FACULTY & RESEARCH

SMU Cox Faculty Experts: Management Culture

• Mel Fugate, assistant professor in the Management and Organizations Department, is an expert on employee performance, human resources, and managing organizational change. This includes, but is not limited to: downsizing, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and plant closings. Fugate consults with managers to assess the impact of change events on employees and devise action plans to effectively manage the change process. His work focuses on topics such as leadership development, psychology of organizational change, employability, and performance management. Professor Fugate may be reached at 214-768-2296 or mfugate@mail.cox.smu.edu. His vita may be found at http://www.cox.smu.edu/academic/professor.do/mfugate.

• John Slocum, holds the title of O.Paul Corley Professor of Organizational Behavior and is chairs the Organization and Management Department. He specializes in corporate management, business trends, leadership, and human resources management. His recent research includes examining the common behaviors of failed CEOs, as well as the corporate culture factors of mergers and acquisitions. He is a frequent media commentator on topics concerning corporate organization during mergers, and CEO leadership successes and failings. He also consults with such organizations as Mellon National Bank, ARAMARK, The Associates, Kodak, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Hershey Foods, Celanese, General Telephone and Electric, NASA, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Transnational Trucks, and Brooklyn Union. Professor Slocum can be reached at 214-768-3157 or jslocum@mail.cox.smu.edu. His vita may be found at http://www.cox.smu.edu/academic/professor.do/jslocum.