, 2018, 'The Possibility of a Mindset-led Approach to Leading Organizational Change', in Atinc G (ed.), Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Chicago USA, presented at Academy of Management, Chicago USA, 10 August 2018 - 14 August 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.13535abstract
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Schwarz G; Yang K-P; Chou C, 2018, 'The Effect Of E-Voting On Excess Control In An Emerging Economy', in Atinc G (ed.), Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Chicago USA, presented at Academy of Management, Chicago USA, 10 August 2018 - 14 August 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.10198abstract
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Schwarz G; Bouckenooghe D, 2017, 'Organizational failure reoriented as success', in Atinc G (ed.), Organizational failure reoriented as success, Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA, pp. 10449, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 04 August 2017 - 08 August 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26686
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Schwarz G; Bouckenooghe D, 2017, 'The formation of collective attitude to change', in Atinc G (ed.), The formation of collective attitude to change, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 04 August 2017 - 08 August 2017, https://journals.aom.org/toc/amproc/2017/1
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Schwarz G; Bouckenooghe D, 2016, 'How collective attitudes to organizational change shape and shift', in How collective attitudes to organizational change shape and shift, European Association of Work and Organizational Pscyhology, Athens, Greece, presented at European Association of Work and Organizational Pscyhology, Athens, Greece, 08 June 2016 - 10 June 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Schwarz GM; Yang KP; Chou C, 2016, 'A Classification of Structural Inertia Responses to Failure', presented at Academy of Management, Anaheim CA USA, 05 August 2016 - 09 August 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2016.10508abstract
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Schwarz G; Chou C; Yang KP, 2015, 'A classification of structural inertia responses to organizational failure', in Guclu A (ed.), A classification of structural inertia responses to organizational failure, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 07 August 2015 - 11 August 2015, https://journals.aom.org/toc/amproc/2015/1
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Schwarz GM; Cummings TG; Cummings C, 2013, 'Hamlet’s ghost and Ponzi schemes: Provocation on organizational researcher care', in Humphreys J (ed.), Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Orlando FL, presented at Academy of Management, Orlando FL, 09 August 2013 - 13 August 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2011.65869132
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Schwarz G, 2012, 'Success in failure during downturn business cycles', in Atinc G (ed.), Success in failure during downturn business cycles, Boston, MA, presented at Academy of Management Annual meeting, Boston, MA, 03 August 2012 - 07 August 2012, https://journals.aom.org/toc/amproc/2012/1
    Conference Presentations | 2011
    Schwarz GM, 2011, 'Temporal Effects and Life Cycle of Organizational Change Research', presented at 71st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - West Meets East: Enlightening, Balancing, Transcending, AOM 2011, San Antonio, Texas, 12 August 2011 - 16 August 2011, http://proceedings.aom.org/content/2011/1/1.244.short
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Schwarz GM, 2011, 'Temporal effects and life cycle of organizational change research', in Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.5464/AMBPP.2011.48.a
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 2011
    Schwarz GM, (ed.), 2011, 'Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings', Academy of Management, United States, presented at Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, http://program.aomonline.org/2011/view/view_docProceedingsPaper.asp?subid=10212
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Schwarz GM; Palmer I; Dunford R; Buono A; Kerber K; Marshak R; Wagenheim G, 2010, 'That was great 6! More high impact exercises for teaching or consulting on organizational change', in Academy of management conference proceedings, Academy of management, Montreal, presented at Academy of management, Montreal, 06 August 2010 - 10 August 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Schwarz GM; Park K, 2010, 'The influence of corporate acquisition activity on CEO leadership styles', in Israel Strategy Conference Proceedings, Israel Strategy Conference, Briarcliff Manor, NY, presented at Israel Strategy Conference, Haifa, 27 December 2010 - 29 December 2010
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Schwarz GM; Watson BM, 2010, 'How talk Can Signal failure to Change', in Israel Strategy Conference Proceedings, Israel Strategy Conference, Briarcliff Manor, NY, presented at Israel Strategy Conference, Haifa, 27 December 2010 - 29 December 2010
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Schwarz GM; Watson BM, 2009, 'Buffalo Herd and Monkey Memory: When Failure becomes Change', in Buffalo Herd and Monkey Memory: When Failure becomes Change, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 07 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Schwarz GM, 2009, '“That Was Great! 5”: More High Impact Activities, Exercises AndApproaches For Teaching Or Consulting On Organizational Change', in Solomon GT (ed.), Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting: AOM Best Conference Papers 2009, Academy of Management, Briarcliff Manor, NY, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 07 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Wong K; Schwarz GM; Kwong Y, 2009, 'The role of regret in institutional persistence and change', Asheville NC, USA, presented at Southern Management Association Meeting 2009, Asheville NC, USA, 11 November 2009 - 14 November 2009
