Profile
L. Douglas Kiel is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Texas at Dallas. He also holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Community Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and is a core faculty member of the Leadership Center at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Professor Kiel’s research interests include general public management, the management of change, productivity improvement and the relevance of neuroscience to management and decision-making. He is a leading authority in the application of the complexity sciences to management and organizations. He is also an authority on the application of agent-based models to examine organizational and social processes.
Dr. Kiel’s more than 50 published works are cited in more than 80 different academic journals ranging across the fields of public administration, business management, health care management and the law. Academic journals from fields as diverse as economics, geography, psychology, music and nuclear science also cite Kiel’s works.
Dr. Kiel gave the keynote address at the Society for Chaos Theory, Psychology and the Life Sciences in Denver, CO in August 2005.
Past Work Experiences
- 2002-2004
- Director – Master of Public Affairs and PhD in Public Affairs programs.
- 1998-Present
- Professor of Public Administration – University of Texas at Dallas
- 1993-1996
- Director - Master of Public Affairs Program – University of Texas at Dallas
- 1992- 1998
- Associate Professor of Public Administration – University of Texas at Dallas
- 1986- 1992
- Assistant Professor of Public Administration – University of Texas at Dallas
Awards
Kiel’s 1994 book - Managing Chaos and Complexity in Government: A New Paradigm for Managing Change, Innovation and Organizational Renewal. (Jossey-Bass: San Francisco), received the 1994-1995 "Best Book Award" from the Public and Nonprofit Sector Division of the Academy of Management.
Three teaching awards – University of Oklahoma – 1984-1986.
Professional Organizations
American Society of Public Administration
Academy of Management
Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences
Courses
Decision Tools for Managers
Models and Tools of Change Management
Leadership of Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Management Process and Analysis
Media Expertise
General Government Management. Government Ethics, Productivity and Efficiency in Government, Organizational Change, the Brain and Management
Recent Publications
Book Chapter:
“Chaos in Social Systems: Assessment and Relevance” In Understanding
Change: Models, Methodologies and Metaphor, (Eds.) Andreas Wimmer and Reinhard Kossler, London: Palgrave, 2005.
Journal Articles:
A Primer for Agent-Based Modeling in Public Administration: Exploring Complexity in “Would-Be” Administrative Worlds, Public Administration Quarterly, April 2006.
with Jennifer Holmes and Sheila Pineres, “Reforming Government
Agencies Internationally: Is There a Role for the Balanced Scorecard”, The International Journal of Public Administration, forthcoming (2006).
Co-editor with Douglas J. Watson, “Introduction: Special Issue on Natural Disasters and Public Works Management”, Public Works Management and Policy, April 2006.
Co-editor with Douglas J. Watson, “Introduction: Special Issue on Natural Disasters and Economic Development”, Economic Development Quarterly, April 2006.
with Euel Elliott, “A Complex Systems Approach for Developing Public Policy Toward Terrorism: An Agent-Based Approach”, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, January 2004.
- Updated: October 16, 2006
