Education:

Ph.D. Major Area: Management

Minor Area: International Business

Virginia Commonwealth University

Dissertation Defended: 5/18/97 “Ethical Value Structures: Construct Definition,

Measurement, Validation and Relationship to Organizational Commitment.”

Advisors: D. Robley Wood (Chair) & Randall G. Sleeth (Assistant Chair)

M.B.A. Virginia Commonwealth University (December, 1990)

B.A. Political Science, Randolph-Macon College (May, 1984)

Academic Positions Held:

May 2007 - Present	Associate Professor of Business, Department of Economics and Business, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
September 2001 - May 2007	Assistant Professor of Business, Department of Economics and Business, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
August 1999 - May 2001	Assistant Professor of Business, Division of Business, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
May 1998 – June 1999	MBA Program Director, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
August 1997 – June 1999	Assistant Professor of Management, Department of Business and Economics, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
August 1993 - May 1997	Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Management, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
August 1995 - June 1996	Adjunct Instructor, Department of Economics and Business, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia

Teaching Preferences:

Organizational Behavior, Management, Marketing, Business Ethics.

Areas of Research Interest:

Organizational Contentment; Relationship of Trust & Organizational Citizenship to Ethical Values in Business, Leadership Substitutes and Subordinate Learning, Multimedia in Business Education

Teaching Experience:

Randolph-Macon College:

BUSN 213	Principles of Management
BUSN 310	International Business Concepts
BUSN 213	Principles of Management
BUSN313/ PSYC285	Organizational Behavior/Organizational Psychology
BUSN 342	Production and Operations Management
BUSN 380	Marketing Analysis
BUSN 425	Business Policy
BUSN 481	Trade Barriers US & EU (January 2004 Travel – Wroxton England)
FYEC 109/ FYEC 110	Communication in Context – Bits Bytes and Behavior (First year colloquium with Chuck Leska)

North Carolina Wesleyan College

BUS 192	Business Through the Eyes of Hollywood
BUS 207	Legal Environment of Business
BUS 308	Organizational Behavior
BUS 314	Human Resources Management
BUS 350	Production and Operations Management
BUS 481	Business Strategy & Policy
BUS 482	Senior Seminar in Business
CIS 195	Computer Applications
CIS 495H	The Internet and Society (Honors)

Eastern Mennonite University:

BUAD 111	Exploring Business
BUAD 221	Principles of Management
BUAD 301	Quantitative Analysis
BUAD 352	Organizational Behavior
BUAD 432	International Business
CIS 252	Management Information Systems
CIS 452	Database Applications
MBA 531	Quantitative Decision Making for Business
MKTG 301	Principles of Marketing

Virginia Commonwealth University:

BUS 319	Organizational Behavior
BUS 320	Production and Operations Management
BUS 619	Topics: Travel Abroad: European Economic Union. Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany (Team Taught – Lead by Dr. Eugene H. Hunt)
BUS 491	Topics: Business Ethics (Intersession – Team Taught – Lead by Dr. Eugene H. Hunt)

University Committees and Service

Randolph-Macon College

Presidential Inauguration Committee (Summer/Fall 2006)

SACS Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) committee (Spring 2006 –present)

Ethics Minor Council (Fall 2006-present)

Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Advisor (Summer 2003, Summer 2005)

Department of Economics and Business Liaison with Career Planning (2003-present)

Curriculum Review Committee (Spring 2003- Spring 2004)

Resources and Plans Committee (2002-present)

Faculty Marshal (Associate 2002-2003, Assistant 2003-2004, Marshal 2004-2005)

Search Committees

Religious Studies (Fall 2005)

Music – Choral Director (Spring 2005)

Religious Studies – Visiting (Spring 2005)

Library Head of Collection Access – (Summer 2002)

Faculty Sponsor

R-MC VFIC Ethics Bowl Team advisor with Professor Brat (2001-present)

(Winners of the 2006 VFIC Ethics Bowl)

American Marketing Association (2001-2004)

Society for the Advancement of Management (2004-present)

Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity

North Carolina Wesleyan College

Academic Planning Council (interim replacement): December 1999-May 2000

Business Administration Program Review Task Force: Spring 2000-Fall 2000

CIS Search Committee (chair): Spring 2000

Classroom Multimedia Taskforce (chair): Spring 2001

Faculty Council (secretary): 2000-2001

Faculty Sponsor - Phi Beta Lambda: 1999-2001

Innovation Committee: 1999-2000

On-Line Learning Committee: 1999-2001

Eastern Mennonite University

Academic Council: 1998-1999

Academic Division Graduate Directors Committee: 1998-1999

Adult Degree Completion Program Assessment Committee: 1997-1999, (chair 1998-1999)

Adult Degree Completion Program Curriculum Assessment Committee: 1998-1999

Faculty Sponsor – Aspire Undergraduate Business Society: Spring 1998-June 1999

Information Systems Director Search Committee: Fall 1998

SACS Self-Study Structure Committee: Spring 1998-Spring 1999

Technological Task Force: Spring 1998

University Graduate Council: 1998-1999

Employment Experience:

Showalter Inc. T/A Showalter Insurance Agency

President, Owner and Director, July 1987-February 1994

Vice President and Director, January 1987-June 1987

Systems Manager and Agent, January 1985-July 1986

The Hubb’s Corporation (International trade-show promotions)

Business Manager, August-December 1986

Rowlett’s Bicycles

Salesperson, August-December 1984

Consulting:

PV-HVDC Big Grid: Spring 2006-present

Crestar Financial Corporation grant to develop, with Eugene H. Hunt, Ed.D., a multimedia ethics training program: June 1995-October 1996

Showalter Inc.: March 1994-March 1995

Workshops Presented:

“Ethics and Your Organization,” Virginia Recreation & Parks Leadership Conference, April 13, 1996

“Practical Business Ethics for the Public Sector,” City of Richmond, Department of Recreation and Parks, March 21, 1996

“Practical Business Ethics for the Public Sector,” City of Richmond, Department of Recreation and Parks, December 5, 1995

“Practical Business Ethics,” Institute of Internal Auditors of Virginia, November 13, 1995

“Managing your Agency,” James River Coffeehouse Agents, May 9, 1995.

“Customer Relations - How we can build better bridges,” Virginia Chapter of International Personnel Management Association, June 17, 1994

Professional Program Presentations:

Catherine L. Staples, Edward D. Showalter & George S. Lowry “Using Simulation to Teach Finance Topics” (workshop), Annual Meeting of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute (SEDSI), Wilmington, NC. February 23, 2006

Catherine L. Staples, Edward D. Showalter & George S. Lowry “Simulating Foreign Exchange Risk Using a Popular Board Game” (workshop), Annual Meeting of the Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), Myrtle Beach, SC, October 6-7, 2005.

Edward D. Showalter “Monopoly as a Simulation in a Management or Strategy Class,” Annual Meeting of the Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), Myrtle Beach, SC, October 3-4, 2002

Edward D. Showalter “Theory and Results on Corporate Character Research,” Creative Scholarship Celebration, Eastern Mennonite University, March 27, 1998

Randall G. Sleeth & Edward D. Showalter “ Multi-Media Workshop: Using Hypertext Applications,” National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, Richmond, VA, March 6-8, 1997

Randall G. Sleeth, Ann Woodlief & Edward D. Showalter. “Combining Hypertext and Laserdisc to Integrate Learning in English & Organizational Behavior.” Technology ‘94: Transforming the Academy, Virginia Commonwealth University, May 4, 1994

Professional Activities:

SAM: Advanced Management Journal Editorial Review Board (Spring 2004-present)

Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Proceedings Coordinator and Placement Coordinator 2006

Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Track Chair: Management, Strategy and International Issues 2005

Southeast Decision Sciences Institute - Track Chair: Marketing and E-Commerce Track 2003

American Marketing Association, member 2002-present

Academy of Management, member 1993-present

Society for Advancement of Management, member 1999-present

American Management Association, member 1997-1998

Independent Insurance Agents of Richmond

Vice President 1993-1994; Secretary 1992-1993; Treasurer 1991-1992

Member Board of Directors 1989-90 & 1990-91

Attendance at Meetings of Professional Associations, Learned Societies, Etc.

Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), Myrtle Beach, SC, October 2006

Southeast Decision Sciences Institute 34th Annual Meetings: Wilmington, NC, February 2006

Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), Myrtle Beach, SC, October 2005

Society for Advancement of Management International Business Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 2005

Southeast Decision Sciences Institute 33rd Annual Meeting: Raleigh, NC, February 2005

Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), Myrtle Beach, SC, October 2004

Society for the Advancement of Management International Business Conference: Baltimore, MD, March 18-21, 2004

Southeast Decision Sciences Institute 34th Annual Meeting: Charleston, SC, February 25-27, 2004

Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), Myrtle Beach, SC, October 1-3, 2003

Southeast Decision Sciences Institute 33rd Annual Meeting: Williamsburg, VA. February 2003

Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), Myrtle Beach, SC, October 3-4, 2002

Southeast Decision Sciences Institute 32nd Annual Meeting: Hilton Head, SC, February 2002

Academy of Management Annual Meeting: Washington, DC, August 2001

Computers on Campus National Conference: Myrtle Beach, SC, November 2000

Academy of Management Annual Meeting: Toronto, Canada, August 2000

Southeastern Regional Technology and Teaching Conference: Greenville, NC, April 12, 2000

Mennonite Economic Development Associates Annual Meeting: Dallas TX, November 1998

Academy of Management Annual Meeting: Boston, MA, August 1997

National Conference on Teaching Public Administration: Richmond, VA, March 1997

Academy of Management Annual Meeting: Cincinnati, OH, August 1996

Southeast Decision Sciences Institute 26th Annual Meeting: Charleston, SC, February 1996

Southeast Decision Sciences Institute 25th Annual Meeting: Wilmington, NC, February 1995

Technology ‘94: Transforming the Academy, Virginia Commonwealth University, May 1994

Grants, Honors and Recognitions:

VCU School of Business Faculty Excellence Teaching Grant: Randall G. Sleeth and Edward Showalter to develop a student personal assessment package using World Wide Web technology: 1997

Beta Gamma Sigma: Inducted 1991

President: Virginia Commonwealth University Ph.D. Society, 1996-1997

Eagle Scout

Publications and Proceedings

Edward D. Showalter & George S. Lowry (2007, March). Student Intern Motivation: Does Choice of Major Matter? Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM), (Accepted for Presentation and Proceedings) Las Vegas, NV.

Chuck Leska & Edward D. Showalter (2007, February). Determining Property and Cash Distribution in “~opoly” Type Games through Computer Simulation. Thirty-Seventh Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (Accepted for Presentation and Proceedings). Savannah, GA.

Jessica Deibel & Edward D. Showalter (2007, February). Marketing the Magic: How Walt Disney World Attracts Both Old and New Guests. Thirty-Seventh Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (Accepted for Presentation and Proceedings). Savannah, GA.

Edward D. Showalter & Chuck Leska (2006, October). The Development and Use of a Computer Simulation to Determine Property Distribution in “~opoly” Type Games. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), (pp. 111-117). Myrtle Beach, SC.

George S. Lowry & Edward D. Showalter (2006). Management as a Liberal Art. Palmetto Review, 9, 19-24.

Edward D. Showalter, George S. Lowry & Erin M. Ewalt (2006, April). Organizational Contentment: An Examination of its Domain and Scale Development. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM), (pp. 252-264). Orlando, FL.

Edward D. Showalter & Chuck Leska (2006, February). An Integrative Multi-Instructor Business Communication - Computer Science Class for First-Year Students. Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (pp. 489-499). Wilmington, NC.

Erin M. Ewalt & Edward D. Showalter (2006, February). Organizational Contentment: A Preliminary Validation Study. Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (pp. 625-635). Wilmington, NC.

Erin M. Ewalt & Edward D. Showalter (2005, October). Organizational Contentment: An Examination of its Definition and Domain. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), (pp. 514-524). Myrtle Beach, SC.

