Gregory Bigley

Prof. Greg Bigley has been a member of the Foster School of Business faculty since 2000. He teaches courses on Organizational Leadership, Leading Organizational Change, and Teamwork Effectiveness in MBA and executive MBA programs and a variety of non-degree granting programs for executives. He has provided training or consulting services for a wide range of companies including, Amazon, Avista, Boeing, China Aviation Supplies Holding, Costco, DocuSign, The Everett Clinic, Group Health, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Microsoft, Paccar, Pacific Coast Banking School, POSCO, and the SK Group. His research interests focus broadly on motivation, leadership, teamwork, and leading organizational change. He has co-authored articles published in leading organization science journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Human Relations. He has co-authored two books published by McGraw-Hill, Leadership and Motivation at Work and Motivation and Work Behavior.

Education

• BCom UofTest (1997)
• PhD University of California, Irvine (1996)
• MBA University of California, Irvine (1991)
• BA University of California, Los Angeles (1984)

Academic Expertise

• leadership
• organizational behavior

Current Research

• Trust, justice, and foundations of learning and flexibility in high-reliability/performance systems.

Positions Held

• At the University of Washington since 2000
• Assistant Professor at University of Cincinnati
• Visiting Assistant Professor at University of California, Irvine

Honors and Awards

• EMBA Excellence in Teaching Award for 2008-2009, North America Class 10 (2009)
• TMMBA Excellence in Teaching Award for 2008-2009, Monday Section (2009)
• TMMBA Excellence in Teaching Award (2008)
• Dean''s Citizenship Award (2004)
• MBA Award for Teaching Excellence from University of Cincinnati (1999)
• Regent’s Dissertation Fellowship from University of California, Irvine (1996)
• Regent’s Fellowship from University of California, Irvine (1991-95)