Glenn Carroll

The Laurence W. Lane Professor of Organizations at Stanford Graduate School of Business

Biography

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Research Statement

Glenn Carroll’s research addresses questions about organizations, strategic management, and industrial evolution. His most recent project studies socially constructed authenticity – how consumers and others value authenticity, how consumers search for authenticity in products and services, and how consumers interpret organizational behavior and structure as reflecting authenticity.

Research Interests

  • Authenticity
  • Organizations
  • Organizational Culture
  • Strategy
  • Evolution

Teaching Statement

Glenn Carroll teaches both executives and MBA students. With executives, he has taught in many programs, including most prominently several high-level custom executive education programs for global Fortune 50 companies, including currently the General Motors' "Transformational Leadership Program" (five cohorts so far) and previously Caterpillar's "Digging Deep" (four cohorts) and "Powering the Future" (two cohorts) programs. Approximately a year long, these programs typically engage a cohort of top and high potential executives in multiple modules taught at various locations throughout the world. The programs review, apply and integrate basic principles of management including critical analytical thinking, innovation and adaptiveness, personal leadership, strategy, supply chain, institutional analysis and organizational design.

The programs culminate in high-profile action projects that intend to impact current and future corporate performance. Designed and directed by Carroll (and colleagues), GM's program is soon enrolling its fifth cohort of executives; Caterpillar's programs ran for six cohorts. With MBA students, Carroll currently teaches an MBA elective course on Leading Through Culture. He has also taught Critical Analytical Thinking, Organization Design and Strategy in MBA programs and Executive Education programs. Carroll's classes typically involve the application of theoretical ideas to real-world settings and managerial problems. He has supervised a number of business cases, including companies such as Caterpillar, Nike, GlobeOp, Coppersea, Attune Foods, Illy Caffe, Cocoa Pete’s, Wind River Systems, the American Heart Association, Agilent Technologies, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, American Craft Brew International, and the Mendocino Brewing Co.

Bio

Glenn Carroll grew up in Indiana and attended Indiana University, followed by Stanford University, where he received his masters and doctorate degrees.  Carroll has been on the faculties of Brown University, the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University and Stanford University.  Carroll has visited many universities and institutes outside the US, including the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the National University of Singapore.  He has taught executives from many corporations, large and small.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, Stanford University
  • MA, Stanford University
  • BA, Indiana University

Academic Appointments

  • Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2019-present
  • Laurence W. Lane Professor of Organizations, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2001-2019 (Professor in 2000)
  • Professor of Sociology (by courtesy), Department of Sociology, Stanford University, 2000-present
  • Chair (part-time), Durham Business School, Durham University, Durham, U.K., 2004-present
  • Dean’s Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore Business School, Singapore, 2009-2013
  • Professor II, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway, 2003-2009
  • Professor, Management Division, Columbia Business, Columbia University, 2004-2006
  • Professor (by courtesy), Department of Sociology, Columbia University, 2004-2006
  • Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 1989-2000
  • Director of Ph.D. Program, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 1989-1996
  • Associate Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 1986-1989
  • Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 1982-1986
  • Affiliated Faculty Member, Department of Sociology; Faculty Associate, Institute of Industrial Relations; UC Berkeley, 1982-2000
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology; Director, Social Science Data Center, Brown University, 1982

Awards and Honors

  • Spence Faculty Fellow, 2017-2019
  • Robert T. Davis Faculty Award, 2018
  • Richard D. Irwin Outstanding Educator Award, Academy of Management, 2017
  • Doctor Honoris Causa (Applied Economics), University of Antwerp, 2002
  • Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1997-1998
  • Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 1987-1988
  • Fellow, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, 1990
  • Max Weber Award, American Sociological Association, 2002
  • Cheit Award for Teaching Excellence, 1995 & 2000

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Courses Taught

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Cases

Coppersea: Emergence of the Microdistillery Movement | SM233 Glenn Carroll, Davina Drabkin2014

Innovation at Caterpillar: The D7E Tractor | SM223 Glenn R. Carroll, David Hoyt2014

Nike Sustainability and Labor Practices 2008-2013 | IB106 Glenn Carroll, Debra Schrifin, David Brady2013

