College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Associate Professor of Business Administration

Ph.D., Organization Behavior, Northwestern University, 1994
M.S., Organization Behavior, Northwestern University, 1991
B.S., Psychology, Illinois College, 1989

Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2000 - Present
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, University of Illinois, 1994 - Present
Instructor, Northwestern University, 1993-1994

Love, E. , Kraatz, M. 2009. Character, Conformity, or the Bottom Line: How and Why Downsizing Affected Corporate Reputation. Academy of Management Journal, 52: 314-335

Kraatz, M., Block, E. 2008. Organizational Implications of Institutional Plurism. In R. Greenwood, C. Oliver, R. Suddaby & K. Sahlin-Andersson (Ed.), Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism, 243-275. London: Sage Publications.

Kraatz, M., Moore, D. 2002. Executive Migration and Institutional Change. Academy of Management Journal, 45: 120-143

Board Member, International Public Management Journal, 2004-2006
Board Member, Strategic Organization, 2003-2006

Teaches classes on organizational theory and organizational change at MBA, Ph.D. and undergraduate levels.

Research examines organizational adaptation and learning, especially in institutionalized contexts.