Karen Locke

Pat and Margaret Walsh Professor in Leadership and Ethics

Dean's Research Fellow: 2020-2024
Area: Management
Phone: 757-221-2889
Email: [[m|karen.locke]]
Office: Miller Hall 3073

Biography

Karen Locke is the Pat and Margaret Walsh Professor in Leadership and Ethics in the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William & Mary. She has a B. Sc. (Honors) in Psychology from University College, London University and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

Karen has published two books and numerous academic articles in organizational theory. Her teaching and research interests include Organizational Behavior and Management, Leadership, Organization Development and Planned Change, Leading and Managing Teams, and Qualitative Research Methodologies.

She is currently Associate Editor of Organizational Research Methods and a member of the editorial board of Journal Management Inquiry. She is also the winner of the University's Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award for 1999 and a Fellow for the Center For The Advancement of Research Methods.

Areas of Interest/Expertise

Organizational Influence Processes
Workplace Emotions
Organizational leadership
Qualitative Research Methods

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Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, Department of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (1989)
B. Sc. (Honors) in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University College, London University, London, England (1977)

Pat and Margaret Walsh Professor in Leadership and Ethics, Raymond A. Mason School of Business, William & Mary, 2015
W. Brooks George Professor, School of Business Administration, William & Mary, 2003
W. Brooks George Associate Professor, School of Business Administration, William & Mary, 2002
MBA Curriculum Coordinator, School of Business Administration, William & Mary, 1999
Associate Professor, School of Business Administration, William & Mary, 1995
Assistant Professor, School of Business Administration, William & Mary, 1989
Instructor, Department of Organization Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, 1988
Project Co-Investigator, Project on the Executive Experience, Department of Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University, 1985-1987

Executive MBA Teaching Excellence Award (Student Selected) (2023)
Best Paper Award. Organizational Research Methods: "Coding Practices and Iterativity: Beyond Templates for Analyzing Qualitative Data." (2023)
McGlothlin Faculty Teaching Award (2020)
Sage/RMD Distinguished Career Award, Research Methods Division, Academy of Management (2019)
Alfred N. Page Graduate Teaching Award for Contributions to the MBA program, William & Mary (2015)
Elected to Academy of Management Board of Governors (3 year term). (2007-2010)
Robert McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award for: "Constructing Opportunities for Contribution: Structuring Intertextual Coherence and Problematizing in Organizational Studies," Academy of Management Journal, 1997. Academy of Management, Research Methods Division. (2003)
Daniel C. Lewis Award for Exceptional Service, William & Mary. (2006)
Dean's Award for Contributions to the MBA Program, William & Mary. (2001)
William & Mary Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award. (1999)
Dean's Award for Contributions to the BBA Program, William & Mary. (1998)
Fellow, Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methodology (CARMA) (1997-present)

Organizational Behavior and Management
Leading in Uncertain Times
Leadership and Influence in Contemporary Organizations
Leadership Development/The Principled Professional
Organization Development and Planned Change
Leading and Managing Teams
The Principled Professional
Managing Interpersonal Conflict
Business and Society
Ethics
Consulting Career Acceleration Module
Field Consultancy

Grants Received from William & Mary
Semester Research Grant, William & Mary (2024)
Semester Research Grant, William & Mary (2019)
Semester Research Grant, William & Mary (2009)
Summer Research Grant, School of Business (2007)
Semester Research Grant, William & Mary (2002)
Semester Research Grant, William & Mary (1995)
Summer Research Grant, William & Mary (1992)
Summer Research Grant, School of Business (1990)

Golden-Biddle, K. & Locke, K. (2007) Composing Qualitative Research. 2nd Edition. (1st edition 1997) Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications
Locke, K. (2001). Grounded Theory in Management Research, London, UK: Sage Publications

