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    Adam Smith, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Management

    Adam Smith
    Phone:
    765-455-9355
    Email:
    smith915@iu.edu
    Campus:
    IU Kokomo
    Main Building (KO), Room 174H

    Biography

    Education:

    Ph.D. in Business Administration from The University of Tennessee 
    B.S. in Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Platteville

    Area of Expertise:

    Management, organizational behavior, human resource management, organizational development, leadership, motivation, selection, assessment centers, simulation, experiential learning, career development

    Research Interests:

    My research interests are at the intersection of organizational behavior, industrial/organizational psychology, and entrepreneurship.  Specifically, the psychology of entrepreneurs and organizational leadership.  Additional areas of focus include various topics surrounding the scholarship of teaching and learning.

    Publications:

    • The Impact of Abstract Thinking on Entrepreneurial Intentions. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research
    • Managing the Team Project Process: Helpful Hints and Tools to Ease the Workload without Sacrificing Learning Objectives. e-Journal of Business Education & Scholarship of Teaching
    • Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leadership in Health-Care Succession Planning in Passing the Torch: Planning for the Next Generation of Public-Service Leaders
    • Entrepreneurial Inception: The Role of Imprinting in Entrepreneurial Action. Journal of Business Venturing
    • The Relationship of Personality to Entrepreneurial Performance: An Examination of Openness to Experience Facets. PhD dissertation, University of Tennessee

    Presentations:

    • Using Simulations Outside of the Classroom to Aid in-class Active Learning. Midwest SoTL Conference.
    • Using IU Career EDGE to Incorporate Career Prep into any Course. 20/20 on Teaching, Learning & Research.
    • Entrepreneurial Intentions: ‘I Think I Can’ Or ‘I Think I Will’? Midwest Academy of Management.
    • Forming and Evaluating Teams: A Small Change using Online Tools. Midwest SoTL Conference.
    • Forming Teams and Evaluating Teamwork: Time-saving Help via Online Tools. 20/20 on Teaching, Learning & Research.

    Academic/Professional Activities:

    • JoSoTL and JoTLT Editorial Review Board
    • Society for Human Resource Management
    • Strategic Planning Committee
    • Center for Community Engagement
    • KEY Coordinator
    • Sam Walton Fellow (Enactus advisor)
    • Human Resources Student Association advisor
    • IU Career EDGE Fellow
    • Quality Matters Rubric Certification
    • Infor CloudSuite HCM certification

    Awards/Honors:

    • IU Bicentennial Professor
    • FACET
    • Claude Rich Excellence in Teaching Award recipient
    • Trustees Teaching Award recipient (multiple times)
    • Indiana Commission for Higher Education Lumina Adult Promise Grant
    • Applied Learning Grant (numerous)
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