Professor Cynthia Hardy
Profile
Research Interests
Organisation discourse theory
Power and politics in organisations
Identity
Interorganisational collaboration
Strategic change
Organisational theory
Qualifications
B.Sc University of Warwick, England
Ph.D. University of Warwick, England
Awards
2005 winner of the Woodward Medal in Humanities and Social Sciences, awarded annually by the University of Melbourne to a member of staff for research published in the preceding three years that is considered to have made a significant contribution to knowledge in a field of humanities or social sciences.
Winner of the 2005 Outstanding Book Award for The Handbook of Organizational Discourse (co-edited by D. Grant, C. Hardy, C. Oswick & L. Putnam) from the Organizational Communication Division of the USA’s National Communication Association.
Dean’s Prize for Exceptional Distinction in Research and Research Training (2005), Faculty of Economics & Commerce, University of Melbourne.
Winner of the George R. Terry Book Award at the 1997 American Academy of Management for The Handbook of Organization Studies (eds.) S. Clegg, C. Hardy & W. Nord. London: Sage, 1996. This annual award is granted to the book judged to have made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of management knowledge.
The 1996 Sage Publications Award for the Best Refereed Paper at the British Academy of Management Conference for "Relativity Without Relativism: Reflexivity in Post Paradigm Organization Studies" by C. Hardy & S. Clegg.
The 1988 best paper award in the Power, Negotiation and Conflict Management Interest Group of the American Academy of Management for: "Managing the Interest Groups in University Structures".
The 2004 best paper award in the Critical Management Studies Division of the American Academy of Management for "Reflecting on Reflexivity" by B. Harley, C. Hardy & M. Alvesson
Academic Activities
Co-Director of the International Centre for Research in Organisational Discource and Strategic Change (ICRODSC)
Honorary Professor, Cardiff Business School, University of Cardiff, Wales UK
One of only two Australians invited to attend the Nobel Symposium on "Foundations of Organization", August 28-30, 2008, Saltsjöbaden, Sweden. The Nobel Foundation's Symposium program was initiated in 1965, since when more than a hundred symposia have taken place on topics of cultural, scientific and social significance. This symposium brought together a group of 40 leading organization theorists, sociologists and economists to discuss the theories of their respective disciplines concerning organizational boundaries, structure and change.
Keynote Speaker at the 24th EGOS Colloquium, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 10-12th, 2008 on "How Discourse Can Upset an Organization: The Case of the Stockholm Convention".
Research
Recent Publications
Books and Special Issues
Special Issue of Organizational Studies on Institutional Entrepreneurship (eds.) R. Garud, C. Hardy & S. Maguire, 28(7), 2007.Handbook of Organization Studies: second edition (eds.) S.R. Clegg, C. Hardy, Lawrence, T. & W.R. Nord, London: Sage.
Handbook of Organizational Discourse (eds.) D. Grant, C. Hardy, C. Oswick, & L. Putnam, London: Sage, 2004. Winner of the 2005 Outstanding Book from the Organizational Communication Division of the USA’s National Communication Association.
Discourse Analysis: Investigating Processes of Social Construction by N. Phillips & C. Hardy, Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Inc, 2002.
Refereed Journals
“Discourse and Deinstitutionalization: The Decline of DDT” by S. Maguire & C. Hardy, forthcoming in Academy of Management Journal. : “Discourse and Deinstitutionalization: The Decline of DDT” by S. Maguire & C. Hardy, forthcoming in Academy of Management Journal.“The Enterprising Self: An Unsuitable Job for an Older Worker” by S. Ainsworth & C. Hardy, Organization, 15(3): 389–405, 2008.
“Reflecting on Reflexivity” by M. Alvesson, C. Hardy & B. Harley, Journal of Management Studies, 480-501, 45(3): 2008.
“Positioning, similarity, and difference: Narratives of individual and organizational identities in an Australian university” by P. Garcia & C. Hardy, Scandinavian Journal of Management, 23 (4): 363-383, 2007.
“The Construction of the Older Worker: Privilege, Paradox and Policy” by S. Ainsworth & C. Hardy, Discourse & Communication, 1(3): 295–313, 2007.
“Swimming with Sharks: Creating Strategic Change through Multi-Sector Collaboration” by C. Hardy, T. Lawrence & N. Phillips International Journal of Strategic Change Management, 1(1/2): 96-112, 2006.
“The Emergence of New Global Institutions: A Discursive Perspective” by S. Maguire & C. Hardy, Organization Studies, 27(1): 7-29, 2006.
