Organizational Agility & Change Management Expert; Research Professor Emeritus at Pepperdine University; Author of "The Agility Factor"
Christopher Worley Biography
Dr. Christopher G. Worley is a recognized authority in organizational agility, development, and design, with a career spanning academia, research, and consulting across multiple continents. Worley holds the position of Research Professor Emeritus of Management at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business, serves as a clinical professor of strategy and organization at Rennes School of Business in France, and is a research affiliate at the Marshall Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. His work has contributed to foundational definitions of agility within organizations and continues to influence leaders and institutions in the areas of adaptability and sustained performance.
Worley is the author of several books on strategic change and organization design, including "The Agility Factor," "Becoming Agile," "Management Reset," "Built to Change," "Integrated Strategic Change," and ten editions of "Organization Development and Change," a leading textbook in the field. He has authored or coauthored more than 30 books, including ten published by Jossey-Bass. His scholarly work, particularly "Organization Development and Change," is widely referenced in the discipline of organizational development.
Worley has served as the founding strategy director at the Center for Leadership and Effective Organizations at NEOMA Business School in France, chair of the Academy of Management’s Organization Development and Change division, and director of the Master of Science in Organization program at Pepperdine University. He has received the McGregor Award from the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science and Pepperdine University’s Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellowship. Worley is a member of the Academy of Management, NTL, and the OD Network, and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science.
Worley consults internationally on organization design and change with companies such as Microsoft, Google, PepsiCo, Unilever, Lockheed Martin, Chemours, PPG, Bayer, Enedis, Adidas, and Nike, as well as government organizations in the United States, China, and France. He shares insights on organization design, strategic change, and leadership through speaking engagements and podcast appearances, addressing topics such as agility in organizations, the impact of artificial intelligence on business strategy, and the evolving role of leadership in dynamic environments. Worley’s combination of research and practitioner experience positions him as a prominent voice in organizational leadership, strategic management, and change management.
Christopher Worley Speaking Topics
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Organization Design (Strategy, Structure, Processes, etc.)
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Change and Organization Development
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