Greg Stock, PH.d.

Associate Professor of Technology Management

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719-255-3241
gstock@uccs.edu
 

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH

Refereed Journal Articles

Gowen, Charles R. III, Stock, Gregory N., and McFadden, Kathleen L., forthcoming "Effects of Six Sigma and Knowledge Management on Quality Program Results and Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Healthcare," accepted for publication in the International Journal of Production Research.

Stock, Gregory N. and Tatikonda, Mohan V., 2008. "The Joint Influence of Technology Uncertainty and Interorganizational Interaction on External Technology Integration Success," Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 65-80.

McDermott, Christopher M. and Stock, Gregory N., 2007. "Hospital Operations and Length of Stay Performance," International Journal of Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. 1020-1042.

Stock, Gregory N., McFadden, Kathleen L., and Gowen, Charles R. III, 2007. "Organizational Culture, Critical Success Factors, and the Reduction of Hospital Errors," International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 106, No. 2, pp. 368-392.

Marsh, Sarah J. and Stock, Gregory N., 2006. "Creating Dynamic Capability:  The Role of Intertemporal Integration, Knowledge Retention and Interpretation," Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 422-436. 

McFadden, Kathleen L., Stock, Gregory N., and Gowen, Charles R. III, 2006. "Implementation of Patient Safety Initiatives in US Hospitals," International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 326-347.

McFadden, Kathleen L., Stock, Gregory N., and Gowen, Charles R. III, 2006. "Exploring Strategies for Reducing Hospital Errors," Journal of Healthcare Management, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 123-135.

Stock, Gregory N. and Tatikonda, Mohan V., 2004. "External Technology Integration in Product and Process Development," International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol.. 24, No. 7, 2004, pp. 642-665.

McFadden, Kathleen L., Towell, Elizabeth R., and Stock, Gregory N., 2004. "Critical Success Factors for Controlling and Managing Hospital Errors," Quality Management Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 61-74.

Tatikonda, Mohan V. and Stock, Gregory N., 2003. "A Conceptual Framework of Product Technology Transfer:  Examining the Fundamental Link in the Technology Supply Chain," Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 444-467.

Marsh, Sarah J. and Stock, Gregory N., 2003. "Building Dynamic Capabilities in New Product Development Through Intertemporal Integration," Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 136-148.

Stock, Gregory N., Greis, Noel P., and Fischer, William A., 2002. "Firm Size and Dynamic Technological Innovation," Technovation, Vol. 22, No. 9, pp. 537-539.

Stock, Gregory N. and McDermott, Christopher M., 2001. "Organizational and Strategic Predictors of Manufacturing Technology Implementation Success:  An Exploratory Study," Technovation, Vol. 21, No. 10, pp. 625-636.

Stock, Gregory N., Greis, Noel P., and Fischer, William A., 2001. "Absorptive Capacity and New Product Development," Journal of High Technology Management Research, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 77-91.

Stock, Gregory N. and McDermott, Christopher M., 2000. "Implementing Manufacturing Technology:  The Role of Organizational Culture," Production and Inventory Management Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 66-71.

Stock, Gregory N. and Tatikonda, Mohan V., 2000. "A Conceptual Typology of Project-Level Technology Transfer Processes," Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 719-737.

Stock, Gregory N., Greis, Noel P., and Kasarda, John D., 2000. "Enterprise Logistics and Supply Chain Structure:  The Role of Fit," Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 531-547.

Shepherd, Dean A., McDermott, Christopher M., and Stock, Gregory N., 2000. "Advanced Manufacturing Technology:  Does More Radicalness Mean More Perceived Benefits?" Journal of High Technology Management Research, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 19-33.

McDermott, Christopher M. and Stock, Gregory N., 1999. "Organizational Culture and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Implementation," Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 521-533.

Stock, Gregory N., Greis, Noel P., and Kasarda, John D., 1998. "Logistics, Strategy, and Structure:  A Conceptual Framework," International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 37-52. Reprinted in International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol. 29, No. 4, 1999, pp. 224-239. Translated into Italian and reprinted in Problemi di Gestione, Vol. XXII, No. 1, 1999.

Stock, Gregory N., Greis, Noel P., and Dibner, Mark D., 1996. "Parent-Subsidiary Communication in International Biotechnology R&D," IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 56-68.

McDermott, Christopher M. and Stock, Gregory N., 1994. "The Use of Common Parts and Designs in High Tech Industries:  A Strategic Approach," Production and Inventory Management Journal, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 65-69.

Under Review

McDermott, Christopher M., Shah, Racha, and Stock, Gregory N., "Examining the nature of the relationshIp between focus and performance in healthcare," submitted to Management Science.

