To view the recordings listed below, click on the webinar title. We hope to see you on one of our upcoming webinars! If you would like to present at an RCRC Research Webinar please email info@relationalcoordination.org.
2018 Webinars
November - Leveraging Strategic Human Capital to Improve Service Performance: The Role of Coordination Networks among Frontline Employees
Presenters: Bulin Zhang and Helen Liu (Rutgers University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussants: Barbara Belk (Kaiser Permanente Northwest) and Na Fu (Trinity College Dublin)
October - An Interprofessional Team Effectiveness Intervention for a Home Care Agency
Presenter: Denise Burgen (University of Rochester)
Discussant: Christine Bishop (Heller School, Brandeis University)
September - Diversity and Firm Performance: Relational Coordination as a Mediator and HR Practices as Moderators
Presenters: Hun Whee Lee (Michigan State University) and Eunhee Kim (Cornell University)
Discussant: Michele Williams (University of Iowa)
May - Relational Coordination Theory: A Review of the Evidence, New Directions, and Q&A with RCRC Team
Relational Coordination Theory: A Review of the Evidence, New Directions, and Q&A with RCRC Team
Presenter: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
April - Utilizing Relational Coordination Tools to Improve a Comprehensive Youth and Gang Violence Collaborative
Utilizing Relational Coordination Tools to Improve a Comprehensive Youth and Gang Violence Collaborative
February - Improving Relational Coordination for Chronic Pain Management in VA: A Proposed Mixed-Methods Study
Improving Relational Coordination for Chronic Pain Management in VA: A Proposed Mixed-Methods Study
Presenter: Rendelle Bolton (Brandeis University/VA)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Dylan Ross (Kaiser Permanente)
January - How Institutional Forces Shape the Implementation of a Relational Coordination Program in a Large Australian Public Hospital
How Institutional Forces Shape the Implementation of a Relational Coordination Program in a Large Australian Public Hospital
Presenter: Darren McLean (Griffith University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Jennifer Perloff (Heller School, Brandeis University)
2017 Webinars
December - Testing Innovative Interventions – The Workforce Crisis in Residential Care
Testing Innovative Interventions – The Workforce Crisis in Residential Care
Presenters: Laura Lorenz, Marji Erikson Warfield, Heba Naim, Frances Shechter Raede (Heller School, Brandeis University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Christine Bishop (Heller School, Brandeis University)
November - Relational Coordination and Sustainability
Relational Coordination and Sustainability
Presenter: Elli Meleti (University of Glasgow)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Anne Douglass (University of Massachusetts Boston)
October - Factors and Processes Underlying Increases of Relational Coordination in Task-Coordinating Groups
Factors and Processes Underlying Increases of Relational Coordination in Task-Coordinating Groups
Presenter: Jim Best (Saybrook University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: John Paul Stephens (Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management)
September - Organizing For Student Success: A Proposal For Relational Coordination In Higher Education
Organizing For Student Success: A Proposal For Relational Coordination In Higher Education
Presenter: Jeff Grim (University of Michigan)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Susan Gershenfeld (Heller School, Brandeis University)
May - Performance Management in Context: Formative Cross-Functional Performance Monitoring for Improvement and the Mediating Role of Relational Coordination in Hospital
Performance Management in Context: Formative Cross-Functional Performance Monitoring for Improvement and the Mediating Role of Relational Coordination in Hospital
Presenters: Edel Conway (DCU Business School) and Aoife McDermott (Cardiff Business School)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Martin Connor (Gold Coast Health)
April - Improving the Interdisciplinary Team Work in the Operating Room: Using Relational Coordination as a Framework and Model for Organizational Change
Improving the Interdisciplinary Team Work in the Operating Room: Using Relational Coordination as a Framework and Model for Organizational Change
Presenter: Birgitte Torring (PhD candidate, Aalborg University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Tim Vogus (Professor, Vanderbilt University)
March - Relational Coordination Meets Social Construction – A Conversation
Relational Coordination Meets Social Construction – A Conversation
Presenters: Jody Hoffer Gittell (RCRC) and Sheila McNamee (The Taos Institute)
Facilitator: Tony Suchman (Relationship Centered Healthcare)
February - Relational Self-Affirmation: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Relational Self-Affirmation: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves (discussion only)
Presenter: Julia Lee (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Amy Wrzesniewski (Professor, Yale University)
January - Improving Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Surgical Care Through a Relational Coordination Change Initiative
Presenter: Caroline Logan (Associate, Abt Associates)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Kent Haythorn (Vice President, Surgical Services at Emory Healthcare)
