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Faculty & Staff Details

Homer Johnson
Title: Professor
Office #: Rm 428, 1 East Pearson (Maguire Hall)
Phone: 312-915-6682
E-mail: hjohnso@luc.edu


Personal Information

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Social/Organizational Psychology, University of Illinois/Urbana
  • M.A., Social/Organizational Psychology, University of Illinois/Urbana
  • A.B., Psychology, Knox College

Research Interests

  • Leadership and leadership development
  • Retail strategy
  • Corporate social responsibility

Professional Associations

  • Organization Development Network
  • Organization Development Institute
  • American Psychological Association (elected Fellow)

Professional Activities

  • Case studies editor, The Organization Development Practitioner
  • Editorial Review Board, The Organizational Development Practitioner

Courses Taught

  • HRIR 430: Organization Development and Change
  • HRIR 465: Values-Based Leadership
  • MGMT 304: Strategic Management
  • MGMT 301: Managing People and Organizations
  • MGMT 360: Values-Based Leadership

Research Listings


REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
"Mental Models and Transformative Learning: the Key to Leadership Development," Human Resource Development Quarterly, 19/1, pp 85-90. 2008
"Anticipating Major Resistance in Metro City," Organization Development Practitioner, 40,1, pp 47-50. 2008 , Co-Authors: Tony Colantoni
"A Case of Too Much Diversity?," The Organization Development Practitioner, 39/2, pp 45-48. 2007
"Some Questionable Practices at County General," The Organization Development Practitioner, 38/1, pp 50-54 2006
"Resolving Conflict at InSo," Organization Development Practitioner, 38/3, pp 49 - 52, 2006
"Case History: Do You Want to Work for a Jerk?," The Organization Development Practitioner, 37/1, pp 42-46 2005
"You Walked into a Political Minefield," The Organization Development Practitioner, 37/4, pp 52-55, 2005
"The Riot in the Third Ward," The Organization Development Practitioner, 36/2, pp 40-43, 2004 , Co-Authors: R. Johnson
"The Case of the Ideal OD Job," The Organization Development Practitioner, 36/1, pp 30-33, 2004 , Co-Authors: C. Pett
"The Case of 360 Degree Reviews at Electronics Division," The Organization Development Practitioner, 35/1, pp 38-42, 2003
"Does it Pay to be Good? Social Responsibility and Financial Performance," Business Horizons, November/December, pp 34-40, 2003
"The Case of Camwell High School ," The Organization Development Practitioner, 34/4, pp 60-64, 2002
"The Case of Food Service," The Organization Development Practitioner, 34/2, pp 7-11, 2002
"Corporate Social Audits: This Time Around," Business Horizons, May/June, pp 29-36, 2001
"Organization Development and Change Management: Setting the Record Straight and Suggesting Some Future Directions," Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 2000 , Co-Authors: G. Farias
"Jobs in OD: What Do Employers Really Want?," The OD Practitioner, 2000 , Co-Authors: D. Kelso, K. Adams
"The Current State of OD Practice: The Loyola Study," The OD Practitioner, 1999 , Co-Authors: C. Frey, J. Schroeder, H. Wheeler
BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS
The Basic Essentials of Effective Consulting (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Accociates) , 2006 , Co-Authors: L. Stroh
An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology (Russian edition (Longmans)) , 2001 , Co-Authors: R. Solso, J. Beale
An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology. 6th edition ((Longmans)) , 1999 , Co-Authors: R. Solso, J. Beale
CONTRIBUTIONS OR CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
"How leaders think: Strategies for developing effective leaders," Elaine Biech eds., 2009 Pfeiffer Annual:Training, 2009
"Helping Leaders Learn to Lead," Elaine Beich eds., 2008 Pfeiffer Annual, (Pfeiffer/Wiley), 2008
"Assessing Your Servant-Leadership Skills," Elaine Biech eds., The 2007 Pfeiffer Annual:Training, (San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer/Wiley), 2007
"What is Moral Character," Elaine Biech eds., The 2006 Pfeiffer Annual:Training, (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Pfeiffer), 2006
"The Feedback/Assessment Report: Moving the Clients to Action," (The 2001 Annual: Volume 2: Consulting, (Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer), 2001 , Co-Authors: with S. Smiles,
"Gathering Diagnostic Information: What Method do You Use?," (The1999 Annual: Volume 2: Consulting, (Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer), 1999 , Co-Authors: S. Smiles,
"The Organization Development Resource Guide," (The 1999 Annual: Volume 2: Consulting. (Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer), 1999, Co-Authors: L. Hurta, V. Medina, J. Wrenn
"Collaborative Contracting: A Key to Consulting Success," (In The 1998 Annual: Volume 2: Consulting, (Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer), 1998, Co-Authors: S. Smiles