Academic History

• DBA            Boston University, 1998
• Exec. MBA   University of New Mexico, 1993
• MA             University of New Mexico, 1980
• BA             Southern Connecticut State University, 1978

Expertise

• Organizational behavior
• Leadership
• Teams
• Culture

Awards

• Best reviewer award for track 6, Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management conference, October, 2005.
• Best reviewer in the HR track, Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management, October, 2005.
• Best paper award for the HR/Careers division of the Midwest Academy of Management meeting, April 2004.
• Nominated for "Who's Who Among America's Teachers", 2004.
• C.R. Christensen Award for Outstanding Case Development. Midwest Academy of Management. April, 2002.
• Best Case in Progress Award, Case Association, Eastern Academy of Management. May, 1998.

Selected Publications

• O’Connell, McNeely & Hall, forthcoming, “Unpacking Personal Adaptability.”  Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies.

• McCarthy, O’Connell, Hall & Wang (2007). “21^st Century Learning:  Leadership Lessons from Collaborative Case Research, Teaching and Scholarship.”  The CASE Journal, 3(2), 117-130.

• O’Connell (2005). “Pastor Karl at Whitney Avenue Congregational Church: A Teaching Case in Culture and Leadership”.  The CASE Journal, 1(2), 37-45.

• McCarthy, O’Connell, & Hall (2005).  “Leading Beyond Tragedy: The Power of the Leader's Personal Identity and Adaptability”.  Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, 26(6). 458-475.

• Print, Video or the CEO: The Impact of Media in Teaching Leadership with the Case Method. Journal of Management Education, co-authored with Jack McCarthy at University of New Hampshire and Douglas T. Hall, Boston University. 2004.

Work in Progress

• "From Vision Statement to Vision Assimilation: The Role of Psychological Involvement and Communication".  An empirical investigation of university visioning. Manuscript in development.

•  “Sally’s Dilemma”.  A teaching case on collaborative visioning.  Under review at The CASE Journal.

•  “Breaking the Ice with a Gutted Rooster: Reflection on a Messy Day One.”  Undergoing second review at Organization Management Journal after initial revise and resubmit.

• "There's More than One Way to Build a Servant Organization".  An empirical investigation of servant leadership and organizational citizenship, with an emphasis on the role of organizaitonal size and formalization.  Manuscript in progress.

• "How Does Servant Leadership Enhance Organizational Citizenship?"  An empirical investigation of mechanisms linking servant leadership behavior and organizational citizenship behaviors in a nonprofit setting.  Manuscript in progress.

•  “The Evolution of Self-Directed Work Teams at the Bandag Equipment Plant”.  Field research in progress.  In collaboration with DBA student Michele Herlein.

Selected Conference Proceedings

• McCallum & O’Connell (2007).  “Social Capital in Leadership Development: The Missing Ingredient?”  (Abridged version). Eastern Academy of Management conference, New Brunswick, NJ.  May, 2007.

• O’Connell, Pillutla & Hickerson (2006).  Vision 2020: An Embryo Case Study of the Purpose, Process and Performance Outcomes of Visioning. The CASE Association, in conjunction with the May, 2006 Eastern Academy of Management conference, Saratoga Springs, NY.

•  Pillutla, O’Connell & Hickerson (2006).  “The Vision Shrinker”.  An experiential exercise for management students learning about vision.  Presented at the May, 2006 Experiential Learning Association, in conjunction with the Eastern Academy of Management conference, Saratoga Springs, NY.

• "Twenty Years After In Search of Excellence: Where is Culture Now? A symposium." Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management Meeting. April, 2003.

• "Leading Beyond Tragedy: The Power of the Leader's Personal Identity and Adaptability." John F. McCarthy, University of New Hampshire at Manchester, David J. O'Connell, St. Ambrose University, Douglas T. Hall, Boston University School of Management. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management Meeting. 2003.

• "Pastor Karl at the Whitney Avenue Congregational Church: A Teaching Case in Culture and Leadership." Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management. April, 2002.

• "Breaking the Ice with a Gutted Rooster: Discussion Management and the Dignity of Work." In the Proceedings of the Christian Business Faculty Association annual conference. October, 2001.

• "Print, Video, or the CEO: The Impact of Media in Teaching Leadership with the Case Method." In the Proceedings of the Institute of Applied and Behavioral Management annual conference. November, 2001.

Committees

• Center for Teaching Excellence, St. Ambrose University, 2007-2008.
• Doctoral Faculty Council, 2001-present.
• Doctoral program Admissions and Retention Committee, 2001-2003.
• University Educational Policies Committee, 2003-2005.
• University Faculty Development Committee, 2001-2002.
• University Vision 2020, 2002.
• University Intellectual Property Committee, 2002.
• Ad Hoc faculty committee on Academic Integrity, 2003-2005.

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