Marc Lavine

Marc Lavine serves as Associate Professor in the Management Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston, teaching organizational analysis, nonprofit management, and leadership development courses. His academic journey includes prior teaching positions at Boston College, Boston University, and the University of Michigan, reflecting extensive experience across multiple institutional contexts.

Education:

• PhD and MS, Boston College, Carroll School of Management
• MBA & MEd, University of Michigan
• BA, Earlham College

Lavine's research centers on social change dynamics through three interconnected lenses: social movement framing processes, positive deviance as innovation catalyst, and organizational practices shaping employee meaning-making. He investigates how corporate social responsibility initiatives influence work engagement and how paradoxical leadership frameworks navigate competing organizational demands. His scholarship consistently bridges theoretical rigor with practical applications in leadership development and management education reform, particularly through experiential learning models.

Analysis of his publication trajectory reveals evolving integration of positive organizational scholarship with social movement theory, increasingly focusing on actionable frameworks for ethical organizational transformation. Key thematic clusters include leadership paradoxes (2014), CSR-employee engagement linkages (2013), social movement framing strategies (2012), and positive organizing case studies (2012), demonstrating methodological diversity across conceptual, empirical, and practice-oriented scholarship.

Scientific Awards:

• 2014 Outstanding Reviewer Awards for MED and MOC divisions of the Academy of Management
• 2012 Paper Selected for Best Paper Proceedings, Org. Mgmt. Theory Division (OMT) Academy of Management
• 2012 Outstanding Reviewer Award for Management & Org. Cognition Division (MOC), Academy of Management
• 2010-11 Betty Diener Graduate Teaching Award, College of Management, UMass Boston
• 2008-09 Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award, Boston College

Lavine actively consults with corporations and nonprofits on change management and leadership development, leveraging his board service across multiple nonprofit organizations. His field-based work includes founding an award-winning Northern Ireland leadership initiative for young adults and leading educational programs throughout Latin America, translating research into practical social ventures while mentoring emerging leaders through executive education programs like Boston's Center for Collaborative Leadership.

His collaborative research ecosystem operates through field partnerships with social movement organizations and nonprofit networks rather than a formal laboratory, emphasizing real-world application of organizational theory in community contexts across the Americas.