Faculty & Staff Directory

Mary Uhl-Bien

Professor
BNSF Endowed Professor of Leadership

Management and Leadership Department

Education

PhD, University of Cincinnati
MBA, University of Cincinnati
BBA, University of Cincinnati

Areas of Expertise/Research

Complexity Leadership
Relational Leadership
Followership
Leader-Follower Relationships

Selected Publications

Uhl-Bien, M. & Arena, M. (2018). Leadership for organizational adaptability: A theoretical synthesis and integrative framework. The Leadership Quarterly, 29(1), 89-104.
Uhl-Bien, M. & Arena, M. (2017). Complexity leadership: Enabling people and organizations for adaptability. Organization Dynamics, 46, 9-20.
Arena, M., Cross, R., Sims, J., & Uhl-Bien, M. (2017). How to catalyze innovation in your organization. MIT Sloan Management Review, 58(4), 39-47.
Uhl-Bien, M., Piccolo, R., & Schermerhorn, J. (2016). Organizational Behavior, 1E. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Havermans, L., den Hartog, D., Keegan, A., & Uhl-Bien, M. (2015). Exploring the role of leadership in enabling contextual ambidexterity. Human Resource Management, 54, S179-S200.

Honors and Awards

2018 International Leadership Association (ILA) Fellow
2017 Decennial Influential Article Award (Complexity Leadership paper, LQ, 2007)
2017 Decennial Influential Article Award (LMX paper, LQ 1995) (retroactive)
2017 HRPS Walker Prize (Complexity Leadership paper, People + Strategy, 2016)
2017 Emerald Citations of Excellence, (Followership paper, LQ, 2014)
2016 SMA Best Overall Doctoral Student Paper Award
2016 SMA Best Doctoral Student Paper OB Track Award
2015 SMA Best Paper ENT/INNOV Track Award
2014 European Group and Org Studies (EGOS) Max Boisot Paper Award
2013 SMA Best Conference Paper Award; SMA OB Best Track Paper Award
2013 Outstanding Leadership Book Award Finalist, University of San Diego/ILA
2013 Mortar Board’s Professor of the Month Award
2013 Nominated by Students for CBA Teaching Award
2013 UNL CBA Summer Research Award
2012 LQ Best Paper Award Finalist
2012 Nominated by Students for CBA Teaching Award
2012 Elsevier Most Cited Paper Recognition (2007-2012)
2012 UNL CBA Summer Research Award
2011 Nominated by Students for CBA Teaching Award
2011 UNL CBA Summer Research Award
2009 SMA OB Best Track Paper Award
2008 UNL Parents Association Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students
2007 UNL Parents Association Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students
2007 UNL Seacrest Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching, Research and Outreach
2007 LQ Best Reviewer Award (The “Bernie”)
2003 UCF Carl H. Galloway Faculty Performance Incentive Award for Undergraduate Teaching
2001 LQ Best Paper Award
2001 UCF Research Incentive Award
2001 UCF Teaching Incentive Award
2000 UCF College of Business Performance Incentive Award
1998 UCF Carl H. Galloway Faculty Performance Incentive Award for Exemplary Research
1997 UCF Carl H. Galloway Faculty Performance Incentive Award
1994 UAA School of Business Outstanding Research Award
1995 UAA Nominated by students for Teacher of the Year Award