Richard L. Daft (born 1941) is an American organizational theorist and the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Professor of Management at the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University.Richard L. Daft's web site at Vanderbilt University
Biography Daft holds a B.S. from the University of Nebraska, an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
He has made fundamental contributions to the study of organization behavior and organization design, and authored several books in these areas.WorldCat list of books authored by Richard L. Daft He co-developed media richness theory, with Robert H. Lengel, and is one of the most widely cited scholars in the field of management.Google Scholar list of publications by Richard L. Daft and related citations
He developed and managed the Center for Change Leadership at the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, where he also served as Associate Dean for Academic Programs. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management.
Bibliography Leadership (2011) Leadership and Management (2010) The Executive and the Elephant (2010) Management: The New Workplace (2009) Principles of Management (2009) Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations (2007)
Organizational Behaviors (2001) Talking about Organization (2000) Fusion Leadership (1998) Where Are the Theories for the "New" Organizational Forms? An Editorial Essay (1993) with Arie Lewin Management (1988), The Dryden Press
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External links
Richard L. Daft's web site at Vanderbilt University