2016 Webinars
December - Relational Coordination and Cross-Selling in Chinese Retail Chain – The Role of Human Resource Management
Presenter: Helen Liu (Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, Heller School, RCRC, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Stephen Procter (Professor, Newcastle University)
November - Coordinating Complex Construction Projects – A Relational Approach
Coordinating Complex Construction Projects – A Relational Approach
Presenter: John Paul Stephens (Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Joyce Fletcher (Professor, Simmons College)
October - Public Schools and Immigrant Families Partnering for Student Success
Public Schools and Immigrant Families Partnering for Student Success
Presenter: Cady Landa (PhD Student, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Anne Douglass (Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston)
September - Leveraging Shared Governance Through Evidence Based Practice Councils: The Role of Reciprocal Learning and Relational Coordination
Presenter: Mario Desmedt (Chief Executive Nurse Officer, Hospital of Valais)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Charles Heckscher (Professor, Rutgers University)
June - Testing an RC Intervention to Affect Organizational Change Across a Youth Violence Collaborative
Testing an RC Intervention to Affect Organizational Change Across a Youth Violence Collaborative
Presenter: Brenda Bond (Professor, Suffolk University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Lauren Hajjar (Adjunct Faculty and Senior Fellow, Suffolk University)
May - Shaping Systems to Promote Desired Outcomes: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Rural North Carolina EDs
Presenter: Donna Sullivan Havens (Professor, UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Frannie Shechter Raede (Doctoral Student, Heller School, Brandeis University)
April - Building the Ties That Bind: Hub Firms and Relational Capacity in Cross-Organizational Networks
Building the Ties That Bind: Hub Firms and Relational Capacity in Cross-Organizational Networks
Presenter: Anna Perlmutter (PhD Student, Case Western Reserve University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Benjamin Gomes-Casseres (Professor, Brandeis International Business School)
March - Speaking the Same Professional Language: Associations With Relational Coordination and Perceived Quality of Care in Swiss Rehabilitation
Presenter: Manuel Stuhlinger, Gudela Grote, Jan Schmutz (ETH Zurich)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Timothy Vogus (Professor, Vanderbilt University)
February - Improving Relational Coordination in Community Based Care Through Multi-disciplinary Meetings – A Clustered Randomized Control Trial
Presenter: Vera Scholmerich (Professor, Erasmus University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Kenneth Milne (Physician Leader, Founder, Salus Global Consulting)
2015 Webinars
October - Speedy Delivery Versus Long-Term Strategy: Knowledge Coordination Under Time Pressure Between Project Teams and Permanent Departments in Amsterdam Public Works
Presenter: Freek Van Berkel (PhD Candidate, VU Amsterdam)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Ragnhild Kvalshaugen (Professor, Norwegian Business School)
May - Relational Coordination of Workforce Diversity and Firm Performance: The Moderating Impacts of Workgroup Autonomy and Multisource Feedback
Presenter: Hun Whee Lee (Seoul National University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Michele Williams (Cornell University)
April - Closing the Quality Gap: Coordination of Chronic Care
Closing the Quality Gap: Coordination of Chronic Care
Presenter: Jessica Mellinger (University of Michigan)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: John Carroll (MIT Sloan School)
March - Care Coordination: A Relational Systems Approach
Care Coordination: A Relational Systems Approach
Presenter: Suhna Lee (Yale University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Christine Bishop (Heller School, Brandeis University)
February - Exploring the Linkages Between High Performance Work Systems and Organizational Performance: The Role of Relational Coordination
Presenter: Muhammad Siddique (Institute of Management Science, Pakistan)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Xiangmin Liu (Pennsylvania State University)
January - Using Congruence and Relational Coordination Theories to Elicit Change in Baltimore City Public Schools
Presenter: Sana Naeem (PhD Student, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: Anne Douglass (Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston)
2014 Webinars
October - Promoting Human Dignity in Organizational Life: A Case Study of Hagar International
Promoting Human Dignity in Organizational Life: A Case Study of Hagar International
Presenter: Delia Mannen (ESADE Business School)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
Discussant: John Paul Stephens (Case Western Reserve University)
September - Relational Coordination and Collaborative Knowledge Creation
Relational Coordination and Collaborative Knowledge Creation
Presenter: Harold Alvarez (Maastricht University, Dept. of Organizations and Strategy)
Facilitator: Jody Hoffer Gittell (Professor, RCRC, Heller School, Brandeis University)