“On-line Consultation: E-Democracy and E-Resistance in the Case of the Development Gateway” by S. Ainsworth, C. Hardy & B. Harley, Management Communication Quarterly 19 (1): 120-135, 2005.
“Discourse and Collaboration: The Role of Conversations and collective Identity” by C. Hardy, T. Lawrence & D. Grant, Academy of Management Review, 30(1): 1-20, 2005.
“Critical Discourse Analysis and Identity: Why Bother?” by S. Ainsworth & C. Hardy, Critical Discourse Studies, 1(2): 225-259, 2004.
“Firing Blanks? An Analysis of Discursive Struggle in HRM” by B. Harley & C. Hardy, Journal of Management Studies, 41(3): 377-400, 2004.
“Discourse and Institutions” by N. Phillips, T. Lawrence & C. Hardy, Academy of Management Review, 29(4): 635-652, 2004.
“Institutional Entrepreneurship in Emerging Fields: HIV/AIDS Treatment Advocacy in Canada” by S. Maguire, C. Hardy & T. Lawrence, Academy of Management Journal, 75(5): 1-23, 2004.
Organizational Studies, Special Issue on Organizational Discourse (eds.) C. Hardy, D. Grant, T. Keenoy, C. Oswick & N. Phillips, 25(1), 2004.
"Institutional Effects of Inter-organizational Collaboration: The Case of Mère et Enfant (Palestine)" by T. Lawrence, C. Hardy & N. Phillips, Academy of Management Journal, 45(1), 281-290, 2002.
Recent Publications
Books and Special Issues
Special Issue of Organizational Studies on Institutional Entrepreneurship (eds.) R. Garud, C. Hardy & S. Maguire, 28(7), 2007.Handbook of Organization Studies: second edition (eds.) S.R. Clegg, C. Hardy, Lawrence, T. & W.R. Nord, London: Sage.
Handbook of Organizational Discourse (eds.) D. Grant, C. Hardy, C. Oswick, & L. Putnam, London: Sage, 2004. Winner of the 2005 Outstanding Book from the Organizational Communication Division of the USA’s National Communication Association.
Discourse Analysis: Investigating Processes of Social Construction by N. Phillips & C. Hardy, Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Inc, 2002.
Refereed Journals
“Discourse and Collaboration: The Role of Conversations and collective Identity” by C. Hardy, T. Lawrence & D. Grant, Academy of Management Review, 30(1): 1-20, 2005.“Critical Discourse Analysis and Identity: Why Bother?” by S. Ainsworth & C. Hardy, Critical Discourse Studies, 1(2): 225-259, 2004.
“Firing Blanks? An Analysis of Discursive Struggle in HRM” by B. Harley & C. Hardy, Journal of Management Studies, 41(3): 377-400, 2004.
“Discourse and Institutions” by N. Phillips, T. Lawrence & C. Hardy, Academy of Management Review, 29(4): 635-652, 2004.
“Institutional Entrepreneurship in Emerging Fields: HIV/AIDS Treatment Advocacy in Canada” by S. Maguire, C. Hardy & T. Lawrence, Academy of Management Journal, 75(5): 1-23, 2004.
Organizational Studies, Special Issue on Organizational Discourse (eds.) C. Hardy, D. Grant, T. Keenoy, C. Oswick & N. Phillips, 25(1), 2004.
"Institutional Effects of Inter-organizational Collaboration: The Case of Mère et Enfant (Palestine)" by T. Lawrence, C. Hardy & N. Phillips, Academy of Management Journal, 45(1), 281-290, 2002.
Recent Publications
Books and Special Issues
Special Issue of Organizational Studies on Institutional Entrepreneurship (eds.) R. Garud, C. Hardy & S. Maguire, 28(7), 2007. Handbook of Organization Studies: second edition (eds.) S.R. Clegg, C. Hardy, Lawrence, T. & W.R. Nord, London: Sage. Handbook of Organizational Discourse (eds.) D. Grant, C. Hardy, C. Oswick, & L. Putnam, London: Sage, 2004. Winner of the 2005 Outstanding Book from the Organizational Communication Division of the USA’s National Communication Association.Discourse Analysis: Investigating Processes of Social Construction by N. Phillips & C. Hardy, Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Inc, 2002.
