Pennsylvania College of Technology - Management
Organization & Management Scholar-Practitioner. Coach. Undergraduate/Graduate Faculty.
Professional Training
Nicholas
Dodge, Ph.D.
Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
Doctoral scholar with real-world military, public, and private sector executive experience.
- 25-year record of leading award-winning or record-setting organizational achievements.
- Doctoral-level mastery of the ontological, epistemological, and axiological underpinnings of the theories that inform effective organization and management practices.
- 11 years' experience of transforming adult graduate and undergraduate learners as a top-rated university assistant professor.
Specializations:
* Individual and work group performance
* Leadership and followership coaching
* Critical thinking development
* Innovativeness development
Theoretical expertise:
* Organizational behavior (i.e., psychology, sociology, etc.) * Organizational development & training * Management theory * Leadership & followership * Strategy * Man-machine interface * Economics * Statistics
Practical experience:
* Led large-scale (2,500 personnel) organizations (e.g., regional HR, training, healthcare, and logistics support).
* Led award-winning, organization-wide, strategic and operational transformation initiatives.
* Led aviation operational and training missions.
Coach
I apply a disruptive approach to coaching to improve the performance of organizational leaders and followers and undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.
Naval Officer/Aviator with HRM Subspecialty (SHRM equiv.)
Retired at the rank of Commander (O-5) after 20 years of honorable service. 100% service-connected disabled veteran.
Positions held:
* National
- National Director, Navy Digital Recruitment Marketing
- Manpower Analyst/Personnel Planning Officer
* Regional
- Executive Officer
- HR Programs Director
- Training Officer
- Manpower Analyst/Personnel Planning Officer (3970)
* Unit
- Operations Scheduling Officer
- Security Manager/Information Security Program Officer
- Aircraft/Mission Commander, Flight instructor, & Ground School Instructor
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
Classroom/blended undergraduate instruction in School of Business and Hospitality courses.
Undergraduate course instruction & development:
- Supervision & Human Relations (MGT 248)
- Principles of Management (MGT 115)
- Small Business Management (MGT 249)
Adjunct Instructor
Classroom/distant classroom, live/synchronous, graduate instruction.
Graduate course instruction & development:
- Integrated Studies in Human Resources Management (HRMG 6000) (Capstone)
- Integrated Studies in Management (MGNT 6000) (Capstone)
- Current Economic Analysis (BUSN 5620)
- Applied Business Statistics (BUSN 5760)
University Adjunct Assistant Professor
"2017 College of Business Faculty Excellence Honor Roll." Live/synchronous, online/asynchronous, & blended graduate and undergraduate course instruction.
Graduate course instruction & development:
- Planning & Execution of Strategy (MGMT 672)
- Managing Human Resources (MGMT 608)
- Organizational Behavior, Theory and Applications in Aviation (MBAA 520)
- Organizational Behavior & Change (MGMT 520)
Undergraduate course instruction & development:
- Principles of Human Resource Management (MGMT 314)
- Principles of Management (MGMT 201)
- Aviation Labor Relations (MGMT 324)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Organization and Management Theory
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Russian
Master of Science - MS
Management (Subspec: Manpower Systems Analysis/Manpower, Personnel, Training, & Education)