Professor Gary N. Powell

Gary Powell photo Gary N. Powell
Northeast Utilities Scholar in
Technological Entrepreneurship
Ackerman Scholar of Management
Director, Management Ph.D. Program
Professor of Management

Office: BUS 348
Phone: 860.486.3862
E-mail: gary.powell@business.uconn.edu

Vita | Syllabi: MGMT 239 | MGMT 339*
Summer 2003: MGMT 338
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News: Professor Powell is recipient of the 2002 School of Business Graduate Teaching Award, and he was recipient of the 2001 School of Business Research Excellence Award

Professor Powell received a 2001-2003 Ackerman Scholar appointment in recognition of his significant and continuing academic productivity. He has consistently received this prestigious award since 1997.

Education/Professional Certification
Ph.D., 1976, University of Massachusetts
M.S.B.A., 1975, University of Massachusetts
B.S., 1967, MIT

Research/Teaching Interests:
Managing diversity, women and men in management, organizational behavior, human resources management.

Books

Handbook of
Gender & Work
(1999) 660 pp

Gender & Diversity in the Workplace book cover picture

Gender & Diversity in the Workplace: Learning Activities & Exercises
(1994) 152 pp

Women & Men in Management, 3rd Ed (2003) 320 pp

All published by: Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Rd; Thousand Oaks, CA 91320; 850/499-0721

Brief Profile

Dr. Gary N. Powell is Northeast Utilities Scholar in Technological Entrepreneurship, Ackerman Scholar, and Professor of Management at the University of Connecticut. He is an internationally recognized scholar on gender and diversity issues in the workplace. He is editor of Handbook of Gender and Work, coauthor of Women and Men in Management (third edition forthcoming), and author of Gender and Diversity in the Workplace: Learning Activities and Exercises. He has received the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business Committee on Equal Opportunity for Women Innovation Award. He has received the University of Connecticut School of Business Graduate Teaching Award and Undergraduate Teaching Award for outstanding teaching. He also has received the University of Connecticut President’s Award for Promoting Multiculturalism.

He is a former Chair, Program Chair, and Executive Committee member of the Women in Management (now Gender and Diversity in Organizations) Division of the Academy of Management, and received both the Janet Chusmir Service Award for his contributions to the division and the Sage Scholarship Award for his contributions to research on gender in organizations. He also has received the University of Connecticut School of Business Research Excellence Award. He has published numerous articles in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, and Human Relations and presented numerous papers at academic meetings. He has served on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management and is a Past President, Program Chair, and Fellow of the Eastern Academy of Management. He also is a former Co-Chair of the Status of Minorities Task Force of the Academy of Management and has served on the Editorial Board of Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Executive, and Journal of Management.

Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Connecticut, he worked at General Electric, graduating from its Manufacturing Management Program. At GE, he designed and implemented automated project scheduling systems as well as systems for inventory control, materials procurement, and so on. He has provided management training and development for many companies, including The Hartford Financial Services Group, The Implementation Partners (TIP), GE-Capital, General Signal, Apple Computer, Monroe Auto Equipment, Allstate, and CIGNA, and has conducted numerous other workshops. He holds a doctorate in organizational behavior and a master’s degree in management science from the University of Massachusetts, and a bachelor’s degree in management from MIT.

Professor Gary N. Powell
University of Connecticut
School of Business
Management Department
2100 Hillside Road Unit 1041
Storrs CT 06269-1041
Fax 860.486.6415

Updated: 13 March 2003