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About Us

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Instructor

  • Office: Neff 288C
  • Office Hours:
  • T 10:30 - 11:30am,
    1:30 -2:30 pm
  • W 9:00 - Noon
  • R10:30 - 11:30am,
    1:30 -2:30 pm
  • Phone: 260-481-6415
  • E-mail: travisd@ipfw.edu

Education

  • University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, College of Business, ABD, Management
  • University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN, College of Business, Master of Business Administration, 2002
  • University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, College of Arts and Letters, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Spanish, 1992

Research Interests

Organizational discourse and emotion in organizations, especially as they relate to leadership, organizational change and performance.

Selected Publications

  • Plowman, D., Baker, L., Beck, T., Kulkarni, M., Solansky, S. & Travis, D. (2007). “Radical Change Accidentally: The Emergence and Amplification of Small Change.” Academy of Management Journal, 50(3): 515-543.

  • Plowman, D., Solansky, S., Beck, T., Baker, L., Kulkarni, M. & Travis, D. (2007). “The Role of Leadership in Emergent, Self-Organization.” The Leadership Quarterly, 18(4): 341-356.

Prior Work Experience

Instructor for University of Texas at San Antonio, College of Business, San Antonio, Texas.
Policy Analyst at Texas Workforce Commission in Austin, TX.
Training Consultant for Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. Fort Wayne, IN.

Courses Taught

OLS 252 Human Relations in Organizations
OLS 274 Applied Leadership
Class Schedule

OLS 252-01 TR 3:00 - 4:15 pm NF B70
OLS 252-03 TR 10:30 - 11:45 pm Nf B70
OLS 274-01 TR Noon - 1:15 pm CM 116

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