Gioia, D., Corley, K., Eisenhardt, K., Feldman, M., Langley, A., Lê, J., Golden-Biddle, K., Locke, K., Mees-Buss, J., Piekkari, R., Ravasi, D., Rerup, C., Schmid, T., Silverman, D., & Welch, C. (2022). A Curated Debate: On Using "Templates" in Qualitative Research. Journal of Management Inquiry, 31(3), 231-252. DOI: 10.1177/10564926221098955
Creary, SJ & Locke, K. (2022) To reduce the strain of overwork, listen to your body. Harvard Business Review. Published online November 2021.
Creary, SJ. & Locke, K. (2022) Breaking the cycle of overwork and recuperation: Altering somatic engagement across boundaries, Organization Science, 33(3), 893-900. DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2021.1466
Locke, K., Feldman, M., & Golden-Biddle, K. (2022). Coding Practices and Iterativity: Beyond Templates for Analyzing Qualitative Data. Organizational Research Methods, 25(2), 262-284. DOI: 10.1177/1094428120948600. Recipient of journal award for best paper published in 2022.
Cunliffe, A. & Locke, K. (2020) Working with differences in everyday interactions through anticipational fluidity: A hermeneutic perspective. Organization Studies, 41(8): 1079-1099. DOI: 10.1177/0170840619831035
Cunliffe, A. & Locke, K. (2016). Guest Editorial: Subjectivity, Difference and Method, Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 11(2).
Locke, K. (2015). Pragmatic Reflections on A Conversation about Grounded Theory in Management and Organization Studies, Organization Research Methods, 18: 612-619.
Cunliffe, A. & Locke, K. (2013) Guest Editorial: Embodiment, Imagination and Meaning, Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 8(3).
Locke, K. (2012). A promotion for ethnofraphically informed studies of the dynamics of change, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 48(2): 278-281.
Locke, K. (2011). Field research practice in management and organization studies: Reclaiming its tradition of discovery. Academy of Management Annals, 5: 613-652.
Locke, K. (2011) Looking for what we have a case of, Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 6(1) Suppl. 5-9.
Locke, K. (2011) Narratives of Quality in Qualitative Research: Putting them in Context. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 84: 656-660.
Cunliffe, A., Linstead, S., & Locke, K. (2011). Introduction to special issue: "Reimagining Method." Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 6(2).
Locke, K. (2010). Book Review: A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research." Organizational Research Methods, 13(3): 600-602.
Cunliffe, A., Linstead, S. & Locke, K. (2009) Introduction to special issue: "Tellin' Tales" Qualitative Research in Organization and Management, 4(1): 3-6.
Locke, K. & Velamuri, R. 2009. The Design of Member Review: Showing What to Organization Members and Why. Organizational Research Methods, 12(3): 488-509.
Locke, K., Golden-Biddle, K. & Feldman, M. (2008) Making Doubt Generative: Rethinking the role of doubt in the research process. Organization Science, 19(6): 907-918.
Easterby-Smith, M., Golden-Biddle, K. & Locke, K. (2008) Working with Pluralism: Determining Quality in Qualitative Research. Organizational Research Methods, 11(3): 419-429
- Reprinted in: E Bell and H Willmott (Eds). 2014. Quantitative Research in Business and Management. Sage Publications
Golden-Biddle, K., Locke, K. & Reay, T. (2006) Using Knowledge in Organizational Studies: An Investigation of How We Cite Prior Work. Journal of Management Inquiry, 15: 237-254.
Ford, L., & Locke, K. (2002) Paid time off as a vehicle for self-definition and sensemaking, Journal of Organizational Behavior, 23: 1-21.
Locke, K. (2002) Review of Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods, by Michael Quinn Patton. Organizational Research Methods, 5(3): 299-301.
Kelly, G. & Locke, K. (1999). The Telecommuting Life: Managing Issues of Work, Home and Technology. Annals of Cases on Information Technology, Applications and Management in Organizations, 1: 213-223.
Locke, K. (1997). What Are We Doing When We Cite Others' Work? Rmforum, 2: 9-10.
Locke, K., and Golden-Biddle, K. (1997) "Constructing Opportunities for Contribution: Structuring Intertextual Coherence and Problematizing in Organization Studies. Academy of Management Journal, 40(5): 1023-1062.
- Recipient of 2003 Academy of Management's Advancement of Research Methodology Award
Locke, K. and Brazelton, J. (1997). "Why Do We Ask Them To Write, Or Whose Writing Is It, Anyway." Journal of Management Education, 21(1): 44-57.
Locke, K. (1996). "A Funny Thing Happened: The Management of Consumer Emotions in Service Encounters." Organization Science, 7(1): 40-59.
Locke, K. (1996). "Adding a Touch of Carnival to Cancer: A Way of Living and Working in Death's Shadow." Studies in Cultures, Organizations and Societies, 2: 81-93.
Locke, K. (1996), "Rewriting the Discovery of Grounded Theory After 25 Years? Journal of Management Inquiry, 5(3): 239-245.
- Reprinted in Phil Johnson and Murray Clark (Eds.), Business and Management Research Methodologies, 2006. Sage Library in Business and Management: Sage Publications.
Locke, K. and Solomon, R. J., (1994). "Improving Collection Performance: Structuring The Collection Letter." Journal of Medical Practice Management, 9(4): 157-160.
Golden, K. A. and Locke, K. (1993). "Appealing Work: A Study of How Ethnographic Texts Convince." Organization Science, 4(4): 1-22.
- Reprinted in: E Bell and H Willmott (Eds). 2014. Qualitative Research in Business and Management. Sage Publications
- Reprinted in: S. Clegg (Ed.), Central Currents in Organization Studies I & II. 2003. Sage Publications.
- Reprinted in: A. Bryman and R. Burgess (Eds.), 1999. Qualitative research III: Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data. London, UK: Sage Publications.
Shaw, G., and Locke, K. (1993). "The Coduction of Managerial Judgement." Journal of Management Education, 17(3): 349-359.
Ambuske, G. A. Locke, K., & M. Manning. (1988). "Replication: One Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Research Methods." The Organizational Behavior Teaching Review, 12: 45-53.

