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Professor emeritus, Tulane University

Greg R. Oldham is Professor Emeritus of Management at Tulane University. From 2008 to 2022 he was the J. F., Jr. and Jesse Lee Seinsheimer Chair in Business at Tulane. Prior to his appointment at Tulane, Oldham was C. Clinton Spivey Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Yale University.

Greg Oldham’s research focuses on the contextual and personal conditions that prompt the creativity of individuals and teams in organizations. He has also conducted numerous studies on the effects of the design of work and work environments on employees’ effectiveness and psychological well-being. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and a former President of the Academy of Management.