Gordon E. Dehler The College of Charleston Dept of Management & Entrepreneurship School of Business / 336 Beatty Center 5 Liberty Street Charleston, SC 29424 dehlerg@cofc.edu 843.953.6664 Brief Biography: Gordon Dehler (PhD, Organization Theory University of Cincinnati) is an associate professor of management in the School of Business. His research interests address the evolving nature of organizations, particularly in terms of workplace transformation reform in work design, leadership, and in post-secondary education itself, particularly through the use of action research. He is recognized internationally for his work on critical management education and is widely respected for his scholarship within the domain of management education and learning that is, how we go about learning the practice of management itself. Dr Dehler has created educational programs for graduate students representing a broad spectrum of organizations, including private sector organizations such as General Motors and British Airways, public sector organizations such as the CIA and city government, military organizations such as the US Navy and US Air Force, and social sector organizations including Habitat for Humanity and professional associations. Recently, his undergraduate strategy students worked closely with Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) executives on a variety of projects. In addition, his pedagogical innovations have been presented at more than 30 international, national, regional and local professional conferences. His scholarship has been published in the leading academic journals devoted to the advancement of management education and learning. He was formerly an associate editor of the international journal Management Learning, published in the UK, and the Journal of Management Education, and now serves on several journal editorial boards. He is the recipient of the 2013 David L. Bradford Outstanding Educator Award for his career contributions and accomplishments, the highest honor presented by the OBTS Teaching Society for Management Educators. He also received the School of Business Distinguished Teaching Award in 2009 at CofC. Education: PhD University of Cincinnati / Organization Theory MAIR University of Cincinnati / Industrial Relations (Economics) MA Ohio State University / Public Relations and Journalism BA University of Northern Colorado / Journalism and Business (Marketing)
Academic Appointments: 2005-Present College of Charleston / Dept of Mgt & Entrepreneurship, School of Business 2001-2005 George Washington University / Organizational Sciences, College of A&S 1988-2001 University of Dayton / Dept of Mgt & Mktg, School of Business 1987-1988 Miami University [Ohio] (visiting instructor, Mgt Dept) 1979-1987 University of Cincinnati (adjunct positions in 5 colleges) [Selected] Publications: Welsh, M.A. & Dehler, G.E. [2013] Combining critical reflection and design thinking to develop integrative learners. Journal of Management Education. Dehler, G.E., Beatty, J.E. & Leigh, J. [2010] From good teaching to scholarly teaching : Legitimating management education and learning scholarship. In C. Wankel & R. DeFillippi (Eds.), Being and becoming a management education scholar, pp. 93-116. New York: Information Age Publishing. Dehler, G.E. [2009] Prospects and possibilities of critical management education: Critical beings and a pedagogy of critical action. Management Learning, 40: 31-49. Welsh, M.A., Dehler, G.E. & Murray, D.L. [2007] Learning about and through experience: Understanding the power of experience-based education. In M. Reynolds & R. Vince (Eds.), Handbook of experiential learning & management education, pp. 53-69. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Welsh, M.A. & Dehler, G.E. [2007] Whither the MBA? Or the withering of MBAs? Management Learning, 38: 407-425. Dehler, G.E. with R. Edmonds [2006] Using action research to connect practice to learning: A course project for working management students. Journal of Management Education, 30: 636-669. [Winner of the 2007 Roethlisberger Award for best article published in JME in 2006, presented by OBTS Teaching Society for Management Educators. Rose Edmonds was a graduate student in two courses I taught.] Welsh, M.A. & Dehler, G.E. [2004] P[l]aying attention: Communities of practice and organized reflection. In M. Reynolds & R. Vince [eds.], Organizing Reflection, pp. 15-29. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate. Green, S.G., Welsh, M.A. & Dehler, G.E. [2003] Advocacy, performance, and threshold influences on the decision to terminate new product development. Academy of Management Journal, 46: 419-434. 2
Dehler, G.E. & Welsh, M.A. [2009/2003] The experience of work: Spirituality and the new workplace. In R.A. Giacalone & C.L. Jurkiewicz [eds.], The Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Performance [2/e], pp. 108-122. