Education:

Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, Indiana University, 1990

M.B.A., Indiana University, 1985

B.A., Psychology, Indiana University, 1978

Academic Experience:

Mercer University

Assistant Professor of Management – 2008 to Present

Undergraduate Program Director – 2010 to Present

Winston-Salem State University

Adjunct Professor of Management (Full-time)—2006--2008

Visiting Professor of Quantitative Management --2004 to 2006

Part-time Adjunct Professor--2004.

Forsyth Technical Community College

Adjunct professor—2003-2004

Guilford College

Adjunct professor—2001--2002

Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management

Assistant Professor of Management--1990-1996

University of Massachusetts

Lecturer—1987-1987

Indiana University

Associate Instructor and Research Assistant—1983-1985

Published Research: Peer Reviewed:

“Achieving Global Growth Througth Acquisitions: Tata's Takeover of Corus.” Journal of Case Research in Business and Economics, Vol 1, p. 1-17 (2009). (with Suresh Gopalan and Jessica Bailey of Winston-Salem State University)

“The Role of Self-monitoring in Job Search Success: A Field Study.” PALMETTO REVIEW, Vol. 9 (2006), 12-18.

Published Research: Proceedings:

“Achieving Global Growth through Acquisition: Tata’s Takeover of Corus.” Proceedings for the International Academy for Case Studies, 14(2) (2007), 19. (with Suresh Gopalan of Winston-Salem State University)

“Regional Health Medical Center: A need for emergency care expansion.” Proceedings for the International Academy for Case Studies, 14(2) (2007), 31-35. (with Twyna Hook and Suresh Gopalan of Winston-Salem State University)

“Ethics, Expectations and Generation Y: A Proposal to Examine Willingness to Fabricate on Resumes.” The 2007 Southeastern Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SE INFORMS) Proceedings (2007), 720-729. (with Janice Witt-Smith, Winston-Salem State University)

Presentations:

“Tata Steel’s acquisition of Corus: Achieving Global Growth.” Case presented at the 2008 Southwest Case Research Association (SWCRA) meeting (International Business track), Houston, TX, March 4-8, 2008. (with Suresh Gopalan, Winston-Salem State University)

“Regional Health Medical Center: A Need for Emergency Care Expansion.” Case presented at the 2007 Allied Academies International Conference, Reno, NV, October 4-5, 2007. (with Twyna Hook and Suresh Gopalan, Winston-Salem State University)

“Achieving Global Growth through Acquisition: Tata’s Takeover of Corus”. Case presented at the 2007 Allied Academies International Conference, Reno, NV, October 4-5, 2007. (with Suresh Gopalan, Winston-Salem State University)

“Ethics, Expectations and Generation Y: A Proposal to Examine Willingness to Fabricate on Resumes.” Paper presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SE INFORMS), Myrtle Beach, SC, October 4-5, 2007. (with Janice Witt-Smith, Winston-Salem State University)

Working papers:

“Economic Development in the College Hill Corridor.”

“A comparative study of proposed dimensions of ethno-cultural empathy.”

“Organizational implications of mirror neuron research.”

“An examination of socio-cultural issues regarding Latino immigration based on a framework of corporate mergers and acquisitions.”

“The acculturation of Latino immigration: The role of organizational social responsibility for successful socio-cultural integration.”