Expertise

The ecological and evolutionary models of organisations.
Inter-organisational relations.
Financial institutions.
Quantitative research methods.
Competition between firms.

Overview

After graduating in natural sciences from Cambridge in 1979, Barron worked for several years as a social worker in Scotland and London, before taking his MA and PhD in sociology at Cornell University. He was Assistant Professor in Sociology at McGill University until 1994 when he joined the Saïd Business School as Lecturer in Business Organisation.

Research interests

David Barron’s research interests (models of organisations, financial institutions and advanced quantitative analysis) profitably draw together several areas and have resulted in a range of books and articles, most recently ‘The Structuring of Organizational Populations’ in the American Sociological Review. He is on the editorial board of the American Sociological Review, Industrial and Corporate Change and Organisation Studies.

Books:

Barron, DN, West, E, & Hannan, MT, Competition, Deregulation and the Fortunes of Credit Unions, Filene Research Institute, 1995.

Hannan, T, West, E & Barron, D, Dynamics of Populations of Credit Unions, Filene Research Institute, 1994.

Book chapters:

Barron, DN, 'Evolutionary Theory', in: Faulkner, D, & Campbell, A (Ed), Oxford Handbook of Strategy, Oxford University Press, 2003.

Barron, DN, 'Organizational Ecology and Structural Analysis', in: Lazega, E, & Favereau, O (Ed), Conventions and Structures, Cheltenham, 2002.

Barron, DN, 'Simulating the Dynamics of Organizational Populations', in: Lomi, A., & Larsen, E. (Ed), Simulating Organizational Societies: Theories, Models and Applications, Cambridge, MA, 2001.

Barron, DN, 'Credit Unions', in: Carroll, GR and Hannan, MT (Ed), Organizations in Industry, Oxford University Press, 1995.

Journal articles:

David N Barron and Elizabeth West (2005) “Leaving Nursing: An Event History Analysis of Nurses’ Careers.” Journal of Health Services Research and Policy Vol 10, pp 150–157. Published with a commentary by Professor Michael West, Aston University.

Rachel Reeves, Elizabeth West and David N Barron (2005) “The Impact of Barriers to Care on Nurses’ Intentions to Leave London Hospitals.” Journal of Health Services Research and Policy Vol 10, pp 5–9

Elizabeth West and David N Barron (2005) “Social and Geographical Boundaries around the Networks of Senior Nurses and Doctors: An Application of Social Network Analysis.” Canadian Journal of Nursing Research Vol 37: pp 132–149.

West, Elizabeth, David Barron and Rachel Reeves (2005) “Overcoming the Barriers to Patient Centred Care: Time, Tools and Training.” Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol 14, pp 435–443. Published with a commentary by Professor Sean Clarke, University of Pennsylvania.

Barron, DN (2001) 'Organizational Ecology and Industrial Economics', Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol 10, pp 541-548.

West, E, Barron, DN, Dowsett, J and Newton, JN (1999) 'Hierarchies and Cliques in the Social Networks of Health Care Professionals: Implications for the Design of Dissemination Strategies', Social Science and Medicine, Vol 48 No5, pp 633-646.

Barron, DN (1999) 'The Structuring of Organizational Populations', American Sociological Review, Vol 64, No 3,  pp 421-445.

Barron, DN, West, E and Hannan, MT (1998) 'Deregulation and Competition in the Financial Industry', Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol.7, No 1, pp 1-32.

Barron, DN (1998) 'Pathways to Legitimacy Among Consumer Loan Providers in New York City, 1914-1934', Organization Studies, Vol 19, No 2,  pp 207-233.

Hannan, M, Barron, DN, West, E (1994) 'A Time to Grow and a Time to Die: growth and mortality of Credit Unions in New York City 1914-1990', American Journal of Sociology, Vol 100, No 2, pp 381-421.