Faculty and Research

The Department of Management is seriously devoted to knowledge creation as a primary mission of the professoriate.  During the period of 2004-2008, our faculty published 71 journal articles, 6 books, 42 book chapters, and 63 conference proceedings.  Included in faculty publications are papers in such prestigious outlets at Academy of Management Learning & Education, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Human Performance, Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of International Business Studies, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Organizational Science, all of which either appear in the Financial Times Top 40 Journals or have a Thompson-ISI Impact Factor above a 2.0.  Other well-regarded outlets faculty have published in include Human Relations, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Journal of Information Science, Journal of Small Business Management, Leadership Quarterly, Small Group Research, and Systems Dynamics Review.  Below are biographies of current faculty that explain their publications and research interests.  Please click on the faculty image to learn more. 


James R. Bailey
Tucker Professor of Leadership and Chair of Mgt. Department


Katherine Korman Frey
Entrepreneur in Residence


N. Sharon Hill
Assistant Professor of Management


Jaclyn M. Jensen
Assistant Professor of Management


D. Christopher Kayes
Associate Professor of Management


Jake Messersmith
Assistant Professor of Management


Patrick McHugh
Associate Professor of Management


Tjai Nielsen
Assistant Professor of Management


Lynn R. Offermann
Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (joint appointment)


John W. Rollins
Executive in Management


George Solomon
Associate Professor of Management


Paul M. Swiercz
Professor of Management


Ayman El Tarabishy
Research Professor


Stuart A. Umpleby
Professor of Management


Erik K. Winslow
Professor of Management