Dr. Kevin Dooley

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Selected Honors

  • Hutchen’s Medal, 2026, American Society for Quality, lifetime achievements in promoting corporate social responsibility.
  • ASU President’s Award for Sustainability, 2024, given to The Sustainability Consortium.
  • W. P. Carey Dean’s Distinguished Career Research Award, 2024.
  • Distinguished Scholar Award, 2022, Academy of Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management Division.
  • Biography published: Eoyang, G. (2017), “Kevin J. Dooley: Complexity – Simple and Useful,” in The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers, D. Szabla, W. Pasmore, M. Barnes, and A. Gipson (eds.), p 435-450, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • In 2015 ASU highlighted The Sustainability Consortium as one of the exemplars of the New American University in a film produced for the Arizona Board of Regents.
  • Scientific American named The Sustainability Consortium one of the “Top Ten World Changing Ideas in 2012”.
  • Best Book Award (2001), International Communication Association, Organizational Communication Division: Poole, M., Van de Ven, A., Dooley, K., and M Holmes (2000), Organizational Change and Innovation Processes: Theory and Methods for Research, Oxford Press.
  • Faculty advisor for third place team (University of Minnesota) in Apple Computer’s nation-wide contest “Design the Personal Computer of the Year 2000” with team members L. Linse, S. Litman, M. Vig, and B. Burns, with paper “CORE : A Personal Computer for the Year 2000”, Fall 1987 (first place team was advised by Steven Wolfram).

Complexity Science

  • Dooley, K., Novak, D., and Wu, X. (2026), “Innovation and structural design in regionalized supply networks,” to be published in Journal of Supply Chain Management.
  • Dooley, K. (2025), “Jeffrey Goldstein: The nonlinear dynamical career of a nonlinear dynamicist,” Nonlinear Dynamics, Pyschology, and Life Sciences, 29(1): 5-24, PMID: 39754462.
  • Hazy, J., Lichtenstein, B., Demetis, D., Backstrom, T., and Dooley, K. (2023), “Value sinks: A process theory of corruption risk during complex organizing,” Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, 27(3): 319-350, PMID: 37429006.
  • Novak, D., Wu, Z., and Dooley, K. (2021), “Whose resilience matters? Addressing issues of scale in supply chain resilience,” Journal of Business Logistics 42(3): 323-335, https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.12270  (Wiley Top Cited Article 2021)
  • Dooley, K., Pathak, S., Kull, T., Wu, Z., Johnson, J., and Rabinovich, E. (2019), “Process network modularity, commonality, and greenhouse gas emissions,” Journal of Operations Management, 65(2): 93-113, https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1007. 
  • Dooley, K., and Van de Ven, A. (2016), “Cycles of divergence and convergence underlying processes of organization change and innovation,” in Sage Handbook of Process Organization Studies, A. Langley and H. Tsoukas (Eds.), London: Sage Publications, p. 574-592, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473957954.n36.
  • Dooley, K. (2004), “Complexity science models of organizational change,” Handbook of Organizational Change and Development, S. Poole and A. Van De Ven (eds.), Oxford University Press, p. 354-373.
  • Begun, J., Dooley, K., and Zimmerman, B. (2003), “Health care organizations as complex adaptive systems,” in Advances in Health Care Organization Theory (S.M. Mick and M. Wyttenbach, eds.), San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Choi, T., Dooley, K., and Rungtusanatham, M. (2001), “Supply networks and complex adaptive systems: Control versus emergence, Journal of Operations Management 19:351-366, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-6963(00)00068-1.
  • Dooley, K., and Van de Ven, A. (1999), “Explaining complex organizational dynamics,” Organization Science, 10(3): 358-372, https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.10.3.358.
  • Dooley, K. (1997), “A complex adaptive systems model of organization change,” Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, & Life Sciences, 1(1): 69-97.
  • Dooley, K., Johnson, T., and D. Bush (1995), “TQM , chaos, and complexity,” Human Systems Management, 14(4): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3233/HSM-1995-14403.

