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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