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Paula Carson   Paula Carson

Professor of Management

Senior Professional in Human Resource Management (SPHR)

Professional Women's Association Endowed Professorship in Business Administration Dudley M. Romero/BORSF Professorship in Healthcare Administration

Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1992.

Dissertation Topic: "A Quality Enhancement Through Goal-Setting: Examining the Effects of Goal Attributes and Feedback on Performance"
 

 
Selected Publications
 
Lanier, P. A., Carson (Phillips), P., Carson, K. D., Hamilton, J. B., & Birkenmeier, B. (in press). And all who jumped died: An examination of the triangle shirtwaist factory fire and its legacy. Management Decision.

Carson (Phillips), P., Carson, K. D., & Lanier, P. (2001). The stainless steel career: An examination of workplace resilience. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 6,3-13.

Smith, M, Heady, R. B., Carson (Phillips), P., & Carson, K. D. (2001). Do missions accomplish their mission? An exploratory analysis of mission statements and organizational longevity. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 6(1), 75-96. Winner of the Paul Hersey Best Paper Award for the journal's inaugural year.

Carson, K. D., Lanier, P. A., & Carson (Phillips) P. (2001). A glimpse inside the ivory tower: A cross-occupational comparison of work orientations in academia. International Journal of Public Administration, 24(5), 1-20.

Carson (Phillips), P., Lanier, P. Carson, K. D. & Guidry, B. (2000). Clearing a path through the management fashion jungle: Some preliminary trailblazing. Academy of Management Journal, 43(6), 1143-1158.

Carson (Phillips), P., Lanier, P. A., & Carson, K. D. (2000). An historical examination of early "believers" in the quality management movement: The Shaker example. TQM Magazine, 12(1), 37-52.

Carson, K. D., Carson (Phillips) P., Roe, C. W., Birkenmeier, B., & Phillips, J. S. (1999). Four commitment profiles and their relationships to empowerment, service recovery, and work-related attitudes. Public Personnel Management, 28(1), 1-13.

Carson (Phillips), P., Carson, K., Eden, W., & Roe, C.(1998). Does empowerment translate into action? Examination of service recovery initiatives. Journal of Quality Management, 3,133-148.

Hamilton, J. B., Smith, M., Heady, R., & Carson (Phillips), P. (1998). Using open-ended questions on senior exit surveys to evaluate and improve faculty performance: Results from a school of business administration. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 8(1), 23-47.

Carson, K. D., & Carson (Phillips) P. (1997). Career entrenchment: A quiet march toward occupational death? Academy of Management Executive, 11(1), 62-75.

Carson (Phillips), P., Carson, K. D., Knouse, S. B., & Roe, C. W. (1997). Balance theory applied to service quality: A focus on the organization, provider, and consumer triad. Journal of Business and Psychology, 12(2), 99-120.

Carson, K. D., Carson (Phillips), P., Phillips, J. S., & Roe, C. W. (1996). A career entrenchment model: Theoretical development and empirical outcomes. Journal of Career Development, 22(4), 273-286.

Carson (Phillips), P., Carson, K. D., & Roe, C. W. (1996). Human resource management and TQM in the medical sector. In S. B. Knouse (Ed.), Human Resource Management Perspectives on TQM: Concepts and Practices (pp. 151-183). Milwaukee, WI: ASQC Quality Press.
 
 
Selected Books
 
Carson, K. D., & Carson (Phillips), P. (1998). Defective Bosses: Working for the "Dysfunctional Dozen". New York: Haworth Press.

Carson, K. D., Carson (Phillips), P., Phillips, J. S. (1997). The ABCs of Collaborative Change. Chicago: American Library Association.

Carson, K. D., Carson (Phillips), P., & Roe, C. W. (1995). Management of Healthcare Organizations. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Publishing Company.

Carson (Phillips), P., Carson, K. D., & Phillips, J. S. (1995). Deskbook for Library Managers: 102 Expert Solutions to 101 Common Dilemmas. Chicago: American Library Association.
 
 
Offices, Honors and Awards
 
2002, University of Louisiana Foundation Distinguished Professor

1998-2001, Board of Governors, Southern Management Association, Louisiana Quality Foundation Examiner

2002, Quoted in Entrepreneur Magazine's 25th Anniversary Edition

2001, Journal of Applied Management & Entrepreneurship, Paul Hersey Award for Best Paper

2001 Financial Times Article on Carson's Management Fashion Research

1998, Academy of Management History Division Award for Best Review

1997, Award for Research Excellence, College of Business Administration

1996, Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Business Administration

2000, College of Business Administration Graduate Faculty mentor Award

1994/1995, Distinguished Professor Award, Texas A & M - Corpus Christi

1995, Best Conceptual Paper Award, Midwest Business Administration Association

1994, Best Theoretical Paper Award, Midwest Business Administration Association

1991 & 1992, John Mee Paper Award, National Academy of Management, Management History Division

1991 & 1992, Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior

1991 & 1992, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship

1991 & 1992, Special Issue Editor: Journal of Management History, 1996 and 1997

1991 & 1992, Phi Kappa Phi

1991 & 1992, Beta Gamma Sigma

2001, Track Chair: Southern Management Association

1998, Track Chair, Southwest Federation of Administrative Disciplines

1996, Division Chair: National Academy of Management History Division
Co-Editor: National Academy of Management History Division Newsletter
 

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