Cynthia E. Miree

Title: Professor of Management
Office: 400 Elliott Hall
Phone: (248) 370-2833
Email: [email protected]

Education:
University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D. Strategic Management

Biography:
Cynthia Miree's research is focused in the area of strategic management. Strategic management is a broad field that is concerned with understanding and enhancing firm performance. She has served as a subject matter expert for a benchmarking study conducted by the American Productivity and Quality Center focused on competitive intelligence. Cynthia has published in the several journals including the Journal of Operations Management, the Journal of Small Business Strategy and the Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management.

Teaching interests: 
Strategic Management

Research interests: 
Interdisciplinary Strategic Management, Management Education, Not for Profit Organizations

Awards:

2021 CUPA-HR Inclusion Cultivates Excellence Award: Diversity Advocate Program - Design and Implementation Team Member, CUPA-HR, August 2021

2021 University Assessment Excellence Award - Assessment Committee Co-Chair, Oakland University, April 2021

LaRue Fredrick Outstanding Graduate Member - 2nd Place, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Great Lakes Region), April 2021

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Faculty Excellence Award, Oakland University, April 2020

SBA Distinguished Service Award, School of Business Administration, August 2018

Best Paper Award (Divistion III Strategic and Global Mgmt), The Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management, October 2013

School of Business Administration's Distinguished Service Award, School of Business Administration, August 2009

SBA Teaching Excellence Award, School of Business Administration (Oakland University), August 2007

Founders Day Faculty Recognition - Teaching, Oakland University, 2005

Oakland Universtity's Link Award, 2002

University Women's Teaching Award, American Association of University Women, 2001

Journals and Articles:

York, K. M., & Miree, C. E. (2023). Creating a successful league of their own: An empirical exploration of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, 23(3), 167-176

Kim, J. , Greiner, M. , Miree, C. (2023). Embedded Agency in Competitive Environments: Distribution of New Occupations for Data-Oriented Practices. Management Research Review. Forthcoming

York, K. M., Miree, C. E.(2020). The Hanson Brothers Effect: Is rough play a winning strategy in the NHL?. Journal of Business Strategies. 37(2), 46-65

York, K. M., Miree, C. E.(2020). Achieving competitive balance in the face of resource uncertainty: A resource dependence perspective on the Negro Baseball Leagues. Management & Organizational History. 15(1), 22-39

Turner, K. , Makhija, M. , Miree, C. (2019). Shared Knowledge Attributes' Impact on Understanding Strategic Priorities. Management Research Review. 35

York, K. M., Miree, C. (2018). Averting a tragedy of the commons: Revenue sharing and competitive balance in the NHL. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. 8(1), 35-51

York, K. M., Miree, C. (2016). An empirical test of strategic groups: Predicting organizational performance. Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management. 16(1), 33-48

York, K. M., Miree, C. (2015). A longitudinal exploration of strategic isomorphism: The case of the National Football League. American Journal of Business and Management. 4(2), 61-70

Hirstova, M. , Miree, C. (2013). Longitudinal Update: Business Information Literacy Teaching at Different Academic Levels. Journal of Information Literacy. 153-155

Simon, M. , Miree, C. , Dule, M. (2013). La Vida Local: Planting the Seeds for Growing an Organic Food Delivery Business. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 37(3), 19

York, K. M., Miree, C. (2012). Searching for Trace Evidence of Strategic Management Decisions: Using Organizational Theory To Understand the Competitive Environment. Journal of Strategic Management Education. 37

Gunn, M. , Miree, C. (2012). Business Information Literacy Teaching at Different Academic Levels: An Exploration of Skills and Implications for Instructional Design. Journal of Information Literacy. 6(1), 18

Miree, C. , Symdra, R. (2009). Deconstructing Collaboration. Oakland Journal. 10

Miree, C. , Barclay, L. A.(2008). The Use of Technologically-mediated Tools in Undergraduate Group Work: Issues and Implications for Practice. Journal of the Academy of Business Education. 9(Spring), 85-97

Miree, C. , York, K. M., Lombardo, S. (2007). Using Competitive Intelligence processes to create value in the healthcare industry. Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management. 4(1), 127-146

Miree, C. , York, K. (2005). Building a Competitive Intelligence Process for Human Resource Management. Photizo Intelligence Briefing. 2(5), 2

York, K. M., Miree, C. (2004). Causation or covariation: An empirical re-examination of the link between TQM and financial performance. Journal Of Operations Management. 22(3), 291-311

York, K. , Miree, C. (2004). Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? An empirical investigation of the relationship between TQM and financial performance.. Journal Of Operations Management. 22291-311

Ganesh, U. , Miree,, C. , Prescott, J. (2003). CI field Research: Moving the field forward by setting a research agenda.. Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management. 1(1), 4-15

Lombardo, S. , Miree, C. (2003). Caught in the Web: The Impact of Library Instruction on Business Students. College And Research Libraries. 64(1), 6-22

Simon, M. , Miree, C. , Setzkorn, K. , Figon, A. (2003). Managerial errors in product introduction decisions: What were they thinking?. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 14(1), 30-52

Miree, C. , Prescott, J. (2000). TAP-IN to Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in the Sales and Marketing Functions. Competitive Intelligence Review. 11(1), 4-16

Miree, C. , Frieze, I. (1999). Children and Careers: A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Young Children on Critical Career Outcomes of MBAs. Sex Roles: A Journal Of Research. 44(11/12), 787-808

Miree, C. , Prescott, J. (1998). Small Business Solutions: Designing and Leveraging a Competitive Intelligence Process Without Going Broke. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 9(2), 57-76

Books and Chapters:

Mathieson, K. Miree, C. (2010). Illuminating the Invisible: IT and Self-Discovery in the Workplace. (pp. 10). Sharpe.

Mathieson, K. Miree, C. (2003). Illuminating the Invisible: IT and Self-Discovery in the Workplace. (pp. 25). M.E. Sharpe.

Savage, A. Miree, C. (2003). Practical Financial Economics, Financial Analysts and Enron: Asleep at the Wheel?. (pp. 75-101). Praeger:London.

Miree, C. (2003). Practical Financial Economics, Was the Writing on the Wall? The Importance of Strategy Analysis to Financial Analysts. (pp. 45-74). Praeger: London.

Mathieson, K. Miree, C. , . (2003). The Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Performance, Illuminating the Invisible: IT and Self-Discovery in the Workplace. (pp. 461-474). M.E. Sharpe:London.

Miree, C. Prescott, J. (2001). Proven Strategies in Competitive Intelligence: Lessons from the Trenches, TAP-IN to Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in the Sales and Marketing Function. (pp. 12 pages). Wiley & Sons.

Other Publications:

Coppin, A. Miree, C. (2016). Samuel Adams and the US Beer Industry. (pp. 34). Sage Publications.

Miree, C. York, K. (2004). The Truth is Out There: Using the Competitive Intelligence Processes to Manage Human Resources. Journal Of Healthcare Management.

Miree, C. Prescott, J. (2000). Lessons from Business Intelligence: Achieving Strategic and Tactical Coordination in Organizations. (pp. 5). Other (not in list).