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Robert Marx

Professor Emeritus

Management

Education

PhD, University of Illinois, 1970
BA, University of Michigan, 1963

Academic Appointments

Professor of Management, Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst, 2006-Present
Visiting Professor of Management, Mediterranean School of Business, Tuni, Tunisia, 2004-Present
Visiting Professor of Management, Ecole national des ponts et chaussee School of International Management, Paris, France, 2004-Present
Associate Professor of Management, UMass Amherst, 1982-2006 (tenured 1987)

Recent Honors / Awards

Fellow of the OBTS Teaching Society for Management Educators, 2009
University of Massachusetts Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member Centennial Award, 2008
Recipient of the University of Massachusetts Distinguished Teacher Award, 2005
David L. Bradford Outstanding Educator Award, 1991

Research Interests

Relapse Prevention in Management Training
Optimal Use of Video in Management Education
Spirituality in Organizations
Characteristics of Master Teachers

Teaching Interests

Undergraduate
  • Principles of Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Interpersonal Skills for Managers
Masters
  • Organizational Behavior and Theory
  • Spirituality and Management
  • Interpersonal Skills for Managers
  • Leadership and Teambuilding
Doctoral
  • Current Perspectives in Organizational Behavior
  • Seminar in Teaching

Selected Publications

Manz, C. C., Cameron, K., Manz, K.P., and Marx, R. D. (Eds.) The Virtuous Organization: Insights From Some of the Worlds Leading Management Thinkers. World Scientific Publishers, Forthcoming 2008.

Marx. R.D., Neal. J., Manz. K.P. & Manz. C.C. (2008). Teaching about spirituality and work: Experiential exercises for management educators. In Biberman. G. and Tischler. L. (Eds.)  Spirituality in business: Theory, practice, and future directions. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 203-215.

Manz, C. C., Cameron, K., Manz, K.P., and Marx, R. D (2008) "The Virtuous Organization: An Introduction," in Manz, C. C., Cameron, K., Manz, K.P., and Marx, R. D. (Eds.) The Virtuous Organization: Insights From Some of the Worlds Leading Management Thinkers. World Scientific Publishers, 1-16.

Manz, K. P., Marx, R. D., Manz, C. C., Neal, J. A. (Eds.) (2008) "The Language of Virtues: Toward an Inclusive Approach for Integrating Spirituality in Management Education," in Manz, C. C., Cameron, K., Manz, K.P., and Marx, R. D. (Eds.)The Virtuous Organization: Insights From Some of the Worlds Leading Management Thinkers. World Scientific Publishers, 117-139.