Pamela S. Barr
Associate Professor
Department of Managerial Sciences
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Room: 1015, RCB Building
Phone: 404-413-7527
E-Mail: mgtpsb@langate.gsu.edu
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EDUCATION:
Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
M.B.A., Bradley University
B.S., Bradley University
SPECIALIZATIONS:
Strategic Management
Strategy Formulation and Change
Managerial Cognition
Professor Barr's research interests center on the role of managerial and organizational cognition in strategy formulation and change. Her research appears in several leading journals including Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Management Studies and has been reprinted in a number of anthologies. She is also co-author of a book, A Cognitively Anchored Theory of Strategic Change, which was a 2001 George R. Terry Book Award finalist.

Dr. Barr is a member of the editorial board of Strategic Management Journal, and serves as representative-at-large for the Knowledge and Innovation Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society. She is Coordinator for the PhD program in Managerial Sciences and teaches Masters and Doctoral level courses in Strategic Management, Competitor Analysis and Strategy Formulation.

PUBLICATIONS:
  • Elsbach, K., Barr, P.S. and A. Hargadon “Identifying Situated Cognition in Organizations.” Organization Science (forthcoming)
  • Barr, P.S. and M.A. Glynn “Cultural Variations in Strategic Issue Interpretation: Relating Cultural Uncertainty Avoidance to Controllability in Discriminating Threat and Opportunity.” Strategic Management Journal (2004): 59-68.
  • Bogner, W. and P.S. Barr “Making Sense in Hyper-turbulent Environments: A Cognitive Basis for Persistent High-Velocity Industries.” Organization Science (2000): 212-226.
  • Elsbach, K. and P. S. Barr. “The Effects of Mood on Individual Use of Structured Decision Protocols.” Organization Science (1999): 181-198.
  • Barr, P. S. “Adapting to Unfamiliar Events: A Look at the Evolution of Interpretations and Its Role in Strategic Choice.” Organization Science (1998): 644-669.