The Formation of Agency in Meaningful Philanthropy: Procedural and Discovery Orientations (with Jen Shang) Manuscript Submitted to 2025 Academy of Management Conference (Organizational Behavior Division)

Formation of Agency in Meaningful Philanthropy (with Jen Shang)
Learning Through The Body (with Martha Feldman)
Qualitative Data Analysis as Creating Epistemic Systems

Heaphy, E., Locke, K. & Booth, B. (2016) Embodied relational competence: Attending to the body in patient advocate work. (K. Elsbach & B. Betchky, Eds.) Qualitative Organizational Research: Best Papers from the Davis Conference on Qualitative Research, vol. 3. Information Age Publishing, 161-197.
Locke, K., Feldman, M. & Golden-Biddle, K. (2015). Discovery, validation and live coding. In K. Elsbach & R. Kramer (Eds.). Doing Innovative Qualitative Research In Organizations. Organization and Management Series. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Dittrick, K., Golden-Biddle, K., Feldman, E., & Locke, K. (2015) Constructing contribution in Strategy as Practice research through empirical texts. In D. Golsorkhi, L. Rouleau, D. Seidl, & E. Vaara, (Eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press.
Locke, K. (2010) Abduction. In A. Mills, G. Durepos & E. Wiebe Eds., Encyclopedia of Case Research: 1-3. Sage Publications
Locke, K. (2008). The Grounded Theory Approach. In R. Thrope & R. Holt (Eds.) The Sage Dictionary of Qualitative Management Research, Sage Online, UK.
Locke, K. (2007) Rational control and irrational free-play: Dual thinking modes as necessary tension in grounded theorizing. In K. Charmaz & A. Bryant (Eds.) The Handbook of Grounded Theory: 565-580 Sage Publications.
Golden-Biddle, Weibe, E. & Locke, K. (2006) Using Qualitative Methodology to Advance Theorizing on Organizational Change. In R. Lunes, A. Langley & I. Stensaker, (Eds.), Handbook of Organizational Change and Learning: 413-425. Bergen, Norway: Fagbokforlaget Press.
Locke, K. Qualitative Research. (2007) In S. G. Rogelberg (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
Locke, K. (2002) "The Grounded Theory Approach to Qualitative Research" in F. Drasgow & N. Schmitt (Eds.), Measuring and Analyzing Behavior in Organizations: 17-43. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Locke, K. & Golden-Biddle, K. (2002) "An Introduction to Qualitative Research: Its Potential for Industrial and Organizational Psychology," in S. Rogelberg (Ed.), Handbook of Research Methods in Industrial and Organizational Psychology: 99-118. Blackwell Publishers.
Locke, K. & Kelly, G. (1999). "The Telecommuting Life: Managing Boundary Issues at Work and at Home," in R. R. Sims (Ed.), Keys to Employee Success in the Coming Decade. Quorum books.
Srivastava, S., R. Fry, H. Jonas, F. Barrett and K. Locke. (1998). "The CEO as Meaning Maker: Profiles in Leadership." Final project report for the Project on the Executive Experience, Department of Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University.
Manning, M. and Locke, K. (1987). "OD Contracting: Uncertainty Reduction or Opportunity Creation?" in C. N. Jackson (Ed.) Organization Development Annual, (Vol. 2, Contracting for Organization Consultation) Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Training and Development: 43-48.

