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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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