عن المؤلف | William B. Zachary, San Jose State University. William B. Zachary received his Ph. D. in Human Engineering and Organizational Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a faculty member, and former chairperson, of the Organization and Management Department at San Jose State University. He leverages an unusual multi-disciplinary background in Industrial Engineering, Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, Industrial Sociology and Electronics Engineering to engage in teaching and research related to organizational behavior and management issues in high-technology electronics firms. He has consistently achieved high teaching ratings in both areas, despite his well deserved reputation as a "tough grader." His research has appeared in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, several NASA publications, and others. His current work focuses on developing a unique book about organizational behavior that emphasizes higher level learning through application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the Institute of Industrial Engineering, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Loren Kuzuhara is a senior lecturer in the Department of Management and Human Resources at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Business. He teaches undergraduate courses in organizational behavior and human resource management. In addition, Loren works on an individual basis with many students who are pursuing a variety of independent research projects focusing on management consulting and training and development. Loren is the faculty advisor for the UW-Madison student chapters of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Sigma Iota Epsilon (SIE). He also is the Sam Walton Fellow for the UW-Madison Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team and the coach for the student team that competes in the annual HR Games competition. Loren earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his Master of Business Administration and Ph.D. in management and human resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Loren has corporate experience working in the Strategic Research Department at American Family Insurance. He is an active management consultant as well. Loren's research interests revolve around work motivation, leadership, team development, training and development, organizational effectiveness and human resource management. |