STEPHANIE NEWPORT
Professor of Management
Lead Instructor in Management Teaching Group

School of Business
Austin Peay State University

Contact Information

Office: (931) 221-6363
Fax: (931) 221-7355
e-mail: newports@apsu.edu
snail mail: P.O. Box 4426, Clarksville, TN 37044

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (1990) University of Texas at Arlington
M.B.A. (1985) Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
B.S. (1982) University of Maryland, European Division, Summa cum Laude


ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

1993-present Austin Peay State University, Professor (tenured, 1996)

Invited Adjunct Faculty, Southeastern University, Washington, D.C. for the distance learning Executive MBA program in Hong Kong, May 1995, June 1996

1990-1993 Creighton University, Assistant Professor
1986-1989 University of Texas at Arlington, Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
1985-1986 Austin Peay State University, Instructor
1983-1985 Austin Peay State University, Graduate Administrative and Teaching Assistant

COURSES TAUGHT

Strategic Management, Principles of Management, Organizational Behavior and Theory, Human Resource Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Labor Relations, Women in Business, Introduction to Business, Leadership Ethics

WORK EXPERIENCE

Numerous positions in health care, retail services, banking, and university administration

MEMBERSHIPS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Elected to membership in the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1981

The University of Texas at Arlington Best Professional Publication Award (with Dess and Rasheed) for "Nurturing Strategic Coherency", 1993

FAR/Planning Forum Best Paper Award for "Nurturing Strategic Coherency", 1991

Recipient, John Dean Stanley Scholarship, University of Texas at Arlington, 1987, 1988

Invited Participant, Doctoral Consortium, Organizational Theory Division, Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, 1988

Nominated for Austin Peay State University Socrates Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1994

Awarded Austin Peay State University Socrates Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1995

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

          Academy of Management                                         Sigma Beta Delta National Business Honor Society

          Organizational Behavior Teaching Society                 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

          Southwest Academy of Management                        Southwest Case Research Association


PUBLICATIONS

(1991) Effects of absolute and relative sunk costs on the decision to persist with a course of action. With Howard Garland. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes,48, 55-69.

(1991) Nurturing strategic coherency. With Gregory Dess and Abdul Rasheed. Planning Review, November/December, 18-27, 47.

(1991) Case commentary, Waimaru Travellers' Tours.With Gregory Dess. In Sligo, Frank.Organisational Behaviour: Case Studies and Commentaries.Palmerston North, New Zealand: The Dunmore Press, Ltd., pp. 33-34.

(1992) Hasbro, Incorporated:A Case Study. Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association, San Antonio, Tx.

(1993) Configuration Research in Strategic Management: Key Issues and Suggestions. With Gregory Dess and Abdul Rasheed. Journal of Management, 19, 775-795.

1994) Hasbro, Inc. and the Toy Industry:A case study. With Regena Farnsworth. In Wright, P., Pringle, C., and Kroll, M.Strategic Management, 2nd ed., Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 531-547.

(1994) Hasbro, Inc.: A Case Study is also available on computer disk as part of the CaseVue database, a collection of supplementary cases for courses in strategic management. Flower Mound, TX:The Hardscrabble Group, Inc.

(1994) The Decline of A Rural Hospital. With Jeffrey Zelda. Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association , Dallas, TX

(1994) Experiential exercise: Forced retrenchment at Atkinson Paper. With Gregory Dess. In instructor's manual to accompany Dess/Miller Strategic Management, New York: McGraw-Hill.

PRESENTATIONS

(1988) Strategy making process and its correlates: An exploratory field study. With Wayne Bodensteiner and Gregory Dess, paper presented:Academy of Management Meetings,Anaheim, CA

(1990) Configuration Research in Strategic Management:Key Issues and Suggestions. With Gregory Dess and Abdul Rasheed, paper presented:Academy of Management Meetings, San Francisco, CA

(1992) Strategic Configurations in the Health Care Industry:A Field Study. With Gregory Dess and Abdul Rasheed, paper presented: Academy of Management Meetings, Las Vegas, NV

(1992) The Phoenix Prescription: Surviving Downsizing, speech presented: Separations and Capital Recovery Division of U.S. West Telecommunications, Inc., Omaha, NE

(1992) TQM: Recapturing Excellence, speech presented: Omaha Metro Area Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants, Omaha, NE

(1994) Integrating Ethics into Management, Business Ethics Workshop, Austin Peay State University

(1994) Applying TQM to Teaching Strategic Management, Joint Panel (Austin Peay State University, Murray State University, University of Tennessee at Martin)Teaching/Research Conference, Martin, TN

