Christopher Steele

Christopher Steele is an Associate Professor at the Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta. His research focuses on knowledge production/consumption, organizational identity dynamics, and institutional logics. He holds a PhD from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and teaches courses in management and business strategy.

Education:

• Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Said Business School, University of Oxford
• Doctorate from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Research Interests: Explores how ideas become accepted as truths, methods of knowing in organizations, and how identity shapes innovation. Recent work examines physician specialty dynamics and data analytics legitimacy. Theoretically draws on institutional theory, practice theory, and sociology of knowledge.

Teaching: Teaches undergraduate management (SMO 310), business strategy (SMO 441), and supervises doctoral students through SEM 704 Individual Research.

Key Contributions: Pioneered frameworks analyzing institutional logics as phenomena rather than analytical tools. Developed concepts around 'taken-for-grantedness' in organizational practices.