John W Slocum Ph.D.

Vita

Education

Ph.D., University of Washington, 1967
M.B.A., Kent State University, 1964
B.B.A., Westminster College, 1962

Areas of Expertise
Organizational behavior
Organization design
Corporate culture

Courses Taught
Graduate/Undergraduate:

Management
Organizational Behavior

Editorships

Organizational Dynamics, Associate Editor
Journal of World Business, Editor
Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Co-Editor
Leadership Quarterly, editorial review board member

Consulting Engagements
ARAMARK
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Celanese Chemical
Lockheed Martin
Pier 1
Kisco Senior Living
Southwest Real Estate
Brakke Consulting
Viewcast

Current Research
Goal setting and its impact of managerial performance
Strategic management
Emotional reactions to feedback

Publications (27 books and over 127 articles)
Most recent book: Management: A Competency based approach, 11th ed. Southwestern Publishing, 2008.

Organizational Behavior, 12th ed., in press.

"On death & dying: The corporate leadership capacity of CEOs," Organizational Dynamics, 2002, 31, 1-18.

"Slice of reality: Changing culture at Pizza Hut and Yum brands," Organizational Dynamics, 2003, 32, 319-329.

"The role of goal orientation, negative emotions, and goal setting," Human Performance, 2005, 1, 55-81.

"Strategic action at Lenovo," Organizational Dynamics, 2005, 34, 89-102.

"Strategic and organizational requirements for competitive advantage," Academy of Management Executive, 2005, 19, 31-45.

"Fermentation in the China beer industry," Organizational Dynamics, 2006,  35, 32-48.

"Creating corporate cultures through mythopoetic leadership" Organizational Dynamics, 2007,36, in press.

"Individual differences & expatriate assignment effectiveness: The case of U.S. based Korean expatriates", Journal of World Business, 2008, 43, in press.

Grants, Honors & Awards

  • National Science Foundation Fellowship to Study the Impact of Computer Science in the Behavioral Sciences, Summer, 1969 
  • Fellow, Academy of Management, 1976 
  • Fellow, American Institute for Decision Sciences, 1984 
  • Alumni Citation for Professional Accomplishment, Westminster College, 1985 
  • Nicholas Salgo Distinguished Teacher Award, SMU, 1987 and 1993
  • Who's Who in Finance & Industry, 1988 - to date
  • Who's Who in the South & Southwest, 1990 - to date 
  • Rotunda Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 1990 and 1998
  • Outstanding Teaching, undergraduate program, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Distinguished Service Award, Academy of Management, 1993
  • Fellow, Pan-Pacific Business Association, 1995
  • Carl Sewell Distinguished Service Award, 1998
  • SMU Distinguished University Citizen Award 2002
  • Who's Who in Business Higher Education, 2003
  • Most Vaulable Professor, Executive MBA Program, 2003

O. Paul Corley Distinguished Chair in Organizational Behavior and Administration

MNO Department

Office:
400B Fincher
Phone:
(214) 768- 3157
Email:
jslocum@cox.smu.edu

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