Sekou Bermiss
Associate Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/Associate Professor at McCombs School of Business
Biography
McCombs School of Business
Sekou Bermiss’ research is in the area of strategic management and organizational theory.
Specifically, he investigates how institutional factors shape the perception of firms by critical stakeholders. His research also explores the antecedents and consequences of human capital mobility and how different forms of employee movement impact a firm’s ability to compete with rivals.
Dr. Bermiss teaches courses in people analytics, managing human capital, leading for impact and organizational theory and design
He is a Fellow at the Filene Institute where he leads the research efforts of the “War for Talent” Center of Excellence.
His award-winning research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal and Research in Organizational Behavior. His research has been highlighted by Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal and National Public Radio.
He was honored as a Poets & Quants 2018 Top Undergraduate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, where he served on the faculty before joining UNC Kenan-Flagler.
Before entering academia, Dr. Bermiss worked for Deloitte Consulting in New York City.
He received his PhD and MS management and organizations from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and his BS in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Skills
The most important
- Leadership
- Business Strategy
- Microsoft Excel
Other
University Teaching, Entrepreneurship, Analysis, Qualitative Research, Management Consulting, Statistics, Higher Education, Public Speaking, Management, Strategy, Teaching, Research, Data Analysis
Professional Awards
- Best Published Paper by Oxford University''s Centre for Corporate Reputation2014
- Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., Travel Fellowship in Business History and Institutional Economic History, Harvard University2008
- H. Naylor Fitzhugh PhD Fellowship, National Black MBA Association2007
- GM Center for Strategy in Management, Kellogg School of Management2006
Videos
MFCA Interview Sekou Bermiss
McCombs School of Business Professor Sekou Bermiss on Political Misfits in the Workplace
Credit Union Carpool Laws of Attraction
Kauffman Entrepreneurship Issue Forum: The Great Resignation and Entrepreneurship
People Analytics: A New Weapon in the War for Talent
#KIFE2021: Session 4: Human Capital: Entrepreneurial Teams and Talent
Thank You, PhD Project: Dr. Sekou Bermiss
People Analytics: A New Weapon in the War for Talent
PhD Project’s Dr. Y. Sekou Bermiss Honored for Teaching
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