Daisy is interested in exploring the institutional factors that affect technology adoption, with a focus on clean technologies in the automotive industry. She is primarily concerned with the phenomenon of front running within industries, and its implications for changing organizational aims and norms. Daisy also researches engineering work, and has spent time collecting data in the Detroit and Bangalore offices of an international automotive company. Daisy earned a B.A. in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University. She has also conducted research on the history of wind energy innovation at the Technical University in Berlin.

Yosem Companys conducts research on how information and communication technologies (ICTs) affect people's organizing, collective action, and entrepreneurship patterns throughout the world. Yosem's dissertation explores the origins of the Democratic netroots movement in the United States via a historical ethnography of the 2004 presidential draft effort of General Wesley K. Clark. Other research explores how people use ICTs to promote democracy, human rights, effective governance, sustainable development, and other social goods. In 2007, the Social Science Research Network selected Yosem's paper (with Jeff McMullen) entitled "Strategic Entrepreneurs at Work" as a "Top Ten Paper in Entrepreneurship and Innovation." In 2009, the Academy of Management selected Yosem's paper (with Carlos Rodriguez-Lluesma) entitled "Bridging the Gap" as a "Best Paper." Prior to coming to Stanford, Yosem worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch and in brand management and business development at Procter & Gamble. Yosem holds an M.A. in Sociology from Stanford University in Organizations, Business, and the Economy; an M.P.A. in International Development from Harvard University in Science, Technology, and Development; and a B.A. in Economics from Yale University in Development.

Thomas studies how organizations interact with their environments in terms of how they form relationships and share information with other organizations, and, in so doing, learn and evolve. He is particularly interested in the connections between government and private organizations, and how this affects the accesibility, representation, and impact of the policy making process. Thomas is also interested in research at the intersection of law and organizations, including the evolution of legal forms of organization, such as the corporation. Thomas is also finishing up his J.D. at Stanford Law School, where he served as President of the Law Review and worked with the Supreme Court Law Clinic. Prior to coming to Stanford, he received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Lei is interested in the relationship between technological change and organizational behavior/structure, and the implications of such relationship for organizational management. With a background in information management, he is also interested in the searching, storing, sharing, and using of work-related information in organizations. Prior to joining WTO for doctoral studies, Lei received his B.S. in Management from Beijing (Peking) University.

Joachim is interested in team and small-group level cognition, problem solving, and work practice. His current research focuses on how creative design work is conducted at the intersection of different organizational, occupational, and national contexts. Joachim has conducted research with the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) and with the Interactive Cognition Laboratory, both at the University of California, San Diego. He holds a BA in Cognitive Science from UC San Diego, and an MSc in Philosophy (specialization in mind and cognition) from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to coming to Stanford, he also spent a year studying Mandarin at Peking University, China.

Dan is interested in the power of organized interest groups to shape their environment and influence the defense systems acquisition and contracting processes of the federal government. In addition, he is interested in the privatization of government functions and the resulting effect on military and defense-related capabilities and readiness. Dan holds a BS in Astronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy and an MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies at Stanford, Dan served in the U.S. Air Force, separating at the rank of Captain.

Kurt's research examines the processes through which illegitimacy can become institutionalized in an occupation, with human resource management as an illustrative case. Additional interests include the standardization of knowledge work, and the microfoundations of organizational and institutional genesis. Kurt holds a Masters in Organizational Behavior from Brigham Young University. He is co-author of two books: Beyond Juggling: Rebalancing Your Busy Life (Berrett- Koehler, 2002) and HR Competencies: Mastery at the Intersection of People and Business (Society for Human Resource Management, 2008).

Isaac is interested in management consulting and the nature of advice. These are some of the questions that puzzle him: Why people seek advice? What constitutes good advice? What advisers do and how they go about doing it? How advisers build and sustain their relationships with clients? And: How do people take the advice they are given? Isaac holds a B.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology, Technion, and a M.Sc. in Organizational and Social Psychology from the London School of Economics. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, Isaac worked as a training and development consultant for IBM and Creo (Kodak).

Jia (Carol) Xu is broadly interested in sociology of technology and work. One of her many ideas is to incorporate micro-level human interaction processes into macro-level sociological theories of technology and work in order to understand the nuances of technology formation and its effects on social everyday life. Workplace behaviors and interaction serve as a great observational field for her exploration. In addition, she also has interests in philosophy, dance, and self-taught painting.

Daniela is interested in exploring the way employees in globally distributed organizations use information, social networking and communication technologies to collaborate and share knowledge with their colleagues around the world. She is particularly interested in the issues that arise surrounding culture, group norms, organizational boundaries and technology design. Daniela holds a B.S. in Information Science from Cornell University. She has conducted research with the Interaction Design Group and the Media Effects Lab at Cornell University. In the past, Daniela has served as a global marketing intern at SONY BMG and a corporate communication specialist and digital content strategist at IBM.

Bobbi is interested in the interaction between technology and identity across various global and national contexts. Her current research explores the ways that cultural contexts and identities impact how software development teams approach innovation, change and conflict. Prior to joining Stanford, she conducted research at the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and was a Fulbright Scholar at the Universitaet Klagenfurt in Austria. Bobbi holds a B.S.F.S. in International Politics from Georgetown University and an M.A. in Eastern European Studies from Columbia University.

Andrew's current work examines the position of public policy groups in the relationship-building process between private and government organizations.  His professional experiences include service as an aircraft maintenance officer in the U.S. Air Force as well as a role in logistics strategy at Raytheon.  Prior to coming to Stanford, he worked at the Learning Games Network, a startup nonprofit focused on educational computer gaming.  Andrew holds a BS in Agricultural & Biological Engineering and an MBA from Cornell University, and an EdM in Technology, Innovation & Education from Harvard University.