Bio & CV

BARBARA A. RITTER, Ph.D.

E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC 29528-6054

e-mail: britter@coastal.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, August 2004
The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Faculty advisor: Robert G. Lord, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: Leadership Transference: The Generalization of Affective and Motivational Processes.

M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, May 2001
The University of Akron, Akron, OH

B.A. in Psychology, May 1999
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Graduated Magna Cum Laude

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Vice President, Executive Development and Career Services
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
August 2016-Present

The reporting lines for this role include three university-level departments; Career Services, Executive Development, and Training, Development and Service Excellence.

• Led departments through a strategic planning process to better understand mission, and how mission is linked to the university strategic plan as well as to daily activities of staff.
• Worked on vision, mission, alignment, assessment, and accountability in all areas.
• Led five strategic planning taskforces to achieve different goals from the University Strategic Plan.
• Hired a new Director of Career Services.
• Instituted Career Treks, travelling career fairs for multiple colleges.
• Hired staff and oversaw a growing Executive Development Division generating over 1.1 Million Dollars.
• Awarded grants totaling $160,000 from the Boeing Corporation to provide career transition programming to veterans.
• Initiated awarding of Continuing Education Credits, including CMEs and CLEs.
• Sat on Executive Council, a board charged with oversight of all university policies.
• General budget and staffing responsibility for all areas.

Dean, E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
June 2013-Present (Interim, June 2013-February 2015)

The Wall College of Business has approximately 2,000 undergraduate students across six degree programs and 100 graduate (MBA and MAcc) students with over 8,000 alumni around the world. Over 80 faculty (84 FTE) and 20 staff support the college.  The Dean is responsible for all aspects of college operations, including The Grant Center for Real Estate and Economic Development, The Clay Brittain Jr. Center for Resort Tourism, Each One Teach One Program, the Wall Fellows Program, the Community and Business Engagement Institute, and the Wall Center for Excellence and the Professional Golf Management Program.  Several of my notable accomplishments as Dean can be found below.

Strategic Planning and Execution

• Led strategic planning process, including a review of vision, mission and related outcomes.
• Coordinated a broad-based discussion of supporting strategies for each objective in the strategic plan, including all stakeholder groups.
• Led a revision of the college values and ethics statements.
• Restructured organizational structure and leadership team in the college.
• Created a Community and Business Engagement Institute to allow for talented students to interact directly with the community in consulting projects.
• Created a separate Department of Accounting.
• Broke the Wall Center for Excellence into two divisions, the Wall Center for Advising and the Wall Center for Career Services.
• Initiated the online MBA and several concentration areas, including Healthcare Administration, Commercial and Investment Real Estate, and Not-for-Profit Management.
• Worked with faculty on a variety of curriculum initiatives to differentiate the college both inside and outside of the classroom.

Talent Management

• Crafted and led top management team, including Associate and Assistant Deans, Department Chairs, and Directors.
• Responsible for attracting and retaining quality faculty.
• Recruited and hired 31 new faculty members.
• Created and enacted a mentorship program for new faculty.
• Recruited and oversaw a diverse group of faculty, 40% of whom are female and 18% that represent underrepresented minority groups.
• Worked collaboratively with faculty to increase quantity and quality of intellectual contribution requirement.
• Realigned funds to reward new scholarly requirements.
• Crafted a culture of care based on shared values.

Fiscal Management, Fundraising, and External Relations

• Responsible for budgeting of internal and external funds, a total of over 12 million dollars.
• Worked with Office for Philanthropy to secure gift and gift agreements.
• Generated over 5 million dollars in combined gifts, bringing in three of the largest pledged donations in the college’s history.
• Increased Board of Visitor membership by eight members with a focus on diversity and alumni membership.
• Increased Board engagement by creating subcommittees and a mentorship program.
• Increased Board contributions by approximately 20% over 2013 giving rates.
• Worked with the Office of Philanthropy to strategically focus giving opportunities.
• Unveiled a new Donor wall to recognize philanthropic support.
• Assisted the library in the Friends of the Library kickoff campaign.
• Planned a 20^th year anniversary fundraising campaign for the Wall Fellows, which generated a matching gift agreement.
• Planned and assisted in a fundraising campaign for a student managed investment fund.
• Coordinated with external stakeholders to create a number of new paid internship experiences for students.
• Instituted a Distinguished Speaker Series to connect the CCU academic community with highly regarded business leaders, many of whom are alumni.
• Established the Pilosof Finance Laboratory.
• Established the Grant Center for Real Estate and Economic Development.
• Established the Institute for Responsible Development with external funds.