Bhakoo, V., Koehler, T., Smith, A., Cilesiz, S., Cornelissen, J., Feldman, M., Golden-Biddle, K., Greckhamer, T., Harley, B., Ketokivi, M., Locke, K., Mantere, S., Pratt, M., Sonenshein, S. (2019). "Templates in Qualitative Research Methods: How Have We Got Here and How Do We Get Out?", Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019 (1), 14900-14900.
Locke, K., Golden-Biddle, K. & Feldman, M. 2004. Imaginative theorizing. In Nagao (Ed.) Best paper proceedings of the 64th annual meeting of the Academy of Management in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Velamuri, S. R. & Locke, K. 2004. The Role of Ethical Values in the Stakeholder Network Emergence of Entrepreneurial Ventures. Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference Proceedings.
Locke, K. and Golden-Biddle, K. (1994). "Pioneers Get Arrows in Their Backs! A Study of Innovation in a Traditional Culture," SCOS Proceedings.
Locke, K. (1992) "Organization Foolery, Mixing Canonical and Carnivalesque Cultures in the Delivery of Medicine," SCOS Proceedings.
Fernandez, E. and Locke, K. (1990). "User Involvement in MIS Implementation: A Group Development Approach. Association of Management Proceedings: 101-105.

March 26th 2018 Video Interview on careers in research methodology with Larry Williams for Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA).
January 30th 2009 "Meet the Methodologist 6" Interview with Larry Williams on the grounded theory approach for Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA).

