Dr. Mildred Golden Pryor, Professor of Management
Department of Management, College of BusinessTexas A&M University-Commerce (and College of Business) Faculty Mentor Texas A & M University-Commerce, Commerce, Texas 75429
Education: Post-doctoral courses and seminars in Computer Science, Psychology, Statistics,
Organizational Development, Leadership, Quality Management, Operations Management, Change Management; Taguchi Methods; Quality Function Deployment, and Six Sigma. Courses and Seminars by Dr. W. Edwards Deming, Dr. Joseph Juran, Dr. Peter Block, et al. Studied Organizational Transformation at National Training Labs (NTL), Bethel Maine. Ph.D., University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
MBA, Memphis State University, (now University of Memphis), Memphis, Tennessee BBA, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee
Fields Ph.D. - Production and Operations Management, Organizational Theory and Behavior, of Quantitative Methods, and Economics
Study MBA - Master of Business Administration – Major: Management
BBA - Business, Education
Impact Statement
As evidence of impact in the area of Research and to indicate the extent to which I have successfully joined scholarly conversations in my discipline, my articles have been cited 329 times in a variety of scholarly journals (h-index = 11). These articles appeared in the Journal of Management History, Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Journal of Business
Strategy, and other scholarly journals. The following is an example of one of my articles which continues to have major impact: Pryor, M.G. and Taneja, S. (2010). Henri Fayol, Practitioner and Theoretician – Revered and Reviled, Journal of Management History, 16(4): 489-503. For 2015, this article was still one of the top five downloads from the Journal of Management History. In 2013, it was the number one article in terms of downloads with 1,870 downloads. As evidence of impact in the area of external professional
Service, I have served, and continue to serve, as a member of editorial boards for five scholarly journals and as a reviewer for a number of scholarly journals. For TAMUC, I serve as faculty mentor as well as on a number of major committees including the TAMUC Strategic Planning Committee and College of Business Learning and Teaching Committee. In terms of impact in the area of Teaching, I consistently receive outstanding student evaluations. I have received a number of excellence awards in the areas of Teaching, Research, and Service. Those awards are listed below under Honors, Recognition, Activities.
Honors, Recognition, Activities
Recipient, 2014 Dan and Jalinna Jones Professor of the Year Educator Award sponsored by the Hunt/Hopkins County African American Conference.
Recipient, 2013 William L. Mayo Professorship Award. The purpose of the William L. Mayo Professorship Award is to provide recognition to an individual who epitomizes the goals of Professor Mayo’s motto: “Ceaseless Industry, Fearless Investigation, and Unfettered Thought.”
2012 College of Business and Entrepreneurship Provost Award for Research& Creative Activity.
2011 – Recipient of Outstanding Research Award (H.M. Lafferty Distinguished Faculty Award for Scholarship and Creative Activity presented by the Texas A&M University-Commerce Faculty Senate). 2013 – Recipient of Outstanding Research Awards from the International Association of Business
and Public Administration Disciplines for papers entitled (1) The Role of Social Media in Transforming Governments and Nations; and (2) The Impact of Quality Management Systems on Organizational Performance in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Northeast Iran.
2011 – Recipient of Outstanding Research Awards from the International Association of Business and Public Administration Disciplines for papers entitled (1) Strategic Leadership and Scenario Planning: What Happens When You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know? and (2) Toyota Recalls: A Strategic Leadership Perspective.
2010 – Recipient of the McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award for a case entitled “Goofing Off is in the Eye of the Beholder: A Case of Trust, Culture, and Change, 2010 Southwest Case Research Association Conference in Dallas, Texas.
2010 – Recipient of Outstanding Research Awards from the International Association of Business and Public Administration Disciplines for papers entitled Management by Co-Existence: A Critical Analysis of the Impact of Teams on Workplaces and Conflict Management: A Leadership Imperative.
2010 – Present – Texas A&M University-Commerce Faculty Mentor (2006-Present – College of Business and Entrepreneurship Faculty Mentor).
2009 – Outstanding Research Awards for three papers published in the April and October, 2009
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines Proceedings.
2008 – Academy of Management (Management History Division) Paul Hersey Award for the Best Paper on Leadership published in the 2008 Academy of Management Proceedings.
2008 – Outstanding Research Awards for papers published in the January, April, and October, 2008
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines Proceedings.
2006 – Paul Barrus Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 2005-present - Member, Editorial Review Board, Academy of Strategic Management Journal.
2005-present - Reviewer, Academy of Management, Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, and Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship.
2002-2009 – Presenter, Texas A&M-C Development Sessions (“Leaders Team and Teams Lead,” “Fun at Work,” “Excellence in Teaching,” “Mentoring,” and “Organization Skills.”).
2002-2005 - Member, Leadership Team which started Cross Trails “Cowboy” Church and helped it grow to 400 people. Led Harvest Team which acquired/managed money to build new Church building. 1976-2012 - Pre-publication book reviewer for various textbook publishers.
2000-2002 - Member, Board of Directors, Paris, Texas Coalition of Business and Industry. 2000-2002 - Industry Member, Paris Junior College Strategic Planning Team.
2000-2002 - Member, Executive Leadership Team, Campbell Soup, Paris, Texas. 1997-2002 - Member, Board of Directors, Northeast Texas Children’s Museum.
1996-2002 - Member, Editorial Review Board, Benchmarking for Quality and Technology.
1993-2000 - Texas Quality Award Examiner, Judge, Member/Chair, Board of Overseers. 1999-2000 - Nebraska Quality Award Examiner.
1999-2000 - Judge, Pace National Quality Award for Community Colleges.
1994 - E-Systems Executives (including myself) were honored with the first Texas A&M University- Commerce Vision of Excellence Award (Center for Excellence and other contributions).
1989 - General Manager's Excellence Award for the design, implementation and management of a Continuous Improvement System at E-Systems, Greenville Division
1989 and 1990 - Top 100 "Tribute toExcellence Awards," E-Systems, Greenville, Texas. 1984-1985 - Beta Gamma Sigma National Lecturer.
1978-1981- Member, Editorial Review Board, Academy of Management Review.
1979-1981 - Member, Board of Governors, Southern Management Association.
1980-1984 - Member, Executive Committee, East Texas Small Business Institute, Nacodoches, Texas. Honorary Associations (Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Mu Delta, Sigma Iota Epsilon, Phi Theta Kappa). Graduated No. one in class--MBA (4.0), BBA (3.89), high school (Valedictorian). Ph.D. level – 3.5.