Accreditation

• Oversaw implementation of AACSB 2013 standards, including faculty qualifications and engagement.
• Prepared documentation and oversaw successful AACSB 5^th year continuous improvement review.
• Served as a peer reviewer for multiple AACSB review teams.
• Expert in curriculum management with 10 years of assessment experience.
• Oversaw regional accreditation standards related to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Branding and Marketing

• Enacted the 7 Touchpoints Marketing Plan that includes a variety of marketing mediums.
• Collaborated with marketing and admissions to improve branding of the college.
• Launched a new online magazine to communicate events in the college.
• Created and enacted a social media marketing plan for the college.
• Implemented a retention initiative emphasizing advising and curriculum targeted at increasing freshman retention rates.
• Rolled out accelerated degree programs to include all colleges on campus.

Curriculum Management and Student Experience

• MBA program recognized in US News and World Report for placement rate and representation of unrepresented minorities.
• Moved forward online curriculum initiatives, including an online MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Administration, an online BSBA completion degree in Marketing, and in Hospitality and Resort Tourism.
• Established a minor in Commercial and Investment Real Estate and Applied Creativity and Innovation linked to an external certification in Innovation Engineering.
• Created a career readiness plan for students implemented through the Wall Center for Excellence.
• Implemented the Student Executive Leaders program, to extend career preparation opportunities to a greater proportion of the student body.
• Worked together with faculty to focus on soft skills throughout the curriculum, resulting in notable increases in ratings from exiting students, internship providers, and placements.
• Brought together a team of faculty to integrate the freshman level classes across the freshman year with experiential components that spanned sections and semesters.
• Instituted an Experiential Learning Day for freshman.
• Incorporated internship experiences into all major areas and increased internship opportunities, resulting in an increase in non-required internship participation of 345% from 2012-2017.
• Increased both Freshmen class size and retention rates in the college.

Interim Dean, E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration | June 2013-February 2015

Professor of Management Coastal Carolina University | June 2013-Present

The Wall College of Business has approximately 1900 undergraduate students across six degree programs and 110 graduate (MBA and MAcc) students with over 7,000 alumni around the world. Over 60 faculty and 20 staff support the college.  The Dean is responsible for all aspects of college operations, including The Center for Community and Economic Development, The Clay Brittain Jr. Center for Resort Tourism, Each 1 Teach 1 Program, the Wall Fellows Program, and the Wall Center for Excellence.  Several of my notable accomplishments as Interim Dean can be found below.

Strategic Planning and Execution

• Led review of mission and related outcomes and strategies, coordinating with internal and external constituents.
• Aligned infrastructure and resources with strategic objectives.
• Created a separate Department of Accounting as a first step toward a School of Accountancy.
• Facilitated the creation of Memorandum of Understanding(s) with the local two-year college.
• Planned and implemented with the faculty several online completion and certificate programs.

Talent Management

• Leadership of top management team, including Associate and Assistant Deans, Department Chairs, and Directors.
• Responsible for attracting and retaining quality faculty.  On track to hire 8 faculty in 2013-2014.
• Institutionalized the Faculty Development Dinner series for the College of Business.
• Envisioned and implemented a new faculty orientation within the college.

Fiscal Management, Fund-raising, and External Relations

•  Responsible for internal and endowed funds, approximately 10 million dollars total.
• Unveiled a new Donor wall to recognize philanthropic support.
• Increased Board membership in number, diversity, and alumni.
• Worked with Office for Philanthropy to secure gifts and gift agreements.
• Assisted the library in the Friends of the Library kickoff campaign.
• Organized an initiative to better connect with college alumni with the Office for Philanthropy and Alumni Relations.
• Coordinated with external stakeholders (e.g., WalMart, SiteTech, Re/Max, Inlet Square Mall, several local accounting firms) to create a number of new paid internship experiences for students.

Accreditation

• Oversaw implementation of AACSB 2013 standards, including faculty qualifications and engagement.
•  Trained as a Peer Reviewer for AACSB review teams.
•  Expert in curriculum management with 9 years of assessment experience.

Branding and Marketing

• Created a more focused marketing effort and collaborated with marketing and admissions to improve branding of the college.
• Kicked off a social media campaign.
• Created a retention initiative emphasizing advising and curriculum targeted at increasing Freshman retention rates.
• Broadened the college accelerated degree programs to include all colleges on campus.
• Worked with the Provost to secure financial resources and market accelerated degree programs.