Sustainability

  • Hsu, K., Galdino, K, and Dooley, K. (2026), “The interplay between firm’s environmental goal setting and operational performance,” Management of Environmental Quality, https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-01-2025-0052.
  • Gualandris, J., Branzei, O., Wilhelm, M., Lazzarini, S., Linnenluecke, M., Hamann, R., Dooley, K,; Barnett, M.; Chen, C-M.  (2023), “Unchaining supply chains: Transformative leaps toward regenerating social-ecological systems,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12314. (Wiley Top Cited Article 2023; Bright Idea Award, 2025, Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University)
  • Hafsa, F., Dooley, K., Basile, G., and Buch, R. (2022), “A typology and assessment of innovations for circular plastic packaging,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 369 (133313), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133313. 
  • Dooley, K., Thakker, V., Bakshi, B., Scholz, M., Hafsa, F., Basile, G., and Buch, R. (2022), “A multi-disciplinary assessment of innovations to improve grocery bag circularity,” Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 49: 625-630, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85159-6.50104-4. 
  • Bernard, M., Murphy, E., Gerber, L., and Dooley, K. (2021), “Ecosystem services as a paradigm for improving fisheries certification,” Ecosystem Services 51, 101356, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101356. 
  • Kittinger, J., Bernard, M., Finkbeiner, E., Murphy, E., Obregon, P., Klinger, D., Schoon, M., Dooley, K., and Gerber, L. (2021), “Applying a jurisdictional approach to support sustainable seafood,” Conservation Science and Practice 3(5): 1-14, https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.386.
  • Dooley, K., Pathak, S., Kull, T., Wu, Z., Johnson, J., and Rabinovich, E. (2019), “Process network modularity, commonality, and greenhouse gas emissions,” Journal of Operations Management, 65(2): 93-113, https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1007. 
  • Johnson, J., Dooley, K., Hyatt, D., and Hutson, A. (2018), “Cross-sector relations in global supply chains: A social capital perspective,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, 54(2): 21-33, https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12166. 
  • Cheon, S., Maltz, A., and Dooley, K. (2017), “The link between economic and environmental performance of the top ten US ports,” Maritime Policy and Management, 44(2): 227-247, https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2016.1275860.
  • Ugarte, M., Dooley, K., and Golden, J. (2016), “Lean versus green: The impact of lean logistics on greenhouse gas emissions in consumer goods supply chains,” Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 22(2): 98-109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2015.09.002.
  • Dooley, K., and Johnson, J. (2015), “Product category-level sustainability measurement: The Sustainability Consortium’s approach to materiality and indicators,” Journal of Industrial Ecology, 19(3): 337-339.
  • Dooley, K. (2014), “The whole chain”, Science, 244(6188): 1108, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1256025.
  • Tate, W., Dooley, K., and Ellram, L. (2011), “Drivers of supplier adoption of sustainable business practices,” Journal of Business Logistics, 32(1): 6-16.
  • Golden, J.S., Dooley, K.J., Andreis, J.M., Thompson, B.H., Gereffi, G. and Pratson, L. (2010), “Sustainable product indexing: Navigating the challenge of eco-labeling,” Ecology and Society, 15(3): 8-11, https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03466-150308.

