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Charles Watson

Professor Emeritus

Management


Charles Watson

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Academic Background

  • Ph.D. University of Illinois, Business, 1970
  • M.S. University of Illinois, Business, 1967
  • B.S. University of California, Business Administration, 1966

Experience

  • Professor of Management, Miami University, 1980-Present
  • Visiting Professor of Management, Deakin University, in Geelong, Australia, July through November 1984.
  • Associate Professor of Management, Miami University. 1974-1980 
  • Assistant Professor of Management, Temple University. 1972-1974 
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois  1967-1970 
  • Intern with Procter & Gamble Co. Summer 1985
  • Intern with NIOSH. Summer 1985
  • Director, Center for Management Services, Miami University. 1974-1976 
  • Director Executive Development Programs, Temple University1972-1974 
  • Training Coordinator, The Anaconda Co. 1970-1972 
  • Administrative Assistant, Executive Development Center, University of Illinois. 1969-1970 

Books

  • Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?  The Nine Inner Strengths You Need to Overcome Self-Defeating Tendencies at Work, Praeger, August, 2007.
  • How Honesty Pays:  Restoring Integrity to the Workplace, Praeger, 2005.
  • What Smart People Do When Dumb Things Happen at Work, translated into Turkish, 2002.
  • What Smart People Do When Dumb Things Happen at Work, translated into Chinese, marketed in Asia.  2001.
  • What Smart People Do When Dumb Things Happen at Work, Barnes & Noble, 2001.
  • What Smart People Do When Dumb Things Happen at Work, Career Press, 1999.
  • The Skills of Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1992.  This volume is a Strategic Management course text that focuses on analysis of business situations.
  • Managing with Integrity:  Insights from America’s CEOs, Praeger, 1991.  
  • Student Resource Manual, Co-author (to accompany Managing by Massie and Douglas) Prentice-Hall, 1985. (This book was revised three times, having three editions)
  • Results-Oriented Managing: the Key to Effective Performance, Addison-Wesley, 1981.
  • Management Development through Training, Addison-Wesley, 1979.

Articles

  • “Using Stories to Teach Business Ethics:  Developing Character through Examples of Admirable Actions,” Teaching Business Ethics, v. 7, n 2, May 2003.
  • “Seven Signs of Spiritual Health,” Personal Excellence, (November 1998), p.4.
  • “Where Does My Work Go?” Ivey Business Quarterly, University of Western Ontario, (Summer 1998), p. 1-3.
  • “Mental Vitality,” Personnel Excellence, (June, 1997), p. 13.
  • “Just Say Yes!” Personal Excellence, (February, 1997), p.8.
  • “Due Process,” Executive Excellence, (February, 1994), p 7.
  • “Virtue of Boldness,” Executive Excellence, (December, 1992), pp 14-15.
  • “Doing What's Right and Doing Well in Business,” Business Forum, California State University Los Angeles, (Spring, 1991), pp.28-31.
  • “The Meaning of Service,” Executive Excellence, (November, 1992), pp.24-26.
  • “The Integrity Imperative for Business,” Clinical Laboratory Management Review, (May-June,1992, pp 140-143.)
  • “The Meaning of Service in Business,” Business Horizons, Graduate School of Business Indiana University, (January-February, 1992), pp.55-61.
  • “The Integrity Factor in Business”, Network, The Planning Forum, (V. 4, No. 10, October, 1991), pp.2, 7.
  • “Managing with Integrity:  Social Responsibilities of Business as Seen by America’s CEOs,” Business Horizons, Graduate School of Business Indiana University, (July-August, 1991), pp. 99-109.  (This was the ‘capstone’ article for a special edition of Business Horizons devoted to ethics in business.)
  • “Does Behavior-Based Safety Management Work?” Professional Safety, American Society of Safety Engineers, (September, 1986), pp. 20-25.
  • “Managerial Mind Sets: Type R and Type S,” Business Horizons, Graduate School of Business Indiana University, (November-December, 1983), pp. 21-27.
  • “Reader and Editor,” Business Horizons, Graduate School of Business Indiana University, (August, 1976), pp. 87-88.
  • “The Problems of Problem Solving,” Business Horizons, Graduate School of Business Indiana University, (August, 1976), pp. 88-94.
  • “What Your Company Should Know about Tuition-Aid Plans,” Business Horizons, Graduate School of Business Indiana University, (October, 1975), pp.75-80.  Reprinted in Connecticut General's (the large insurance company) publication, Notes and Quotes.
  • “Developing Creative People,” Research Management, (the Journal of the Association of Research Managers), (May, 1975), pp. 18-23.
  • “The Case Study Method and Learning Effectiveness,” College Student Journal, (April-May, 1975), pp. 109-116.
  • “Increasing Your Creative Powers,” Management World, Administrative Management Association, (March, 1975), pp. 6-11
  • “Are You a Gyascutus?,” Supervisory Management , American Management Association, (January,1975), pp. 18-23.  Also summarized in Behavioral Science Newsletter, (June, 1975)
  • “A Sensible Approach to Mass Separations,” Public Personnel Management, Public Personnel Managers Journal, (May-June, 1974), pp. 233-237.
  • “Planning for Goal Achievement,” Management World, Administrative Management Association, (February, 1974), pp. 16-18.
  • “Getting Management Training to Pay-Off,” Business Horizons, Graduate School of Business Indiana University, (January-February, 1974), pp. 51-58.
  • “Handling a Big Layoff,” Management World, Administrative Management Association, (October, 1973), pp. 5-7.
  • “The Brazilianization of U.S. Subsidiaries,” Personnel, American Management Association, (July-August, 1972), pp. 53-60.

Areas of Expertise

  • Strategic management

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