Marianne W. Lewis

Marianne W. Lewis is Dean and Professor of Management at the Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati. She previously served as Dean of Bayes Business School at City, University of London, and is a leading scholar in organizational paradoxes, leadership, and innovation. Her work is widely published and cited across top management journals.

Her research focuses on organizational paradoxes, leadership, innovation, and change. She explores how organizations and leaders navigate tensions between competing demands—such as stability and change, exploitation and exploration—through paradoxical thinking. Her framework of Both/And Thinking, detailed in her Harvard Business School Press book, offers a transformative approach to managing complexity and fostering innovation.

The analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on paradox as a meta-theory in organizational studies. Her work spans leadership, innovation, supply chain dynamics, and research methodology, all unified by a central theme of embracing contradictions. She contributes to both theoretical development and practical application, with publications in journals like Academy of Management Review, Organization Studies, and Harvard Business Review.

Scientific Awards and Honors:

• Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award (2023)
• Academy of Management Review Decade Award (2021)
• Academy of Management Journal Article of the Year (2000)
• Academy of Management Review Best Paper Award (2000)
• University of Cincinnati Professor of the Year (2013)
• INFORMS Best Technology Paper Runner-up (2009)
• CoB Research Fellow (2000)

Lewis has been actively involved in academic advising and research leadership. She has secured multiple grants including the College Faculty Development Grant and Globalization Grant from the University of Cincinnati. While specific PhD student names are not listed, her role as a professor and PhD seminar instructor indicates active mentorship. She has also led university-wide initiatives such as the UC 21 Experiential Learning program.

Service and Leadership:

• Dean, Lindner College of Business (current)
• Dean, Bayes Business School (former)
• Editorial Review Board, Academy of Management Journal (2003–2007)
• Reviewer for Academy of Management Review and Human Relations
• Member of AACSB and AMBA advisory boards
• Task Force Member for MBA revision and General Education