Curriculum Management and Student Experience

• Strategically led innovative curriculum initiatives, including an online BSBA completion degree in Hospitality and Resort Tourism and specialized online graduate programs.
• Secured internal grant funding for new online programs.
• Facilitated an ongoing discussion related to BSBA foundation courses and necessary continuous improvement.
• Brought together a team of faculty to integrate the Freshman level classes across the Freshman year with experiential components that spanned sections and semesters.
• Instituted an Experiential Learning Day for Freshman.
• Led a movement to incorporate internship experiences into all major areas.
• Created a Business Scholars certificate program for student leaders.
• Facilitated the creation of a faculty mentorship program for students.

Chair, Department of Management and Decision Sciences
Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
June 2011-June 2013

Under my direction, the Management and Decision Sciences Department in the Wall College of Business had approximately 700-800 majors and 16 faculty members.  Several notable accomplishments accomplished during my tenure as Department Chair are below.

Department Initiatives

• Grew the program from one general management degree to six concentrations.
• Increased applications to the program by approximately 30%.
• Increased student credit hour production by 34% over three academic years.
• Worked with faculty to revise the existing management core curriculum in order to best meet student needs in the current business environment.
• Replaced two existing core courses with two new and innovative experiential courses.
• Collaborated on a daily basis with the faculty to meet the goals of the department.
• Collaborated on a daily basis with internal and external university constituents to best meet the goals of the department.
• Managed the departmental travel budget.
• Hired five new faculty and lecturer slotted positions.

College-wide Initiatives

• Initiated the Faculty Development Dinner series for the College of Business, coordinating with the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
• Coordinated Wall Connections, a day-long conference for students that was re-conceptualized to include student presentations.
• Designed and implemented the Express BSBA Degree in Three and Get More in Four combined degree program.

Assessment Coordinator, E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2005-2013
Leadership of the Assessment Process

• Worked with committee members to formulate a system and carry out the actual measurement and reporting of the SLO data.
• Collaborated and obtained buy-in from the faculty to incorporate assessment into existing classes.
• Collected and analyzed assessment data.
• Maintained the assessment reporting system for each degree program with approval authority over assessment reports.
• Wrote assessment reports for AACSB and SACS.

Continuous Improvement

• Led the College in continuous improvement efforts, including major changes to the curriculum, admission policies, and the introduction of a student participation certificate program.
• Chaired a summer taskforce that provided recommendations regarding continuous improvement initiatives to the faculty.
• Collected data to create a curriculum map to ensure LGs were being taught in the curriculum.
• Created an Assurance of Learning manual and made it available online.
• Facilitated the introduction of CBAD 120: Introduction to the Global Culture of Business, as part of Business foundation courses.
• Facilitated the introduction of CBAD 373: Business Integration and Application as part of Business core courses.
• Facilitated the introduction of 12 required Professional Development Activities (PDA’s) prior to graduation.
• Led the taskforce to recommend a minimum GPA requirement for students to gain entry into the college and passed it through the Academic Affairs process.

Director, Women’s Resource Center
Office of the Provost
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2010-2011

• Served as the founding Director of the Center from January 2010-August 2011.
• Obtained funding for three new positions in the Center.
• Supervised student employees and interns.
• Doubled operating budget within the first year.
• Created first university-wide program for Women’s History Month.
• Conducted sexual harassment training workshops for the entire campus community.
• Became certified as a victim’s advocate and created a victim’s advocate network on campus.
• Served 927 people in the Center from December 2010-April 2011.
• Became a CCU certified Safe Zone trainer.
• Created a campus-wide speaker series to bring prominent women to campus funded by a local organization.
• Coordinated with 19 campus organizations to offer programming and resources.
• Coordinated with six local community organizations to offer programming and services.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Professor, Department of Management and Decision Sciences, 2013-Present.
Associate Professor, Department of Management and Decision Sciences, 2009-2013.
Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Marketing and Law, 2004-2009.

Fachhochschule Mainz (University of Applied Sciences), Mainz, Germany
Visiting Professor, Summer 2009.

Kent State University, Kent, OH
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Justice Studies, 2004.

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology, 2003-2004.

