VITA
I.
Name:
Rank: Professor and Chair of Management
Tenured
Year Joined Institution: 1983
Department: Division of Management, Marketing, and Business Administration
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, 1983-Present, Professor of Management
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
Principles of Management, Supervisory Management, Human Resources Management, Advanced Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations, International Management, International Marketing, Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, Operations Management, Advanced Production/Operations Management, Management Science, Statistics, Special Topics In Management, Principles of Marketing, Services Marketing, and Special Topics in Marketing, Casino Math and Statistics, Gaming Human Resource Management, Legal Environment of Business
Graduate Course Taught:
Management Problems, Applied Decision Science, Human Resource Management, Human Resources Legislation and Current Issues, Organizational Theory, Research Methods, Production/Operations Management, Management Science, Business Modeling, Statistics For Managers, Theory of Management, Managing In a Global Environment, Management Special Problems, Strategic Project Management, Advanced Consumer Behavior, Services Marketing, Marketing Special Problems
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
Economics I and II, Statistics, and Legal Environment of Business
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
Business Math and Management
III. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Major: Management
Minors: Human Resource. Management/Labor Relations, Psychology
Dissertation Topic: A Reliability and Validity Study of the Berg/Wiebe Resource Exchange Scale.
IV.
PRIOR
EXPERIENCE NOT IN EDUCATION
Johnson Wood and Timber, Roxie, MS, 1976-1983, Vice- President of Operations.
V. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Global Knowledge Institute
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics
American Pulpwood Association
Society for the Advancement of Management
Southern Management Association
Southwest
Division of the
Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
American Marketing Association
VI.
PROFESSIONAL
MEETINGS ATTENDED
Research and Scholarship
Symposium,
Blackboard Migration
Workshop,
First Friday,
Division of Management,
Marketing, and Business Administration Faculty Meeting with Special Guest, Dr.
Annual Magellan Exchange
Coordinator’s Meeting,
Plagiarism Detection
Training for Faculty,
Reaching Out to
Building Relationships
with the 2006 International Business Symposium presenters, IBT Enterprises,
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics,
Forum with Collegis Instructional
Technology Consultant, Dr. Bill Graves, February 2006
Southeastern Council of Collegiate
Reaching
Out to
The
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics Conference,
The
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics Conference,
The
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics Conference,
The
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics Conference,
The
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics Conference,
Mid
South Marketing Educators Conference,
Mid
South Marketing Educators Conference,
Mid
South Marketing Educators Conference,
Mid
South Marketing Educators Conference,
Mid
South Marketing Educators Conference,
Mid
South Marketing Educators Conference,
Southern
Management Association Conference,
Regional
Symposium on Teaching Business Ethics,
International
Business, Southern
Health
Care Division of the Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines,
Southwest Division of the
Doctoral
Student/Young Professors' Consortium, Southwest Division of the
Southwestern
Federation of Administrative Disciplines, Southwest Division of the
VII.
PRESENTATIONS
“A Proposed Study of the Role of Social
Capital Theory in the Out-migration of Residents of Rural Regions” presented at
the Society of Business, Industry, and Economics,
“Recruiting
Like Your Life Depends On It: Recruiting, Retaining, and Growing Healthcare
Providers For Small and Low-income Communities” presented at the Research and
Scholarship Symposium,
“Managing People from Different Cultures:
“Practical
Application of Cross-cultural Training and Selected Techniques for Improving
Expatriate Success” presented at the
annual Society of Business, Industry, and Economics Conference,
“The
Recruitment, Attraction, and Retention of Hospitality Professionals in
Developing Areas” presented at the
“The
Recruitment, Attraction, and Retention of Hospitality Professionals in
Developing Areas” presented at the Frontiers
in Southeast Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Intuitional Education Hospitality
and Tourism Research Conference,
“The
Recruitment, Attraction, and Retention of Hospitality Professionals in
Developing Areas” accepted for presentation at The International Conference for
Hospitality and
"The Recruitment, Attraction and Retention of Franchising
Professionals to an Underdeveloped Region" accepted for presentation at
the XIX Annual Conference of the International Society of Franchising,
“Role of Theory in
the Research Process” presented at the annual Society of Business, Industry,
and Economics Conference,
“An Assessment of
Workplace Violence and the Use of Technology as a Deterrent to Violent
Behavior” presented at the annual Society of Business, Industry, and Economics
Conference,
“Health
Care Workers' Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning AIDS: The Role of Sources of Information and Training” presented at the
annual Southwest Federation of Administrative Disciplines Conference,
VIII.
PUBLICATIONS
Long,
Jamye, Johnson, Cooper, A Proposed Study of the Role of Social Capital
Theory in the Out-migration of Residents of Rural Regions Submitted for
publication in the Journal of the
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics, April 2007.
Long,
Jamye, Johnson, Cooper, A Proposed Study of the Role of Social Capital
Theory in the Out-migration of Residents of Rural Regions Submitted for
publication in the Proceedings of the
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics, April 2007.