New Product Development & Innovation

  • Golara, S., and Dooley, K. (2024), “Service activity and patented innovation in manufacturing firms,” Production and Operations Management, 33(3): 663-681, https://doi-org.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/10.1177/10591478241231851  
  • Hafsa, F., Dooley, K., Basile, G., and Buch, R. (2022), “A typology and assessment of innovations for circular plastic packaging,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 369 (133313), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133313. 
  • Liu, Z., Hatton, R., Kull, T., Dooley, K., and Oke, A. (2020), “Is a large award truly attractive to solvers? The impact of award size on crowd size in innovation contests,” Journal of Operations Management 67(4): 420-449, https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1132. 
  • Yan, T., Yang, Y., Dooley, K., and S. Chae (2020), “Trading-off innovation novelty and information protection in supplier selection for a new product development project: Supplier ties as signals,” Journal of Operations Management, 66(7-8): 933-957, https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1079. (Honorable Mention, Jack Meredith Best Paper Award, 2020) (Wiley Top Cited Article 2020)
  • Yan, T., Yang, Y., and Dooley, K. (2017), “A theory of supplier network-based innovation value,” Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 23(3): 153-162, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2017.02.002.
  • Yan, T., and Dooley, K. (2014), “Buyer-Supplier collaboration quality in new product development projects,” J. of Supply Chain Management, 50(2): 59-83, https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12032.
  • Yan, T., and Dooley, K. (2013), “Communication intensity, goal congruence, and uncertainty in buyer-supplier new product development,” J. of Operations Management, 31: 523-542, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2013.10.001.
  • Azadegan, A., and Dooley, K. (2010), “Supplier innovativeness, organizational learning styles and manufacturer performance: An empirical assessment,” Journal of Operations Management, 28(6): 488-505, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2010.02.001.
  • Skilton, P., and Dooley, K. (2010), “The effects of repeat collaboration on creative abrasion,” Academy of Management Review, 35(1): 118-134, https://doi.org/10.5465/AMR.2010.45577886.
  • Choi, B-J., Raghu, T.S., Vinze, A., and Dooley, K. (2009), “Process model for e-business standards development: A case of ebXML standards,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Mansagement, 56(3): 448-467, https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2009.2013828 .  
  • Azadegan, A., Dooley, K., Carter, J., and Carter, P., (2008), “Supplier innovativeness, learning contingencies and manufacturer performance: An organizational learning perspective,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, 44 (4): 14-35, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2010.02.001.  (Finalist for the Harold E. Fearon Best Paper Award)
  • Azadegan, A., Bush, D., and Dooley, K., (2008), “Design creativity: A static or dynamic capability?” International Journal of Operations and Production Management (28) 7: 636-662, https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570810881794.
  • Rothenberger, M., and Dooley, K. (2007), “A performance measure for software reuse projects,” Decision Sciences, 30(4): 1131-1153, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5915.1999.tb00921.x. 
  • Lichtenstein, B., Carter, N., Dooley, K., and Gartner, W. (2007), “Complexity dynamics of nascent entrepreneurship,” J. of Business Venturing, 22(2): 236-261, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2006.06.001. Reprinted in Nascent Entrepreneurship, 2011, Per Davidsson (ed.), Elgar Publishing.
  • Baumann, W., Fristch, J., and K. Dooley (2007), Network Maturity Model: An Integrated Process Framework for Computer Network Management, Parket, CO: Outskirts Press.
  • Lichtenstein, B., Dooley, K., and Lumpkin, T. (2006), “Measuring emergence in the dynamics of new venture creation,” J. of Business Venturing, 21(2):153-175, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.04.002
  • Rothenberger, M., Dooley, K., Kulkarni, U., and Nada, N. (2003), ” Strategies for software reuse: A principal component analysis of reuse practices,” IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 29(9): 825-837, https://doi.org/10.1109/TSE.2003.1232287 .  
  • Baumann, W., Bhattacharya, S., Capone, J., Dooley, K., Fritsch, J., and Palangala, S. (1999), “The network maturity model for internet development”, IEEE Computer, October: 117-118, https://doi.org/10.1109/2.796144.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