The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, 1999-2004.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contract Consultant
Consultant, August 2002-2018.  Consulting in the areas of organizational culture, human resource policies, employee satisfaction, selection and promotion, performance appraisal and development, and data collection and analysis, for a variety of organizations such as Valtera Corporation (Chicago, IL), the Law Offices of Baker & Hostetler (Cleveland, OH), United Way (Mahoning Valley, OH), GOJO Industries (Akron, OH), Timken Industries (Canton, OH), Habitat for Humanity (Myrtle Beach, SC), Salvation Army (Myrtle Beach, SC), Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority (Myrtle Beach, SC), and Race Relations in Georgetown (RRING).     

Department of the Army, U.S. Small Business Technology Transfer Program / The University of Akron (Grant funded)
Research Analyst, August 2002-August 2004.  Analyzed new recruit data and made recommendations as related to leadership potential.

Barrett & Associates, Inc. / Akron, OH
Contract Consultant, December 2001-April 2002.  Participated in the development and delivery of a variety of selection instruments for local area organizations.

Center for Organizational Research / Akron, OH
Contract Consultant, January 2001-August 2001.  Performed job analyses, developed job descriptions, and participated in the development and delivery of a variety of selection instruments for local area organizations.

 

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

• Beta Alpha Psi, 2019-Present.
• Beta Gamma Sigma, 2017-Present.
• 5^th T Innovation Group, 2014-Present.
• Southern Business Academic Administrators, 2016-2019.
• Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, 2015-2018.

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Best Paper Runner-Up (Teaching and Learning), Organization Management Journal, Spring 2017.
• Peter Frost Mentoring Award, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Spring 2015.
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Management Education and
• Development Division, Academy of Management Conference, August 2014 and 2015.
• Horry County Stardust Award for Outstanding Contribution, December, 2013.
• Assessment Excellence Award, Coastal Carolina University, January, 2013.
• Beta Gamma Sigma, Faculty Achievement Award, Wall College of Business, April 2011.
• Woman to Know, South Carolina Woman Magazine, 2011.
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Management Education and Development Division, Academy of Management Conference, August, 2010.
• Beta Gamma Sigma Honorable Mention for Outstanding Chapter (as Chapter Advisor), April, 2010.
• Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding Chapter Advisor, April, 2010.
• Beta Gamma Sigma Silver Award for Outstanding Chapter (as Chapter Advisor), April, 2009.
• Beta Gamma Sigma Honorable Mention for Outstanding Chapter Advisor, April, 2009.
• Best Paper Award, Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division, Academy of Management Conference, August, 2008.
• Best Paper Award, International Association of Business and Economics Conference, June, 2008.
• Beta Gamma Sigma Honorable Mention for Outstanding Chapter (as Chapter Advisor), April, 2008.
• The James P. and Elizabeth R. Blanton Endowed Professorship, Coastal Carolina University, Fall, 2007.
• AVX Award for Best Research Paper, Coastal Carolina University, April, 2007.
• Provost Award for Exceptional Performance, Coastal Carolina University, July, 2006.
• President’s Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Research, The University of Akron, October, 2004.
• Recognition of Dedication, Leadership and Service in the Greater Akron Community, Women’s History Project, January, 2004.
• Community Events/Outreach Award of Achievement, Northern Ohio Live, September, 2001.
• Women in Higher Education Outstanding Women Scholar, The University of Akron, March, 2001.
• Thomas M. Seykora Award for Outstanding Contribution, Grand Valley State University, April, 1999.

PUBLICATIONS

Ritter, B.A. (2019).  Crafting a Culture that Values Exceptional Teaching Practice: A Dean’s Perspective. Journal of Management Education, doi 1052562918823826.

Ritter, B.A., Small, E., Mortimer, J., Doll, J. (2018).  Designing Management Curriculum for Workplace Readiness: Developing Students’ Soft Skills.  Journal of Management Education, doi 1052562917703679.

Ritter, B.A., Hedberg, P., Gower, K. (2016). Enhancing teacher credibility: What we can learn from the justice and leadership literature.  Organization Management Journal, 13(2), 90-100.

Ritter, B.A. & Venkatraman, S., & Schlauch, C. (2014). A multi-level exploration of organizational justice and role clarity as mediators of employee empowerment.  Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, 35(7), 649-667.

Ritter, B.A. (2013). Deviant behavior in an online world: Development and validation of a measure of cybersexual harassment.  Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 19(2), 197-214.

Ritter, B.A. (2012). Say that to my face: Factors inherent to the online environment that increase the likelihood of harassing and prejudicial behavior.  In C. Wankel & L. Wankel (Eds.), Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education: Misbehavior Online in Higher Education.  Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Group.

