BIO

Viva Bartkus is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Notre Dame.  Bartkus graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Economics, and completed her doctorate and master’s in International Relations at Oxford University while on a Rhodes Scholarship.  Her current research and teaching interests concentrate on two areas: the leadership approaches most effective in solving complex business problems and the social capital of communities that enables collaboration. 

Bartkus’ published works include The Dynamic of Secession (Cambridge University Press, 1999), which investigates nationalism, self-determination, and why groups attempt succession. In Getting It Right: Notre Dame on Leadership and Judgement in Business (Jossey-Bass, 2008), Bartkus and co-author Edward Conlon contend that successful business leadership depends on values-based problem-solving habits of mind. Social Capital: Reaching Out, Reaching In (Edward Elgar, 2008), co-authored with James Davis, explores the underpinnings of networks, norms, trust, and social capital in organizations.  Prior to joining the faculty at Notre Dame, Bartkus spent 10 years in consulting at McKinsey & Co., with the last four years as a partner.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Partner, McKinsey & Company (1993 - 2003)

EDUCATION

• DPhil, Magdalen College, University of Oxford
• MPhil, Magdalen College, University of Oxford
• BA, Yale University
• MA, Yale University

TEACHING

• Problem solving class
• Business on the Frontlines
• Problem Solving

PUBLICATIONS

"International Business Dynamics," (with James H Davis), To appear in Business and Society, 2008.

"Toward a Model of Economic Returns Based on the Interaction of the MNC, the State, and the Market," (with James H Davis),  Business & Society, May30, 2008, 1 - 26.

"Building Brands," (with Dave Elzinga, Leslie Donato, Sandie Eltringham, Axel Baur),  In Vivo, 2003.

"Dynamic Marketing," (with Robert Glassman, Roy Berggren, Phil Keenan),  In Vivo, 2002.

Book Articles and Chapters

Business on the Frontlines, Oxford University (January (1st Quarter/Winter)2012).

The Impact of Business in Post-War Reconstruction, "The Quality of Peace," University of Notre Dame (December2011).

Secession, International Encyclopedia of Political Science, Sage Publications (2009).

Books

Getting It Right, (with Edward J Conlon), Jossey Bass (2008).

Social Capital: Reaching In and Reaching Out, (with James H Davis), Edward Elgar (2008).

Dynamic of Secession, Cambridge University Press (2003).

PRESENTATIONS

Viva O Bartkus, James H Davis, Strategic Management Society Annual Meeting, SMS, San Diego, CA, "Social Capital In A Global Industrial Company," (October10, 2007).

Viva O Bartkus, Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, "Risk, Cost, and Timing: Evolution of the Pharmaceutical Value Chain," ( 2005).

WORKING PAPERS

Ed Conlon, "Business on the Frontlines."

David Schoorman, "Social Capital as Competitive Advantage."