Jordi Comas 117 S. Front St Lewisburg, PA 17837 jcomas@bucknell.edu O (570) 577 3161/ H (570) 523 8678/M (570) 490 5517 Professional Experience Assistant Professor, Management Department, Bucknell University: 2008- Visiting Assistant Professor, Management Department, Bucknell University: 2003-2007 Visiting Lecturer, Lehigh University: 2001 Education Ph.D. in Management, IESE/Universidad de Navarra, Barcelona, Spain: 1999-2008 Doctoral Thesis: Learning Links: Social Networks and Organizational Learning. Recipient of IESE fellowship for graduate studies Specialization in General Management focusing on Organization Theory, Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning, and Networks Advisors: Dr. Rafael Andreu and Dr. Sandra Sieber M.A. Sociology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA: 1999 Master s Thesis, Potential Unfulfilled: Michigan School Finance Reform, 1999 Bierstadt Award for Best Graduate Student Paper ( Safe Havens from Familial Disruption: Risk and Resiliency in Families and Schools, Co- Authored with Alison Burke) Recipient Dupont Fellowship for Graduate Studies Coursework in Sociology of Education, Methodology, Race, and Social Theory B.A. Carleton College, Northfield, MN: 1994 Magna Cum Laude Anthropology and Sociology major Scholarship Working Papers Opening Two Black Boxes: Linking Networks and Organizational Learning Brokerage and/or Closure: Testing the Positive Effects of Competing Views of Social Capital The Middle of the Middle: Empirical Evidence of the Effects of Networks on Intra- Organizational Learning Jordi Comas Curriculum Vitae 2007 Page 1
Juggling Exploration and Exploitation with Networks. Organizational Structure of Terrorism. With Paul Shrivastava. Book Chapters The Evolution of a Community of Practice: Stakeholders and Service in Management 101, with Tammy Hiller and John Miller. Service-Learning in Higher Education. Edited by Dan Butin. Palgrave Press. 2005. Refereed Conference Papers Brokerage and/or Closure. Visual Paper for Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 2007. Innovation Social : Dynamic Networks and the Social Life of Innovation. Poster/Paper for Organization Science Winter Conference XIII, February 2007. The Middle of the Middle: Network Effects on Intraorganizational Learning. Poster for Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 2006. Norms Versus Innovation: Controversies Emerging from Social Capital and Social Networks. Paper and Poster for Organization Science Winter Conference XI, February 2005. Learning Cliques: Balancing Exploitation and Exploration as a Network Problem. Paper for Sunbelt XXV: International Social Network Conference, February 2005. Enemy at the Gates: Entropy Reduction Through Agency and Adaptation, Paper accepted by the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, Fall 2001 Connecting Knowledge Management and Experiential Learning to Gain New Insights and Research Perspectives, Paper Presented at European Conference on Information Systems, 2001 (Co-authored with Professor Sandra Sieber) From Hierarchy to Pluralism in American High Schools: Changing Patterns in Status Distinctions and Racial Segregation, Paper presented at American Sociological Association annual conference, 1998 (Co-Authored with Professor Murray Milner) Invited Presentations or Workshops How could Virtual Worlds Evolve? Implications from a Theory of Society at Play. With F. Ted Tschang. Academy of Management OCIS International Authors Workshop. August 2008. Invited Symposia, Panels Jordi Comas Curriculum Vitae 2007 Page 2
Coors and the Dualistic Strategy of Social and Political Engagement. Academy of Management Symposium, Business as a System of Power. August 2007. Workshops E-Media in the Classroom. Presenter in Professional Development Workshop. Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2007. Business Strategy Solutions to Poverty. Presenter in Professional Development Workshop. Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2007. Which Means are Justified?: Humanistic Change with a Dash of Machiavelli Workshop based on original research, Coalition for Essential Schools Fall Conference, November, 2002 Teaching Visiting Assistant Professor, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA: Spring 2003- The Rise of the Network Society, Spring 2007. Developed a new senior capstone to explore the network society in multiple domains including economics, politics, digital media culture, forms of organizing, the daily experience of connection and dislocation, political economy, innovation, and new forms of social protest. Organization Theory, Spring 2007. Designed this class to bridge theory and lived reality of organizations using current events journal and group projects theorizing ethnographies. Managing Organizational Change, Fall 2006. History, theory, and practice of change using case studies, field trip, guest speakers, and student-designed final projects. Six Degrees of Separation, (W1) AY 2006-2007. Designed this first-year foundation seminar, incorporating sociology, network analysis, economics, and social psychology. Included network data collection and analysis. Decision Sciences, AY 2005-2006. Used cases to teach decision trees, simulation, and regression. Course also includes cognitive and social elements of decision making. Introduction to Management Statistics, Spring 2005. Included paper analyzing misuse of statistics. Business, Government, and Society, (W2) Spring 2003, AY 2003-04. Developed curriculum integrating ethics, stakeholder management, media literacy, and policy analysis. Introduction to Sociology, Spring 2003. Developed active learning units Jordi Comas Curriculum Vitae 2007 Page 3