Locke, K. & Cunliffe, A. Turning the Qualitative Gaze on Corporate Governance Research. Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (April 2024)
Locke, K. & Feldman, M. Demystifying Qualitative Research. Boston Field Research Conference. (May 2023)
Locke, K. Coding in Qualitative Research (Distinguished Speaker Invitation, Case Western Reserve University, 2020)
Locke, K., Feldman, M. & Golden-Biddle, K. Templates for coding qualitative data. Symposium on Templates in Qualitative Research Methods (Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2019)
Locke, K. & Feldman, M. Learning through the body symposium (Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, August 2018)
Locke, K. Coding for Discovery. (Invited presentation at the Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods 2018)
Locke, K. & Creary, S. Relating the body, practical experience and language in a theory of knowing. (Presented at 2016 Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim California August 2016)
Locke, K. Rapp, M. & White, K. Using Open Sourcing to Create Tomorrow's MBA. (Presented at GMAC Leadership Conference, Miami Florida 2016)
Locke, K. Feldman, M. & Golden-Biddle, K. Live Coding: A Process Orientation. (Presented at 2015 7th International Symposium on Process Studies, Kos, Greece.)
Creary, S. & Locke, K. Working from the Inside Out: Enacting Expertise through Technique and Grace. (Presented at 2015 7th International Symposium on Process Studies, Kos, Greece)
Locke, K. & Dabu, A. Methodological Aspects of Abductive Reasoning and New Concept Formation in Qualitative Research. (Presented at 2015 31st EGOS Colloquium, Athens, Greece)
Locke, K. & Dabu, A. Generating New Theory in Entrepreneurship: Re-envisioning Concept Development in Grounded Theory (Presented at 2014 Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA)
Heaphy, E., Locke, K. & Booth, B. Embodied Relational Competence. (Presented at 2014 Eastern Sociological Society Conference, Baltimore, MD)
Dittrich, K., Golden-Biddle, K., Feldman, E. & Locke, K. Constructing contribution in 'Strategy as practice' research. Presented at 2014 EGOS Colloquium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Locke, K. What happened to grounded theory? Advancing discover oriented analytic practice. 2013 Keynote presentation at inaugural of Organizational Ethnography stream at European Group on Organization Studies Conference in Montreal, Canada.
Locke, K., Prasad, P. & Ashcraft, K. A. Multi-sited ethnography: New Possibilities for research design in organization studies. (Presented August 2012 at Annual Academy of Management in Boston, Mass).
Locke, K. Reshaping modernity's instrumental bodies. (Presented April 2012 at Qualitative Research in Management and Organization, Albuquerque, New Mexico.)
Cunliffe, A. & Locke, K. Relational Processes of Collaboration. (Presented June 2011 at 3rd International Symposium on Process Studies, Curfu, Greece)
Locke, K. The practice of member review in qualitative research. What happens when they read what we write. (Presented Spring 2009 at Center for the Advancement of Research Methods.)
Locke, K. Approaching Research Qualitatively. (Presented August 2009 at Annual Academy of Management Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.)
Locke, K. Crafting Storylines, Symposium on Making the case: Rhetoric, rigor, and 'getting it right' with case study research. (Present August 2009 at Annual Academy of Management Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.)
Locke, K. The practice of member review in qualitative research. What happens when they read what we write. (Presented at the Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods 2009)
Locke, K., Sims, R., Solomon, R. & Wilson, J. The Role of Executive Coaches in the Mason School's Leadership Development Program. (Presented August 2008 at Annual Academy of Management Meeting in Anaheim, California.)
Locke, K. & Cunlifee, A. Working the Hyphens: Questions of Identity and Ethics in Insider Research Relations. (Presented August 2008 at Annual Academy of Management Meeting in Anaheim, California.)
Cunliffe, A. & Locke, K. Identity, selfhood and ethics. (Presented at 2007 Annual Academy of Management Meeting in Philadelphia, PA).
Locke, K. & Cunliffe, A. Beyond the Double Hermeneutic: Reflexive Interpretation in Narrative Research. (Presented at the 2nd International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois, 2006.)
Locke, K. & S. R. Member Checking Challenges: Reflections from a qualitative case study. (Presented August 2004 at Annual Academy of Management Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.)
Feldman, M., Golden-Biddle, & Locke, K. Making new sense of data: Explicating the interpretive process. Presented at American Political Science Association Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004.)
Locke, K. Golden-Biddle & Feldman, M. Imaginative Theorizing in Organizational Research (Presented August 2004 at Annual Academy of Management Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.)
Locke, K. Imaginative Theorizing in Qualitative Research: Exploring Abduction. Presented at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Organization Studies at the University of Michigan (2004)
Locke, K. Imaginative Interpretation in Qualitative Research. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, October 2003.
Golden-Biddle, K., T. Reay, and K. Locke. Stickiness in Knowledge Use. (Paper presented at Spring Institute of the Centre for Knowledge Transfer. Edmonton, Alberta. May 2002)
Golden-Biddle, K., Locke, K. & Reay, T. Narrating Theoretical Knowledge. (Presented in panel on Narrative in the Doing and Theorizing About Management, International Conference on Narrative, 2000).
Ford, L. R., & Locke, K. Self-identity: Its Impact on employee perceptions and use of paid time off policies. Symposium on Time Use, Flexibility and Identity. (Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Toronto, Quebec, Canada 2000)
Locke, K. & Ford, L. Manager and Employee Reactions in Paid Time Off Policies. Symposium on Employee, Manager and Applicant Reactions to Human Resource Practices. (Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference 2000).
Locke, K. & Golden-Biddle, K. Making Organizational Knowledge: Networks, Identities and Ideas. (Presented at Fisher College of Business Conference on Language and Organizational Change 1999).
Golden-Biddle, K., Locke, K. & Reay, T. Doing Organizational Science. Symposium on Wither OT? Issues and Dilemmas Challenging Organizational Analysis. (Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Research Methods Division, 1999).
Reay, T. & Locke, K. Re-Presenting organizational knowledge. Symposium on Narrating Organizational Knowledge. (Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago Illinois, 1999)
Locke, K. "Highlighting Variation in the Composition of Journal Articles: Writing the Relationship Between Theory and Observation." Symposium on "Methods Matters: Writing Our Way In." (Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Research Methods Division, Chicago, Illinois 1998).
Locke, K. & Golden-Biddle, K. The Written Construction of Contribution. (Presented to the Annual Academy of Management Meeting; Research Methods. Boston, Massachusetts 1997).
Connor, E. Golden-Biddle, K., & Roe, E. "Discourse Approaches to Organization Research. (Presented to the Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Research Methods Division, 1996).
Golden-Biddle, K. & Locke, K. "Writing Qualitative Research" (Presented at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Organization Studies at the University of Michigan 1996) (Ranked #1 of all presentations given that year).
Locke, K. Crary, M. and Osland, J. "Commenting and Marking: How Do We Insert Ourselves Into Student Writing, and, With What Consequences?" (Presented to the Organization Behavior Teaching Conference, Maacomb, Illinois, 1995).
Locke, K. and Golden-Biddle, K. "Writing Up Qualitative Work." (Presented at Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Research Methods Division, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1995).
Locke, K. and Golden-Biddle, K. "Pioneers get arrows in their backs! A study of Innovation in a Traditional Culture," (Presented at the International Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, Canada, July 1994).
Golden-Biddle, K. and Locke, K. "Positioning Our Work," Symposium on Rhetoric, Narrative Text: "Telling Organizational Tales," (Presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Dallas, Texas, August 1994).
Locke, K., "Organizational Comedy: Interactional Diversity and Emotion Management in a Medical Setting." (Presentation to the Organizational Behavior Division of the Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 1992).
Locke, K., "Organizational Foolery: Mixing Canonical and Carnivalesque Cultures in the Delivery of Medicine," (Presented at the International Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, Lancaster, U.K., June 1992).
Fernandez, E. and Locke, K. "User Involvement in MIS Implementation: A Group Development Approach." (Presented at the National Association of Management Conference, Orlando, Florida, August 1990).
Golden, K. A. and Locke, K. "Constructing Convincing Work: Reading, Writing, and Qualitative Research." Presented at Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Research Methods Division, San Francisco, Ca. August 1990).

