Professional Vita

BRETT C. LUTHANS

EDUCATION

Ph.D.	University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1996 (Organizational Behavior, International Management, General Management)
M.A.	University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1992 (Management)
Grad. Student	San Diego State University, 1991 (courses in management and computer applications)
B.S.	University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1990 (Business Administration)

TEACHING/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Professor of Management, Department of Business, Missouri Western State University, 2006 to present.

Associate Professor of Management, Department of Business, Missouri Western State College, 2000 to 2006.

Assistant Professor of Management, Department of Business and Economics, Missouri Western State College, 1996 to 2000.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Management, Department of Management, University of South Dakota, Spring semester, 1996.

Graduate Assistant Instructor, Department of Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1994-1996.

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Management, San Diego State University, 1991.

PUBLICATIONS

          "Is There "Hope" for a Brand New Airplane?", case study in Managing and Organization: An Introduction to                    Theory and Practice.  Thousand Oaks, Ca. Sage, 2008.

          "Impact of Behavioral Performance Management in a Korean Application," (co-authored), currently under review for                Leadership and Organization Development Journal

          “The relationship between Bank Employees’ Positive Psychological Capital and Performance Outcomes,”                               abstract published in Midwest Academy of Management Proceedings, Kansas City, MO, October, 2007.  

          "The Proposed Contagion Effect of Hopeful Leaders on the Resiliency of Employees and Organizations,"                       (co-authored), Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies, Vol. 12 (#2), 2006.

          “Reinforcement Theory:  Implications for Career Development,” (co-authored) in Jeffrey Greenhouse (ed.)                              Encyclopedia of Career Development, Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage, 2005.

         “Behaviorism” (co-authored), chapter in Nicholson, N., Audia, P., Pillutta, M. (editors), Blackwell Encyclopedia of             Management: Organizational Behavior, 2nd. Ed., Volume XI, Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2005, pp. 19-22.

“Positive Psychological Capital: Beyond Human and Social Capital” (co-authored), Business Horizons, 47/1 January-February 2004, pp. 45-50.

“Beyond Human Capital: Developing and Managing Positive Psychological Capital,” (co-authored), Western Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings, Spring 2003.

“The Need for Realistic Opitmism for Effective Leadership in Today’s Turbulent Organizational Environment”, (sole author) Western Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings, Spring 2002, Las Vegas.

“Positive Approach to Leadership (PAL): Implications For Today’s Organizations,” (co-authored), The Journal of Leadership Studies, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2001.

“The Role of Optimism in Managerial and Entreprenurial Success in Transition Economies”, (co-authored), Pan-Pacific Conference XVIII Proceedings, Vina del Mar, Chile, May, 2001.

“Can High Performance Work Practices Help in the Former Soviet Union?”, (co-authored), Business Horizons, September-October 2000.

“Human Resource Management Practices for the New Millennium,” Western Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings, Maui, Hawaii, April, 2000.

“Occupational Stress,” (co-authored). Textbook chapter in Virtual Organizational Behavior. New York: Primis-McGraw-Hill, 2000.

“The Application of High-Performance Work Practices in Eastern Europe,” (co- authored), Proceedings of Pan-Pacific Conference XVI, Fintel, Fiji, May, 1999.

“The Impact of Downsizing on Workplace Attitudes: Differing Reactions of Managers and Staff in a Health Care Organization,” (first author), Group and Organization Management, Vol. 24, No. 1, March 1999, pp. 46-70.

“Applying Behavioral Management in Eastern Europe,” (co-authored), European Management Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4, August 1998, pp. 466-475.

“Managerial Effectiveness for Transformational Economies: A Contingency and Behavioral Approach,” (co-authored), Proceedings of Pan Pacific Conference XV, Seoul, Korea, June, 1998.

“The Achievement Motivation of Managers: Private Vs. Public Sector Organizations,” (co-authored), Midwest Academy of Management Proceedings, Kansas City, MO, April, 1998.

“Pay for Performance: Theory, Research and Practice,” (co-authored), Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings, Lincoln, NE, March, 1998.

“Global Integration Vs. Local Differentiation: Lessons to be Learned from Successful MNCs,” textbook case in International Management, 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

“Identifying the Pillars and Processes to Building and Sustaining World Class Organizations,” (co-authored), Proceedings of Pan-Pacific Conference XIV, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June, 1997.

“The Impact of Downsizing on Affect: Differing Reactions of Managers Versus Employee Staff in a Health Care Organization,” (co-authored), Midwest Academy of Management Proceedings, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April, 1997.

“The Role of HRM in Sustaining Competitive Advantage into the 21st Century,” (co-authored), National Productivity Review, Winter, 1997, pp. 73-81.

“A Strategic Resources Model for Effective Human Resources Management,” Midwest Academy of Management Proceedings, South Bend, Indiana, April, 1996.

“Doing Business in Eastern Europe: Political, Economic, and Cultural Diversity,” (co-authored), Business Horizons, Sept-Oct, 1995, pp. 9-16.

“The Impact of the 21st Century Environment: A Proposed International Management Model for Strategy and Practice,” (first author), Proceedings of Pan Pacific Conference XII, Dunedin, New Zealand, June, 1995.

“Out of the Chaos in Eastern Europe: A Contingency Framework for Managerial Effectiveness,” (co-authored), Proceedings of Pan Pacific Conference XI, Bangkok, Thailand, June, 1994.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Presentation entitled, “The relationship between Bank Employees’ Positive Psychological Capital and Performance Outcomes,” presented at the Midwest Academy of Management annual conference, Kansas City, MO, October, 2007.

“The Evolution of the Impact on Positivity on Performance:  History of Positivity at Work,”  presented at the Academy of Management annual conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 8, 2005.