Work Experience (University, Industry, and Consulting)
University Teaching
2002-present – Tenured Full Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1992-2002 – Taught for Texas A&M University-Commerce while I was an executive with E-Systems/Raytheon and Campbell Soup. 1968-1985 – Taught for East Texas State University (tenured Full Professor), Stephen F. Austin State University (tenured Full Professor), Delta State University, and the European Division of Troy State University. Courses taught from 1968-present include: Strategic Management, Quality Management, Transforming Organizations, Leadership, Managerial Skills, Managing Teams, Production and Operations Management, Executive Development, Quantitative Methods, Business Research, Statistics, Organizational Behavior, Personnel Management, Business Strategy, and Principles of Management. I have taught classes over the Internet, via distance education video technology, and in traditional classroom settings on site at the Commerce campus and off site at remote campuses. Research, curriculum and course development, community service, and university service are also an integral part of my work as a university professor.
University Administration
1979-1984 - Chairman, Management and Marketing Department and tenured Full Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. Responsible for the management of all resources including faculty, budgets, etc. Numerous assignments as chairman and/or member of various committees, teams, and cabinets with major responsibility, interacting with and/or reporting directly to the president or vice president of the university. Examples are: President's Cabinet, Long-Range Planning Team, Research Council, Faculty Senate, and Chairman's Forum. Developed an Executive-in-Residence Program and acquired the first donation to be designated to the Management and Marketing Department. CONOCO provided the first Executive-in-Residence and the first donation.
Industry – Management
1/3/2000 – 7/31/2002 - Manager, Organizational Development and Training, Campbell Soup Company, Paris, Texas. Responsible for implementing High Performance Work Teams focused on improving safety, quality, productivity, and cost. Responsible for organizational development, training, staffing, and process improvement activities. Wrote, acquired, and administered State grants ($134,000 Smart Jobs Grant and $500,000 Skills Development Grant) that were used to support cross training and operator certification, a new concept at this union facility.
1/99 – Present - Co-owner, Golden Pryor Consulting and Training. Expertise includes: Strategic Management, Leadership Development, Operations Management, Performance Excellence/Process
Improvement, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, Organizational Development, Systems Improvement, Self-Directed Work Teams, High Performance Teams, Teambuilding, and Quality Award Criteria and Assessments. Manager: Dr. W. Donald Pryor.
6//92 – 12/98 - Director, Raytheon, Greenville. Served as Executive-in-Residence, responsible for the design and operation of the Center for Excellence, a Texas A&M University-Commerce and E-Systems (Raytheon) partnership which offered courses, workshops, seminars, applied research and consulting, as well as benchmarking and networking opportunities. Missions included: (1) To implement Continuous Process Improvement at TAMU-C and (2) To provide workshops and consulting to other organizations in the improvement mode of operation. For Mission One, I served as an internal consultant for the design and implementation of a continuous improvement system at TAMU-C, worked with teams focusing on
improving processes and relationships and eliminating process constraints and non-value activities, and assisted with strategic planning. For Mission Two, I achieved significant positive visibility for the University and played a socially responsible role as I assisted K-12 schools, healthcare institutions, factories, banks, and other organizations with process and relationship improvement. I also assisted with Six Sigma and other continuous improvement efforts for the I2AIS Division of Raytheon.
12/85 – 6/92 - Manager/Director, Quality and Operations. Responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of the Continuous Improvement System at E-Systems, Greenville Division (Raytheon, L-3). Responsible for significant savings through the involvement of (and improvements in) areas such as Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, and Materiel, as well as Quality, Hangar Operations, and Manufacturing. Baselines improved include safety, quality, cycle time, and overtime, as well as the elimination of process constraints and non-value-added activities. This enabled us to submit aggressively lower bids and win new programs in an era of shrinking defense budgets and fierce competition. In addition, I was a consultant for process improvement, people and organizational development, succession planning, change management, statistical methods, and organizational restructuring. I was also responsible for interface with military and non-military customers, suppliers, and sister Divisions. This included assistance with the design and deployment of their improvement initiatives. Military customers included: Andrews AFB, Tinker AFB, Wright Patterson AFB, DCMC Dallas and San Antonio, and Air Force Intelligence Command.
Consultingand Workshops
1970 - Present – Executive Coach, Consultant and Workshop Leader. Topic areas include: Process Improvement, Leadership, High Performance Teams, Change Management, Cycle Time Management, Quality Management, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, Interpersonal Skills, Productive
Communication, Stress Management, Supervision, Self Directed Work Teams, Strategic Management, Making Work Productive and Fun, and Conflict Management. One major consulting effort was with
E-Systems, Greenville Division's Technology Modernization (TECH MOD) Program in 1983 (while on leave of absence from Stephen F. Austin State University). Other clients have included HP (Compaq), Lockheed, and Trinity Industries as well as other business, government, healthcare, and education clients.
Selected Publications – Refereed Scholarly Journal Publications (2007-2015) 1. Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G., & Hayek, M. (2015, In Press). Strategic Innovation for Small Business
Viability and Sustainability. Journal of Business Strategy. Is accepted for publication in the forthcoming issue of the journal. (B journal on ABDC list of quality journals).
2. Pryor, M. G., Odom, R. Y., and Toombs, L. (2014). Organizational Implosion -- A Threat to Long-Term Viability. Academy of Strategic Management Journal. (C journal on the Eastern Kentucky Management Journal Rankings).
3. Pryor, M.G. and Wulf, M. (2014). The Role of Social Media in Transforming Governments and Nations, International Journal of Business and Public Administration, 2(1), 19-30. (Peer Reviewed Scholarly Journal)
4. Humphreys, J.H., Williams, A., Pane Haden, S., Hayek, M., Pryor, M.G., & Randolph-Seng, B. (in press). Servant leadership: Approaching the paradox from the life-stories of Ping Fu. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship. (B Journal on the Eastern Kentucky Management Journal Rankings).
5. Toombs, L., Kernek, C., and Pryor, M.G. (2014). “Don’t Declaw….Get Sticky Paws!” has been accepted for publication in the upcoming in the Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship. (C journal on ABDC list and University of North Carolina at Pembrooke Journal Rankings and acceptable on the Ohio University Journal Rankings).
6. Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G., Sewell, S.M. (2014). Strategic Crisis Management: A Basis for Renewal and Stability. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 15(1), 78-85. (Peer Reviewed Scholarly Journal) 7. Pryor, M.G., Odom, R.Y., and Oyler, J. (2013). Out-of-Control Executives: What Trumps Smart?
Journal of Management Policy and Practice 14(6), 11-18.
8. Humphreys, J., Pane-Haden, S., Hayek, M., Pryor, M., and Williams, A. (2014, October, In Press). Servant Leadership: Approaching the Paradox from the Life-Stories of Ping Fu, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship.
9. Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G., Humphreys, J.H., & Singleton, L.P. (2013, March). Strategic Management in Conditions of Paradigmatic Chaos: Lessons for Managers. International Journal of Management, 30(1), 112-126.
10.Poursaied, N., Pryor, M. G., and Zarei, A. (2013). The Impact of Quality Management Systems on Organizational Performance in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Northeast Iran. International Journal of Management and Human Resources, 1(1).
11.Pryor, M.G., Taneja, S. and Sewell, S. (2013, June). How Much Are Fingers Worth? A Case of Safety, Leadership and Change, Journal of Business Cases and Application, 8, 1-19.
12.Pryor, M.G., Alexander, C., Taneja, S., Larkin, C., and Singleton, R. (2012). Strategic Leadership and Scenario Building: What Happens When You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know? International Journal of Business and Public Administration, 9(2), 60-76.
13.Pryor, M.G., Alexander, C., Taneja, S., Tirumalasetty, S., and Chadalavada, D. (2012, July). The Application of Six Sigma Methodologies to University Processes: The Use of Student Teams. Journal of Case Studies inAccreditation and Assessment, 2, 123-136.
14.Toombs, L.A. and Pryor, M.G. (2012, Fall). Accomplished Printing. Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 24 (1), 123-149.
15.Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G., and Oyler, J. D. (2012). Empowerment and Gender Equality: The Retention and Promotion of Women in the Workforce. Journal of Business Diversity, 12(3), 45-53.
16.Taneja, S., Sewell, S.M., and Pryor, M.G. (2012). High Performance Executive Teams. American Journal of Management, 12(2/3), 11-17.
17.Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G., Gibson, J.W., and Toombs, L.A. (2012, January-June). Organizational Renewal: A Strategic Imperative, Delhi Business Review, 13(1), 29-40.
18.Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G., and Sewell, S. (2012, Spring). Toyota Recalls: A Strategic Leadership Perspective. International Journal of Business and Public Administration, 9(2), 125-140.
19.Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G. and Toombs, L.A. (2011). Frederick W. Taylor’s Principles of Scientific Management: Relevance and Validity,Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 16(3), 60-78. (C journal on the ABDC list of quality journals).
20.Pryor, M.G., Humphreys, J.H., Taneja, S., and Toombs, L.A. (2011, September). The Legitimacy and Efficacy
of Current Organization Theory? An Analysis.International Journal of Management, 28(4), Part 2, 209-228.
21.Pryor, M.G., Oyler, J., Humphreys, J.H., and Toombs, L.A. (2011, October). The People Cried – Compassionate, Transformational Leadership. Journal of Business Cases and Application, Academic and Business Institute, 4, 123-142.
22.Pryor, M.G., Toombs, L.A., Taneja, S., and Odom, R.Y. (2011, October). Goofing Off Is in the Eye of the Beholder: A Case of Trust, Culture, and Change. Journal of Business Cases and Applications, Academic and Business Institute,4, 112-123.
23.Pryor, M.G., Taneja, S., and Humphreys, J.H. (2011, October). Transforming the Texas Plant, Journal of theInternational Academy for Case Studies,17(7), 111-120.
24.Alexander, C., Lancaster, T., Gibson, S., and Pryor, M.G. (2011, Fall). Technology Support for Small Businesses. International Journal of Education Research, 6(2), 65-76.
25.Singleton, R., Taneja, S., Larkin, C., and Pryor, M.G. (2011, Winter).Workplace Conflict: A Strategic Leadership Imperative.International Journal of Business and Public Administration, 8(1), 149-163.
26.Pryor, M.G., Toombs, L.A., Cooke, J., and Humphreys, J. (2011).Strategic Quality Management: The Role of Process Ownership, Management and Improvement, International Journal of Business
Excellence,4(4), 420-439.
27.Pryor, M.G. and Taneja, S. (2010). Henri Fayol, Practitioner and Theoretician – Revered and Reviled, Journal of Management History, 16(4), 489-503.
28.Pryor, M.G., Singleton, L.P., Taneja, S., and Humphreys, J. (August, 2010). Workplace Fun and Its Correlates: A Conceptual Inquiry, International Journal of Management, 27(2), 294-302.
29.Pryor, M.G., Hendrix, M., Alexander, C. and Collins, B. (2010). World Class University: The
Implementation of Strategic Quality Management (SQM),International Journal of Education Research, 5(2), 109-127.
30.Pryor, M.G. and Taneja, S., Toombs, L.A. and White, J.C. (2010). The Impact of Ostrich Managers on Strategic Management, The Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 9(2), 59-69.
31.Pryor, M.G., Singleton, L.P., Taneja, S., and Toombs, L.A. (2010). The 4R’s Model for Nurturing Creative Talent, International Journal of Business and Public Administration 7(1), 27-39.
32.Oyler, J., Pryor, M. G., Pane, S. (2011). The Good Ole Boy System: Alive and Well at LaocoÃn Aeronautics Corporation, Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies, 17(5), 61-71. 33.Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G. and Zhang Long (2010). Crisis Management: A Strategic and Tactical
Leadership Imperative. International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management, 2(1), 60-73.
34.Humphreys, J., Oyler, J., Pryor, M.G., and Haden, S. (2010). Lost in translation: from B-school to business, Journal of Business Strategy, 31(2), 13-17.
35.Elam, M., Wilkins, B., Pryor, M.G., and Alexander, C. (2010). Planning, Modeling, and Optimization with Excel Solver, International Journal of Business, Marketing, and Decision Sciences, 3(1), 21-36.
36.Pryor, M.G., Singleton, L.P., Taneja, S., and Toombs, L.A. (2009, August). Teaming as a Strategic and Tactical Tool: An Analysis with Recommendations, International Journal of Management, 26(2), 320-333.
37.Pryor, M.G., Toombs, L.A., Anderson, D., and White, J.C. (2010, January). What Management and Quality Theories Are Best for Small Businesses?Journal of Management and Marketing Research,3,
20-32.
38.Humphreys, J., Ahmed, Z. and Pryor, M.G. (2009, May). World-Class Bull, Harvard Business Review, HBR Case Study, 87(5), 35-42.
39.Humphreys, J., Ahmed, Z., and Pryor, M.G. (2009). When Does a Smart Sales Strategy Cross the Line to Become a Load of Bull? BusinessDay Management Review.
40.Oyler, J.D. and Pryor, M.G. (2009, October). Workplace Diversity from the Perspective of Peter Drucker,Journal of Management History, 15(4), 420-451.