Edward D. Showalter & George S. Lowry (2005, April). The Development and Implementation of a Principle Instructor/Secondary Instructor Collaboratively Taught Management Class Incorporating British-Type Tutorials. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM), (pp. 534-543). Las Vegas, NV.

George S. Lowry & Edward D. Showalter (2005, April). Management as a Liberal Art. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM), (pp. 579-586). Las Vegas, NV.

Edward D. Showalter & George Lowry (2005, February). The Development and Implementation of a Team-Taught Management Class Incorporating a Principle Instructor/Secondary Instructor Approach. Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (unpaginated CD). Raleigh, NC.

George S. Lowry & Edward D. Showalter (2004, October). An Application of the British Tutorial System in a Management Course. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), (pp. 227-230). Myrtle Beach, SC.

George S. Lowry & Edward D. Showalter (2004, March). A Modification of a Popular Board Game for use as a Simulation in International Finance Classes. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM), (pp. 398-404). Baltimore, MD.

Edward D. Showalter & George Lowry (2004, February). The Expectations of Unpaid Student Interns and their Relationship to Motivator Hygiene Theory. Proceedings of the Thirty-Forth Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (pp. 145-147). Charleston, SC.

Christina M. Fowler & Edward D. Showalter (2004, February). Work-Family Conflict and its Relationship to Company Size, Employee Demographics and Organizational Commitment. Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (pp. 139-141). Charleston, SC.

Edward D. Showalter & George Lowry (2003, October). An Exploration of Student Intern Motivation. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), (pp. 556-561). Myrtle Beach, SC.

George Lowry & Edward D. Showalter (2003, October). Examining Student Values – A Longitudinal Study. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), (pp. 568-572). Myrtle Beach, SC.

Candice Cabe, C. Barry Pfitzner & Edward D. Showalter (2003, February). Student Interns and Herzberg's Theory of Motivation. Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (pp. 127-130). Williamsburg, VA.

Edward D. Showalter (2002, October). A Study of the Effects of Tenure and Firm Size on Shared Ethical Values and Organizational Commitment in the Insurance Industry. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Southeast Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (SEinfORMS), (pp. 661-666). Myrtle Beach, SC.

Edward D. Showalter (2002, February). Shared Ethical Values and Organizational Commitment: A Combined Factor Analysis of Two Scales. Proceedings of the Thirty-Second Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (pp. 94-96). Hilton Head, NC.

Edward D. Showalter (2002, February). Monopolyâ as an Introductory Simulation in a Management or Strategy Class. Proceedings of the Thirty-Second Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (pp. 332-334). Hilton Head, NC.

Warren S. Stone, Edward D. Showalter, Michael Grover & Arnel Orig (2001, spring). An Empirical Study of Course Selection and Divisional Structure in Distance Education Programs. The Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 4(1). http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html .

Patricia M. Smith & Edward D. Showalter. (2000, November). Collect Data on the Web With on-Line Surveys Using FrontPage. Paper presented at the Computers on Campus National Conference, Myrtle Beach, NC.

Ronald H. Humphrey, Randall G. Sleeth, Janet Kellet & Edward D. Showalter (2000, August). How Demographic Factors and Personality Traits Influence Complex Task Choice and Leadership Emergence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Toronto, Canada.

Randall G. Sleeth & Edward D. Showalter (2000, August). Addressing Time-Based Breakdowns in Leadership. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Toronto, Canada.

Ronald H. Humphrey, Randall G. Sleeth & Edward D. Showalter (1997, August). The Effects of Gender, Personality Traits, and Work Experience on Complex Task Choice. Interactive Paper Session presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA.

Edward D. Showalter & Eugene H. Hunt (1996, February). A Logical Framework for Researching Ethical Values - The Basis of Ethical Decision Making. Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (pp. 71-73). Charleston, SC.

Edward D. Showalter & Randall G. Sleeth (1995, February). The Bartleby Project: A Process for Multidisciplinary Multimedia Coordination Using Hypertext. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meetings of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, (pp. 119-121). Wilmington, NC.