Stock, Gregory N. and McDermott, Christopher M., "Capital Investment, Workforce Management, and Hospital Quality:  An Empircial Examination of Investment Emphasis and Hospital Mortality Rates," submitted to Quality Management Journal.

Book Chapters

"Inward Technology Transfer:  A Key Link in the Technology Supply Chain," in Boone, T. and Ganeshan, R., eds., Future Directions in Supply Chain and Technology Management, AMACOM, 2001 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda).

Conference Proceedings

"Effects of Six Sigma and Knowledge Management on Healthcare Organizational Results and Competitive Advantage," 2007 (with Charles R. Gowen III and Kathleen L. McFadden).

"The Timing of Innovation and its Relationship to Organizational Slack," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting," 2004 (with William A. Fischer and Noel P. Greis).

"Implementing an Error Management System for Improving Patient Safety," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2004 (with Kathleen L. McFadden and Charles R. Gowen III).

"Critical Success Factors for Controlling and Managing Hospital Errors," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2003 (with Kathleen McFadden and Elizabeth Towell).

"Dynamic Capabilities in New Product Development Process:  The Role of Intertemporal Integration," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2002 (with Sarah Marsh).

"An Empirical Investigation of External Technology Integration in New Product and Process Development," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2002 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda).

"Firm Size and Dynamic Technological Innovation," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2001 (with Noel P. Greis and William A. Fischer).

"Absorptive Capacity and New Product Development," Decision Sciences Annual Meeting, 2000 (with Noel P. Greis).

"Transfer of Technology Into The Operations Organization:  The Fit Between Technology Type and Transfer Mode," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 1999 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda).

"Drivers of Satisfaction in Advanced Manufacturing Technology Implementation:  An Empirical Investigation," Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 1998, (with Christopher M. McDermott).

"Advanced Manufacturing Technology:  An Empirical Examination of the Role of Organizational Culture in Implementation Effectiveness," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 1997 (with Christopher M. McDermott).

"Firm Size and Technological Innovation in the Computer Modem Industry," Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 1996 (with Noel P. Greis and William A. Fischer).

"The Impact of Logistics on Strategy and Structure in the New Manufacturing Enterprise," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 1996 (with Noel P. Greis and John D. Kasarda).

"Parent-Subsidiary Communication Processes in International Biotechnology R&D," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 1993 (with Noel P. Greis and Mark D. Dibner).

Conference Presentations

"Focus and Performance in Hospitals:  Findings from NYS Hospitals," Decision Sciences Annual Meeting, 2007 (with Christopher McDermott and Rachna Shah).

"Structural and Infrastructural Drivers of Operational Performance in New York State Hospitals," Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2006 (with Christopher McDermott).

"Organizational Culture and the Management of Hospital Errors," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2005 (with Kathleen McFadden and Charles Gowen).

"Operational levers for hospital performance: Analysis of NY database," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2005 (with Christopher McDermott).

"An Error Management System for Improved Patient Safety," Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2005 (with Kathleen McFadden and Charles Gowen).

"Creating Dynamic Capabilities in New Product Development: An Empirical Examination," Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2003 (with Sarah Marsh).

"External Technology Integration:  An Empirical Study," Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2003 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda)

"Integrating Externally Sourced Technology:  A Survey-Based Empirical Study," Production and Operations Management Society Annual Meeting, 2003 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda).

"Innovation Leaders and Laggards," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2002 (with William A. Fischer and Noel P. Greis).

"Dynamic Capabilities in New Product Development Process:  The Role of Intertemporal Integration," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2002 (with Sarah J. Marsh).

"An Empirical Investigation of External Technology Integration in New Product and Process Development," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2002 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda).

"Managing Inward Technology Transfer in the Upstream Technology Supply Chain: An Empirical Investigation

," Frank Batten Young Scholars Forum, William and Mary University, Williamsburg, VA, 2001 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda).

"Managing Product Technology Transfer in the Technology Supply Chain," invited presentation, Frank Batten Young Scholars Forum, William and Mary University, 2000 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda).

"Characterizing Inward Transfer of Operational Technology:  A Conceptual Typology," Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2000 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda).

"Inward Operational Technology Transfer: An Information Processing-Based Typology," Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 1999 (with Mohan V. Tatikonda).

"Drivers of Satisfaction in Advanced Manufacturing Technology Implementation:  An Empirical Investigation," Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 1998 (with Christopher M. McDermott)

"Logistics, Strategy, and Structure in the New Manufacturing Enterprise:  An Exploratory Empirical Investigation," Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 1997 (with Noel P. Greis and John D. Kasarda).

"A Process-Variable Model of the Implementation of Advanced Manufacturing Technology," Portland International Conference on the Management of Engineering and Technology, 1997 (with Christopher M. McDermott).

