Organization design for a changing world
CORD works at the nexus of governance, management, and innovation. We focus on how organizations create new solutions to complex challenges by blending new technologies, scientific discovery, and human capital.
At CORD, our interdisciplinary scholarship is committed toward:
- Cultivating a resilient and responsive knowledge workforce through effective leadership.
- Strengthening higher education capacity to advance new knowledge and innovation.
- Improving the development and outcomes of public investments through meaningful evaluation.
- Bolstering organizational capacity to adapt to stressors and opportunities in complex systems.
- Enhancing the ability of public organizations to engage in public service and knowledge co-creation.
Seminars and events
News and accomplishments
Brian Seo, CORD Affiliate, on City of Phoenix Management Fellowship
Seo is learning about "every corner of the city, starting from various field offices and facilities to the highest level of leadership."
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Insights into leadership heritability
Associate Director Ulrich Jensen and Justin M. Stritch from School of Public Affairs collaborated with CORD Affiliate Christoffer Florczak to investigate the influence of genetics on leader role occupancy over time using the Danish Twin Registry.
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New research validating the charisma-intelligence link
Associate Director Ulrich Jensen and colleagues have conducted the first large, independent test of the correlation between objective intelligence and charisma.
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Mikey Cantú, CORD Student Fellow, selected for Marvin Andrews Fellowship
The Marvin Andrews Fellowship represents Mikey's first opportunity in progressive city management, contributing to projects that directly impact the community, a passion fueled by his internship with the Phoenix Mayor's Office last year.
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International engagement
CORD Director Julia Melkers was an invited speaker at the Joint Telfer-ISI Fraunhofer Workshop "(Super) Diversity and Inclusiveness in Innovation - Indicators and Insights" in Ottawa, ON.
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Institutional transformation to promote inclusivity
CORD Fellow Monica Gaughan hosted Megumi Watanabe during her research visit to Arizona State University.
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