The Grounded Theory Approach. Short course for the Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods (CARMA) (2001-2015)
A workshop on grounded theory. Northern Advanced Research Training Institute, (NARTI) Leeds, United Kingdom. (2014)
PDW: Navigating qualitative dissertations. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (2014)
PDW: Ask the experts: Qualitative Research. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Buena Vista, Florida. (2013)
PDW: Ask the experts: Qualitative Research. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Boston Massachusetts. (2012)
PDW: Ask the experts: Qualitative Research. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. (2011)
PDW: Being there/Being them: Having impact with ethnography. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. (2010)
PDW: Being there/Being them: Writing ethnographic tales. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. (2009)
PDW: Approaching qualitative research. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. (2009)
Composing Qualitative Research, Workshop on Qualitative Data Analysis, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California. (2009)
PDW: Not Mickey Mouse: Methodological writing to address qualitative questions. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, CA. (2008)
PDW: The 16th annual craft of reviewing workshop. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA. (2008)
PDW: Theoretical framing in qualitative research. The Power of Richness III: Crafting qualitative research papers. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. (2007)
PDW: The 15th annual craft of reviewing workshop. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. (2007)
PDW: Ask the Experts: Qualitative Methods. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, GA. (2006)
PDW: Qualitative Methods Workshop. Annual Academy of Management Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2004)
Scholar-mentor on qualitative research in entrepreneurship, Society for Entrepreneurship Scholars 1st Annual Meeting. The Ohio State University. (2004)
Graduate Student Consortium: The Qualitative Reviewer. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Denver Colorado. (2002)
Short course on Qualitative Research. Cranfield University, United Kingdom. (2001)
Short course on Qualitative Research. Cranfield University, United Kingdom. (2000)
PDW: Workshop on Grounded Theory. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. (2000)
PDW: Session Organizer and Chair. Ask the experts: Qualitative Issues. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. (1999)
The Grounded Theory Approach. Center for Advancement of Research Methods, Distinguished Methodologist Series. (1999)
PDW: Ask the experts: Qualitative Issues. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. (1998)

