Press Releases
May 2012
- Marvin Weisbord appointed Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Ashridge
May 3, 2012
Marvin Weisbord, a prominent figure in the history of organisation development, and visiting scholar at DYNM, has been made a Distinguished Visiting Fellow of Ashridge Business School.
April 2012
- New Consultancy Reduces Food Waste and Makes Philadelphia Firms More Green
WebWire.com | April 23, 2012
New change management consulting firm helping companies embrace sustainability principles and practice responsible capitalism launched by Philadelphia entrepreneur, MSOD/MPhil graduate, community leader and sustainability and food waste expert Steven Finn.
January 2012
- U. of P. Prison Pre-entry and Re-entryProject, get a ear full of real information
philly1.com | January 2012
Over 50 concerned elected officials, clergy, formerly incarcerated and convicted persons, advocates, probation and corrections department , employment specialists, nonprofit staff and concerned members of the community, led by John Pourdehnad, PhD ~ Associate Director, Ackoff Collaboratory for Advancement of Systems Approaches; Adjunct Professor, Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, met to openly discuss issues concerning pre-entry and re-entry into the community.
November 2011
- Recession Lesson - Walter Licht uses history to explain why the recession might be here to stay.
SAS Frontiers | November 2011
As a historian and labor market expert who has written several books on industrialization and labor in 19th and 20th century America, Licht’s work provides an alternate framework for understanding the present economic woes. “Americans like to think of their economy as ever onward and upward. But we experience amnesia when thinking about the past,” Licht says, noting that in U.S. economic history, periods of crisis are as common as periods of prosperity
- Korean Immigrant Helps Elderly Asians Access Culturally Sensitive Home Care
Human Capital | Nov 09, 2011
On November 9th, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced the recipients of its 2011 Community Health Leaders Award. This year, these awards honor 10 men and women who have overcome daunting odds to improve the health and quality of life for those in disadvantaged or underserved communities across the country. Included is Im Ja Choi, MSOD 1997.
May 2011
- Penn Researchers Host Meeting to Explore Systems Approach for Improving SCA Survival
SCAFoundation | May 12, 2011
Researchers from the Organizational Dynamics Program at the University of Pennsylvania hosted a meeting on April 29 designed to encourage participants to view survival from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) occurring outside hospitals from a perspective that challenges current thinking.
February 2011
- Dynamics Student Honored as Dean’s Scholar
School of Arts and Sciences | February 21, 2011
The School of Arts and Sciences named 20 students as 2011 Dean's Scholars, an honor presented annually to SAS students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise. From the 2286 students in the Graduate Division, 9 PhD students and 1 Professional Master's student – Inam Ur-Rahman, MSOD candidate - won the award.
November 2010
- Graduate Student Wins Meisinger Fellowship
Graduate School Alliance for Executive Coaching (GSAEC) | November 23, 2010
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) named Organizational Dynamics Master’s Degree candidate Margaret Linnehan the winner of the Susan R. Meisinger Fellowship for graduate study...
October 2010
- Business Journal announces 2010 Women of Distinction winners
Philadelphia Business Journal | October 1, 2010
The Philadelphia Business Journal, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and presenting sponsor Wachovia/Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. at an awards ceremony to be held November 30 will honor Im Ja Choi, MSOD '97 one of the 2010 Women of Distinction.
May 2010
- Graduate School Alliance for Executive Coaching Re-Elects Dr. Ruth Orenstein
President for Third Term
Graduate School Alliance for Executive Coaching (GSAEC) | May 20, 2010
The Board of Directors of the Graduate School Alliance for Executive Coaching (GSAEC) elected Dr. Ruth Orenstein president for a third term. The election was unanimous and was held as part of the April 16 annual meeting at Bellevue University, Omaha, NE.
March 2010
- Dana Kaminstein Co-Academic Director for Wharton Executive Education Program on Microfinance.
Financial Times, March 29, 2010
Dr. Kaminstein, who co-teaches two Organizational Dynamics courses with Dr. Nancie Zane, was co-director of the first advanced leadership course specially designed for the expanding microfinance industry. The course was offered at Wharton’s Aresty Institute for Executive Education in partnership with Women’s World Banking (WWB) and provided executives an opportunity to focus on strategic thinking, scenario planning, talent development, risk management and personal leadership skills.
- Organizational Dynamics' Steven F. Freeman Awarded Louis O. Kelso Fellowship
SAS@UPenn News | March 1, 2010
Freeman is a prominent teacher of organizational resilience, entrepreneurship and innovation.
June 2009
- SAS to Offer New Course of Graduate Study: Organizational Dynamics Program Will Offer a New Concentration and Certificate
The Summer Pennsylvanian. June 11, 2009
This fall, Penn's Organizational Dynamics department in the School of Arts and Sciences plans to introduce a new Organizational Consulting and Executive Coaching concentration to its Master of Science degree in Organizational Dynamics.
May 2009
- Penn Organizational Dynamics Program to Host Information Session on Organizational Consulting and Executive Coaching
Office of University Communications | May, 2009
The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania will offer a new organizational-consulting and executive-coaching course concentration beginning in fall 2009.
March 2009
- Rohm and Haas Gift to Create a Program in Sustainable Development in Organizational Dynamics
SAS@UPenn News | March, 2009
Through the generous gift from Corporate Sponsor Rohm and Hass, Organizational Dynamics at Penn will develop a new innovative Concentration focused on the study and implementation of sustainability principles across an organization.
February 2009
- Leading Virtually: Making Virtual Global Teams Work
Wharton@Work | February 2009
Ana Reyes, a consultant and faculty member in Organizational Dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses strategies for managing and working with virtual teams.
January 2009
- Graduate School Alliance for Executive Coaching Completes Global Project on Academic Coaching Programs
G.S.A.E.C. | January 2009
A press release announcing the completion of the first comprehensive survey of the academic coaching community with links to more information about the project.
July 2008
- New University of Pennsylvania Study Finds S ESOPs Yield Billions in New Benefits...
Reuters | July 28, 2008
Steven Freeman, Resident Scholar in Organizational Dynamics, and Michael Knoll, Theodore K. Warner Professor of Law and Professor of Real Estate in the School of Law found that Subchapter S companies owned by their employees through ESOPs generate some 85,000 new jobs each year and create $14 billion in new savings for workers that otherwise would not have been earned.
June 2008
- For Penn Student, a Matter of (11) Degrees
The Philadelphia Inquirer | June 7, 2008
An article profiling Organizational Dynamics student Benjamin Bolger after completing his 11th Graduate Degree.
April 2008
- Graduate School Alliance for Executive Coaching Presents Symposium at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
G.S.A.E.C. | April 2008
A press release announcing a special Executive Coaching symposium at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management .
February 2008
- The Employee Ownership Foundation and University of Pennsylvania to Hold Roundtable...
Reuters | February 4, 2008
The focus of the roundtable conversation will be the 2007 paper by Dr. Steven Freeman titled, "Effects of ESOP Adoption and Employee
Ownership: Thirty Years of Research and Experience."
- Organizational Dynamics Teaching Faculty Member Gets Fulbright
SAS@UPenn News | February 2008
John Pourdehnad, affiliated faculty in Organizational Dynamics, has won a Fulbright Senior Specialists grant in Business Administration.
May 2006
- Eclectic University Degree Teaches Managers 'People Smarts'
Philadelphia Business Journal | May 26, 2006
An article profiling the University of Pennsylvania Organizational Dynamics Degree Program.