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. Lewis, M.W., Welsh, M.A., Dehler, G.E. & Green, S.G. [2002] Product development tensions: Exploring contrasting styles of project management. Academy of Management Journal, 45: 546-564. Dehler, G.E., Welsh, M.A. & Lewis, M.W. [2001] Critical pedagogy in the 'new paradigm': Raising complicated understanding in management learning. Management Learning, 32: 493-511. [January 2013: this was 5 th in the journal s top 50 most-cited articles] Lewis, M.W. & Dehler, G.E. [2000] Learning through paradox: A pedagogical strategy for exploring contradictions and complexity. Journal of Management Education, 24: 708-725. [Recognized by the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society as one of two articles to receive Honorable Mention for the Roethlisberger Award for the journal s best article in 2000] Dehler, G.E. & Welsh, M.A. [1998] Problematizing deviance in contemporary organizations: A critical perspective. In R.W. Griffin, A. O'Leary-Kelly & J.M. Collins [Eds.], Dysfunctional Behavior in Organizations: Nonviolent Behaviors in Organizations, Part A, pp. 241-269. Stamford, CT: JAI Press. Dehler, G.E. [1998] 'Relevance' in management research: A critical reappraisal. Management Learning, 19: 69-89. Dehler, G.E. & Welsh, M.A. [1997] Discovering the keys: Spirit in teaching and the journey of learning. Journal of Management Education, 21: 496-508. Dehler, G.E. [1996] Management education as intentional learning: A knowledge transforming approach to written communication. Journal of Management Education, 20: 221-235. [January 2012: this was 14 th in the journal s top 50 most-cited articles] Dehler, G.E. & Welsh, M.A. [1994] Spirituality and Organizational Transformation: Implications for the new management paradigm. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 9: 17-26. Dehler, G.E. & Welsh, M.A. [1993] Dialectical inquiry as an instructional heuristic in Organization Theory and Design. Journal of Management Education 17: 79-89. Welsh, M.A. & Dehler, G.E. [1988] Political legacy of administrative succession. Academy of Management Journal, 31: 948-961. 3
[Selected] Presentations: [Dr Dehler work on management learning has been presented at more than 30 academic conferences and his research at another dozen professional conferences.] Dehler, G.E. & Welsh, M.A. [2012] Creating a capacity for action: Integrative learning and self knowledge. Published in Proceedings and presented at 11 th IFSAM World Congress, U. of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. [IFSAM: International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management] Dehler, G.E. [with M.A. Welsh] Making claims to knowledge: A learning-centered approach to enhancing student understanding. Published in Proceedings and presented at 18 th EDiNEB International Conference, IDRAC, Lyon, France, June 2011. [EDiNEB: Educational Innovation in Economics and Business] [Recognized by conference organizers as one of the three Best Papers. ] Dehler, G.E. [with M.A. Welsh] Overcoming disciplinary constraints: Design thinking and transformative educational experiences. Published in Proceedings and presented at 18 th EDiNEB International Conference, IDRAC, Lyon, France, June 2011. Dehler, G.E. [with M.A. Welsh] Integrative learning and criticality: Enhancing complicated understanding. Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) conference on Integrative Learning: Addressing the Complexities, Atlanta, October 2009. Dehler, G.E. [with R. Vince] An Introduction to Critical Management Education: Relating CME precepts to your teaching practice. OBTC Teaching Conference for Management Educators, Charleston, June 2009. Dehler, G.E. [with M.A. Welsh] Sensible learning by and for design. International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities, Copenhagen, April 2008. Dehler, G.E. [with J. Beatty & J.S.A. Leigh] Interpreting the scholarship of teaching in management education and learning. MED Division at national Academy of Management annual meeting, Philadelphia, August 2007. [This paper was among three in the symposium Being and becoming a management scholar that received the Academy of Management and McGraw-Hill/Irwin Management Education & Development Division Outstanding Symposium Award and the MED Division Best Symposium Award.] Dehler, G.E. [with L. Elrod] Critical pedagogy in K-12: Prospects and problematics. Presented at Second Making Connections: Educators in Action School Improvement Conference, College of Charleston School of Education, March 2007. [Lindsey Elrod was an undergraduate student in my Honors course and strategy course.] Dehler, G. E. Growing students into critical beings: Connecting critical pedagogy to critical action. CMS Interest Group at national Academy of Management annual meeting, Atlanta, August 2006. [This paper was among four in the Showcase Symposium Making CMS relevant to practice: Teaching from a critical perspective that received the Academy of Management and McGraw-Hill/Irwin Management Education & Development Division Outstanding Symposium Award and the MED Division Best Symposium Award.] 4
Dehler, G.E. [with M.A. Welsh] Whither the MBA? Or the withering of MBAs? Critical realism and reinventing management education. Presented at Fourth International Conference on Critical Management Studies, Cambridge University (UK), July 2005. Dehler, G.E. [with M.A. Welsh & S.G. Green] Planned serendipity in project management. Best Practices of Project Management and Finance in Pharmaceutical/Biotech R&D Conference sponsored by the Drug Information Association [accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education], New Orleans, February 2003. Editorial Positions Academic Journals: o Associate Editor [June 2002 December 2008] Management Learning [Published by Sage in UK] An international journal for managerial and organizational learning and development. Guest Co-editor: Special issue based on the 2008 OLKC conference, Copenhagen, June 2010 o Associate Editor [July 2000 August 2002] Journal of Management Education [Published by Sage in US] A leading journal in the field of management pedagogy and teaching scholarship. Guest Co-editor: Special issue on spirituality in management education, October 2000 Conference Coordination: o Host/site coordinator for 2009 OBTC Teaching Conference for Management Educators, of Charleston, June. College 5