Dr Darl G. Kolb
Associate Professor
Department:
Management and International Business
Address: Owen G Glenn Building
12 Grafton Road
Auckland
Faculty: Business & Economics
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 Ext. 88928
Email: d.kolb@auckland.ac.nz

Darl is a pioneering theorist on social and technical connectivity and has published articles on the connectivity metaphor in Organization Studies (2008, 29, 1, 127-144) and 'requisite connectivity' in Organizational Dynamics (37, 2 April-June, 2008, 181-189). He is currently studying the links between connectivity and performance in distributed work teams in global firms. He supervises research on how much connectivity is necessary and/or optimal in a variety of work and social contexts, including how groups and organisations bridge connective gaps and manage distance. Darl has been a Visiting Fellow at the University of Sydney and in 2012 will take up a Visiting Fellowship at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge.

He serves as Senior Editor of the University of Auckland Business Review. As an Academic Facilitator for business growth and export programmes at the ICEHOUSE, he has co-authored and edited a popular book on business growth, called Changing Gears (Auckland University Press). Darl teaches "Managing Organisations and People" (BUSADMIN 771) in the Executive MBA, a graduate Special Topic course (MGMT 725) on "Globally Distributed Work" and an award-winning undergraduate course called "Management in Action," using on-line business simulations (MGMT 301).
Qualifications:
1991 PhD Cornell University
1980 MA University of Colorado
1978 BSc Illinois State University
Special Interests:
Connectivity and team performance
Managing distance and isolation
Socio-technical connectivity
Positions Held:
FromToInstitutionPosition Held
2010 2010 University of Sydney Visiting Fellow
1997 2006 University of Auckland Senior Lecturer
1992 1996 University of Auckland Lecturer
1989 1991 Cornell University Research Associate
1982 1988 Santa Fe Mountain Center Project Director
1981 1982 Colorado Outward Bound School Instructor
Awards:
2010 Dean's Award for Teaching Collaboration
2005 Dean's Award for Excellence as Editor of the UABR
2004 Excellence Award - Distance Education Association of New Zealand
1998 MBA Teacher of the Year
1994 MBA Teacher of the Year
1994 University of Auckland Distinguished Teaching Award
Service:
Member-Academy of Management
Member-Australia New Zealand Academy of Management
Member-European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
Member-International Sociology Association (ISA)
University of Auckland Business Review Editorial Board
Teaching:
2009 BUSADMIN 771 Managing Organisations and People
2009 MGMT 301 Management in Action
2009 MGMT 725 Special Topic: Globally Distributed Work
Research Interests:
Connectivity and Team Performance
Multi-year study of distributed work teams within global, knowledge-intensive firms testing our theoretical model of 'requiste connectivity.'
[Grants / Funding]
University of Auckland Business School Staff Research Development Fund
Isolation and Remoteness
Exploring the social psychology of distance and its impact on organisations, especially those in isolation.
[Grants / Funding]
University of Auckland Business School Grant
Selected Publications:
Refereed Journal Articles
2009 KOLB, D.,  PRUSSIA, G.,  FRANCOEUR, J.,  ‘Connectivity and Leadership: The influence of online activity on closeness and effectiveness‘, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 15, 4, 342-352.
2008 KOLB, D.,  ‘Exploring the Connectivity Metaphor: Attributes, Dimensions and Duality‘, Organization Studies, 29, 1, 1-1-2008, 127-144.
2008 KOLB, D.,  COLLINS, P.,  LIND, E.,  ‘Requisite Connectivity: Finding Flow in a Not-So-Flat World‘, Organizational Dynamics, 37, 2/April-June/2008, 181-189.
2006 BURCHELL, N.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Stability and change for sustainability‘, University of Auckland Business Review, 8/2 (01/10/2006), 33-41.
2005 KOLB, D.,  JIANG, T.,  ‘Organizational Learning in China: Inroads and implications for the awakening dragon‘, Reflections: The Journal of the Society for Organizational Learning, 6, 15/12/2005, 15-36.
2003 BURCHELL, N.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Pattern Matching Organisational Cultures‘, Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (JANZAM), 9, 3, 50-61.