Refereed Journals
“Discourse and Deinstitutionalization: The Decline of DDT” by S. Maguire & C. Hardy, forthcoming in Academy of Management Journal. “The Enterprising Self: An Unsuitable Job for an Older Worker” by S. Ainsworth & C. Hardy, Organization, 15(3): 389–405, 2008. “Reflecting on Reflexivity” by M. Alvesson, C. Hardy & B. Harley, Journal of Management Studies, 480-501, 45(3): 2008. “Positioning, similarity, and difference: Narratives of individual and organizational identities in an Australian university” by P. Garcia & C. Hardy, Scandinavian Journal of Management, 23 (4): 363-383, 2007. “The Construction of the Older Worker: Privilege, Paradox and Policy” by S. Ainsworth & C. Hardy, Discourse & Communication, 1(3): 295–313, 2007 “The Emergence of New Global Institutions: A Discursive Perspective” by S. Maguire & C. Hardy, Organization Studies, 27(1): 7-29, 2006. “On-line Consultation: E-Democracy and E-Resistance in the Case of the Development Gateway” by S. Ainsworth, C. Hardy & B. Harley, Management Communication Quarterly 19 (1): 120-135, 2005 “Discourse and Collaboration: The Role of Conversations and collective Identity” by C. Hardy, T. Lawrence & D. Grant, Academy of Management Review, 30(1): 1-20, 2005.“Critical Discourse Analysis and Identity: Why Bother?” by S. Ainsworth & C. Hardy, Critical Discourse Studies, 1(2): 225-259, 2004.
“Firing Blanks? An Analysis of Discursive Struggle in HRM” by B. Harley & C. Hardy, Journal of Management Studies, 41(3): 377-400, 2004.
“Discourse and Institutions” by N. Phillips, T. Lawrence & C. Hardy, Academy of Management Review, 29(4): 635-652, 2004.
“Institutional Entrepreneurship in Emerging Fields: HIV/AIDS Treatment Advocacy in Canada” by S. Maguire, C. Hardy & T. Lawrence, Academy of Management Journal, 75(5): 1-23, 2004.
Organizational Studies, Special Issue on Organizational Discourse (eds.) C. Hardy, D. Grant, T. Keenoy, C. Oswick & N. Phillips, 25(1), 2004.
"Institutional Effects of Inter-organizational Collaboration: The Case of Mère et Enfant (Palestine)" by T. Lawrence, C. Hardy & N. Phillips, Academy of Management Journal, 45(1), 281-290, 2002.
Significant Publications
Books
Thinking About Management: Implications of Organizational Debates for Practice by I. Palmer & C. Hardy, London: Sage, 2000.Handbook of Organization Studies (eds.) S.R. Clegg, C. Hardy & W. R. Nord, London: Sage, 1996.
Refereed Journals
"On the Edge of a Pluralistic World", Journal of Management Inquiry, 11(1), 16-18, 2002."When ‘Silence = Death’, Keep Talking: Trust, Control and the Discursive Construction of Identity in the Canadian HIV/AIDS Treatment Domain" by S. Maguire, N. Phillips & C. Hardy, Organization Studies, 2001.
"Reflexivity in Organization and Management Studies: A Study of the Production of the Research ‘Subject’" by C. Hardy, N. Phillips & S. Clegg., Human Relations, 2001.
"Discourse as a Strategic Resource" by C. Hardy, I. Palmer & N. Phillips, Human Relations, 53(9), 7-28, 2000.
"Building Bridges for Refugees: Toward a Typology of Bridging Organizations" by T. Lawrence & C. Hardy, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 35(1), 48-70, 1999.
"Strategies of Engagement: Lessons from the Critical Examination of Collaboration and Conflict in an Interorganizational Domain" by C. Hardy & N. Phillips, Organization Science, 9(2), 217-230, 1998.
"Managing Multiple Identities: Discourse, Legitimacy and Resources in the UK Refugee System" by N. Phillips & C. Hardy, Organization, 4(2), 159-185, 1997.
"Sustained Product Innovation in Large, Mature Organizations: Overcoming Innovation-to-Organization Problems" by D. Dougherty & C. Hardy, Academy of Management Journal, 9(5), 1120-1153, 1996.
"Underorganized Interorganizational Domains: the Case of Refugee Systems", Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, 30(3), 278-296, 1994.
"The Legitimacy of Organizational Closure: Patterns of Resistance and Quiescence", Industrial Relations Journal, 16(1), 16-24, 1985.
"The Nature of Unobtrusive Power", Journal of Management Studies, 22(4), 384-399, 1985.
"Investing in Retrenchment: Avoiding the Hidden Costs", California Management Review, 29(4), 111-125, 1987.
Teaching
Teaching Responsibilities 2009
- 325-669 Managing Organisational Change (Semester 1)