Robert Marx

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)

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

PhD

• Current Perspectives in Organizational Behavior
• Seminar in Teaching

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

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.