Don Gudmundson Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean Professor of Management College of Business University of Wisconsin Oshkosh EXPERIENCE 2007 - Present - Senior Associate Dean, College of Business July 2006 - Promoted to Full Professor 2004 - Present - Associate Dean - Graduate Programs Director for College of Business July 2001 - Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure 1991 - Present - Faculty member, College of Business, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 1987-1990 - University of Kentucky (Teaching and Research Assistant) 1987 - Marion College, Fond du Lac, WI (Director of Marketing and Adult Programs) 1985-1986 -University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (Graduate Assistant) 1976-1985 -Gudmundson s Landscape Nursery, Fond du Lac, WI (Vice President) EDUCATION Ph.D May, 1993. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. Major: Strategic Management. Minor: Statistics. Dissertation: The Small Business Decision Makers Environment: Sensing, Interpretation and Response to Strategic Issues MBA January, 1987. University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Major: Management. B.S. December, 1976. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Major: Landscape Architecture. AWARDS Thrivent, College of Business, Professor of the Year Award 2004 RESEARCH Books Gudmundson, D. (1996) Research Issues for Small Business. New York: Garland Publishing. Journal Publications Tower, C. B., Gudmundson, D. Schierstedt, S. & Hartman, E. A. (2007) Do Family Meetings Really Matter: Their Relationship to Planning and Performance Outcomes in Small Business, Journal of Small Business Strategy. 18 (1), 85-93. Sridhar, B. S., Gudmundson, D. & Feinauer, D. (2004) Cultural Assessment: Differences in Perceptions Between boards of Directors and Other Organizational Members, SAM Advanced Management Journal. 69 (4), 31-39. Gudmundson, D., Tower, C.B. & Hartman, E.A. (2003) Innovation in Small Business: Culture and Ownership Structure Do Matter, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 8 (1), 1-17.
Gudmundson, D., Tower, C.B. & Hartman, E.A. (2001) Strategic Implications of Data Gathering Activities in Small Firms: A Comparison Between Family and Nonfamily Firms, Journal of Small Business Strategy, 12 (1), 19-29. Hartenian, L.S. & Gudmundson, D. (2000) Cultural Diversity in Small Business: Implications for Firm Performance, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 5 (3), 209-220. Gudmundson, D. & Hartenian, L. (2000) Workforce Diversity in Small Business, Journal of Small Business Management, 38 (3), 27-36. Gudmundson, D., Hartman, E. A. & Tower, C. B. (1999) Strategic Orientation, Differences Between Family and Non-Family Firms, Family Business Review, 12 (1), 27-40. Lang, J. R., Calantone, R. J. & Gudmundson, D. (1997) Small Firm Information Seeking as a Response to Environmental Threats and Opportunities, Journal of Small Business Management, 35 (1), 11-23. Palmer, J., Baucus, D. and Gudmundson, D. (1991) Entrepreneurial Opportunity in the Wholesale Sector: A Predictive Model, Journal of Small Business Strategy, 2, 56-66. Under Review Hartman, E. A., Schierstedt, S., Gudmundson, D., & Tower, C. B. (2007) Family Business Governance Structures: Incidence and Effects, Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship. Under Review. Conference Proceedings and Presentations Tower, C. B., Gudmundson, D., Schierstedt, S. & Hartman, E. A. (2005) Do Family Meetings Really Matter? Their Relationship to Planning and Performance Outcomes, USASBE Annual National Conference Proceedings, Indian Wells, California. Sridhar, B. S., Gudmundson, D. & Feinauer, D. (2004) Cultural Assessment Differences in Perception Between BODs and Other Organizational Members, SAM International Conference Proceedings, Baltimore, MD Tower, C. B., Hartman, E. A. & Gudmundson, D. (2004) Family Business Boards: Relationship to Planning and Organizational Outcomes, USASBE Annual National Conference Proceedings, Texas. Gudmundson, D. & Hartenian, L. (2003) Workforce Diversity in Small Manufacturing Firms: The Complex Relationship Between Workforce Diversity and Firm Performance, USASBE Annual National Conference Proceedings, Hilton Head, S.C. Best Applied Paper Award 2001 USASBE/SBIDA Annual National Conference Gudmundson, D., Tower, C.B. & Hartman, E.A. (2001) "Strategic Implications of Data Gathering Activities in Small Firms: A Comparison Between Family and Nonfamily Firms", USASBE/SBIDA Annual National Conference Proceedings, Orlando, Florida. Hartman, E. A., Gudmundson, D. & Tower, C. B. (2000) "Methodological Issues in Family Business Research: An Examination of the Relationship Between Innovation and Ownership Structure", ICSB World Conference Proceedings, San Antonio, Texas. Gudmundson, D., Hartman, E. A. & Tower, C. B. (1998) Innovation and Culture in Family and
