Education
- Ph.D., Boston University
- M.A., State University of New York, Albany
- Diploma, International Statistics Program Center
- B.A.,M.A., Higher Institute of Economics (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Research Interests
Managing Organizational Dynamics, Social Networks for Managers, Leading Organizational Change, Organization Design
Selected Professional Activities
Reviewer: Organization 快活视频; Organizational Studies; Comparative
Sociology; Organization and Management Theory Division - Academy of
Management; Technology and Innovation Management Division - Academy of
Management.
Peer Reviewed Academic Books
Stone, J. and Rizova, P. (2014). Racial Conflict in Global Society, Polity Press: Cambridge, U.K. and Malden, MA U.S.
Rizova, P. S. (2007). The Secret of Success: The Double Helix of Formal and Informal Structures in an R&D Laboratory, Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
Edited Volumes and University Press Chapters
Stone, John, R. Rutledge M. Dennis, Polly S. Rizova, and Xiaoshuo Hou (Eds.) (2020). The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism. ISBN13 9781119430193.
Stone, J., and Rizova, P. (2007). The Ethnic Enigma: Nationalism, Racism, and Globalisation. In Nationalism and Ethnosymbolism, A. Leoussi and S. Grosby (Eds.), Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 31-41.
Selected Publications
Stone, J., Rutledge, Dennis, Rizova, P.S., Xiaoshou Hou. From Obama to Trump: The Dialectics of Race and Nationalism in Contemporary America. In: The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Race, Ethnicity, Ethnicity and Nationalism." Blackwell-Wiley. Aug 2020. ISBN13 9781119430193
Rizova, P.S., Gupta, S., Maltz, E., & Walker, R. (2018). Overcoming Equivocality on Projects in the Fuzzy Front End: Bringing Social Networks Back In. Technovation, Vol. 78: 40-55.
Rizova, P. S. (2016). Learning Organizations and Diversity Management. In the: "Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism." Blackwell-Wiley.
Rizova, P. S. and J. Stone (2016). Social Networks and Racial and Ethnic Boundaries in Organizations. In the: "Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism." Blackwell-Wiley. Stone, J. and Rizova, P.S. (2016). Racial and Ethnic Conflict. In the: "Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism." Blackwell-Wiley.
Thompson, F. and P. Rizova (2015). Understanding and Creating Public Value: Business is the engine; Government the flywheel (and also the regulator). Public Management Review, Vol. 17, (4): 565-586.
Thompson, F. & Rizova, P.S. (2015). How Government creates Value? Economic Themes Vol. 53(4): 449-466.
(and also the regulator). Public Management Review. Published on-line on Oct. 15, 2013
Thompson, F. and P. Rizova (2013). What about the Losers in the Race to the Top? Education Review//Resenas Educativas. Vol. 16, (9): 1-16.
Rizova, P. S. (2011). Finding Testable Causal Mechanisms to Address Critical Public Management Issues. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. Vol. 13, (1): 91-100.
Ahn, M., York, A., and Rizova, P. (2010). Pathways to Biomedical Tipping Points: Vertical, Horizontal or Other? Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, Vol. 16, (3): 224-238.
Stone, J. and Rizova, P. (2007). The Dialectics of Discrimination in the Twenty-First Century. Migration and Ethnic Studies Review, Zagreb, Vol. 23, (4): 373-389.
Rizova, P. S. (2006). Are You Networked for Successful Innovation? MIT Sloan Management Review, Spring, Vol. 47, (3): 49-55.
Smith-Doerr, L., Manev. I., and Rizova, P. S. (2004). The Meaning of Success: Network Position and the Social Construction of Project Outcomes in an R&D Lab, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Vol. 21: 51-81.
Selected Presentations
Rizova, P. S., Maltz, E. & Gupta, S. (2017). Dealing with Equivocality on Projects in the Fuzzy Front End: Social Networks to the Rescue. Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 7-11.
Rizova, P. S. (2014). Succeeding at Technological Innovation: Check Your Networks First! A Keynote Address, International Conference on Technology and Business Management, Dubai, UAE, March 24-26.
Rizova, P. S. (2013). The Role of Friendship Social Networks in Shaping R&D Project Success. International Conference on Technology and Business Management (ICTBM), Dubai, UAE, March 24-26.
Thompson, F. P. S. Rizova. (2013). Understanding and Creating Public Value; Business is the Engine, Government the Flywheel (and also the regulator). 13th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), Istanbul Turkey, June 26-29.
Thompson, F. P. S. Rizova & H. Bi. (2012). Organizational Learning in Multi-School Districts: Understanding Outstanding Performance, the XVI Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM), Rome, Italy April 11-13, 2012, (w/ Fred Thompson and H. Bi)
Thompson, F. P. S. Rizova & H. Bi. (2011). Turning School Districts into Organizations that Can Sustain Learning over Time: Superintendents as Leaders. PMRC Syracuse University, June 2011.
Rizova, P. S. (2009). Building Learning, Self-sustaining R&D Organization: Evidence from a Fortune 500 Company. European Group of Organizational Studies, 25th Annual Colloquium. Barcelona, Spain, July 1-5.
Rizova, P. S. (2008). Applying Ragin's method of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to Studying Technologically Innovative Projects. European Group of Organizational Studies, 24th Annual Colloquium, Amsterdam, Holland, July 10-12.
Rizova, P. S. (2007). QCA: Studying Success and Failure of R&D Projects. 22nd Annual SIOP Conference, New York City, NY. April 27-29.
Rizova, P. S. (2007). Beyond Waltz: The Dance Between Individuals and Organizations. European Group of Organizational Studies, 23rd Annual Colloquium, Vienna, Austria, July 4-7.
Rizova, P. S. (2006). Work-related Advice Networks, Social Capital and Technological Innovation on R&D Projects: What is the Missing Link? 10th International Workshop on Teamwork (IWOT X), Groningen, The Netherlands, September 7-8.
Rizova, P. S. (2006). It Takes Two to Tango: Choreography of R&D Project Success, Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 11-16.
Rizova, P. S. (2006). Does the Boss Know it All? Advice Social Networks and Success on R&D Projects, American Sociological Association Meeting, Refereed Roundtable Session, Montreal, Canada, August 11-14.
Rizova, P. S. (2005). The Double Helix of Formal and Informal Structures: Project Design for R&D Success, Academy of Management Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 5-10.
Rizova, P. S. (2005). Social Networks, Social Capital and Success on Technologically Innovative Projects. American Sociological Association Meeting, 100th meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 13-16.
Rizova, P. S. (2005). Whom to Ask and Whom Not to Ask: Social Networks, Social Capital and Success on R&D Projects. The 37th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Stockholm, Sweden, July 5-9.
Rizova, P. S. (2004). Technological Innovation: Global Comparisons. Invited lecture to the Chinese Nanjing University delegation at the Boston University School of Management, 13-14 December 2004.
Smith-Doerr, L. and Rizova, P. S. (2003). The Meaning of Success: Network Position and the Social Construction of R&D Project Outcomes. American Sociological Association, "Organizations, Occupations, and Work Refereed Roundtables" Session, Atlanta, GA.