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Michra A; Schwarz GM; Mishra K, 2008, 'The co-evolution of trust and control when organizations grow', in The co-evolution of trust and control when organizations grow, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA USA, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA USA, 08 August 2008 - 13 August 2008
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Schwarz GM, 2008, 'An evaluation of thematic narrowness in organizational change research', in An evaluation of thematic narrowness in organizational change research, Southern Management Association Meeting 2008, St. Pete Beach FL, USA, presented at Southern Management Association Meeting 2008, St. Pete Beach FL, USA, 29 October 2008 - 01 November 2008
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Schwarz GM, 2007, 'The Logic of Deliberate Structural Inertia', Nashville, TN, USA, presented at Southern Management Association Meeting 2007, Nashville, TN, USA, 07 November 2007 - 10 November 2007
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Schwarz GM, 2007, '“That Was Great 3!” Even More High Impact Activities, Exercises And Approaches For Teaching Or Consulting On Organizational Change', in Solomon GT (ed.), Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting: AOM Best Conference Papers 2009, Academy of Management, Briarcliff Manor, NY, presented at Academy of Management 2007 Annual Meeting: Doing Well By Doing Good, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 03 August 2007 - 08 August 2007
    Conference Papers | 2006
    Schwarz GM, 2006, 'Managerial Support of IT Change: Taking anintergroup perspective', in Managerial Support of IT Change: Taking anintergroup perspective, International Communication Association Annual Conference, Berlin, Germany, presented at International Communication Association Annual Conference, Berlin, Germany, 19 June 2006 - 23 June 2006
    Conference Papers | 2006
    Schwarz GM, 2006, '“That Was Great 2!” More High Impact Activities, Exercises And Approaches For Teaching Or Consulting On Organizational Change', in Solomon GT (ed.), Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting: AOM Best Conference Papers 2009, Academy of Management, Briarcliff Manor, NY, presented at Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, 11 August 2006 - 16 August 2006
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Schwarz GM, 2005, 'A discussion of the state of contemporary organizational change research', in A discussion of the state of contemporary organizational change research, Organization Science Winter Conference 2005, Steamboat Springs, Colorado USA, presented at Organization Science Winter Conference 2005, Steamboat Springs, Colorado USA, 03 February 2005 - 06 February 2005
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Schwarz GM, 2005, 'We see dead people? Reflective debate on John Miner’s vision for organization science', in We see dead people? Reflective debate on John Miner’s vision for organization science, Academy of Management 2005 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, presented at Academy of Management 2005 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
    Conference Papers | 2004
    Schwarz GM, 2004, 'Accouting for virtual team stability and change', in Accouting for virtual team stability and change, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans USA, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans USA, 06 August 2004 - 11 August 2004
    Conference Papers | 2004
    Schwarz GM, 2004, 'Is contemporary organizational change research too narrow?', in Is contemporary organizational change research too narrow?, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans USA, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans USA, 06 August 2004 - 11 August 2004
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Schwarz GM, 2003, 'Accounting for the limited distribution of information technology-enabled structural change', in Solomon GT (ed.), Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting: AOM Best Conference Papers 2009, Academy of Management, Briarcliff Manor, NY, pp. 3 - 3, presented at 63rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington, USA, 01 August 2003 - 06 August 2003
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Schwarz GM, 2003, 'The impact of information technologies on communication effectiveness', in Australian Journal of Psychology, Taylor and Francis, Sydney, pp. 67 - 67, presented at 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Sydney, 24 April 2003 - 27 April 2003
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Schwarz GM, 2003, 'The influence of social identity on organizational e-democracy practices', in Solomon GT (ed.), Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting: AOM Best Conference Papers 2009, Academy of Management, Briarcliff Manor, NY, pp. 1 - 1, presented at 63rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington, USA, 01 August 2003 - 06 August 2003
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Schwarz GM, 2003, 'The logic of sanctioned structural inertia during information technology introduction', in Solomon GT (ed.), Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting: AOM Best Conference Papers 2009, Academy of Management, Briarcliff Manor, NY, pp. 2 - 2, presented at 63rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington, USA, 01 August 2003 - 06 August 2003
    Preprints |
    Lukacs De Pereny Martens S; Schwarz GM; Carter L; Chen Y; Darnall N; Stritch J; Bretschneider S, Advancing Green Purchasing in Australian Municipalities, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4000986
    Preprints |
    Sanders K; Nguyen P; Bouckenooghe D; Rafferty A; Schwarz GM; Elias A; jorgensen F; Amarakoon U; Babar S; Bednall TC; Bish A; Chen B; Galuppo L; Hartmann S; Jahanzeb S; Jin S; Kanar A; Kanitz R; Katsaros K; Kempen R; Kim Y; Kirk S; Japointe E; Li X; Martin T; Manuti A; Nguyen PN; Rafique Z; Razinskas S; Ripamonti S; Phong NDP; Steindsdottir B; Straatman T; Turnball M; Vakola M; Vo XV; Watson B; Wu D, Human Resource Strength in Times of Crisis:  Information Sharing from an Attributional Perspective, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4038256