Non-Family Firms, 1998 International Family Business Program Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas. Gudmundson, D., Hartenian, L. (1997) Determining the Need to Employ a Diverse Workforce in Small Firms: An Empirical Test, 15th Annual Conference of the International Association of Management Proceedings, Montreal, Canada. Gudmundson, D., Hartman, A. & Tower, C. B. (1997) Family Business Strategies: A Comparative Study, ICSB World Conference Proceedings, San Francisco. Gudmundson, D. (1995) Decision-Makers and Organizations' External Environments: A Theoretical Model of Data Acquisition, Midwest Academy of Management Proceedings, St. Louis. Gudmundson, D. and Feinauer, D. (1995) Impact of Time on the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Training Programs, The Association of Management National Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, B. C.. Hatton, L., Sibley, S. & Gudmundson, D. (1991) Small Business Organizational Entrepreneurship: A Conceptualization, The Association of Management National Conference Proceedings, Atlantic City. Lang, J., Gudmundson, D. and Palmer, J. (1989) Predicting Entrepreneurial Opportunity in the Wholesale Sector, International Council for Small Business Proceedings, Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Cornwall, J. and Gudmundson, D. (1988) Business Ethics and Decision Making: The Differences Between Small and Large Businesses, International Council for Small Business Proceedings, Boston, Massachusetts. Served as Reviewer for Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship Also reviewed for Academy of Management 2004 Annual Meeting, BPS Division Member: Academy of Management MBA Roundtable USASBE (2003-2005) TEACHING Courses Taught: Strategic Management (Undergraduate) Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Undergraduate) Managing Small Growing Businesses (Undergraduate) Organization Leadership and Change (MBA) Organizations and Their Environments (MBA) Planning Management for the Future (MBA) Business Ethics (MBA) Japan Study Tour (Both MBA and undergraduate) European Study Tour (Both MBA and undergraduate) Courses I developed or redesigned Undergraduate:
Managing Small Growing Businesses BUS485 Graduate: Business Ethics BUS769 Planning Management for the Future BUS 722 Organization Leadership and Change BUS 790 Japan Study Tour BUS 494/694 Courses I developed to be delivered via the internet: Undergraduate: Strategic Management BUS455 Graduate: Organization Leadership and Change BUS790 Planning Management for the Future BUS722 Business Ethics BUS769 More than 20 guest speakers have been part of my courses I have served on four masters theses committees for IO Psychology masters students I have worked with students on seven independent studies NEW PROGRAM Worked with Dr. B.S. Sridhar to create the Global MBA Program in partnership with representatives from University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Germany and T.A. Pai Management Institute Presented Global MBA Program plan to University of Wisconsin Board of Regents for approval in October, 2006. Launched program in August of 2007 Presented GMBA concept at The Global Education 2006: Best Practices for Practitioners Conference in LakeGeneva, Wisconsin. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin System. SERVICE Service to the University and College Chancellor s Administrative Staff Meeting Current member Provost s Administrative Staff Meeting Current member Department Chair for Management and Human Resources Department (2000-2003) Faculty Evaluation Committee - Member Chair of Faculty Evaluation Committee Chair of College Globalization Committee Dean s Evaluation Committee - Member College Symposium Committee Member College of business New Building Committee co-chair with Dean University New Building Committee Current member Search and Screen Committee for University Director of Admissions - Member Search and Screen Committee for University Foundation President - Member Dean s Evaluation Committee - Member Undergraduate Program Committee - Member Chair of Graduate Program Committee Current Chair - Set agenda and lead meetings MBA Alumni Advisory Board Current Chair Set agenda, lead the meetings and recruit new members
University Graduate Council Current member University Curriculum Committee Member Wisconsin Family Business Forum Member of organizing committee and participant in meetings and workshops Service to the Community Currently serve on Junior Achievement Board of Directors Taught Junior Achievement courses in local high school and grade school (2006-07) Leadership Oshkosh, co-facilitator at retreats (1993 present) Evergreen Retirement Community Vice President of the Village Board Facilitated Strategic Planning for Hmong Association Facilitated Strategic Planning for Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley Facilitated Strategic Planning for Winnebago Literacy Council Facilitated Strategic Planning for United Way Facilitated Strategic Planning for TRAC (organization designed to control truancy) Leadership presentation to Boys and Girls Brigade of Neenah Consulting Service to Business McClone Insurance Group Strategic Planning Experimental Aircraft Association Cultural Assessment Affinity Management Training Minergy Strategic Planning Badger Mining Corporation Strategic Planning Oshkosh Truck Corporation Facilitated new product design sessions Missouri Soybean Association Strategic Planning INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Faculty trip to Asia (visited Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore in 1994) Assistant Instructor for European Study Tour (1999) Instructor for European Study Tour (2000) Designed and served as co-instructor for the Japan Study Tour that is offered every other year (2001, 2004, 2006, 2008) Received grant to develop relationships with universities in Japan Visited Seibold University in Nagasaki, Japan to create student/faculty exchange agreements (2001-2004) Visited Asia Pacific University in Beipu, Japan to create student/faculty exchange agreements (2001-2004) Chair of Globalization Committee (2001-2005) Co-developer of the Global MBA (travel to Germany and India, 2003-2008) Traveled to Darmstadt, Germany for GMBA meetings (2003, 2006) Taught management course (three week course) at Suzhou University in Suzhou, China, 2003 Travel planned to Manipal, India for GMBA Directors meetings (January 2008) Travel to Japan every year to visit universities, friends and relatives