RESUME

 

Alan R. Hamlin

 

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            884 S. Cedar Knolls                           Chair, Dept. of Management and Marketing

            Cedar City, Utah  84720                    Southern Utah University

            (435) 586-0817                                               (435) 586-5417

 

 

 

EDUCATION.       

 

Post Doctoral Seminar (45 hours), University of South Carolina, June, 1999.      

 

Post Doctoral Course (45 hours), Brigham Young University, Summer, 1998.

 

Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration, Brigham Young University, 1987.  Dissertation Topic: Essential Factors Associated With the Survival of Financially Endangered Private Colleges and Universities, 1975-1985.

 

B.A. in Language Arts, Southern Utah University, 1985.

 

Master of Business Administration,  Oregon State University, 1972.

 

B.S. in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, California State Polytechnic University,                                            Pomona, 1971.

 

          

 

Academic Experience.

 

Department Chair:  Department of Management and Marketing, 2001-present.

 

Program Chair:  Management and Marketing, 1998-2001

 

Professor of Business, Southern Utah University, 1981-present.  Primary teaching responsibilities include Strategy, Organizational Behavior, International Business and Government and Business.

 

Adjunct Professor, National University, San Diego, 1976-1979.  Taught Management and                                  Business courses.

 

 

 

 

Professional Experience.

 

Paid management consultant to the following organizations:

 

Five County Association of Governments                             City of St. George

City of Cedar City, Utah                                                                    City of Kanab, Utah

City of Ephraim, Utah                                                           City of Nephi, Utah

Western Electrochemical Company                                      O’Sullivan Industries

Dixie Regional Medical Center                                              Circle 4 Farms, Inc.

Kane County Regional Medical Center                                 Goer Manufacturing

Smead Manufacturing, Inc.                                                   Convergys, Inc.

 

Paid legal analyst for the following law firms:

 

Jensen, Graff and Barnes, Cedar City, Utah

Bryan Jackson, Cedar City, Utah

            Tadd Draper and Associates, Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Partner:  Economic Consulting Associates, LLP

 

Certified and licensed management trainer since 1994 for:

 

Zenger-Miller (Times Mirror)

Vital Learning (McGraw Hill)

Kaset International (Times Mirror)

 

 

Published Journal Articles.

 

    “Academic Dishonesty at Southern Utah University:  Policies, Procedures and Experiences in the School of Business,” with Greg Powell.  Journal of the Academy of Business Administration, Spring, 2008.

 

"An Analysis of Trends in Academic Dishonesty in American Universities:  What                                                                  Professors Think," with James Frost and Casimir Barczyk.   Journal of Business Inquiry, January, 2007.


“The Impact of Currency Fluctuations on Corporate Expatriate Assignments,” Contemporary                           Business Readings, published by the Academy of Business Administration, October, 2006.

 

    “How Rapid Valuation Changes in Currencies Affect MNC Strategic Planning,” Contemporary Business Readings, published by the Academy of Business Administration, June, 2006.

 

    “Student Involvement and Perceived Learning: An Ancedotal Comparison of Traditional Versus       Grounded Cases,” with Wayne Roberts and Derek Snow.  Mountain Plains Journal of          Business and Economics, March, 2005.  (30% acceptance rate).

 

    “How Multinational Companies Gain a Competitive Advantage Through the Effective Use of            Knowledge Management,” Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Economics, December, 2000.

 

    “Knowledge Management and Competitive Advantage in the Global Setting:  How the Use of            Effective KM Techniques Has Changed Multinational Business,” with Greg Powell.                        Contemporary Business Readings, 2000 edition, published by the Academy of Business       Administration, Ypsilanti, MI.

 

    "The Changing American Tax Structure:  Who Really Pays?" with James Jensen. Encyclia, Salt       Lake City, Utah, August, 1998.

    "Economic and Social Inequality in Utah," Encyclia, Salt Lake City, Utah, April, 1996.   

 

    "Congress Napped While S&Ls Were Sapped," Business and Society Review, New York, New           York, Winter, 1991.

 

    "How Private Colleges Survive a Financial Crisis:  Tools for Effective Planning and Management."  Planning for Higher Education.  January, 1990.

 

     REPRINT:  "How Private Colleges Survive a Financial Crisis: Tools for Effective Planning and             Management," AGB Reports. Association of Governing Boards, Washington D.C.,         June,   1989.

