Management Department
Faculty Profile
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David M. Sluss Assistant Professor Contact Information |
Biography
David M. Sluss, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration (concentration in Organizational Behavior) from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He also holds a Master in Organizational Behavior from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University.
His research focuses on the complex and dynamic processes how individuals cooperate, relate, and thrive at work. He is particularly interested in how individuals become attached to work via work role-relationships, work groups, organizations, and occupations. He explores these processes across different types of employees: telemarketing newcomers, technical professionals, “dirty job” workers, and nomadic professionals. He has published research in the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Organization Science. He is an active member of the Academy of Management. He is currently teaching “Leadership and Ethics” in the International M.B.A. program within the Moore School of Business as well as “Managing Teams in the Workplace” in the undergraduate management program.
Prior to his doctoral studies, he was Vice President and Partner at PathWise (a boutique management training consultancy). He designed and conducted management training on topics such as leadership, performance coaching, problem solving & decision making, project management, and customer service. Fluent in Spanish, he has worked extensively in Mexico and Puerto Rico. He has also worked with clients throughout the U.S. and parts of Europe. Combining previous and current activities, a partial client list includes Cisco Systems, Abbott Laboratories (U.S. and Puerto Rico), IBM (U.S. & Ireland), Baxter Pharmaceuticals (U.S. & Belgium), Kodak (U.S. & Mexico), Verbund (Austria), as well as various banks and insurance organizations in Austria and Romania.
Academic Research Interests: Work role-relationships, Relational identity / identification, Organizational identification, Newcomer adjustment process, Nomadic professions, and Dirty-work occupations.
Education
- Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2006
- M.S., Brigham Young University, 1997
- B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1995
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