Charles A. O'Reilly III

Charles A. O'Reilly III is an American academic. He is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is the co-author of three books and a number of case studies as well as the co-editor of a fourth book.

Early life Charles A. O'Reilly III graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1965. He earned an MBA in information systems in 1971 and a PhD in organizational behavior and industrial relations from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. His first book, The Management of Organizations: Strategies, Tactics, Analyses, was published in 1989. In 1997, he published his second book, Winning Through Innovation: A Practical Guide to Managing Organizational Change and Renewal; the book highlights the importance of teamwork to foster innovation. His third book, Hidden Value: How Companies Get Extraordinary Results With Ordinary People, was published in 2000. His fourth book, Lead and Disrupt: How To Solve the Innovator's Dilemma, was published in 2016.

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