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Our product is designed to guide students through a process of discovery that enhances their curiosity, higher-order thinking skills, and career readiness. We cultivate students’ analytical, critical, and creative thinking through practicing the skills via the product’s core problem-solving framework. Students will develop problem-solving habits as they apply organizational behavior concepts to improve their own and others’ well-being and performance. These competencies prepare students to navigate complex real-world scenarios with confidence and creativity.

About the Author

Angelo Kinicki

Angelo Kinicki is an emeritus professor of management and held the Weatherup/Overby Chair in Leadership from 2005 to 2015 at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He joined the faculty in 1982, the year he received his doctorate in business administration from Kent State University. He was inducted into the W.P. Carey Faculty Hall of Fame in 2016. Angelo currently is the Dean’s Scholar in Residence at Kent State University and serves on the Dean’s National Advisory Board.

Angelo is the recipient of six teaching awards from Arizona State University, where he taught in its nationally ranked undergraduate, MBA and PhD programs. He also received several research awards and was selected to serve on the editorial review boards for four scholarly journals. His current research interests focus on the dynamic relationships among leadership, organizational culture, organizational change, and individual, group, and organizational performance. Angelo has published over 95 articles in a variety of academic journals and proceedings and is co-author of eight textbooks (37 including revisions) that are used by hundreds of universities around the world. Several of his books have been translated into multiple languages, and two of his books were awarded revisions of the year by McGraw-Hill. Out of 16,104 scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities, Angelo was ranked as the 1,303 (top 8%) best scientist in the U.S. in 2024 by Research.com.

Angelo is a busy international consultant and co-founder of Kinicki and Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm that works with top management teams to create organizational change aimed at increasing organizational effectiveness and profitability. He has worked with many Fortune 500 firms as well as numerous entrepreneurial organizations in diverse industries. His expertise includes facilitating strategic/operational planning sessions, diagnosing the causes of organizational and work-unit problems, conducting organizational culture interventions, implementing performance management systems, designing, and implementing performance appraisal systems, developing, and administering surveys to assess employee attitudes, and leading management/executive education programs. He developed a 360°leadership feedback instrument called the Performance Management Leadership Survey (PMLS) that is used by companies throughout the world.

Angelo and his wife of 43 years, Joyce, have enjoyed living in the beautiful Arizona desert for 42 years. They are both natives of Cleveland, Ohio. They enjoy traveling, hiking, and spending time with their adorable golden retriever. Angelo also has a passion for golfing.

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