Resume

• 1996

  PhD

  PhD in Organizational Behavior

  Organizational Behavior

  Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business

• 1987

  BS

  Accounting

• 1979

  Southern Management Association

  English

  MBA

  Business Administration

• 1975

  BA

  General Program of Liberal Studies

  Marching Band

• Coaching

  Organizational Behavior

  Performance Management

  Instructional Design

  Data Analysis

  Professional Mentoring

  Leadership Development

  Organizational Development

  Policy

  Research

  Consulting

  HR Consulting

  Teaching

  Public Speaking

  Statistics

  Higher Education

  Psychology

  Strategic Planning

  Job Analysis

  Team Building

  Trends in Training

  In the modern workplace

  millions of dollars are spent each year on employee training. All too often

  however

  little thought and effort is spent on evaluating training or making sure that the correct training is taking place. Successful training is about understanding both organizational goals and employee behavior. The basis for this book is the 9th Annual River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference that was held on the campus of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in October 2013. The theme of the conference was Trends in Training. Accordingly

  the focus of many of the talks was on how to train people to thrive and succeed in the environment where they spend a large portion of their lives – the workplace.

  Trends in Training

  In the modern workplace

  millions of dollars are spent each year on employee training. All too often

  however

  little thought and effort is spent on evaluating training or making sure that the correct training is taking place. Successful training is about understanding both organizational goals and employee behavior. The basis for this book is the 9th Annual River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference that was held on the campus of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in October 2013. The theme of the conference was Trends in Training. Accordingly

  the focus of many of the talks was on how to train people to thrive and succeed in the environment where they spend a large portion of their lives – the workplace.

  Trends in Training

  Businesses are more marketable if they have a global presence. However

  with global expansion comes a need to communicate with organizations having diverse cultural backgrounds. This causes issues when selecting expatriates for the job. Expatriates possessing particular characteristics may adjust better than others. Research supports both cultural intelligence (CQ) and personality as valid predictors of cross-cultural adjustment

  but do those with a high CQ adapt better than those with culturally compatible personality factors? It is hypothesized that cultural intelligence (CQ) will account for more incremental validity of cross-cultural adjustment. The sample of approximately 150 foreign expatriates working in the US will complete measures of CQ (CQS) (Earley & Ang

  2003)

  personality (IPIP-NEO-IP Short Form)

  and cultural adjustment components (Black & Stephens

  1989). The results of a multiple regression analysis should indicate the need to consider CQ in the expatriate selection process.

  Consultant for Industrial Psychologists

  Inc.

  • Developed assessments for technical skills training modules \n• Designed surveys to evaluate continuous improvement processes for Fortune 500 oil companies

  Brian

  O'Leary

  Univ of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent Technologies

  Positions related to contracting for telecommunication and defense products and services to the Federal Government. Served as Project Manager for accounting systems reengineering during last three years with the company.

  Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent Technologies

  Associate Professor & Department Head

  Department of Psychology

  Department Head and Graduate Faculty in the Masters program in Industrial Organizational Psychology

  Univ of Tennessee at Chattanooga