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Lawrence G. Hrebiniak
Associate Professor


Dr. Hrebiniak is a professor in the Department of Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Strategy Group. He has been on the Wharton faculty since 1976 and teaches courses in competitive strategy and strategy implementation in the Wharton M.B.A. and Executive Education programs. Over the years, he has been the recipient of several awards for teaching excellence, most recently in 2008 for his MBA course, "Competitive Strategy."

Dr. Hrebiniak held managerial positions in industry prior to entering academia, and has had considerable consulting experience. He is a past president of the Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy of Management. He has been a reviewer and member of the Editorial Review Board for a number of academic and professional management journals. For two years, he was one of four Wharton faculty providing commentaries on the "Wharton Management Report," a program that appeared daily on national television on the Financial News Network.

Publications
Lawrence G. Hrebiniak (2008), Making Strategy Work, Effective Executive
Lawrence G. Hrebiniak (2008), The Mismanagement of America, Inc., IUniverse
Lawrence G. Hrebiniak (2006), Obstacles to Effective Strategy Implementation, Organizational Dynamics, Vol 35
Lawrence G. Hrebiniak (2005), Making Strategy Work: Leading Effective Execution and Change, Wharton School Publishing
Lawrence G. Hrebiniak (2001), Implementing Strategy: An Appraisal and Agenda for Future Research, Handbook of Strategic Management, Blackwell Publishing
Lawrence G. Hrebiniak (1994), The We-Force in Management: How to Build and Sustain Cooperation, New York: Lexington Books

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Knowledge@Wharton
Under New Leadership, Will Yahoo Find Its Way? 01/18/2012
The Race for the Digital Dashboard Is On 01/10/2012
Don't Mention It: How 'Undiscussables' Can Undermine an Organization 12/20/2011
The Microsoft Effect: Will Google Become What It Fears? 12/20/2011
Life after Steve Jobs: What to Expect from the Next Generation at Apple 10/12/2011
Is RIM Riding on the Edge? 09/28/2011

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Honors And Awards
Recipient of the Core Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Wharton MBA Program, 2008
Nominated for Anvil Award for Teaching, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1994-1996
Recipient of the Miller-Sherred Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1994-1996
“Who's Who in Finance & Industry” Beta Gamma Sigma, Red Key, Sphinxhead, 1988-2010
Nominated for Anvil Award for Teaching, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1988-1989
Nominated for Anvil Award for Teaching, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1985

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Hrebiniak G. Lawrence

Lawrence  G. Hrebiniak
 2026 SH-DH
3620 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA19104
Phone: (215) 898-8254
Fax: (215) 898-0401
hrebiniak@wharton.upenn.edu

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Research Interests:
Strategy implementation; organizational structure and design; strategy formulation; organizational adaptation