Attune Foods: Challenging the Goliaths with Authenticity | SM200 Glenn Carroll, Xavier Lederer2011

GlobeOp (C); The Financial Crisis and its Aftermath, 2008-2010 | OD6C Glenn Carroll, David Hoyt2011

Gruppo illy SpA (B): Università del Caffè | SM188B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Hayagreeva Rao2010

Illycaffè and Gruppo illy (A): Expanding Beyond Gourmet Coffee | SM188A Glenn Carrol, Victoria Chang, David Hoyt, Hayagreeva Rao2010

GlobeOp (B), Organizing for Hedge Fund Growth, 2003 to 2008 | OD6B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2009

Maria Yee Inc.: Making 'Green' Furniture in China | SI110 Glenn Carroll, Maria Shao2009

GlobeOp: Enabling Hedge Funds, 2000-2003 (A) | OD6A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, David Modest2008

Monitoring Factories Around the Globe: The Fair Labor Assoication and the Worker Rights Consortium | SI108 Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2008

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (Abridged) | OB53A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Jennifer Chatman2005

Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures (Abridged) | E187 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2004

Note on the U.S. Chocolate Market | E188 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2004

Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures | E153 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2003

American Heart Association: Reorganization of the Western States Affiliate | OD2 Glenn Carroll2002

Wind River Systems (A) | OD3A William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2002

Wind River Systems (B) | OD3B William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2002

Agilent Technologies: Organizational Change (A) | OD1A William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Agilent Technologies: Organizational Change (B) | OD1B William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (A) | OB35A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (B) | OB35B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | OB35C Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Jennifer Chatman2000

Mendocino Brewing Company (A) | SM15 William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Wendy Harrington1995

Coppersea: Emergence of the Microdistillery Movement | SM233 Glenn Carroll, Davina Drabkin2014

Innovation at Caterpillar: The D7E Tractor | SM223 Glenn R. Carroll, David Hoyt2014

Nike Sustainability and Labor Practices 2008-2013 | IB106 Glenn Carroll, Debra Schrifin, David Brady2013

Attune Foods: Challenging the Goliaths with Authenticity | SM200 Glenn Carroll, Xavier Lederer2011

GlobeOp (C); The Financial Crisis and its Aftermath, 2008-2010 | OD6C Glenn Carroll, David Hoyt2011

Gruppo illy SpA (B): Università del Caffè | SM188B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Hayagreeva Rao2010

Illycaffè and Gruppo illy (A): Expanding Beyond Gourmet Coffee | SM188A Glenn Carrol, Victoria Chang, David Hoyt, Hayagreeva Rao2010

GlobeOp (B), Organizing for Hedge Fund Growth, 2003 to 2008 | OD6B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2009

Maria Yee Inc.: Making 'Green' Furniture in China | SI110 Glenn Carroll, Maria Shao2009

GlobeOp: Enabling Hedge Funds, 2000-2003 (A) | OD6A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, David Modest2008

Monitoring Factories Around the Globe: The Fair Labor Assoication and the Worker Rights Consortium | SI108 Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2008

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (Abridged) | OB53A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Jennifer Chatman2005

Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures (Abridged) | E187 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2004

Note on the U.S. Chocolate Market | E188 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2004

Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures | E153 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2003

American Heart Association: Reorganization of the Western States Affiliate | OD2 Glenn Carroll2002

Wind River Systems (A) | OD3A William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2002

Wind River Systems (B) | OD3B William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2002

Agilent Technologies: Organizational Change (A) | OD1A William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Agilent Technologies: Organizational Change (B) | OD1B William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (A) | OB35A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (B) | OB35B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | OB35C Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Jennifer Chatman2000

Mendocino Brewing Company (A) | SM15 William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Wendy Harrington1995

Ed Rapp's Affirmations | L34 Glenn Carroll, Debra Schifrin2019

Coppersea: Emergence of the Microdistillery Movement | SM233 Glenn Carroll, Davina Drabkin2014

Innovation at Caterpillar: The D7E Tractor | SM223 Glenn R. Carroll, David Hoyt2014

Nike Sustainability and Labor Practices 2008-2013 | IB106 Glenn Carroll, Debra Schrifin, David Brady2013