  • Golara, S., and Dooley, K. (2021), “Are dealers still relevant? How dealer service quality impacts manufacturer success,” Production & Operations Management 30(10): 3560-3578, https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13450. 
  • Azadegan, A., Dooley, K. (2021), “A typology of supply network resilience strategies: Complex collaborations in a complex world,” Journal of Supply Chain Management 57(1): 17-26, https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12256. (Wiley Top Cited Article 2021).
  • Chen, Y-S., Dooley, K., and Rungtusanatham, M. (2016), “Using text analysis and process modeling to examine buyer-supplier relationship dissolution: The Ford-Firestone breakup,” Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 22(4): 325-337, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2016.07.005.
  • Kull, T., Oke, A., and Dooley, K. (2014), “Supplier selection behavior under uncertainty: Contextual and cognitive effects on risk perception and choice,” Decision Sciences, 45(3): 467-505, https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12078.
  • Rossetti, C., and Dooley, K. (2010), “Job types in the supply chain management profession,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, 46(3): 40-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-493X.2010.03197.x
  • Yan, T., and Dooley, K. (2010), “Entry timing in a secondary market: When to trade?” International Journal of Production Economics, 124(1): 62-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.09.007
  • Yan, T., Rabinovich, E., Dooley, K., and Evers, P. (2010), “Managing backlog variation in order fulfillment: The case of internet retailers,” International Journal of Production Economics, 121: 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.07.026
  • Dooley, K., Yan, T., Mohan, S., Gopalakrishnan, M. (2010), “Inventory management and the bullwhip effect during the 2007–2009 recession: Evidence from the manufacturing sector,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, 46(1): 12-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-493X.2009.03183.x
  • Primo, M., Dooley, K., and Rungtusanatham, M. (2007), “Manufacturing firm reaction to supplier failure and recovery,” Int. J. of Operations & Production Management, 27(3): 323-341. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570710725572
  • Dooley, K., Anderson, J., and X. Liu (1997), “Model-Based Diagnosis of Special Causes in Statistical Process Control,” International Journal of Production Research, 35(6): 1609-1616. https://doi.org/10.1080/002075497195155
  • Guo, Y., and K. Dooley (1995), “Distinguishing between mean, variance, and autocorrelation changes in statistical quality control,” International Journal of Production Research, 33(2): 497-510. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207549508930162
  • Vig, M., and K. Dooley (1993), “Mixing static and dynamic flowtime estimates for due-date assignment,” Journal of Operations Management, 11: 67-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-6963(93)90034-M
  • Guo, Y., and K. Dooley (1992), “Identification of change structure in statistical process control,” International Journal of Production Research, 30(7): 1655-1669. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207549208948112
  • Misterek, D., Dooley, K., and J. Anderson (1992), “Productivity as a performance measure,” International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 12(1): 29-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001294
  • Vig, M., and K. Dooley (1991), “Dynamic rules for due date assignment,” International Journal of Production Research, 29(7): 1361-1377. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207549108948016
  • Mahmoodi, F., and K. Dooley (1991), “A comparison of exhaustive and non-exhaustive group scheduling heuristics in a manufacturing cell,” International Journal of Production Research, 29(9): 1923-1939. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207549108948058
  • Dooley, K. and S.G. Kapoor (1990), “An enhanced quality evaluation system for quality improvement, part 1: Theory”, Journal of Engineering for Industry, 112(1): 57-62.
  • Dooley, K. and S.G. Kapoor (1990), “An enhanced quality evaluation system for quality improvement, part 2: Application”, Journal of Engineering for Industry, 112(1): 63-68.
  • Mahmoodi, F., Dooley, K., and P. Starr (1990), “An evaluation of order releasing and due date assignment heuristics in cellular manufacturing,” Journal of Operations Management, 9(4): 548-573. https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-6963(90)90009-3
  • Mahmoodi, F., Dooley, K., and P. Starr (1990), “An investigation of dynamic group scheduling heuristics in a job shop manufacturing cell,” International Journal of Production Research, 28(9): 1695-1711. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207549008942824
  • Dooley, K., Kapoor, S., Dessouky, M, and R.E. DeVor (1986), “An integrated quality systems approach to quality and productivity improvement in continuous manufacturing processes,” Journal of Engineering for Industry, 108(4): 322-327. 

Research Methods

  • Polyviou, M., Rungtusanatham, M., Reczek, R., Dooley, K., & Knemeyer, M. (2024), “Advancing OSCM scientific knowledge by replicating empirical findings: Step-by-step procedure and illustration for transformative replication endeavors,” Decision Sciences, 55(2): 111-136, https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12623. (Wiley Top Cited Article 2025)
  • Dooley, K. (2016), “Using manifest content analysis in purchasing and supply management research,” Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 22(4): 244-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2016.08.004
  • Kim, Y., Choi, T., Yan, T., and Dooley, K. (2011), “Structural analysis of supply networks,” Journal of Operations Management, 29(3): 194-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2010.11.001
  • Dooley, K. (2009), “The empiricism-modeling dichotomy in operations and supply management,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, 45(1): 38-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-493X.2009.03154.x
  • Dooley, K. (2002), “Simulation research methods,” Companion to Organizations, Joel Baum (ed.), London: Blackwell, p. 829-848.
  • Poole, M., Van de Ven, A., Dooley, K., and M Holmes (2000), Organizational Change and Innovation Processes: Theory and Methods for Research, Oxford: Oxford Press. (Best Book Award, International Communication Association, Organizational Comm. Division, 2001.)