“Hopeful Leaders:  A Proposed Contagion Effect on the Resiliency of Employees and Organizations,”  presented at the Western Academy of Management meeting, Spring 2005, Las Vegas.

Presentation in Table Topic Session, “The Need for Realistic Opitmism for Effective Leadership in Today’s Turbulent Organizational Environment”, Western Decision Sciences Institute, Spring 2002, Las Vegas.

Special Panel Discussion, “All in the Family: Inter-Generational Business Academics Discuss their Unique Work-Family Interface,” Western Academy of Management meeting, Sun Valley, Idaho, April 4-7, 2001.

“Human Resource Management Practices for the New Millennium,” presented at Western Decision Sciences Institute meeting, Maui, Hawaii, April, 2000.

“The Application of High-Performance Work Practices in Eastern Europe,” Pan- Pacific Conference XVI, Fintel, Fiji, May, 1999

“Managerial Effectiveness for Transformational Economies: A Contingency and Behavioral Approach,” Pan Pacific Conference XV, Seoul, Korea, June, 1998.

“The Achievement Motivation of Managers: Private Vs. Public Sector Organizations,” Midwest Academy of Management, Kansas City, MO, April, 1998.

“Pay for Performance: Theory, Research and Practice,” Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Lincoln, NE, March, 1998.

“Identifying the Pillars and Processes to Building and Sustaining World Class Organizations,” Pan-Pacific Conference XIV, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June, 1997.

“The Impact of Downsizing on Affect: Differing Reactions of Managers Versus Employee Staff in a Health Care Organization,” Midwest Academy of Management, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April, 1997.

Presented results of O.B. Mod. studies conducted in U.S. manufacturing, retail, banking, and hospital organizations at the Managers in Eastern Europe in Transition Meeting, Chemnitz, Germany, March 1997.

“A Strategic Resources Model for Effective Human Resources Management,” Midwest Academy of Management, South Bend, Indiana, April, 1996.

“The Impact of the 21st Century Environment: A Proposed International Management Model for Strategy and Practice,” Pan Pacific Conference XII, Dunedin, New Zealand, June, 1995.

“Out of the Chaos in Eastern Europe: A Contingency Framework for Managerial Effectiveness,” Pan Pacific Conference XI, Bangkok, Thailand, June, 1994.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Ongoing activities

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE/EXPERIENCE

Attended 3-day Decision Sciences Institute meeting in Washington D.C. to recruit candidates for open operations/management science position in Dept. of Business.

Served on Program Committee and paper reviewer for the OB/OT Track at the Midwest Academy of Management meeting, March 1998-2003.

Attended 2-day Decision Sciences Institute meeting in San Diego, CA on panel discussion regarding management in Central and Eastern European issues and other topics, Fall, 1998.

Served on Program Committee and paper reviewer for the OB/OT Track at the Midwest Academy of Management meeting, March 1997.

Human Resource Management Doctoral Consortium, National Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada, 1995.

Served as paper reviewer for Dr. Mary Teagarden, Program Chair, International Management Professional Meeting, 1993.

San Diego Chargers Marketing Training Program, 1991.

National Bank of Commerce, Consumer Loan Department, 1989.

University of Nebraska European Economics Study Tour, 1989.

University of Nebraska Department of Management Burger King Research Project, 1988.

MWSU AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Served as representative of MWSU and the Department of Business in meeting with and providing relevant information for athletic recruits (football/volleyball/basketball ) and other students interested in our college and department.

Served on three-person MWSU Greek Awards Judging Committee in which awards for community, academic, and overall excellence were determined for MWSU fraternities and sororities, Spring 1998-2002.

AASCS workshop in Chicago, Ill., October, 2001.

Worked with student, Katherine Meyer, on a paper entitled “Successful Reward Systems: Changing Times,” that was submitted and will be presented at the 2002 SAM International Conference.

Developed an international management course that was added to course curriculum for Fall 2002.

Served on interview team for Student Representative to the MWSU Board of Regents for recommendation to President, November 1999.

Attended several meetings for the Society of Human Resource Management - St. Joseph Chapter, 1996 to present.

Attended V.I.P. community dinner for the Convocation on Critical Issues, Fall, 1999.

Serve on Regional Steering Committee for Research and Education for the North American International Trade Corridor Partnership, Fall 1999 to 2000.

Served as representative of presentation/questions forum discussing the application of behavioral management in the Eastern European transition to eleven members of the Russian food storage delegation hosted by the St. Joseph Rotary Club #32 and MWSU, Fall 1998.

Wrote an article for business community newsletter, The Alliance, entitled, “You Get What You Reward in Organizations,” Spring 1998.
Wrote an article for business community newsletter, The Alliance, entitled, “The Downside of Downsizing,” Summer 1997.

Have nominated and wrote numerous letters of recommendation for students including the Barbara Sprong Leadership Challenge, Alpha Chi, Financial Executives Institute Scholarship, and Missouri Western VIPs, Spring 1997 to present (ongoing).

MWSU Committees:	Honors (2001 to present) Salary (Spring 1999 to Fall 2000) Professional Leave (Spring 1997 to Fall 1997) Coordinator for United Way campaign (1996 and 1997)
Department Committees:	Program (2001 to present) Newsletter, The Alliance (editor, 1998 to 2000) AACSB (member, 1998 to 2000) Management Disciplinary (member, 1996 to present) Library Liaison (chair, 1996 - 1998) Library Holdings (chair, 1997 - 1998) M.I.S. search (member, 1998 - present) Articulation (member, 1997 - 1998)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management
North American International Trade Corridor Partnership
Academy of Management
Decision Sciences Institute
Pan-Pacific Annual Conference