Frits K. Pil, Ph.D Associate Professor and Research Scientist	Welcome!
I am an Associate Professor at the Katz Graduate School of Business and a Research Scientist at the Learning Research Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh.  I have published extensively on high-performance/ high-involvement work systems, and on the dynamics of organizational innovation, organizational learning, and organizational change.  I have worked with all major car manufacturers around the world, as well as various public sector organizations to examine where knowledge originates, where it resides, and how it is transferred and leveraged within and across organizational boundaries.   I have several recent articles and a book that examine the challenges to attaining superior system-wide performance in the global auto industry.  Recent research also includes work on the links between different forms of capital across levels of analysis, the role of product architecture and its relationship to innovation, and novel ways of thinking about value creation.  Key Funding: The Sloan Foundation;  The International Motor Vehicle Program; The National Science Foundation.  Recent visiting positions: Cambridge University, Judge Business School; Oxford University, Said Business School. Recent Honors: Best Book Award, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, USA. Best Paper Award, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, USA. International Fellow, Advanced Institute of Management, Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC), UK. Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Industrial Relations Research Association (LERA). Excellence in Teaching awards, Katz Graduate School of Business. Education: Ph.D. in Corporate Strategy and Human Resources from the Wharton Business School;  MA in Applied Economics from the Wharton Business School;  BA in Economics from Harvard.		Key Resources: Resume ARTICLE ABSTRACTS: Academy of Management Review:  Modularity, imitation, and innovation Academy of Management Journal; Cross-level analysis social capital and human capital Journal of Operations Management:  Coordination of Supply Chains Academy of Management Review:  Corruption Sloan Management Review:  Value grid Organization Science:  Social and human capital Sloan Management Review: Small Scale Interfaces:  Product variety Production and Operations Management: Environmental and organizational performance Sloan Management Review: Build - to -order Production & Operations Management: Environmental practices Human Relations: Employee Voice Journal of World Business: Japanese transplants Industrial Relations: Adoption of high-involvement work practices Book links: MIT Press  --- Korean language edition  --- Mandarin language edition --- Japanese language edition Contact me! Fritspil @katz.pitt.edu 326 Mervis Hall University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 t. 412 648 1612 f. 412 648 1693