Teaching

• Business Policy & Strategy
• Compensation Management
• Human Resource Management
• Human Behavior in Organizations
• IBE Practicum
• Leadership
• Managing Behavior in a Changing World
• Principles of Management
• Training & Development

Professional Excellence

• PhD University of North Texas, Denton, TX, Organization Theory and Policy, 1997
• MBA Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, 1990
• BS Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, 1983
• 2013: Franklin Covey Leadership: Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results Certification
• 2012: Franklin Covey 7 Habits Certification
• 2011: American Society for Training & Development: Facilitating Organizational Change Certificate Program

Research

• Areas of expertise include Organizational Theory and Business Policy.
• Current research interests include issues in small business management, the use of business simulations in the classroom, team development, and leadership.
• Publications include the following:
  • Reising, J. & Dale, K. (2017). Impact, Engagement, Innovation: Using an Integrated Experience. Business Education Innovation Journal.
  • Fox, M. L. & Dale, K. (2016). The Relationship between Personality Type and Team Effectiveness among Undergraduates enrolled in an Integrated Business Experience. 2006 Midwest Academy of Management.
  • Hinrichs, K., Hinrichs, A., & Dale, K. (2015). The Grateful Employee: A Model of Gratitude at Work. Western Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
  • Mayer, B., Dale, K., & Fox, M. L. (2014). Designing the Business Strategy Game to Promote Strategic Thinking and Student Engagement: An Application of the Four Disciplines of Execution. Business Education Innovation Journal.
  • Fox, M. L. & Dale, K. (2014). An Exploratory Study of Cyber Loafing Activities. Midwest Academy of Management Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Fox, M., Dale, K., & Mayer, B. (2013). Conflict Management Style, Transformational Leadership and Follower's Attitudes: A Test of Direct Effects and the Mediating Role of Transformational Leadership. Leadership & Organizational Management Journal, 2013 (4), 9-30.
  • Dale, K., Fox, M., & Mayer, B. (2013). The Relationship between Conflict Management Style and Perceptions of Leader Effectiveness, Satisfaction with the Leader, and Extra Effort. Decision Sciences Institute 2013 Annual Meeting Proceedings.

Commitment to Student Success

• 2013-2017: IBE Faculty Chair 2009-2013: Management Club Advisor