appropriate for introductory class including statistical analysis and qualitative data. Adjunct Faculty, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA: 2002 Business and Community Writing, Developed multiple experiential projects for course including newsletters and service-learning projects involving education, sustainable development, broadcasting, and voter education. Visiting Lecturer, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA: 2001 Introduction to Business Incorporated experiential elements such as developing business plan, cross-cultural negotiations. Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia Sociology Department: 1997-1999 Instructed in Sociology of Business, Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of the Family. Consulting, Grantsmanship, and Facilitating Researcher, Service Learning Working Group: 2003-2004 Served as paid consultant to interdisciplinary, multi-institution research group organized by Dr. Dan Butin and funded by Pennsylvania Campus Compact. Development Consultant, Campus Theatre, LTD.: 2002-2003 Organized development, marketing, and planning for start-up 501(c)3 historic movie theater. Built ownership among various stakeholders including Bucknell University, town business leaders, and regional authorities. Educational Consultant, Thomas Jefferson Center for Educational Design: 1998-1999 Conducted qualitative and quantitative study of local school reforms, especially shifting to smaller schools. Group Facilitator, Poplar Ridge Experiential Learning Center, University of Virginia: 1998-99 Lead and Co-Facilitated youth and young adult programs on team-building including high ropes course elements such as the pamper pole, Jacob s ladder, and zip line. Trainer, Lehigh Valley Summerbridge and Summerbridge National, 1994-1997 Designed, facilitated, and evaluated a variety of workshops, seminars, and retreats for young adults and colleagues covering teaching, leadership, teamwork, service-learning and crisis management. Outdoor Education: 1987- National Outdoor Leadership School: 30 Day Outdoor Educators Training, Summer 1998. Jordi Comas Curriculum Vitae 2007 Page 4
Created and led single day Natural History excursions covering geology, botany, and local culture, University of Virginia, 1998-99. North Carolina and Hurricane Island Outward Bound Schools: Participant in 28 day sailing, climbing, backpacking, and personal growth courses, Summers 1987, 1989. Jordi Comas Curriculum Vitae 2007 Page 5
Educational Leadership and Administration Acting Director, Writing Center, Moravian College, Bethlehem PA: 2001-2002 Managed and mentored staff of student tutors. Implemented education technology in center to improve collective writing and tutoring practices. Director, Lehigh Valley Summerbridge, Bethlehem, PA: 1994-1997 Chief officer of non-profit educational organization serving 80 at-risk middle school students. Recruited, trained, and supervised summer faculties of 25 college and high school students. Managed governing board of 20 individuals from local schools, universities, and businesses. Responsible for fund-raising and budget planning. Led program growth from 45 to 80 students. Initiated innovative service-learning projects. Professional Service Reviewer, Organization Management Journal: 2003- Reviewer, Academy of Management Annual Meeting: 2005, 2007 Member, ENRICH Assessment Team, Forum for the Future, Lewisburg, PA: 2002-2003 Helped build multi-university collaborative to support community based research Advisor, InternsPLUS, SEDA-COG, Lewisburg, PA: 2002- Board Member, Lehigh Valley Summerbridge, Bethlehem, PA: 2001-2002 Member of development and planning committees. Community Service Founding Member and Steering Committee, Central Susquehanna Citizens Coalition: 2004- Grassroots organization to engage citizens in politics. Volunteer, Lewisburg Area School District, Vision 2020 Strategic Planning Committee: 2006-2007 Volunteer, Community Learning Space: 2004- Board Volunteer, Godfrey Daniel s Music Club, Bethlehem, PA: 2001-2002 Jordi Comas Curriculum Vitae 2007 Page 6
Volunteer, Public Radio: 1996-2001 Student Governance: 1991-1994; 1997-1999 Student Senator and Member of Educational Policy Committee, Carleton College Department representative to Graduate Student Council, University of Virginia Volunteer, Environmental Groups: 1991- Volunteer for local and national environmental advocacy groups. Languages Spanish and Catalan Fluent Spanish speaker Competent Catalan References Dr. Rafael Andreu, Professor of Information Systems, IESE/Universidad de Navarra Dr. John Miller, Professor Emeritus of Management, Bucknell University Dr. Carl Milofsky, Professor of Sociology, Bucknell University Dr. Sandra Sieber, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, IESE/Universidad de Navarra Jordi Comas Curriculum Vitae 2007 Page 7