Joe Dobson, Ph.D.
Vita
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Business
Administration. John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University in St.
Louis, 1993.
Major Field: Organizational Behavior.
Minor Field: Social Psychology.
Qualifying Exam passed in
Economics.
M.B.A., Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale, 1978.
B.S., Administrative Sciences.
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1977.
DISSERTATION
The Effects of Performance
Contingent Rewards on Social Loafing Behavior.
OTHER RESEARCH INTERESTS
Group Behavior, Non-Traditional Applications of Management Principles.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Organizational Behavior,
Principles of Management, International Management.
PUBLICATIONS
Dobson, J.J. (2002) The Three Stooges and Magic. The Three Stooges Journal, Issue 103 (Fall 2002), pp 13-14.
Bauerly, R.J., & Dobson, J.J. (2002) Business Student and Faculty Views on Cheating. Journal of Contemporary Business Issues, 10 (1), 53-59.
Dobson, J.J., Bauerly,
R.J., & Andrew, L.L. (2001) Cyberspace: Commerce's Final Frontier.
Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral
Sciences. (CD-ROM format)
Dobson, J.J.
(1999) Distance Learning the Old Fashioned Way: A Transcontinental Business
Study Tour. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral
Sciences. (CD-ROM format)
Krell, T.C. and Dobson, J.J.
(1999) The Use of Magic in Teaching Organizational Behavior.
The Journal of Management Education, 23 (1), 44-52.
Dobson, J.J.,
and Bauerly, R.J. (1998) Coaching
the Work Team. Proceedings of
the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 27-29.
Bauerly, R.J. and Dobson,
J.J. (1997) Don't Make Me
Laugh: Getting Serious About
Humor in the Workplace. Proceedings
of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences,
37-40.
Dobson, J.J.
and R.J. Bauerly. (1996) Business, Organizational Behavior, and the Three
Stooges. Proceedings of the
American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences,
63-67.
Dobson, J.J.
(1994) Video Instructor's Guide to accompany Schermerhorn, Hunt, &
Osborn Managing Organizational Behavior
(5e). John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.
Dobson J.J.
(1994) Economics and
Organizational Behavior: The
Dismal Science and Touchy-Feely Stuff. Proceedings
of the Academy of Business Administration, 1070-1076.
Siex, J.A. & Dobson,
J.J. (1993) Universality of
Management Principles: A Unique
Application. Proceedings of
the 1993 Midwest Management Society, 97-101.
Dobson, J.J.
(1993) Video Instructor's Guide to accompany John R. Schermerhorn, Jr. Management
For Productivity (4e). John
Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Krell, T.C., and Dobson,
J.J. (1993)
Using Magic in Management Development Settings.
Proceedings of the Association of Management, 11 (2), 87.
Fields, W.C., Naffziger, D.W.,
& Dobson, J.J. (1992)
Bringing Business Management to Life in the Wilderness.
Training and Management Development Methods, 6,
7.01-7.15.
Fields, W.C., Naffziger, D.W.,
& Dobson, J.J. (1992)
Test of a Short Outward Bound Experience for College Students.
Proceedings of the 1992 Association for Business Simulation and
Experiential Learning, 19, 210.
Naffziger, D.W., Fields, W.C.,
& Dobson, J.J. (1991)
Organizing an Outward Bound Field Trip. Proceedings
of the 1991 Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning,
18, 144.
Fields, W.C., Brakefield, J.,
& Dobson, J.J. (1990) Organizational Culture and Commitment.
WIU Journal of Business, 2 (1), 89-96.
Dobson, J.J.,
Nord, W.R., & Haire‑Joshu, D. (1989) The Use of Goal Setting by
Physicians in the Treatment of Diabetes.
The Diabetes Educator, 15, 62‑65.
Dobson, J.J.
(1986) Test Bank to accompany Management for Productivity (2e), John
Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Dobson, J.J.
(1985) Test Bank to accompany Managing Organizational Behavior (2e),
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Lane, D.M., & Dobson, J.J. (1984) Your Formula for Successful Inventory Management. Veterinary Economics, (June), 78-80.
RESEARCH WORK IN PROGRESS
A Business History of
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Book in progress.
Audience Management:
Managing the Audience for Maximizing the Learning Experience.
PRESENTATIONS
Business Student and Faculty Views on Cheating. American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002.
The Magic of Designing an OB Course. Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, James Madison University, Virginia, 2001.
Cyberspace: Commerce's Final Frontier. American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2001.
Audience Management in the
Classroom. American Society of
Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2000.
Distance Learning the Old
Fashioned Way: A Transcontinental Business Study Tour. American Society of
Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999.
Coaching the Work Team.
American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas,
Nevada, 1998.
Service Learning and Community
Service Initiatives: Lessons from
the Field. Organizational
Behavior Teaching Conference, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, 1997.
Don't Make Me Laugh:
Getting Serious About Humor in the Workplace.
American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas,
Nevada, 1997.
Business, Organizational
Behavior, and the Three Stooges. American
Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1996.