    

 

Chapters in Books/Book Reviews/Readings:

 

      BOOK REVIEW: Conklin, David, W., "The Environment of Business: International

      Perspectives," 1st ed. Sage Publications, 2008.

 

BOOK REVIEW:  Wild, John J., International Business, An Integrated Approach, 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall, 2001.

 

      BOOK REVIEW:  Weidenbaum, Murray A., Business and Government in the Global           Marketplace, 6th ed., Prentice-Hall, 2000.

 

BOOK REVIEW:  McGuire, Andrew G., Personal Finance, 1st ed., South-Western College Publishing, 1999.

 

    "Poverty and Economic Inequality in Utah," with Richard Ropers.  Chapter in book entitled Utah in the 1990s, by Tim Heaton, 2nd ed., Signature Books, New York, N.Y., 1995.

 

     BOOK REVIEW:  Cole, Robert H., Consumer and Commercial Credit Management, 9th ed., Irwin Publishing Company, Homewood, Illinois, 1990.                      

 

     BOOK REVIEW:  Bird, Gerald A., Personal Financial Planning,          McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York,             New York, 1992.

 

     Utah Real Estate Forms, State of Utah, 1986.  Written for the Utah Department of Real Estate

            for use by licensees who wish to recertify.  

 

 

Refereed Proceedings Articles.

 

 

 

"A Comparison and Content Analysis of Professor Reactions to Scenarios of Academic Dishonesty     at Three American Universities," Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Mountain

Plains Management Association, Kearney, Nebraska,  October, 2008 (with Jim Frost and       Casimir Barczyk).  

 

  "Academic Dishonesty at Southern Utah University:  Policies, Procedures and Experiences in the

             School of Business.”  Paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Business

            Administration, Denver, Colorado, April 11-15, 2007 (with Greg Powell).

 

 

  “An Analysis of Trends in Academic Dishonesty in American Universities:  What Professors    Think," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mountain Plains Management        Association, Orem, Utah, October 19, 2006 (with Jim Frost).  Published in proceedings.

 

    “The Impact of Currency Fluctuations on Corporate Expatriate Assignments,” Paper presented at the international conference of the Academy of Business Administration, Munich, Germany, August, 2006. Published in proceedings.

 

    “How Rapid Valuation Changes in Currencies Affect MNC Strategic Planning,” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Business Administration, Denver, Colorado, June, 2006.  Published in proceedings.

 

      “How Rapid Swings in Currency Values Impact International Trade Relations and Commerce.”  Paper presented at the annual Mountain Plains Management conference, Cedar City, Utah, October 14, 2005.  Published in proceedings.

 

      “The Impact of Currency Fluctuations on Corporate Expatriate Assignments.” Paper          presented at the national conference of the Allied Academies, Las Vegas, Nevada, October                  14, 2005 (with Gerry Calvasina).  Published in proceedings.

 

       “How to Get Your Paper Published:  Creative Ideas to Help Faculty Build their Publishing Portfolio.” Workshop conducted at the Mountain Plains Management Conference,                                  Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah, October 14, 2005.  Abstract published in           proceedings.

 

       “EU/US Currency Fluctuations, and the Resulting Impact on Bilateral Trade Relations, Commerce and International Lending,” Paper presented at the Oxford Rountable, Oxford University, Oxford, England, July, 2005.  

 

       “Learning and Involvement in the Classroom: An Anecdotal Comparison of Traditional    Versus Grounded Cases.” Paper presented at the Allied Academies International Conference, March, 2005.  Published in Academy of Educational Leadership Proceedings 10 (1), (with Wayne Roberts and Derek Snow).

 

      “How Undergraduate Students Can Help A University Meet Its Marketing Goal- A Case     Study,” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Mountain Plains Management               Conference, Moscow, Idaho, October, 2003 (with Derek Snow and Wayne Roberts).       Published in proceedings.

 

         “International Corporate Responsibility:  How the Recent American Experience Will Affect         Global Business Practices,”  Paper presented at Mountain Plains Management Conference,        Durango, Colorado, October, 2002.  Abstract published in proceedings.

 

         “Economic Damage Assessments for Lawyers,” Brown Bag presentation presented at SUU, April 17, 2003.  With Rhead Bowman.