41.Alexander, C. and Pryor, M.G. (2009, Fall). Experiential Learning in Management Information Systems, International Journal of Education Research, 4(3), 54-65.
42.Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G. and Humphreys, J.H. (2009, July-December). Empowerment from the Gender Perspective, Delhi Business Review, 10(2), 17-26.
43.Humphreys, J., Pryor, M., Pane, S., and Oyler, J.D. (2009, January). The Leadership of Joseph R. Walker: Towards a Model of Socialized Charisma through Expert Power, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 14(1), 59-81 (Best Paper Award).
44.Pryor, M. G., Doty, M. A., Hoskison, S., Moffitt, B. J., and Summers, C. A. (2008, Fall). Integrating The Internal Customer Perspective into an Organization’s Strategic and Tactical Plans. International Journal of Business and Economics Perspectives, 3(3), 89-102.
45.Pryor, M. G., Humphreys, J. H., and Taneja, S. (2008, September/October). Freeing Prisoners of Work. Industrial Management, 50(5), 21-24. Norcross, Georgia: Institute of Industrial Engineers.
46.Pryor, M. G., Humphreys, J. H., Taneja, S., Moffitt, B. J. (2008, Summer). Terrorism--A Strategic, Process Management Issue. International Journal of Business and Public Administration 5(2), 109-124. 47.Pryor, M. G., Taneja, S., and Moffitt. B.J. (2008, Spring). Corruption from a Systemic, Process
Management Perspective. International Journal of Business and Public Administration5(1), 57-75. 48.Pryor, M.G., Humphreys, J., Taneja, S., Anderson, D., and Singleton, L.P. (2008, January-June).
Challenges Facing Change Management Theories and Research,The Delhi Business Review, 9(1), 1-20. 49.Pryor, M.G., Anderson, D., Toombs, L.A., and Humphreys, J.H. (2007, April). Strategic
Implementation as a Core Competency: The 5P’s Model, Journal of Management Research, 7(1), 3-17.
Selected Presentations and Publications in Conference Proceedings (2003-2015)
(Note Best Paper and Outstanding Research Awards)
1. Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G. and Guclu, A. (2015, in final preparation). “Strategic Reorientation in Failing Firms: The CEO Perspective” (Being submitted to Southwest Academy of Management for
presentation in 2016).
2. Pryor, M.G., Toombs, M.G., and Singleton, L. P. (2014). Successful Small Businesses and Their Owner-Managers. Presentation at the 2014 Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ASBE) Conference (Being revised for journal publication).
3. Toombs, L., Kernek, C., and Pryor, M.G. (2014). “Don’t Declaw….Get Sticky Paws!” Presentation at the 2014 Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ASBE) Conference (Revised for journal publication – See Scholarly Journal Publications).
4. Humphreys, J.H., Pane Haden, S., Hayek, M., Pryor, M.G., Randolph-Seng, B., & Williams, A. (2014). Servant leadership: Approaching the paradox from the life-stories of Ping Fu. Presentation at the 2014 Southwest Academy of Management Meeting, Dallas, Texas.
5. Pryor, M.G., Odom, R.Y. and Toombs, L.A. (2013). Organizational Implosion: A Threat to Long-Term Viability. Presentation at the 2013 Fifth Annual General Business Conference, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (Revised for scholarly journal article).
6. (Outstanding Research Award). Pryor, M. G. and Wulf, M. (2013). The Role of Social Media in Transforming Governments and Nations. Presented at the April, 2013 International Academy of
Business and Public Administration (IABPAD) Conference and published in the IABPAD Proceedings. 7. (Outstanding Research Award). Poursaied, N., Pryor, M. G., Zarei, A. (2013). The Impact of
Quality Management Systems on Organizational Performance in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Northeast Iran. Presented at the April, 2013 International Academy of Business and Public
Administration (IABPAD) Conference and published in the IABPAD Proceedings.
8. Pryor, M.G., Odom, R.Y., and Oyler, J. (2013). Out-of-Control Executives: What Trumps Smart? Presented at the Southwest Academy of Management (SWAM), Federation of Business Disciplines Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico and published in the SWAM Proceedings.
9. Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G., Sewell, S.M. (2013). Strategic Crisis Management: A Basis for Renewal and Stability. Presented at the Southwest Academy of Management (SWAM), Federation of Business Disciplines 2013 Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico and published in the SWAM Proceedings. 10.Pryor, M.G., Humphreys, J.H., Toombs, L.A. and Oyler, J. (2012). Honest or Prudent? Is Honesty
Really the Best Policy? Presented at the 2012 Southwest Case Research (SWCRA) Conference and published in the SWCRA Proceedings.
11.Pryor, M. G., Toombs, L. A., Taneja, S., Singleton, R. E., Mahalingam, S., and Peraboina, A. (2012). Executive Teams: Do Team Life Cycle Concepts Apply? Presentation at the 2012 International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) conference.
12.Pryor, M. G., Taneja, S., Oyler, J., Little, C. D., Peraboina, A., and Mahalingam, S. (2012). High Performance Executive Teams. Presentation at the 2012 International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference.
13.Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G., Oyler, J.D., and Longchot, S. (March, 2012). Empowerment and Gender Equality: The Retention and Promotion of Women in the Workplace. Presented at the 2012 Southwest Academy of Management (SWAM) Conferenceand published in the SWAM Proceedings.
14.Toombs, L. A. and Pryor, M. G. (2012). Accomplished Printing, Inc., Presentation at the Southwest Case Research Association (SWCRA) and publication in the SWCRA Proceedings.
15.Damodaram, R. and Pryor, M. G. (2012). Strategic Disaster Recovery Approach. Presentation at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD).
16.(Outstanding Research Award). Pryor, M.G., Alexander, C., Singleton, R.E., Taneja, S., and Larkin, C. (2011). Strategic Leadership and Scenario Building: What Happens When You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know? Presentation at the 2011 International Academy of Business and Public
Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conferenceand published in the IABPAD Proceedings. 17.(Outstanding Research Award). Taneja, S., Pryor, M.G., and Sewell, S. (2011). Toyota Recalls: A
Strategic Leadership Perspective. Presentation at the 2011 International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conferenceand published in the IABPAD Conference Proceedings.
18.Pryor, M.G., Oyler, J., Humphreys, J.H., and Toombs, L.A. (2011). The People Cried – A Case of Compassionate, Transformational Leadership. Presentation at the 2011 Southwest Case Research Association (SWCRA) Conference and published in the SWCRA Proceedings.
19.Pryor, M.G., Taneja, S., and Sewell, S. (2011). How Much Are Fingers Worth: Safety, Leadership and Change. Presentation at the 2011 Southwest Case Research Association (SWAM) Conference and published in the SWCRA Proceedings.
