Lowell Lamberton is an emeritus business professor with an extensive background in both writing and business. He has worked as an expert consultant to many businesses, especially in the area of human behavior, specializing in organizational behavior and management. Prof. Lamberton has had many years of experience teaching management, human relations, and business communications classes at Central Oregon Community College and at Linfield College. He lives in Bend, Oregon, with his wife, Ruth, who is an artist.

He holds two degrees in English, one from Walla Walla University and the other from the University of Nebraska. He also holds an MBA and an advanced professional certificate (APC) in management from Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Besides this textbook, he has also coauthored Working with People: A Human Relations Guide with Leslie Minor.