Long,
Jamye, Johnson, Cooper, Green, Rex. Managing People from Different Cultures:
A Successful Road to Expatriate Experiences Proceedings of
Long,
Jamye, Wilbanks, John, Johnson, Cooper, Johnson, Marilyn. Practical
Application of Cross-cultural Training and Selected Techniques for Improving
Expatriate Success Proceedings of the Society
of Business, Industry, and Economics Conference, April 2006.
Johnson, Cooper, Long, Jamye, Johnson, Marilyn, and Bunn, Phyllis.
An Assessment of Workplace Violence
and the Use of Technology as a Deterrent to Violent Behavior. Accepted for
publication in the Texas Business and
Technology Educators Association Journal, Volume IX, No. 1, 63-69, 2006.
Ross,
Garret, Long, Jamye, Johnson, Cooper, Johnson, Zelma. The Recruitment, Attraction, and Retention
of Hospitality Professionals in Developing Areas. Proceedings
of
Frontiers
in Southeast Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Intuitional Education Hospitality
and Tourism Research Conference,
October 2005.
Johnson, Cooper, Long, Jamye, and Watson Scott. Profiting from Globalization.
Submitted for publication in Proteus: A
Journal of Ideas, September 2005.
Ross, Garret, Long, Jamye and Johnson, Cooper. The Recruitment, Attraction and Retention
of Franchising Professionals to an Underdeveloped Region. Proceedings of the XIX Annual Conference of the International Society of
Franchising, June 2005.
Long, Jamye, Johnson,
Marilyn, and Johnson, Cooper. Role of Theory in the Research Process. Proceedings of the Society of Business,
Industry, and Economics, April 2005.
Johnson, Cooper and Gaskill, Frank. Human Resources’ Role in Combating Workplace Violence. Journal of Business, Industry, and Economics, Volume 2, 13-26, Spring 2002.
Johnson,
Cooper and Gaskill, Frank. Human
Resource’s Role in Combating Workplace Violence. Proceedings
of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences,
Volume 7, Number 3,152-159, February 2000.
Johnson, Cooper and Gaskill, Frank. Genetic Testing and Employment. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, February 1999.
Johnson, Cooper and Bunn, Phyllis. Mentoring: A Work Based Option. The Southern Reporter. Fall 1997.
Johnson,
B. Cooper. A Reliability and Validity
Study of The Berg/Wiebe Resource Exchange Scale. A Doctoral Dissertation,
Bailey,
Larry G., Johnson, B. Cooper, Starkey, Paul L., and Kellogg, Calvin E. Health
Care Workers' Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning AIDS: The Role of Sources of Information and Training. Proceedings
of the Southwest Federation of Administrative Disciplines 16th Annual Meeting,
104-108,
Bailey,
Larry G., Johnson, B. Cooper, Starkey, Paul L., and Kellogg, Calvin E. Health Care Workers' Knowledge and
Attitudes Concerning AIDS. The Journal of the
IX.
WORKS IN
PROGRESS
Researching the use of grounded theory as can
be applied by Economic Developers
Researching the use of grounded theory as can
be applied by Human Resource Professionals
Researching the recruitment and retention of
healthcare professions in small, rural, low income regions
Researching the “The Role of Community
Satisfaction and Community Attachment in the Out-migration of the
Researching the “The Role of Community
Satisfaction and Community Attachment in the Out-migration of Professionals”
Researching the use of university alumni in
the teaching and learning process
X.
CONSULTING
Hollywood Casino,
Isle of Capri,
Viking
Range Corporation,
The
The
Fitness Club, Inc.,
The
King’s
Industrial
Foundation of
B.F.
Smith Chair of Economic Development,
The
Fitness Club, Inc.,
Johnson
Wood & Timber Inc.,
The
Duo-Fast
Corporation,
XI.
PROFESSIONAL
GROWTH ACTIVITIES
Global Knowledge Institute, 2007
Society of Business, Industry, and Economics,
Research and Scholarship
Symposium,
Blackboard Migration
Workshop,
Attended FORBS, 2007
First Friday,
Division of Management,
Marketing, and Business Administration Faculty Meeting with Special Guest, Dr.
Annual Magellan Exchange
Coordinator’s Meeting,
Plagiarism Detection Training
for Faculty,
Attended FORBS, 2006
Reaching Out to
Building Relationships with
the 2006 International Business Symposium presenters, IBT Enterprises,
Forum with Collegis Instructional
Technology Consultant, Dr. Bill Graves, February 2006
Committee Member of International
Business Symposium, 2005-2006
Faculty Technology Workshop, “Smart Cart
Training”, November 2005
Southeastern Council of Collegiate
Attended FORBS,
Attended FORBS - Delta State University, 2000-2003
Attended the Society of Business, Industry, and Economics Conferences, 2000-Present
Discussant, Reviewer, and Session Chair for the Society of Business, Industry, and Economics Conferences, 2000-Present
Reviewer for the Atlantic Marketing Association, 1996-1999
Mid
South Marketing Educators Conference,
Reviewer for the Business Policy Division of the Society for the Advancement of Management, 1992
Reviewer
for the Business Policy Division of the Southwestern Federation
of
Administrative Disciplines, Southwest Division of the
Attended
Seminars in International Business, Southern Illinois University at
Participated
in a Doctoral Student/Young Professors' Consortium sponsored by the Southwest
Division of the
Reviewer and panel discussant for the Production/Operations Division of the Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines, Southwest Division of the Academy of Management, 1986
XII.