20.Pryor, M.G., Toombs, L.A., Taneja, S., and Oyler, J. (2011). Conflict at the Top – A Dysfunctional Leadership Team. Presentation at the 2011 at the Southwest Case Research Association (SWCRA) Conference and published in the SWCRA Proceedings.
21.(Outstanding Research Award). Pryor, M.G., Taneja, S., Oyler, J., and Singleton, R.E. (2011).The use and Abuse of Power by Organizational Leaders. Presentation at the 2011 International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference and published in the IABPAD Proceedings.
22.Pryor, M.G., Alexander, C.A., Anderson, H.R. and Singleton, L.P. (2011) The Soft Side of Six Sigma Implementation,Presentation at the 2011 International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conferenceand published in the IABPAD Proceedings.
23.Pryor, M.G. and Alexander, C. (2010). Student Six Sigma Teams Improve University Processes. Presentation at the 2010 Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California.
24.Pryor, M.G. and Alexander, C. (2010). Six Sigma as a Strategic and Tactical Methodology for Improving Universities. Presentation at the 2010 Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California.
25.Pryor, M.G., Taneja, S., and Humphreys, J. (2010). Organization Theories: Evolution, Development, and Theoretical Debates. Presented at the 2010 Southwest Academy of Management (SWAM)
Conference and published in the SWAM Proceedings.
26.Humphreys, J. H., Pane, S., Oyler, J., and Pryor, M. G. (2010). "Authentic Leadership and Constructive Narcissism: The Potential Influence of Substantive Virtue,"Presented at the 2010
Southwest Academy of Management (SWAM) Conferenceand published in the SWAM Proceedings.
27.(Best Paper Award). Pryor, M.G., Taneja, S., and Odom, R. (2010). Goofing Off is in the Eye of the Beholder: A Case of Trust, Culture, and Change.” Presentation at the 2010 Southwest Case Research Association (SWCRA) Conference and published in the SWCRA Proceedings.
28.(Outstanding Research Award). Pryor, M.G., Larkin, C. and Taneja, S. (2010). Management by Co-cExistence: A Critical Analysis of the Impact of Teams on Workplaces. Presented at the 2010
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conferenceand published in the IABPAD Conference Proceedings.
29.(Outstanding Research Award). Singleton, R., Pryor, M.G., Taneja, S. and Larkin, C. (2010). Conflict Management: A Leadership Imperative. Presented at the 2010 International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference and published in the IABPAD Conference Proceedings.
30.(Outstanding Research Award). Pryor, M.G., Hendrix, M., Alexander, C. and Collins, B. (2010). World Class Universitytm —The Implementation of Strategic Quality Management (SQM), Presented at the 2010 International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD)
Conference and published in the IABPAD Conference Proceedings.
31.Alexander, C., Lancaster, T., Gibson, S., and Pryor, M.G. (2010). Technology Support for Small Businesses. Presented at the 2010International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conferenceand published in the IABPAD Proceedings.
32.Toombs, L. A., Grider, D. T., Ladd, J. D., and Pryor, M. G. (2010). An Examination of Opportunity Recognition and Enterprise Legal Structure Transformation: The Case of Cap Rock Energy. Sam Houston State University: Second Annual General Business Conference April 9-10, 2010. 33.Pryor, M.G., Alexander, C., Odom, R.Y., and Hoskison, S. (2009, October). Churches as
Organizations, Workplaces, and God’s Business, Christian Business Faculty Association Conference Proceedings.
34.Pryor, M.G., Anderson, D.A., Humphreys, J., Singleton, L.P., and Taneja, S. (2009, February). Transforming the Texas Plant, Southwest Case Research Association Conference Proceedings.
35.Pryor, M.G., Oyler, J., Pane, S., and Toombs, L. (2009, February). Times Have Changed: A Case of Sexual Harassment and Consequences. Presented at the 2009 Southwest Case Research (SWCRA) Conference and published in the SWCRA Proceedings.
36.Singleton, L.P., Pryor, M.G., and Taneja, S. (2009, April). The Workplace Fun Continuum, Presented at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference and published in the IABPAD Proceedings.
37.(Outstanding Research Award). Alexander, C., Pryor, M.G. and Anderson, D. (2009, October). Introduction to MIS: The Case of ABC Furniture – A Skills Development Exercise. International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference Proceedings. 38.(Outstanding ResearchAward). Alexander, C. and Pryor, M.G. (2009, April). Experiential Learning
in Management Information Systems, International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference Proceedings.
39.Oyler, J.D., Pryor, M.G., Humphreys, J. and Pane, S. (2008, February). A Vision for the Future: Bridging the Scientist-Practitioner divide. Southwest Academy of Management Proceedings, Oklahoma City, OK.
40.Humphreys, J., Pryor, M.G., Pane, S., and Oyler, J. (2008). “The leadership of Joseph R. Walker: Towards a model of Socialized Charisma through Expert Power.” Recipient of thePaul Hersey
Award for the Best Academy of Management Paper on Leadership. (Presented at the August, 2008 Academy of Management Conference in the Management History Division and published in the 2008
Academy of Management Proceedings).
41.Pryor, M. G., Taneja, S., Singleton, L. P., and Gautam, D. (2008, October). Violence in the Workplace,
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines Conference Proceedings.
42.(Outstanding ResearchAward). Pryor, M. G., Taneja, S., Singleton, L. P., and Toombs, L. A. (2008, October). The 4R’s Model for Nurturing Creative Talent. International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference Proceedings.
43.(Outstanding ResearchAward). Wilkins, B.J., Elam, M., Pryor, M.G., and Alexander, C. (2008, October). Planning, Modeling, and Optimization with Excel Solver, International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference Proceedings.
44.Pryor, M. G., Taneja, S., Toombs, L. A., and Singleton, L. P. (2008, April). Teaming as a Strategic and Tactical Issue. The International Academy of Business and Public Administration (IABPAD) Conference Proceedings.
45.Taneja, S. and Pryor, M.G. (2008). Ethics from the Perspective of Customers and Suppliers - A Teaching Case on The Upscale Boutique, Twenty-Fifth Annual Southwest Business Symposium Proceedings.
46.(Outstanding ResearchAward). Pryor, M.G., Humphreys, J., Taneja, S., and Moffitt, B.J. (2008, January). Terrorism—A Strategic, Process Management Issue, International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines Conference Proceedings, Pages 834-854.
47.(Outstanding ResearchAward). Pryor, M.G., Taneja, S., and Moffitt, B.J. (2008). Corruption from a Systemic, Process Management Perspective, International Academy of Business and Public
Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference Proceedings, Pages 855-873.