  • 2020. Brock University, Goodman School of Business Grant. (“University communication in times of COVID-19: Decoding the messages through the lenses of international human resource management and transformational change perspectives”, with Bouckenooghe, D., Sanders, K., Nguyen, P., and Rafferty, A., C$13,224).
  • 2020. Health@Business Research Network and UNSW Medicine Funding Grant (“Translation and change: Embedding effective change management in health”, with Harrison, R., Dao, H-L., Minbashian, A., Walpola, R., & Chauhan, A., $24,000)
  • 2006/2007 Gordon J. Samuels Fellowship
  • 2003–2007 Australian Research Council Linkage Project Grant ($234,000) Project: The management of information technology based organizational change

2021 Winner Outstanding Reviewer Award Academy of Management Review

2020 Winner Outstanding Reviewer Award Academy of Management Review

2019 Finalist Best Paper Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Organizational Development and Change Division

2017 Winner Best Reviewer Award Journal of Organizational Behavior

2014 Winner Best Reviewer Award Journal of Organizational Behavior

2013 Winner Best Reviewer Award Journal of Organizational Behavior

2013 Finalist Best Paper 2012 Douglas McGregor Memorial Award, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

2012 Winner Best Reviewer Award Journal of Organizational Behavior.

2011 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Organizational Development and Change Division, Best Division Paper.

2007 Academy of Management Journal Editorial Board Outstanding Reviewer Award

2004 – 2007 Recognition for outstanding service on the Academy of Management

Journal editorial board

2006/2007 Gordon J. Samuels Fellowship

 

Current Engagement Includes:

Director, Health@Business Research Network

Executive Board: Secretary and Treasurer, Organizational Development and Change Division Board (ODC), US Academy of Management

Editor in Chief Journal of Applied Behavioral Science (2020- 2022)

Current Editorial Boards         Academy of Management Review

Journal of Management

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Journal of Organization Change Management

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