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Roy Suddaby

Academy of Management Scholar Roy Suddaby of the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria in Canada is also a visiting professor at Washington State University, Liverpool University, Austral University, the University of Calgary, and the University of Ottawa.


Suddaby is an internationally regarded scholar of organizational theory and institutional change. His work has contributed to our understanding of the critical role of symbolic resources—legitimacy, authenticity, identity, and history—in improving an organization’s competitive position. His current research examines the changing social and symbolic role of modern corporations and the intersection of craft and science in innovation.

Academy of Management Scholar Roy Suddaby of the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria in Canada is also a visiting professor at Washington State University, Liverpool University, Austral University, the University of Calgary, and the University of Ottawa.

Suddaby is an internationally regarded scholar of organizational theory and institutional change. His work has contributed to our understanding of the critical role of symbolic resources—legitimacy, authenticity, identity, and history—in improving an organization’s competitive position. His current research examines the changing social and symbolic role of modern corporations and the intersection of craft and science in innovation.

Suddaby is currently an associate editor at Academy of Management Perspectives and a past editor in chief of Academy of Management Review. He is an editorial review board member of Academy of Management Journal.


Suddaby is a director of the Quest Health Institute based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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