"A Dynamic Model of Technological Performance," National Meeting of the Production and Operations Management Society, 1995 (with William A. Fischer and Noel P. Greis).

"A Time/Performance Method of Assessing New Product Strategy," National Meeting of the Production and Operations Management Society, 1994 (with William A. Fischer and Noel P. Greis).

"Assessing Manufacturing Performance Using Aspiration-Reservation Level Analysis," Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines, 1993 (with Gyula Vastag).

"The Video Processor Gate Array," General Electric Group on Solid State Applications and Measurements Symposium Proceedings, 1986.

Other Publications

"Away From Home:  U.S. Sites of European and Japanese Biotech R&D," Bio/Technology, 10, December 1992 (with Mark D. Dibner and Noel P. Greis).

"Design Verification of VLSI Prototype Integrated Circuits," VLSI Design, April 1985 (with Jill J. Hallenbeck).

Working Papers

Stock, Gregory N. and McDermott, Christopher M., "An Examination of Hospital Cost Drivers:  The Effects of Contextual Factors, Expenditures, and Operational Performance" (with Christopher M. McDermott)

"Product Innovation Timing and Organizational Slack" (with William A. Fischer and Noel P. Greis).

Competitive Grant Funding

Northern Illinois College of Business Summer Research Grant, 2007.

Northern Illinois University Graduate School Summer Research Grant, 2006. 

Northern Illinois College of Business Summer Research Grant, 2004.

Northern Illinois University Graduate School Summer Research Grant, 2002.

Northern Illinois University Graduate School Summer Research Grant, 2001.

Research Interests

Management of Technology (technology implementation, technology transfer, new product development, technology commercialization), Supply Chain Management, Health Care Operations Management, Operations Strategy.

TEACHING

Teaching Interests 

Management of Technology and Innovation, New Product Development, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Quality Management, Service Operations.

Teaching Experience

Pedagogical approaches in all courses listed below have included lecture, discussion, case analysis, in-class exercises, group projects, and examinations.  The specific mixture and emphasis differs by course and program. 

Non-degree Executive Programs

• Operations Management Module in mini-MBA program at TAP Pharmaceuticals, Lake Forest, Illinois, 2004.
• Operations Management Module in business fundamentals program at Arthur Andersen Worldwide Education Center, St. Charles, Illinois, 2001.

Other Teaching-Related Activities

• Reviewer for Chopra and Meindl, Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, 2^nd Edition, Prentice-Hall.
• Development of Powerpoint slides for Chopra and Meindl, Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, 2^nd Edition, Prentice-Hall.
• Reviewer for Chase, Acquilano, and Jacobs, Operations Management for Competitive Advantage, 10^th Edition, McGraw-Hill.

SERVICE

• Assessment Committee, Operations Management and Information Systems Department, Northern Illinois University, 2003.
• Curriculum Committee, Operations Management and Information Systems Department, Northern Illinois University, 2004-2006
• Curriculum Committee, Chair, Operations Management and Information Systems Department, Northern Illinois University, 2006-2007.
• Journal Ranking Committee, Operations Management and Information Systems Department, Northern Illinois University, 2004-2005.
• Personnel Committee, alternate member, Operations Management and Information Systems Department, Northern Illinois University, 2004-2005.
• MBA Faculty Committee, College of Business, Northern Illinois University, 2001-2003.
• College of Business Research Committee, Northern Illinois University, 2002-2007.
• Member, Master's Thesis Committee for Boon Aik Tan, Department of Industrial Engineering, Northern Illinois University, 2003.
• Member and reviewer, Decision Sciences Institute Instructional Innovation Award Committee, 2002-2003.
• Member, Academy of Management, Operations Management Division OM Scholars Selection Committee, 2004.

HONORS

• Best Application Paper Award, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2007 ("Effects of Six Sigma and Knowledge Management on Healthcare Organizational Results and Competitive Advantage," co-authored with Charles R. Gowen III and Kathleen L. McFadden).
• Distinguished Paper Award, Strategy and Policy Track, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 2004.
• Finalist, Best Interdisciplinary Paper, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, 1996.
• Second place in Triangle (North Carolina) APICS Chapter paper competition, 1993.
• GE Award to Inventors, 1986.
• Magna Cum Laude graduate, Duke University, 1982.
• Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society, Duke University, 1981.
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Duke University, 1981.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Membership in Academy of Management, Decision Sciences Institute, Production and Operations Management Society, APICS, Product Development Management Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
• Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Operations Management
• Reviewer for International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Journal of Operations Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Production and Operations Management Journal, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting (Operations Management Track, Strategy Track), Academy of Management Annual Meeting (Operations Management Division, Technology and Innovation Management Division, Health Care Management Division).
• Discussant for Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Session chair for Academy of Management Annual Meeting.

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