Cohen, Allan R(ay) 1938-

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COHEN, Allan R(ay) 1938-

PERSONAL: Born March 6, 1938, in Cleveland, OH; son of Ben (an owner of a discount store) and Frances (an owner of a discount store; maiden name, Shatsky) Cohen; married Ellen Solomon, May, 1962 (marriage ended, June, 1967); married Joyce Wilson (an art consultant and teacher), June 1, 1968; children: Sydney F., Megan C. Education: Amherst College, A.B., 1959; Harvard University, M.B.A., 1961, D.B.A., 1967. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Contemporary art, theater, and "outsider art."

ADDRESSES: Home—58 Hill St., Lexington, MA 02173. Office—Babson College, Babson Park, MA 02457.

CAREER: Harvard University, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, Ford Foundation research associate in the Philippines, 1961-62, Ford Foundation consultant in India, 1963-65; University of New Hampshire, Durham, began as assistant professor, became J. L. Carter Professor of Management, 1966-82; Babson College, Babson Park, MA, began as professor, became W. Carpenter Professor of Management, 1982-91, academic vice-president and dean of faculty, 1991-98, Edward A. Madden distinguished professor of Global Leadership, 1998—. Newmarket Health Center, chairperson of board of directors, 1976-82; Cambridge School of Weston, vice-chairperson of board of trustees, 1986-94; Vinfen, member of board of directors, 1998—.

MEMBER: Academy of Management, OB Teaching Society (founding member; member of board of directors).

AWARDS, HONORS: Best Book Award from American Society for Personnel Administration, 1976, for Alternative Work Schedules; top 20 management books, Management General Website, 1998, for Power Up.

WRITINGS:

Tradition, Change, and Conflict in Indian Family Business, Mouton (The Hague, Netherlands), 1974.

(With Stephen L. Fink, Herman Gadon, and Robin D. Willits) Effective Behavior in Organizations: Learning from the Interplay of Cases, Concepts and Student Experiences, Irwin (Homewood, IL), 1976, seventh edition, 2000.

(With Herman Gadon) Alternative Work Schedules, Addison-Wesley (Reading, MA), 1978.

(With David L. Bradford) Managing for Excellence: The Guide to Developing High Performance in Contemporary Organizations, Wiley (New York, NY), 1984.

(With David L. Bradford) Influence without Authority: The New Way to Get Things Done at Work; Exercise Your Influence Up, Down and Sideways; Use the Law of Reciprocity for Mutual Gain, Wiley (New York, NY), 1990.

(Editor) The Portable MBA in Management, Wiley (New York, NY), 1993.

(With David L. Bradford) Power Up: Transforming Organizations through Shared Leadership, Wiley (New York, NY), 1998.

Member of editorial board, Academy of Management Executive and Journal of Management Education.