48.Pryor, M.G., Odom, R., Toombs, L.A., and Moffitt, B.J. (2008, March). The 5P’s Model, an Integrative Strategic Systems Model, presented at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Southwest Business Symposium, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma and published in its Proceedings.
49.(Outstanding Research Award). Pryor, M.G., Wilkins, B., Cranor, B., and McAnally, M. (2008, April). The Application of Eli Goldratt’s Theories to Non-Manufacturing Organizations. International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference Proceedings.
50.(Outstanding Research Award). Pryor, M.G., Doty, M.A., Moffitt, B., and Summers, C. (2008, April). Integrating the Internal Customer Perspective into an Organization’s Strategic and Tactical Plans. International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines Proceedings.
51.Pryor, M.G., Ball, S., Humphreys, J., and Patton, M. The Application of Psychoanalytic and Socio-Psychoanalytic Theories to the Study and Management of Organizations, International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines Proceedings. .
52.Pryor, M.G., Odom, R. and Moffitt, B. (2006). “The Impact of Spirituality Initiatives on Quality, Morale, Productivity, and other Key Performance Indicators presented at the 2006 conference of the
Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management and published in its Proceedings.
53.Pryor, M.G. and Anderson, D. (2006). What Management and Quality Theories Are Best for Small Businesses? 6th Annual International Conference on Business held May 25-28, 2006. Sponsored by the East West Council for Education, the Asia-Pacific Research Institute of Peking University, and the University of Louisville – Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods.
54.Pryor, M.G. and Toombs, L.A. (2005). KARLEE, a case published in the 2005 Allied Academies International Conference Proceedings.
55.Pryor, M.G. and Toombs, L.A. (2005). Process Ownership, Evaluation, and Improvement, Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) Conference Proceedings, April, 2005.
56.Ahmed, Z., Pryor, M.G., & Toombs, L.A. (2005, March).“International Business Creative Leadership: A Pre-Requisite for Successful Privatization,” Southwest Academy of Management Proceedings. 57.Pryor, M.G., Toombs, L.A., Thios, J., and Crews, C. (2005, January). “A Review of Leadership Traits
and Styles with Ethical and Futuristic Implications of Transformational Leadership,” New Delhi, India. Published in the Academy of Global Business Proceedings, Pages 364-371.
58.Pryor, M.G. and Toombs, L.A. (2004, November). Strategic Management Models and Quality Initiatives in Small Businesses, American Society for Business & Entrepreneurship Conference Proceedings.
59.Pryor, M.G., Toombs, L.A., and Sadler, T. (2003). Empowerment: Theory and Reality, International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference Proceedings.
Selected Publications - Books, and Chapters in Books (2003 – 2015)
Pryor, M.G., White, J.C., and Toombs, L.A. (2007, 1998). Strategic Quality Management: A Strategic, Systems Approach to Continuous Improvement. United States: Cengage (South-Western Publishing).
Pryor, M.G. (2005).Four sections (Business Process Reengineering, Quality Gurus, Quality Improvement Tools, and Strategic Planning) published in The Encyclopedia of Management, 5th. ed. (2005). Marilyn M. Helm, editor. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson/Gale Publishers.
Intellectual Contributions/Research in Final Edit Status and/or in Progress
1. Pryor, M.G., Taneja, S., and Toombs, L.A. (2014 under review). Redefining Strategic Management: The Alignment and Implementation Perspective.
2. Pryor, M.G., Toombs, M.G., and Singleton, L. P. (2014). Successful Small Businesses and Their Owner-Managers. (Being revised for journal publication).
3. Pryor, M.G. (2015). Resilience as the Key Leadership Requirement. Target: Journal of Leadership Studies.
4. Mary Parker Follett and Lillian Gilbreth: The Marginalization of Management Pioneers.
5. Pryor, M.G. and Taneja, S. (2015). When Impact Overcomes Era: The Legacy of Mary Parker Follett. 6. Pryor, M.G. The Power of Human Energy to Transform Organizations
7. Basham, L., Randolph-Seng, B., and Pryor, M.G. An Analysis of Ethics in MBA Course Results. Target: Academy of Management Learning and Education.
8. Pryor, M.G. and Oyler, J. Leadership Development: The Triage Factor.
9. Pryor, M.G., Toombs, L.A., Taneja, S., and Oyler, J. Conflict at the Top – A Dysfunctional Leadership Team (in final edit for journal submission).
10.Pryor, M.G. Compassionate Leadership.
11.Oyler, J. and Pryor, M.G. Talent Management Strategies.
12.Pryor, M.G., Larkin, C., and Taneja, S. Management by Co-Existence: A Critical Analysis of the Impact of Teams on Workplaces (Being revised for journal submission).
13.Pryor, M.G. and Taneja, S. The Application of Team Life Cycle and High Performance Team Concepts to Top Executive Teams (Being revised for journal submission).
14.Pryor, M.G. and Alexander, C. The Soft Side of Six Sigma Implementation (Being revised).
15.Pryor, M.G. Violence in the Workplace: Strategic/Tactical Implications for Organizational Leaders. 16.Pryor, M.G., Scott, M., Rojanala, N., & Scantlen, B. National Security: A Strategic Systems
17.Pryor, M.G. Education for Crises -- Teaching People to Prevent and/or Respond to Crises, Disasters, Violence, Breaches of Security, Terrorism and other Unpredictable Events.
18.Pryor, M.G., Humphreys, J.H., and Odom, R.Y. The Application of Colony Collapse Disorder to Management Teams.
Selected Publications and Presentations (through 2002)
Twenty-Seven Training Manuals (on which I have copyrights) from 6/92 to present. Examples are: High Performance Teams, Process Reengineering; Total Quality Management; Self Directed Work Teams; Team Facilitation; Team Building, Productive Communication; Change Management; Leadership, Making Work Challenging, Productive, and Fun; Managing Cultural Diversity; Organizational Skills, Strategic
Management, Conflict Management, Supervisory Management, and Team Performance Reviews. Pryor, M.G. (1985-2002). Internal publications and presentations while at Campbell Soup and Raytheon/
E-Systems (e.g., Statistical Process Control published by E-Systems, used by all divisions). Pryor, M.G. (1998). High Performance Teams as a Strategy for Success, Proceedings of the 9TH
International Conference on Work Teams, University of North Texas, 9/98.
Pryor, M.G., White, J.C., and Toombs, L.A. (2007, 1998). Strategic Quality Management: A Strategic,
Systems Approach to Continuous Improvement, Thomson Learning.
