Faculty & Research

Organization Studies Faculty

In addition to offering one of the nation’s most highly regarded MBA programs in human and organizational performance, Owen boasts an impressive array of faculty specializing in topics ranging from new product development to negotiation strategies to business ethics. Faculty research has also delved deep into some of the most widely discussed issues in business today: working with Chinese counterparties, ensuring safe healthcare delivery, and designing for innovation, giving students front-row access to the workplaces of tomorrow.

	Bruce Barry Brownlee O. Currey, Jr., Professor of Management; Professor of Sociology MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
Bruce Barry’s research and expertise lie in two areas: the social issues in management, including ethics, workplace rights, public policy, and the social impact of new media; and the psychology of interpersonal and group behavior in organizations, including power, influence, negotiation, conflict and justice. He has published on these topics in numerous scholarly journals and volumes. Video: Ethics Video: The Intersection of Business and Society

	Richard Daft Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Professor of Management MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
Richard Daft is a noted expert in change management, organization behavior, organization design and leadership. He has published 12 books and dozens of articles on the subject. He also developed and managed the Center for Change Leadership. Richard's books on organization management and leadership are the most widely used in their categories at business schools around the world, including his latest, The Executive and the Elephant: A Leader's Guide to Building Inner Excellence. Video: Leadership

	Ray Friedman Brownlee O. Currey Professor of Management; Associate Dean of Faculty and Research MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
Ray Friedman is an expert in human organizational behavior focused on understanding how cultural differences and backgrounds influence both negotiation and conflict resolution. He is also a leading expert in Chinese management, focusing on conflict styles, negotiation arbitration and biculturalism in management. Video: Doing Business in China Video: The Obama Effect

	David Owens Professor for the Practice of Management and Innovation; Faculty Director, VU Accelerator-Summer Business Institute MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
David Owens’s research has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the London Guardian and NPR’s Marketplace. His work in the area of business strategy, innovation process and product development has included engagements with NASA, LEGO, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. He has also performed product design consulting work for a variety of firms including Daimler Benz, Apple Computer, and Coleman Camping. Most recently, while on leave from Vanderbilt University, Owens served as CEO of Griffin Technology Inc., the largest consumer electronics firm in the MP3/iPod accessory market space. Video: Strategic Innovation

	Tae-Youn Park Assistant Professor of Management MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
Professor Tae-Youn Park joined the Organization Studies group at Owen in 2012 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. His research interests include the individual and organizational consequences of compensation, and voluntary and involuntary employee turnover.

	Rangaraj Ramanujam Associate Professor of Management MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
Rangaraj "Ranga" Ramanujam is a leading researcher and consultant on the organizational causes and consequences of errors in high-risk work settings. His research has appeared in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Medical Care, Journal of Patient Safety, Journal of Applied Psychology, and other journals. Video: Reducing Errors in the Health Care Environment

	Bart Victor Cal Turner Professor of Moral Leadership MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
Bart Victor joined the Owen faculty from the Institute for Management Development International (IMD), in Lausanne, Switzerland where he was Professor of Management and Director of the Program for Management Development. Prior to IMD, Bart was on the faculties of the University of North Carolina and the University of Nebraska. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the Academy of Management and the International Association for Business and Society.

	Tim Vogus Assistant Professor of Management MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
Tim Vogus joined the Owen faculty in 2004 and specializes in such topics as leading teams and organizations, as well as negotiation. Prior to his academic career, he was a business process analyst for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), where he worked on competitive intelligence systems and multiple system implementations.

Affiliated Faculty

	Mark Cannon Adjunct Professor of Management; Associate Professor, Dept. of Human & Organizational Development; Associate Professor Education Leadership MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
Mark Cannon is seasoned executive coach and is an expert in teaching skills for executive coaching, delivering feedback, and handling difficult conversations. He has published books and articles on these topics. He has taught in George Washington University's Coaching Certification Program, and coached or consulted with Courage Capital Management, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Women's World Banking, DCI, Monitor Company, Marriott Corporation, Little Planet Learning, and the U.S. Department of State.

	Neta Moye Adjunct Professor of Management MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
As a member of the Leadership and Organization Development team, I am helping to build PDRI's capability in this growing practice area. We leverage the long history and experience of PDRI's rigorous competency and assessment practice to address issues related to leadership and organizational effectiveness, including determining critical leader competencies, assessing and developing leader capabilities, and assessing the broader health of the organization in which leaders operate, with a special focus on the strategic effectiveness of HR practices. Neta Moye's research interests focus on employee motivation, particularly as it relates to innovation and creativity at work. Her current research projects focus on how aspects of social context and interpersonal interactions at work influence motivation to generate ideas. Professor Moye has been honored with the Paine Award for Academic Excellence from the Robert H. Smith School of Business for her research accomplishments as a doctoral student and the Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence for her teaching accomplishments as a doctoral student.

	William Vosburg Adjunct Professor of Management MORE ABOUT THIS FACULTY MEMBER
William "Jim" Vosburg is the Manager of the Office of Training and Logistics (OTL) for the Office of Secure Transportation (OST). OTL is responsible for all organizational training within OST. This not only includes Agent related training but also the professional development training of all OST employees. Training takes place at various venues throughout the continental United States.