Ann Langley

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| education = B.A., Mathematics, 1971, University of Oxford
M.A., Operations Research, 1972, University of Lancaster
PhD., 1987, HEC Montréal

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Université du Québec à Montréal

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Ann Langley {{post-nominals|list=FRSC}} is a British-Canadian economist. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Strategic Management Research in a Pluralistic Environment at HEC Montréal. She is a Distinguished Research Environment Professor at Warwick Business School and an adjunct professor at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, the University of Montreal, and the University of Gothenburg. Langley is interested in strategy, health management and research methodology.

Early life and education

Langley was born in Bristol, England and graduated from the University of Oxford and University of Lancaster before obtaining her Doctor of Management from HEC Montréal in 1987.{{cite web |title=Prix Acfas Thérèse Gouin-Décarie |url=https://www.acfas.ca/prix-concours/prix-acfas/2018/prix-therese-gouin-decarie/ann-langley |website=acfas.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |language=French |date=2018}}

Career

While her husband earned his PhD, they lived in London and Langley worked at Mars Ltd in Slough. When the family moved to Montreal, she learned French and worked in the health care sector while earning her own PhD in management from HEC Montréal.{{cite web |title=Longest Married Alumni Couple? |url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/alumni/news/archive/talk/longest-married-alumni-couple/ |website=lancaster.ac.uk |accessdate=October 2, 2019}}

After earning her PhD, she accepted a position in the School of Management Sciences at the Université du Québec à Montréal until 2000 when she joined HEC Montréal as a full professor. Upon her arrival at HEC Montréal, Langley became the director of the MSc and PhD programs from 2003 to 2006. In 2007, she was awarded the Medal for Teaching Excellence by the International Conference of Heads of Higher Education Institutions and French- Language Management Research.{{cite web |title=ANN LANGLEY RAYONNE EN FINLANDE!|url=https://www.hec.ca/nouvelles/2016/AnnLangley_Aalto_doctorat_hc.html |website=hec.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |date=May 20, 2016|language=French}} She also became co-director of the Study Group on practice of strategy at HEC Montréal. In 2008, she was named the Canada Research Chair in Strategic Management in Pluralistic Settings.{{cite web |title=ProActive Disclosure for the Canada Research Chairs (2008) |url=http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/disclosure-divulgation/grants-subventions/2008.pdf |website=chairs-chaires.gc.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019}}

In 2010, Langley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in their Academy of Social Sciences.{{cite web |title=ANN LANGLEY ELECTED TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA |url=https://www.hec.ca/en/news/2010/nouv201092-e.html |website=hec.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |date=November 26, 2010}} The following year, she was the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.{{cite web |title=A NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY AWARDS PROFESSOR ANN LANGLEY AN HONORARY PHD |url=https://www.hec.ca/en/news/2011/nouv_201160_Ann_Langley_Honoris-e.html |website=hec.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |date=September 1, 2011}}

In 2014, she was the recipient of the Pierre Laurin Award for excellence in teaching and research.{{cite web |title=TOP HEC MONTRÉAL RESEARCH AND TEACHING AWARDS GO TO ANN LANGLEY AND MICHEL VÉZINA |url=https://www.hec.ca/en/news/2014/2014_Top_awards_research_teachning.html |website=hec.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |date=November 27, 2014}} Two years later, Langley was nominated by Howard Thomas and eventually elected a Fellow of the Academy of Management.{{cite web |title=ANN LANGLEY BECOMES A FELLOW OF THE ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT |url=https://www.hec.ca/en/news/2017/ann-langley-devient-fellow-academy-of-management.html |website=hec.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |date=September 12, 2017}} She also received an honorary doctorate from the Aalto University School of Business. The following year, she was presented with the 2018 Thérèse Gouin Décarie Award.{{cite web |title=ANN LANGLEY RECOGNIZED BY ACFAS FOR HER CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIAL SCIENCES |url=https://www.hec.ca/en/news/2018/ann-langley-recognized-by-acfas-for-her-contribution-to-the-social-sciences.html|website=hec.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |date=November 15, 2018}} In 2019, Langley was named an Honorary Member of the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS){{cite web |title=ANN LANGLEY HONOURED FOR HER SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION |url=https://www.hec.ca/en/news/2019/ann-langley-honoured-her-scientific-contribution.html |website=hec.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |date=August 29, 2019}} and sat on the Scientific Committee of the Alphonse and Dorimène Desjardins International Institute for Cooperatives.{{cite web |title=Scientific Committee |url=http://institutcoop.hec.ca/en/about/scientific-committee/ |website=institutcoop.hec.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003031705/http://institutcoop.hec.ca/en/about/scientific-committee/ |archivedate=October 3, 2019}}

Langley is co-editor of Strategic Organization and editor-in-chief of Organization Studies.{{cite web |title=Conferences and Workshops |url=https://chairepluralisme.hec.ca/en/activities/colloquia-conferences/ |website=chairepluralisme.hec.ca |accessdate=October 2, 2019}} She sits on board of the European Group for Organizational Studies as chair of the EGOS Organizing Committee.{{cite web |title=Ann Langley |url=https://www.egosnet.org/jart/prj3/egos/main.jart?rel=de&content-id=1561976080676&reserve-mode=reserve |website=egosnet.org |accessdate=October 2, 2019 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003032115/https://www.egosnet.org/jart/prj3/egos/main.jart?rel=de&content-id=1561976080676&reserve-mode=reserve |archivedate=October 3, 2019}}