SEMINARS,
TRAINING PROGRAMS, ETC. CONDUCTED FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
Seminars
and Training Programs were developed for:
Hollywood
Casino,
Isle
of Capri,
Viking
Range Corporation,
The
The
Fitness Club, Inc.,
The
King’s
Industrial
Foundation of
B.F.
Smith Chair of Economic Development,
Johnson
Wood & Timber Inc.,
Consultant
for the
Consultant
for Duo-Fast Corporation,
Assisted in the development of the
Integrated Master’s of Business Administration (I-MBA) program, 2006-Present
Supervised Management Internship, Wesley
Foundation,
Contributed ideas and suggestions to the
Faculty Retention Task Force, 2006-Present
Assisted in the development of a
partnership with Hollywood Casino, 2006-Present
Recommended outstanding
faculty for the Delta State University Foundation Prizes for Excellence in
Teaching, Research, and Service, 2006-2007
Building Relationships with
the 2006 International Business Symposium presenters, IBT Enterprises,
Assisted in the development of a
corporate education program, 2006-Present
Recruited gaming employees for the
Hospitality Services and Gaming Management Degree and Certificate programs,
2006-Present
Assisted in the development of the
Hospitality Services and Gaming Management Degree and Certificate programs’
curriculum for the gaming industry, 2006-Present
Supervised Management Internship,
Faurecia Automotive Seating,
Chair of the Division of Management,
Marketing, and Business Administration Interview and Selection Committee,
2005-Present
Assist professors and adjunct instructors in the Division with the use of WebCT and Blackboard, 2005-Present
Attended Forum with Collegis
Instructional Technology Consultant, Dr. Bill Graves, 2006
Development of the Gaming Management
Program, 2005-Present
Committee Member of International
Business Symposium, 2005-Present
Committee Member of Ph.D. Dissertation, 2005-Present
Guest Speaker for the Kappa Sigma Fraternity Member Recruitment Week, 2005
Student Newspaper Publication Committee, 2005-Present
Development of the International Business and Development Program, 2005-Present
SACS Accreditation Committees, 2004-Present
ACBSP Accreditation Committees, 2004-Present
Improvements
to Teaching Methods Used Through the Use of Technology Committee, 2005-Present
Division of Management, Marketing, and Business Administration Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2003-Present
University Research Committee, 2003-Present
Dean’s Search Committee for College of Business, 2002-2003.
Institutional Review Board, 2000-Present
Faculty Search Committee - Division of Management and Marketing, and Business Administration 1995-Present
Faculty Advisor to Kappa Delta Sorority, 1991-Present
Computer Usage Committee, 1990-Present
Department of Languages and Literature, Evaluated essays required of all students to meet the Writing Proficiency requirement, 1988-Present.
Assist the Office of Recruitment and Admissions with recruiting efforts, 1984-Present
Attendance and Appeals Committee, 1983-Present.
Serve on Division’s Curriculum Committees, 1983-Present
McRae's
Department Store,
Wal-Mart,
Distributive
Education Clubs of
Small Business Institute, Served as panel discussant for student presentations, 1991.
Southern
Concrete Products Incorporated,
Fleming
Lumber Company,
Douglas
and Lomason,
Administer
the
Division of Continuing Education, 1989-Present
Arrange and attend tours with students of various manufacturing and service organizations, 1984-Present.
Demonstrate research techniques and conduct study sessions, etc., 1984-Present.
Advisor to approximately 125 students
XIV.
RECOGNITION
AND HONORS
Professor
of the Year –
Outstanding
Dissertation -
Delta Mu Delta Honor Society, 1992
Outstanding
Young Men of
American Pulpwood Association, 1981-Present
Dean's
Honor Roll,
Society for the Advancement of Management, 1980
National Beta Club, 1976
Supervised Management Internship, Wesley
Foundation,
Supervised Management Internship,
Faurecia Automotive Seating,
Building Alumni Relationships Focused on
Student and Community Growth, 2005-Present
International Business Symposium, 2005-Present
Global Knowledge Institute, 2007
Building Relationships with
the 2006 International Business Symposium presenters, IBT Enterprises,
Assisted in the development of a
partnership with Hollywood Casino, 2006-Present
Assisted in the development of a
corporate education program, 2006-Present
Volunteer Teacher – Bayou Academy, 1999-2003
United Way Campaign Volunteer, 1995
Treasurer,