Ritter, B.A. (2011). Racing to the bottom: The effects of globalization on global ethics.  In C. Wankel, & S. Malleck, (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Ethical Models and Applications of Globalization: Cultural, Socio-Political and Economic Perspectives.  Hershey, PA: IGI Publishing.

Ritter, B.A. (2011). Sticker shock in an organization that will not stick together.  In D. Anderson, (Ed.), Cases & Exercises in Organization Development & Change.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gower, K. & Ritter, B.A. (2010). Not a pronoun: A transgender’s professional journey (A) and (B).  Case Journal, 7(1).

Ritter, B.A. (2008). Cybersexual harassment: Development and validation of a measure of the online environment and online sexual harassment.  In George T. Solomon (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD), ISSN 1543-8643.

Ritter, B.A. & Venkatraman, S. (2008). Swedish and American cultural differences in the relationship between perceptions of justice and organizational deviance.  Review of Business Research, 8(2), 201-207.

Ritter, B.A. (2008). The new face of sexual harassment: The use of online technology and computer-mediated communication.  In T. Torres-Coronas & M. Arias-Oliva (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Resources Information Systems: Challenges in e-HRM Bloomington, IN: The Idea Group Publishing.

Ritter, B.A. & Lord, R.G. (2007). The impact of previous leaders on the evaluation of new leaders: An alternative to prototype matching. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(6), 1683-95.

Ritter, B.A. (2006). Can business ethics be trained? A study of the ethical decision making process in business students. Journal of Business Ethics, 68(2), 153-164.

Ritter, B.A., Fischbein, R.L., & Lord, R.G. (2006). Implicit and explicit expectations of justice as a function of manager and subordinate race.  Human Relations, 58(12), 1-21.

Ritter, B.A., & Lord, R. (2004). Mental representations in leadership: Scripts, schemas, and mental models.  In G. Goethals, G. Sorenson, & J.M. MacGregor Burns (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Leadership.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

 

Ritter, B.A., & Yoder, J.D. (2004). Gender differences in leader emergence persist even for agentic women: A confirmation of role congruity theory. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28(3), 187-193.

Biber, J.K., Doverspike, D., Baznik, D., Blumental, A., & Ritter, B.A. (2002). Sexual harassment in online communications: Effects of gender and discourse medium.  CyberPsychology and Behavior, 5(1), 33-42.

INVITED AND REPRINTED PUBLICATIONS

 

Ritter, B.A. (October, 2015).  How can teaching ethics improve business?  International Ethics Standards

Coalition.  Found at: https://ies-coalition.org/2015/10/06/how-should-we-teach-ethics-to-improve-business/

Ritter, B.A. (September, 2015).  Reversing the Race to the Bottom.  International Ethics Standards Coalition. Found at: https://ies-coalition.org/2015/09/14/reversing-the-race-to-the-bottom/

Ritter, B.A. (2015).  The 100 Most Cited Articles in Business and Management Education Research. Organization Management Journal, 12 (3), 153.

Giapponi, C. & Ritter, B. A. (2015).  Leaps in Learning: Reflective Questioning and the Mastery of Threshold Concepts.   Organization Management Journal, 12 (2), 1.

Ritter, B. A. (2015).  Experiential Exercises on Goal Setting, Leadership/Followership, and Workplace Readiness.  Organization Management Journal, 12 (1), 1.

Ritter, B.A. (2015). Management Education and Development in the Academy.  Academy News, 2 (1), 12.

Ritter, B.A. (2011/2015). Sticker shock in an organization that will not stick together.  In Sage Business Cases (Online).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.  Reprinted from D. Anderson, (Ed.), Cases & Exercises in Organization Development & Change.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Meisel, S., Giapponi, C., & Ritter, B.A. (2014). Context and Content: Four Ways to Learn about Management Education.  Organization Management Journal, 11 (1), 15-16.

 

RESEARCH GRANTS

Ritter, B.A., & Small, E.E. (2018).  Skills to Lead—Veterans Career Transition Program.  The Boeing Company ($80,000).

Fain, M.  & Ritter, B.A. (2010).  Information Literacy Skill Development in Business Students. Coastal Carolina University Assessment Grant Program ($2,150).

Ritter, B.A. (2007).  Using Technology to Increase Perceptions of Fairness in the Classroom.  Coastal Carolina University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant Program ($2,500).

Ritter, B.A. (2005). The Effect of Ethical Instruction Modules on Student Ethical Sensitivity and Decision Making.  Coastal Carolina University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant Program ($3,500).