Economics and Organizational
Behavior: The Dismal Science and
Touchy-Feely Stuff. Academy
of Business Administration, Las
Vegas, Nevada, 1994.
Plenary Session on Discovery,
Learning, and Magic. Western
Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Loyola Marymount University, California,
1994.
Universality of Management
Principles: A Unique Application.
Midwest Business Administration Association Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 1993.
Review of Quality Programs.
American Society for Quality Control, Central Illinois Section,
Springfield, Illinois, 1993.
Behind the Scenes:
Using Magic in the OB Classroom. Western
Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Loyola Marymount University, California, 1993.
A Gourmet Approach To Teaching
OB: A Potpourri of Teaching
Methods. Organizational Behavior
Teaching Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1992.
Test of a Short Outward Bound
Experience for College Students. Association for Business Simulation and
Experiential Learning Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1992.
Social Loafing.
Faculty Excellence Lecture to Western Illinois University College of
Business faculty, 1992.
You Can't Fight What You Can't
See: The Glass Ceiling is Just
the Tip of the Iceberg. Organizational
Behavior Teaching Conference, Bellingham, Washington, 1991.
Mintzberg on Management.
Faculty Excellence Lecture to Western Illinois University College of
Business faculty, 1990.
Teaching with the Three
Stooges. Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (National), Columbia,
Missouri, 1989.
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2000 – Present.
Professor of Management, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
August 1994 - 2000. Associate Professor of Management, Western Illinois University,
August 1989 - 1994.
Assistant Professor of Management, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
1984 - 1989. Research
Assistant to Walter R. Nord, Washington University in St. Louis.
1988, 1989. Instructor
for Organizational Behavior courses in the Department of Management, Southern
Illinois University at Edwardsville.
1978, 1982 - 1984. Instructor
in the Department of Administrative Sciences, Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale. Courses included Principles of Management, Administrative Strategy
and Policy, Production/Operations Management,
Small Business Management, Supervision,
and Introduction to
Business for Non-Business Majors.
1978 - 1982. Carbondale,
Illinois Sales Representative for Metropolitan Insurance Company.
1977. Research Assistant to
the Associate Dean for Research and Services of Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale College of Business and Administration.
PROFESSIONAL HONORS
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002.
Professional Achievement Award, Western Illinois University, 2001.
Outstanding Teacher
Recognition, College of Business and Technology, Western Illinois University
Professor of the Year, awarded
by Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, College of Business and Technology,
Western Illinois University 1996-1997.
Outstanding Service
Recognition, College of Business and Technology, Western Illinois University
Faculty Excellence Award--Western Illinois University (1993, 1994, 1995). (This award was discontinued in 1996)
Recipient
of the Webb Foundation Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Olin School of
Business, Washington University
in St. Louis, 1988.
Doctoral
Student Consortium Participant, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 1986.
Honorary
Member, Society for the Advancement of Management.
Distinguished
Service Award ‑ Society for the Advancement of Management, 1984.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Positions:
Editor, Journal of Business Leadership. (Assumed this title in January 2001; the first issue under my direction will be published in 2003)
Board Member, North American Management Society (formerly Midwest Management Society). Served as President 1997-1998.
Board Member, American
National Business Hall of Fame.
Board Member, Illinois Business Hall of Fame.
Member, Board of Advisors,
Dushkin Publishing Group.
Board Member, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, 1994-1997.
Conference Duties:
Program Chair, 1997 Midwest
Management Society Annual Conference.
Conference Coordinator, 1995
Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference.
Track Chair (Management
Strategy and Policy), 1995 Academy of Business Administration Conference.
Reviewer for Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, North American Management Society, Academy of Business Administration, Business and Health Administration Association.
Discussant/Session Chair for North American Management Society, Academy of Business Administration.
Journal Duties:
Manuscript Reviewer for Academy of Management Review.
Manuscript Reviewer for Journal of Management Education.
Book Reviews:
The Ropes to Skip
and the Ropes to Know (3e), by R. Ritti, for John Wiley & Sons,
Management: Theory and Applications (5e), by L.W. Rue & L.L. Byars, for Richard D. Irwin, Inc.
Management
Fundamentals, by R. N. Lussier, for International Thomson Publishing, Inc.
Member, Quad-Cities Management
Association.
Speaker, Macomb Area Chamber
of Commerce Leadership Academy.
Graduate, Macomb Area Chamber
of Commerce Leadership Academy, 1992.
Graduate,
Life
Underwriting Training Council, 1980.
OTHER
ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS
Member,
WIUM/WIUW Public Radio Advisory Board.
Member,
Society of American Magicians.
Member,
International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Member,
Rotary International.
Ambassador,
Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce.
Faculty
Advisor, Western Management Association, Western Illinois University.
National
Director of Membership Development, Society of American Magicians -- 1996-1997.
Member,
Toastmasters International -- 1987 - 1989.
Project
Magic Volunteer -- 1987 - 1989.
Meals
on Wheels Volunteer -- 1980 - 1984.