Conference Co-Organizer (with Ann Cunliffe): QROM Qualitative Research in Management and Organization Conference on Praxis and Performance in Research Subjectivity in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (2016)
Conference Co-Organizer (with Ann Cunliffe): QROM Qualitative Research in Management and Organization Conference on Subjectivity, Difference and Method in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (2014)
Conference Co-Organizer (with Ann Cunliffe): QROM Qualitative Research in Management and Organization Conference on Embodiment, Imagination and Meaning in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (2012)
Conference Co-Organizer (with Ann Cunliffe): QROM Qualitative Research in Management and Organization Conference on Reimagining Method in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (2010)
Conference Co-Organizer (with Ann Cunliffe): QROM Qualitative Research in Management and Organization Conference on Tellin' Tales in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (2008)
Member, Academy of Management Journal Best Paper of 2004 Committee. (2005)
Member, Research Methods Division Robert McDonald Award Committee. (2004)
Member, William H. Newman Award Committee for best paper based on a dissertation. (2003)
Officer Academy of Management, Research Methods Division. (1997-2000)

Associate Editor, Organizational Research Methods (1998-2007)
Guest Co-Editor (with Ann Cunliffe) Special Issue: "Subjectivity, Difference and Method," Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management. (2015)
Guest Co-Editor (with Ann Cunliffe) Special Issue: "Embodiment, Imagination and Meaning," Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management. (2013)
Guest Co-Editor (with Ann Cunliffe) Special Issue: "Reimagining Method," Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management. (2011)
Guest Co-Editor (with Ann Cunliffe and Stephen Linstead) Special Issue: "Tellin' Tales," Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management. (2009)
Guest Co-Editor (with K Golden-Biddle and M Easterby-Smith) Special Issue: "Determining Quality in Qualitative Research," Organizational Research Methods. (2008)

Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Journal (2005-2013)
Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Journal (1996-2003)

Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Review Administrative Science Quarterly
Organizational Research Methods
Organization Science
Qualitative Inquiry

Member/Chair, William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School Faculty Personnel Committee (2003-present)
Area Coordinator/Chair, William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School Organization Behavior Faculty (2005-2018)
Provost's Faculty Awards Committee, William & Mary. (2015)
Member, William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business "Tomorrow's MBA) Committee to redesign MBA curriculum. (2014-2016)
Member, William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business executive education committee. (2013-2018)
Member, William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business undergraduate program leadership committee, providing faculty leadership to the BBA program. (2013-2015)
Member, Committee to design and deliver William & Mary's Leadership Seminar. (2011-2017)
Member, Committee to design William & Mary's supervisor leadership institute. (2012-present)

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