Pryor, M.G. and Crain, J.K. (1998). Using Performance Excellence (Quality) Criteria for Self Assessment and Improvement, Presented in Cincinnati, Ohio at the June, 1998 American Association for Higher Education Conference on Assessment and published in its Proceedings.
Pryor, M.G. Total Quality Management in Banking, A training manual developed for (and used at) the
Annual Banking Operations Institute, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 1993-1998. Pryor, M.G. (1994). Process Re-Engineering as a Quality Strategy, Israel Society for Quality and
Productivity Conference Proceedings (presented in Jerusalem, 1994).
Pryor, M.G. and Pryor, W.D. (1994). Process Re-Engineering as a Management Strategy, Production and Operations Management Conference Proceedings, Washington, D.C., 1994.
Pryor, M.G. and Toombs, L.A. (1993). JAS Trackmaster: The Result of Total Quality Management, Case in Modern Management: Diversity, Ethics, and the Global Environment by Samuel C. Certo. Pryor, M.G. and Cullen, B.D. (1993). Learn to use TQM as a Part of Everyday Work, Industrial
Management, May/June, 1993.
Pryor, M.G. (1993). Cycle Time Improvement through Process Audits and Self Assessments, American Society for Quality (ASQ) Proceedings, May, 1993.
Pryor, M.G. (1991). The Role of People Development and Empowerment in Total Quality Management,
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Proceedings, May, 1991.
Pryor, M.G. (1991). “Continuous Process Improvement—Impact at E-Systems,” 1991 Production and Operations Management Society Conference in New York; Published in POMSProceedings.
Pryor, M.G. and Williams, D. (1990). Involving Customers in Total Quality Management (TQM) Training and Implementation, American Society for Training and Development Proceedings, 10/90. Pryor, M.G. and Oakley, H. (1990). Implementing Total Quality Management and Statistical Process
Control, Winning the Quality Race.
Pryor, M.G., Dryden, C. and Pryor, W.D. (1982). The Top-Down Factory Analysis--A Tool for Successful Companies, Industrial Management, Vol. 29, No., March/April, 1987, Pages 11-17; 24-30. Pryor, M.G. and Golden, M.K. (1984, October). The Depressed Employee, Supervisory Management. Pryor, M.G. and Pryor, W.D. (1984, March). Training Supervisors to Interact with Futuristic
Technologies--CAD/CAM, Office Automation, and Robotics, National Issues in Higher Education.
Pryor, M.G. and Harlow, D. (1982). The Dissatisfaction Profile; Key Obstacle to Motivation, Industrial Management, May/June, 1982, Vol. 24, No. 3, Pages 7-11.
Pryor, M.G. (1983). Executive-in-Residence Programs in Academia, National Issues in Higher Education, Vol. XII, 1983.
Pryor, M.G. and Harlow, D. (1982). Should the Same Amount in Human Resource Dollars Be Spent on Every Employee? Gestion Cientifica, Madrid, Spain.
Pryor, M.G. Male and Female Patterns of Work Opportunity Structure and Life Satisfaction, International Journal of Women’s Studies, Vol. 5, No. 3, Eden Press, 215-226.
Pryor, M.G. (1978 July). Mutual Respect--Key to Increased Productivity, Supervisory Management, 23(7).
Mondy, R.W. and Pryor, M.G. How Men and Women View Their Jobs--and What This Means to the Supervisor, Supervisory Management, Vol. 23, Issue 11, Page 17.
Pryor, M.G., Hodgetts, R.M. and Mills, H.N. (1978) Profile of the Successful Female, Academy of Management Proceedings.
Pryor, M.G. (1975). The Validity of Quantitative Methods for Foremen and other Lower Level Supervisors,
Managing the Changing Organization.
External Professional Service (Professional Organizations and Journals) Editorial Review Board
- Academy of Strategic Management Journal
- Journal of Management and Human Resources
- The Global eLearning Journal, A Global Refereed Chronicle of Innovation, Implementation & Evaluation
- International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector
- Benchmarking for Quality and Technology
- Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship (Executive Profiles) Reviewer for various journals and professional organizations
- Leadership & Organizational Development Journal
- Journal of Leadership Studies
- Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship
- Management Research Review
- Southwest Academy of Management
University Service - Team/Committee Assignments
Texas A&M University-Commerce – 2002-Present, 1992-1998 and 1968-1979:
2015 TAMUC Committee Assignments: TAMUCStrategic Planning Committee (and Student Success Sub-Committee); TAMUC AdvisoryCommittee;TAMUC and College of Business Faculty Mentor for Teaching and Research; Member, College of Business Teaching and Learning (Learning and Teaching) Committee; Member, College of Business Curriculum Committee; Chair, Institutional Effectiveness Plan for MBA; QEP Departmental Faculty Mentor; Member, TAMUC Scholarship Appeals Committee; Member, College of Education Doctoral Dissertation Committee; Chair, Management 527 (Strategic Management) Assessment Panel; Course Owner (MGT 527, Strategic Management and MGT 591, Quality Management).
Recent TAMUC Committee Assignments: Leader, CBE Teaching Excellence Committee; Member, CBE
AACSB Committee; Internal consultant, CBE Service Excellence Team; Member, Quality Enhancement Plan Committee; Co-Leader (with Bob Collins), Assurance of Learning/Embedded Assessment Team (WEAVE Utilization, etc.); Marketing and Management Department Scholarship Committee; Marketing
and Management Department Team Leader, Degree Program Assessment and Improvement Team. GA mentor for 2011, 2012, and 2013 Texas A&M University System Pathways Research Symposia;Mentor, 2010 Lions Apprentice Challenge; Chair, Management 527 (Strategic Management) Assessment Panel; Departmental Faculty Search Committee (Marketing Faculty); Member, College of Education Post Tenure Review and Doctoral Dissertation Committees; TAMUC Scholarship Appeals Committee. University of North Texas Doctoral Dissertation Committee.
Selected TAMUC Accomplishments: (1)With Shanna Hoskison, designed andput the first College of Business course (Mgt 591, 597) on the internet. (2) Teamed with Dr. Odom, Marketing & Management, to offer the first Saturday College of Business classes at the Mesquite Campus and to encourage College of Education people to enroll in Mgt 591, Quality Management. (3) Teamed with the Head of the Industrial Engineering and Technology Department to propose a Quality Management Degree. (4) At the request of the Vice President of Academic Affairs (and as a member of the Leadership Team of E-Systems/Raytheon) wrote the original proposal for an Engineering Degree and presented it to E-Systems and Texas A&M University management. (5) Served as internal consulting in the areas of strategic planning and process documentation and improvement for Texas A&M University-Commerce. (6) Developed and delivered training sessions for Texas A&M University-Commerce faculty and staff as follows: Leaders Team and Teams Lead; Excellence in Teaching; Fun at Work; Mentoring; and Organizational Skills.