2003 KOLB, D.,  ‘Seeking continuity amidst organizational change: A storytelling approach.‘, Journal of Management Inquiry, 12, 2, 180-183.
2002 KOLB, D.,  ‘Continuity, not change: The next organisational challenge‘, University of Auckland Business Review 4, 2, 36-46.
2001 HURSTHOUSE, P.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Cultivating culture in greenfields: The Heinz Wattie's case‘, Personnel Review, 30, 3, 317-330.
2000 MCGREGOR, J.,  HENLEY-KING, J.,  SEIDEL, R.,  TWEED, D.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Learning in the manufacturing sector‘, University of Auckland Business Review, 2, 1, 38-50.
2000 WOLK, A..,  KOLB, D.,  ‘The emperor's new clothes: Management fashion in New Zealand‘, University of Auckland Business Review, Vol 2, No. 2, 22-39.
1997 KOLB, D.,  SHEPHERD, D.,  ‘Concept mapping organizational cultures‘, Journal of Management Inquiry, 6, 4, December, 282-295.
1994 KOLB, D.,  ‘Mapping the wilds of adventure-based training‘, New Directions in Management, 255-274.
1993 ROBERTS, D.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Theory meets practice: Using experiential training to help build a learning organisation‘, New Zealand Journal of Business, 15, 53-74.
1992 KOLB, D.,  ‘The practicality of theory‘, Journal of Experiential Education, 15, 2, 24-28.
1991 KOLB, D.,  ‘Meaningful methods: Evaluation without the crunch‘, Journal of Experiential Education, 14, 1, 40-44.
Books
2009 IRVING, D.,  KOLB, D.,  SHEPHERD, D.,  WOODS, C.,  ‘Changing Gears: How to take your Kiwi business from the kitchen table to the board room‘, Auckland University Press, 158.
2002 INKSON, K.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Management: Perspectives for New Zealand, Third Edition‘, Auckland: Prentice Hall, 484.
2001 MCGREGOR, J.,  TWEED, D.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Exploring New Economy Companies in New Zealand‘, Palmerston North: Massey University, 26.
1998 INKSON, K.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Management: Perspectives for New Zealand‘, Auckland:Addison Wesley Longman, 558.
1995 INKSON, K.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Management: A New Zealand Perspective‘, Auckland, Longman Paul, 491.
1994 PAGE, C.,  M.WILSON,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Management Competencies in New Zealand: On the outside, looking in?‘, Wellington: Ministry of Commerce, 139.
Sections in Books
2011 COLLINS, P.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Innovation in distributed teams: The duality of connectivity norms and agency.‘ In: Clare Kelliher and Julia Richardson (ed.), New Ways of Organizing Work: Developments, Perspectives and Experiences, London: Routledge
2011 KOLB, D.,  COLLINS, P.,  ‘Managing personal connectivity: Finding flow for regenerative knowledge creation.‘ In: Brian Harmer and David Pauleen (ed.), Personal Knowledge Management: Individual, Organizational and Social Perspectives, London: Gower, 129-142.
2007 KOLB, D.,  ‘New Bridges from the Edge: Distance as Socio-Technical Connectivity‘ In: Kerr Inkson, Victoria Browning and Jodyanne Kirkwood (ed.), Working on the Edge: A Portrait of Business in Dunedin, University of Otago Press, 25-35.
2002 KOLB, D.,  ‘Groups and Teams in Simulations‘ In: Peter Mazany (ed.), Mike's Bikes, Smartsims.com/McGraw-Hill
Conference Paper
2010 SRINIVASAN, A.,  BREIDBACH, C.,  KOLB, D.,  ‘Connectivity in Distributed Service Systems‘, 1st International Conference on Services in Emerging Markets, Hyderabad, IN, September 2010
2008 KOLB, D.,  BREIDBACH, C.,  ‘Mobile, but Not Necessarily Global (and Vice Versa):Connectivity and Distributed Services. Presented at Global Mobility Roundtable 2008: Auckland, NZ‘
2007 KOLB, D.,  ‘Redefining Distance: Why the world is not flat and distance can never be 'dead.'‘, Bangalore, India, 25-27 July 2007, 351-362.
2001 KOLB, D.,  ‘Distance, space and isolation: An organisational research agenda‘, Lyon, France
Non-Refereed Journal Articles
2003 KOLB, D.,  MCGREGOR, J.,  TWEED, D.,  ‘Learning in New Economy Companies: Part 1‘, Human Resources, 01/10/2003, 14-17.
2003 KOLB, D.,  MCGREGOR, J.,  TWEED, D.,  ‘Learning in New Economy Companies: Part 2‘, Human Resources, December, 2003, 18-21.



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