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Robert Marx

Professor of Management

Telephone: 413-545-5691
Email: marx@mgmt.umass.edu
Office: SOM 219B

Currently Teaching: MGMT 301

Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1970
B.A., University of Michigan, 1963

Selected Publications:

With Burke, L.A. “Transfer in Personal: Equipping Trainees with Self Management and Relapse Prevention Strategies”, Chapter in Holton, E.F. and Baldwin. T.T., Improving Learning Transfer in Organizations. SIOPP Professional Practice Series: San Francisco: Jossey Bass (pg 227-242) 2003.

With C. Manz, K. Manz, and C. Neck. “The Wisdom of Solomon at Work: Ancient Values for Living and Leading Today”. San Francisco: Berrett Koehler, 2001.

With S. Meisel. “Screen to Screen vs. Face to Face: Experiencing the Differences.” Journal of Management Education (pg 719-731) 1999.

With P.J. Frost. “Toward Optimal Use of Video in Management Education: Examining the Evidence.” Journal of Management Development 17, no. 4 (pg. 243-250) 1998.

“Relapse Prevention in Managerial Training: A Model for Maintenance of Behavior Change.” Academy of Management Review 7, no. 3 (pg. 433-441) 1982.

Academic and Professional Activities:

Chairman of the Board, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (1998-2001)
Editorial Review Board member, Journal of Management Education
Faculty member, Athens Laboratory of Business Administration, Athens, Greece.

Awards:

National Service Award, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, 2003
College Outstanding Teacher Award, 1997, 2003, University of Massachusetts
National Organizational Behavior Teacher of the Year (David Bradford Outstanding Educator Award), 1991

Photo: Robert Marx - Associate Professor of Management

Research Interests:

Relapse prevention in management training
Optimal use of video in management education
Spirituality in organizations
Characteristics of master teachers


Teaching Interests:

Organizational behavior
Interpersonal skills for managers
Leadership, teamwork, and communication skills
Principles of management (in large lecture setting)