East Texas State University Assignments: Internship, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Member, President's Cabinet, Recruitment Committee, Research Council, Faculty Senate, Management by Objectives Committee, AACSB Accreditation Team, Student Advisory Committee, University Leave Committee, Academic Facilities and Scheduling Committee, Library Committee, Sam Rayburn Symposium Committee, North Texas Higher Education Study Team, U.S. Savings Bond Committee, English Usage Rating
Committee, Who's Who Selection Committee, Marketing and Management Brochure Committee, TACT Outstanding Teacher Committee, Senate Committee on Outstanding Teachers, Piper Teacher Award Committee, College of Business Strategic Planning Committee, College of Business Entrepreneurship Team; and College of Business Liberia Grant Proposal Team.
Stephen F. Austin State University: Vice President, Chairman's Forum; Member, President's Long-Range Planning Committee; Member, University Scholars Committee; Member, Commencement Committee; Member, College of Business AACSB Accreditation Team; Member, University Math Committee.
Delta State University: Member, Research Committee, Graduate Council, and Curriculum Committee. Selected Management Development and Other Training/Development Sessions Completed 2014 – As part of the TAMUC Strategic Planning Task Force, I completed several training sessions on
March 25, 2014 with Dr. Patrick Sanaghan, including Future Timeline Design, 10 Differentiators of Exceptional Teams, and a Strategic Planning Roundtable (experiential exercises).
2014 - Completed two research seminars: (1)Dr. Milorad Novicevic, University of Mississippi, and Dr. Foster Roberts, Southeast Missouri - Qualitative methods, archival approaches, and conducting publishable historically-based studies in various Business disciplines. (2) Dr. Steve Schwiff, Professor of Economics, Texas A&M University-Commerce – Empirical/Quantitative Research.
2014 - Completed internal training: Maintained currency in IRB training (Human Subjects Protection – Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research) and other training (e.g., Ethics, Security, EEO, FERPA, Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention, and Reporting Fraud, Waste and Abuse). 2014 - Completed TAMUC Camtasia training which enables me to develop and utilize video and audio
clips in my eCollege courses.
2014 - Completed external Six Sigma training offered to educators by L-3 Communications (While at Raytheon and Campbell Soup, I had already completed a number of Six Sigma courses.)
2013 - Education 360: Mini-Symposium – Four Sessions – (1). MOOCs (Massive Open Online
Courses): For-Credit or Non-Credit? (2). Online: Share & Share Alike; (3) Learning Emporium: Mind the “Gaps” and (4) Prior Learning Assessment: Make It Count?
2013 – IRB Training – Human Subjects Protection – Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research (6/19/2013) – Score 98% - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).
2012 – IRB Training – Social & Behavioral Research – Basic Refresher Curriculum (10/25/2012) – Score 100% - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).
10/25/13 - FERPA (Course 11012 - online) - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act – Score 100%.
10/25/13 - Creating a Discrimination-Free Workplace (Course 99002 – online) – Score 100%.
10/11/13 – Responsible Conduct of Research Training (Course 2112029 - in class – Facilitator - Dr. Bruce Whitney).
10/10/13 – Protection of Human Subjects (Course 2112028 –in class – Facilitator - Dr. Bruce Whitney). Selected In-house sessions at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Campbell Soup, and E-Systems/
Raytheon: Ethics, Security, Equal Employment Opportunity, Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention, Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Concur Travel, Core Manufacturing, Core Quality, Supervision, Network Planning and Scheduling, Artificial Intelligence, Speed Reading, Computer software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Publisher), Distance Education, Educator, eCollege. SMART Training—Six-week-long courses in Leadership, Change Management, Operations
Management, Inventory Management, and Quality at Rutgers University (2000-2002). Human Interaction Lab, Organizational Transformation Training, Organizational Development
Training, Change Management (Perfect Futuring) Training, and Team Facilitations Skills Training, at
National Training Labs (NTL), Bethel Maine (2000-2002).
Introduction to Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma Manufacturability, Raytheon Learning Institute
(1995-1998).
Texas Instruments, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and various other Total Quality Management courses and Seminars, 1988-98.
“Self-Managing Work Teams,” SMU Cox School of Business, (March, 1992).
Various Leadership, Change Management, and Team Workshops through the Institute for Management Studies (1985-98) such as "The Leadership Challenge," Jim Kouzes, The Tom Peters Group; "Effective Change Management;" "Using Lateral Thinking for Creative Problem Solving;" "Learning from Life Experiences," Dr. Peter Honey; and Empowerment (Peter Block).
Six-week long Innovation Seminar led by Ret. Col. Rolf Smith, (1990). Dr. Joseph Juran, "Planning for Quality" and other Juran courses (1990). Dale Carnegie Course (1990) and Zig Ziglar Courses (1990-1991).
DPRO/DCAS (Federal Government) 40-hour course, Statistical Process Control, Dallas (1989). "Quality Function Deployment” (45-hour course), American Supplier Institute (1989).
"Taguchi Methods," Shin Taguchi (June 7-9, 1988).
"Productivity, the Key to Competitiveness," (Just-in-Time Seminar) Dallas (September, 1987). "Deming Seminar for Statisticians” (week-long seminar), New York University (1987).
Dr. W. Edwards Deming, "Quality, Productivity, and Competitive Position," (April, 1986). "The Abilene Paradox," This course is about management of agreement. Concept and course were
developed/taught by Dr. Jerry Harvey and are still in video and book formats, Dallas (July, 1986). Sessions at conferences of Academy of Management, Southern Management Association, Southwest
Academy of Management, Institute of Decision Services, Association for International Business, American Society for Quality, Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, International Association of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, Production and Operations
Personal
Marital Status: Married, Two Children, Both over 21 Years of Age
Hobbies/Interests: Grandchildren, Serving on Church teams (Missions, Evangelism. Finance), reading, writing journal articles, playing the piano, writing songs (words and music) and working with educational, civic and religious organizations.
High Priorities: Personal Faith and Values; Personal and Professional Integrity; Family Values; Positive Leadership; Performance Excellence in My Personal and Professional Life through the Alignment of Purpose, Principles, People, Processes, and Performance (Metrics, Feedback and Results); Maintaining a High Energy Level; Being a Team Player; Accountability and Empowerment for Others and Myself; Satisfying Constituents' and Stakeholders’ Needs; “Doing What’s Right” and “Doing What I Say I’ll Do.”
