Speaker: Michael Urick
Bio:
Michael J. Urick, Dean of the McKenna School of Business, is a Professor of Management and Operational Excellence and the Graduate Director of the Master of Science in Management program at the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. He received his Ph.D. in Management (Organizational Behavior focus) from the University of Cincinnati; his M.B.A. in Human Resource Management and MS in Leadership and Business Ethics from Duquesne University; and his B.S. in Accounting from Saint Vincent College. His research I in the areas of identity in organizations, generations in the workforce, leadership, business ethics and conflict has been published in several journals and edited book chapters as well as featured at prestigious international conferences including meetings of the Academy of Management and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Dr. Urick Associate Editor of the Journal of Leadership and Management, the North American Associate Editor of the Measuring Business Excellence journal and is on the editorial boards of Management Teaching Review, and the Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. In his spare time, Dr. Urick is an avid reader, enjoys fencing and performs (vocals and trumpet) with a jazz combo.