N. Sharon Hill, Ph.D.

Bio

N. Sharon Hill is an assistant professor of management at The George Washington University School of Business. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of human resource management and organizational behavior. Dr. Hill’s teaching and research has been recognized with multiple awards, including a Robert H. Smith School of Business Teaching Excellence Award, Frank T. Paine Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Academy of Management Human Resources Division/Society for Human Resource Management Dissertation Grant Award, and a Ph.D. Project Promising Young Scholar Award.

Dr. Hill’s research focuses on two areas: organizational change and virtual or technology-mediated work arrangements (including virtual teams, e-learning, and telecommuting). In the area of organizational change, she is interested in factors that influence employee responses to organizational change. In the area of virtual work, her interest is in individual characteristics and contextual factors that influence the effectiveness of virtual work arrangements. Her research has been published in the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, and Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams.

Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr. Hill worked for DuPont and General Electric in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, and the United States. Her global and cross-functional business experience includes leadership roles in information technology, process and quality improvement, organizational change, and training and development.

Dr. Hill received her Ph.D. in Business and Management from the University of Maryland, College Park. She also holds an M.B.A. in International Business from the University of Missouri, Kansas City; and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with German from Bath University in the United Kingdom. Dr. Hill is a member of the Academy of Management, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, American Psychological Association, and Society for Human Resource Management.