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Faculty Research Interests
Dr. Linda L. Naimi
Global, legal, technological and ethical challenges of organizational leadership
Dr. Taggart E. Smith
- Supporting integrity in communities of practice through leadership
- Application-oriented business research methods
- Organizational culture and influence processes in leadership
- Knowledge management from the human capital view
Prof. Rodney C. Vandeveer
- Discovery of emerging leadership strategies allowing organizations to compete in the global environment
- Application of human and organizational behavior skill in the development of a more effective workforce
- Researching and writing case studies for the classroom and training use
- Researching the development of greater participative management culture leading to a transformational organization
Dr. Mara H. Wasburn
- Team mentoring and career advancement; women in technology-rich disciplines
Prof. Thomas K. Capozzoli
- The causes of workplace and school violence and how to reduce or prevent such incidents from happening
- The application of team concept as integrated with lean manufacturing in the workplace
- The application of conflict management to ensure the success of workplace teams
Prof. Beverly J. Davis
- Human Behavior and Technology Related Research
- Technoism; Individual and Organizational
- Workplace Development: Technology, Psychological Contracts, and Leadership
Prof. Nathan W. Harter, J.D.
- Philosophical perspectives on leadership
- An integral, systems approach to leadership
- Moral development and ethics education in technology
- Rural leadership and community building
Prof. Jo Alice Pierce
- Partnerships between industry and academics
- Managerial Style and employee motivation
Prof. Merwyn L. Strate
- Leadership and workforce development in the area of adaptive competence
- Complex adaptive leadership, complexity and chaos theory
- Intergenerational issues in organizations
- Qualitative research methods
OLS applied research contact info:
To find out more on how to become involved in a sponsored project or applied research, contact:
Michael Beyerlein, OLS department head
or
Dr. Melissa Dark, assistant dean for planning and research
E-mail: dark@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-2554·
contact info:
Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Young Hall
302 Wood Street
West Lafayette, IN
47907-2108
Phone: (765) 494-5599
Fax: (765) 496-2519