(1994) The Manager's Feud: Television Game Show Adapted for Classroom Use. With Kathleen Brannen. Presented to Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

(1995) Reality Testing: Taking the G-r-r-r out of Grading. Presented to: Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Macomb, IL

(1995) Creativity Across the Curriculum, Joint Panel, Ken-Tenn Annual Conference, Murray, KY

(1996) A Fair Share Solution: How to Design Conflict Out of Team Projects. Presented to Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Keene, NH

(1996) First Timer’s Look at Hong Kong, with Dr. A. Hutcheson, APSU International Lecture Series

(1996) Triple Threat: Multiple Answers to Multiple Choice Questions. Ken-Tenn Annual Conference,Clarksville, TN

(1997) Surviving the Transition for Doctoral Student to Tenure Track Faculty. Invited presentation to Doctoral Student and Junior Faculty Consortium of the Southwest Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA

(1998) Bullies and Babies: The Delegation Dilemma. Presented to the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada

(1999) Leadership for Police Officers. Presented to City Police Department, Clarksville, TN

(1999) Ethics as a component of a Leadership Program. Presented to Ken-Tenn Annual Conference, Murray, KY

(1999) Group Processes and Financial Analysis: A Model for Learning Two Things at Once. With Susan Herman. Presented to Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Las Cruces, NM

(2000) Growing Pains: House Calls, Inc. A Case Study. With Steven J. Anderson, Michael D. Phillips, and John X. Volker. Presented to American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, NV

(2001) Dysfunctional Managerial Behavior in the Workplace: implications for Employees, Supervisors, and Organizations. With Roy Baker. Presented to American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, NV

(2001) Achievement Academy: A Case Study. With Steven J. Anderson, Michael D. Phillips, and John X. Volker. Presented to American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, NV

(2001) Teaching Financial Analysis: Dispelling the Mystery and Fear with Language and Logic. Presented to Southwest Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA

BOOK REVIEWS

(published by American Library Association, CHOICE) (1992) Grant, R. M. Contemporary Strategy Analysis: concepts, techniques, applications. B. Blackwell, 1991

(1992) Spiegel, A.D. and Hyman, H.H. Strategic Health Planning: methods and techniques applied to marketing and management. Ablex, 1991

(1992) Nutt, P.C. and Backoff, R.W. Strategic management of public and third sector organizations: a handbook for leaders. Jossey-Bass, 1992.

(1993) Trice, H.M. and Beyer, J.M. The cultures of work organizations. Prentice-Hall, 1993

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

(meetings, symposia attended)
(1987) Doctoral Student Consortium, Southwest Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX
(1988) Doctoral Student Consortium, Academy of Management (by invitation), Anaheim, CA
(1991) Junior Faculty Consortium, Southwest Academy of Management, Houston, TX
(1991) Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Bellingham, WA
(1992) Faculty College, Nebraska Teaching Improvement Conference, Omaha, NE
(1993) Faculty College, Nebraska Teaching Improvement Conference, Kearney, NE
(1993, 1994) AACSB Continuous Improvement Symposium, St. Louis, MO
(1993) Annual Conference for Women in Higher Education, Clarksville, TN
(1993-1994) On-campus workshops and consortia for new faculty, Clarksville, TN
(1993) In-house series of faculty research symposia and instruction in using TQM in the classroom
(1995) AACSB Continuous Improvement Symposium, Philadelphia, PA
(1996) Annual meeting, Southwest Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX
(1997) Annual meeting, Southwest Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA
(1998) AACSB Continuous Improvement Symposium, Gatlinburg, TN
(1998-2001) American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, NV
(1999) Annual meeting, Academy of Management, Chicago, IL
(1999) Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Las Cruces, NM
(1999) Annual meeting, Southwest Academy of Management, Houston, TX
(2000) Annual meeting, Southwest Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX
(2000) Annual meeting, Academy of Management, Toronto, Canada
(2001) Annual meeting, Southwest Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA

FACULTY SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS

To the University

Presented "Managing Human Resources" for Small Business Survival Workshop Series, Tennessee Center for Small Business Development, 1993, 1998
Faculty Advisor Campus Chapter, Habitat for Humanity (1993-1996)
Accompanied students to Collegiate Spring Break Challenge, San Antonio, TX, 1994
University Community Service Committee, 1994-96, 1998-99
University Commencement Committee, 1994-95, 1999-2001
University Student Standing Committee, 1995-96
College of Business Representative to Graduate Research Council, 1995-98
Graduate Research Council Subcommittee to revise research policies, 1996-99
President’s Fort Campbell Task Force 1995-97
Instructor in President’s Emerging Leaders Program,1995-present
Contributor to University Strategic Planning Retreats, 1996, 1997, 2000
Faculty Development Funding Process Committee, Chair, 1996
University Committee on Sexism, Chair, 1996-97
Faculty Salary Equity Focus Group, Chair, 1996-97
Faculty Senate, 1996-1999
Vice President, Faculty Senate 1997-98
Faculty Senate Rules Committee, Chair, 1997-98
President, Faculty Senate 1998-99
Liberal Arts Core Self Study, Editor, 1997
University Strategic Planning Committee, 1997-98
President’s Advisory Council (Cabinet) 1998


To the College of Business:

Faculty Advisor
Phi Beta Lambda business fraternity (1993-1995)
Accompanied students to regional Phi Beta Lambda meeting, Charlotte, NC, November 1993
Undergraduate Management students(1993-present)
First-year business majors (1993-1995)
Transfer business majors with concentrations in Finance, Management, Marketing (1998-present)

Committees and other Contributions:

Representative for annual AP Day Programs, 1993-1996
AACSB Accreditation Committees, 1993-1999
Strategic Planning and Effectiveness Committee,1994-1996 Chair
AACSB Self-Study Editor, 1995
Mission Statement committee, 1995-1996Chair
Intellectual Contributions Committee, 1994-1995 Chair
Committees for: Curriculum, International Issues, Alumni Issues, 1995-1996
Committees for: Curriculum, Internal Relations, External Relations, Intellectual Contributions, 1996-1997
Committees for: Curriculum, Organizational Structure, Mission Statement Development, 1997-1998
Accompanied student group to visit Sunds Defibrator, Inc. (now Valmet Corp.) in Atlanta, GA, annually 1998-2000
Accompanied student group to TVA Investment Challenge in Nashville, TN (November and April), annually 1998-2001
Accompanied student group to visit Chicago Financial District, Chicago, IL, annually 1998-2000

To the Management Discipline:

Elected program chair-elect for the Southwest Academy of Management, 1999-2000
Program Chair, Southwest Academy of Management, 2000-2001
President-elect, Southwest Academy of Management, 2001-2002

Track chair:
Social/Legal/Ethical/Women in Management Division, Southwest Academy of Management, 1994, 1997
Business Strategy and Policy Division, Academy of Business Administration, 1993

Invited Panelist:
Doctoral Consortium, Southwest Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans, 1997
Symposium on Business Ethics, Southwest Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans, 1997

Manuscript Reviewer:
Southwest Academy of Management, Social/Legal/Ethical/ Women in Management Track, 1991
Academy of Management, Health Care Administration Division, 1992
Southwest Academy of Management, Business Strategy and Policy Track, 1992
Southwest Case Research Association, Organizational Behavior Track, 1993
Academy of Management, Business Policy and Strategy Division, 1994
Southwest Academy of Management, Technology/Quality Track, 1994
Ad hoc reviewer, Academy of Management Review, 1994, 1996
Southwest Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior Track, 1995, 1996
Associate Editor, Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 1996-1997

Textbook Reviewer for Dryden, McGraw-Hill, West, Southwestern, Wiley and Sons, Prentice-Hall Publishers

Facilities/hospitality chairperson, Nebraska Teaching Improvement Council, 1992
President, Nebraska Teaching Improvement Council, 1992-93

To the Community:

1994-1999 Board Member, Clarksville-Montgomery County Habitat for Humanity, 1994-1999
Building Committee, Volunteer Coordinator, 1994
Participant, APSU Habitat Home Build, 1994
Executive Board Member: Treasurer, 1995-96
Vice President, 1997 Secretary, 1998
Participant, United Way Day of Caring, 1993, 1995
Registered participants in Habitat for Humanity: Christmas 10K Run, December, 1993 Spring Bike Tour, April, 1994
Accompanied student chapter members on Alternative Spring Break/ Collegiate Challenge, San Antonio, TX, March, 1995
Presentation made to Clarksville High School Students, November, 1995: "Tempus Fugit:Time Management in College"
Presentation made to Cheatham County Chamber of Commerce, April, 1997: "Leadership and Ethics in Small Business"
Teaching on behalf of Austin Peay State University Community Solution Center, American Management Association Certificate Program
"We’ve Got to Stop Meeting Like This"; "Getting More Done Through Delegation"; and "First Line Supervision"

 

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