Attune Foods: Challenging the Goliaths with Authenticity | SM200 Glenn Carroll, Xavier Lederer2011

GlobeOp (C); The Financial Crisis and its Aftermath, 2008-2010 | OD6C Glenn Carroll, David Hoyt2011

Gruppo illy SpA (B): Università del Caffè | SM188B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Hayagreeva Rao2010

Illycaffè and Gruppo illy (A): Expanding Beyond Gourmet Coffee | SM188A Glenn Carrol, Victoria Chang, David Hoyt, Hayagreeva Rao2010

GlobeOp (B), Organizing for Hedge Fund Growth, 2003 to 2008 | OD6B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2009

Maria Yee Inc.: Making 'Green' Furniture in China | SI110 Glenn Carroll, Maria Shao2009

GlobeOp: Enabling Hedge Funds, 2000-2003 (A) | OD6A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, David Modest2008

Monitoring Factories Around the Globe: The Fair Labor Assoication and the Worker Rights Consortium | SI108 Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2008

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (Abridged) | OB53A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Jennifer Chatman2005

Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures (Abridged) | E187 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2004

Note on the U.S. Chocolate Market | E188 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2004

Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures | E153 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2003

American Heart Association: Reorganization of the Western States Affiliate | OD2 Glenn Carroll2002

Wind River Systems (A) | OD3A William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2002

Wind River Systems (B) | OD3B William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2002

Agilent Technologies: Organizational Change (A) | OD1A William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Agilent Technologies: Organizational Change (B) | OD1B William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (B) | OB35B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (A) | OB35A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | OB35C Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Jennifer Chatman2000

Mendocino Brewing Company (A) | SM15 William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Wendy Harrington1995

Scoot: Singapore Airlines’ Low-Cost Carrier Strategy | SM321 Glenn Carroll, Jesper Sørensen, Debra Schifrin2020

Ed Rapp's Affirmations | L34 Glenn Carroll, Debra Schifrin2019

Coppersea: Emergence of the Microdistillery Movement | SM233 Glenn Carroll, Davina Drabkin2014

Innovation at Caterpillar: The D7E Tractor | SM223 Glenn R. Carroll, David Hoyt2014

Nike Sustainability and Labor Practices 2008-2013 | IB106 Glenn Carroll, Debra Schrifin, David Brady2013

Attune Foods: Challenging the Goliaths with Authenticity | SM200 Glenn Carroll, Xavier Lederer2011

GlobeOp (C); The Financial Crisis and its Aftermath, 2008-2010 | OD6C Glenn Carroll, David Hoyt2011

Gruppo illy SpA (B): Università del Caffè | SM188B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Hayagreeva Rao2010

Illycaffè and Gruppo illy (A): Expanding Beyond Gourmet Coffee | SM188A Glenn Carrol, Victoria Chang, David Hoyt, Hayagreeva Rao2010

GlobeOp (B), Organizing for Hedge Fund Growth, 2003 to 2008 | OD6B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2009

Maria Yee Inc.: Making 'Green' Furniture in China | SI110 Glenn Carroll, Maria Shao2009

GlobeOp: Enabling Hedge Funds, 2000-2003 (A) | OD6A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, David Modest2008

Monitoring Factories Around the Globe: The Fair Labor Assoication and the Worker Rights Consortium | SI108 Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2008

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (Abridged) | OB53A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Jennifer Chatman2005

Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures (Abridged) | E187 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2004

Note on the U.S. Chocolate Market | E188 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2004

Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures | E153 Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2003

American Heart Association: Reorganization of the Western States Affiliate | OD2 Glenn Carroll2002

Wind River Systems (A) | OD3A William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2002

Wind River Systems (B) | OD3B William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Greg Powell2002

Agilent Technologies: Organizational Change (A) | OD1A William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Agilent Technologies: Organizational Change (B) | OD1B William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (B) | OB35B Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (A) | OB35A Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang2001

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | OB35C Glenn Carroll, Victoria Chang, Jennifer Chatman2000

Mendocino Brewing Company (A) | SM15 William Barnett, Glenn Carroll, Wendy Harrington1995

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