 

         “International Corporate Responsibility,” Panel discussion presented at Mountain Plains Management Conference, Durango, Colorado, October, 2002.

 

         “Long and Short Run Impacts of Deregulation,” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Mountain Plains Management Conference, Pocatello, Idaho, October, 2001.

 

         “Strategic Implications of M & A Activity in the Financial Sector,” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Business Administration, San Antonio, April, 2001.

 

         “The Evolution of Contemporary Banking:  How Changes in the Law are Impacting Bank              Management Strategy.”  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mountain Plains             Management Conference, Cedar City, Utah, October, 2000.

 

         “Knowledge Management and Competitive Advantage in the Global Setting:  How the Use of       Effective KM Techniques Has Changed Multinational Business.”  Paper presented at the                International Conference of the Academy of Business Administration, Vancouver, Canada, April, 2000. Published in Book of Readings.

 

        “A Summary of the Current Literature in the Field of Knowledge Management.”  Paper presented at the Academy of Business Administration Annual Conference Conference, Reno,        Nevada, April, 1999.

 

        “An Application of Knowledge Management Fundamentals in a Corporate Setting.”  Paper           presented at the Mountain Plains Management Conference, Denver, Colorado, October,                 1998.

 

         “Social and Economic Trends in Southern Utah.” Paper presented for the Center for Faculty        Excellence, Southern Utah University, October 21, 1997.

 

         “An Analysis of Wage and Cost Trends in Southern Utah, 1990-1997.” Paper presented at the      Mountain Plains Management Conference, Grand Junction, Colorado, October, 1997.

 

         "Social and Economic Trends in Utah:  Divergence and Inequality on the Rise."  Paper      presented at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics, San                               Francisco, California, July, 1996.

 

         "An Analysis of Wage Levels in Southern Utah, 1991-1995."  Paper presented at Utah       Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Orem, Utah, May, 1996.

 

         "Economic Development and Increasing Social Problems in Utah."  Paper presented at the           Mountain Plains Management Conference, Moscow, Idaho, October, 1995.

 

         "A Comparison of EDNET and Traditional Business Course Evaluations:  A Case Study."            Paper presented at the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Logan, Utah, May,                        1995.

 

         "United States Taxation:  The Evolution of the How, Why and Who Pays of Tax Policy," with       James Jensen.  Paper presented at the Mountain Plains Management Conference,                                   Durango, Colorado, October 14, 1994.

 

         "Academic Dishonesty in Business Schools:  A Case Study." Paper presented at the Mountain       Plains Management Conference, Cedar City, Utah, November, 1993.

   

 

Other.

 

2008:  Panel Member, “The Value of Poetry in a Society of Commerce:  An Interdisciplinary Discussion.” SUU Student Center, April 3, 2008.
2002-present: Chair, SUU Faculty Development Grants Committee

2003-2004       Chair, SUU Strategic Planning Committee,

2004-present:  Co-Chair, SUU Steering Committee, Center for Rural Innovation

2003-present:  Member, SUU Graduate Committee

2002:               Convocations Panel: “Service:  Building Communities and Changing Lives,”                    SUU Convocations Series, October 31, 2002.

1999-2002:      Editor, Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Economics.

2001-2003:      Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Business and Behavioral      Sciences.

1998-present: Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of the Academy of Business                                         Administration.

1997-present: Member, Editorial Review Board, Mountain Plains Journal of Business and                                             Economics.

1998-present   Member, Academy of Management

1996-present   Member, Academy of Business Administration

          1988-1996:     Cedar City Councilman (elected office). 

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT:

 

            Introduction to Business                                             Personal Finance

            Organizational Behavior and Ethics                         Managerial Finance

            Management Concepts                                                           Advanced Managerial Finance

            Small Business Management                                      Money and Banking

            Entrepreneurship                                                       Financial Institutions

            Principles of Marketing                                             Financial Accounting

            Sales Management                                                     Managerial Accounting

            International Business                                                            Macroeconomics                                           Government, Business & Ethics                               Microeconomics

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS.

 

Member, Betta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

 

Best Paper Award, Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 1994 (“Economic and Social Inequality in Utah”)

 

President's Award for Outstanding Faculty Member, 1987 and 1992.

 

Listed in Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1992, 1994 and 1996; Who's Who in the   West, 1994; Who's Who in America, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004; and Who's Who in the World,              1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004.