WORKING PAPERS

Ritter, B.A., Bell, C.L., & Fiske, V.A. (2018). The interaction between stereotype and leader prototype activation.  Targeted for Journal of Business and Psychology.

Ritter, B.A., Small, E., & Everett, C. (2018). Leader prototypicality as a predictor of performance appraisal participation.  Targeted for The Leadership Quarterly.

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Refereed)

Mukherjee, A., Ritter, B.A., Nazemi, A., Kheirandish, R. (October, 2018). College to career transition: Best practices in business education.  Presented at seinforms, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Wadhwa, P., Calvano, L., Promislo, M., & Ritter, B.A. (August, 2018). Development of Ethically Responsible Business Leaders: Role of Management Educators.  Presented at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

McNamara, P., Hood, A.M., Ritter, B.A., Coughlan, J. (June, 2018). Teaching Whilst Leading: Why Do University and Business School Leaders also Teach (or not)? Presented at the International Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (I-MOBTC), Maynooth, Ireland.

Flynn, J., Fornaciari, C., Daniel, F., Flynn, P., Hawk, T., Ritter, B.A., & Rude, D. (June, 2018). Addressing the perpetual questions of our careers and calling. Presented at the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (MOBTC), Conway, SC.

Ritter, B.A., et al. (June, 2016). Expanding the pie: Negotiating in Academia. Presented at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (OBTC), Canton, OH.

Barnes, K.J. et al., & Ritter, B.A. (August, 2015). Management Education and Learning Writers Workshop.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Vancouver, CA.

DeMarr, B., Ferrante, C.J., Hannah, C.A., Ritter, B.A., & Ungaretti, T. (August, 2015). Back to the future: A TTC interactive workshop.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Vancouver, CA.

Gower, K., Ritter, B.A., & Hedberg, P. (August, 2014). BYOS (Bring your own syllabus):
Sharing the words we use to help communicate what we want.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 73^rd Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.

Ritter, B. A., Drass, D., Estep, B., Hedberg, P., & Gower, K. (June, 2013).  A 3.0 World: Teaching, Learning, and Adapting to a better tomorrow…today.  Presented at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (OBTC), Asheville, NC.

Ungaretti, T., Thompson, K.R., Ritter, B.A., & Karl, K. (August, 2012). Having the right stuff:  Behaviors and structures to support effective course design and delivery.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 72^nd Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Boston, MA.

Ritter, B.A., Gower, K., & Hedberg, P. (August, 2012). Teaching essentials: Effective grading and feedback.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 72^nd Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Boston, MA.

Gower, K., Hedberg, P., Ritter, B.A., & Watters, S. (August, 2011). Discussing the undiscussables: How to introduce and discuss sensitive classroom topics.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 71^st Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX.

Hannah, C., Ritter, B.A., & Ungaretti, T. (August, 2010). Online teaching best practices: faculty role and presence, creative assignment design, effective feedback and grading.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 70^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Montreal, CA.

Gower, K., Hannah, C., Pillai, R., Ritter, B.A. (August, 2010). TTC best practices: Effectively designing and assessing team projects.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 70^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Montreal, CA.

Seers, A., Amat, S.W., Gower, K., Ritter, B.A., Kellermanns, F.W., & Pollack, J.M. (August, 2009). The 17th annual craft of reviewing workshop.  Panel presentation at the 69^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Gower, K., Hannah, C.A., Keels, J.K., Pillai, R., Ritter, B.A., Sleeth, R.G., Ungaretti, T. (August, 2009). Changing the world through education as it changes around you.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 69^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Ritter, B.A., DiPadova-Stocks, L.N., Hannah, C.A., & Keels, J.K. (August, 2009). Best practices in online teaching.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 69^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Everett, C. & Ritter, B.A. (August, 2009). LMX and leader prototypicality as predictors of performance appraisal participation.  Paper presented at the 69^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Ritter, B.A. (August, 2008). Cybersexual harassment: Development and validation of a measure of the online environment and online sexual harassment.  Paper presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA.

Ritter, B.A., Hannah, C.A., Pillai, R., & Salazar, A. (August, 2008). Imagineering exciting teaching strategies for international management.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA.

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2008). Bringing international issues to life: A globalization simulation.  Simulation exercise presented at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Boston, MA.

Sleeth, R.G., Gower, K. & Ritter, B.A. (June, 2008). Organizational haberdashery: An evolving model for the classroom as a project organization.  Panel symposium presented at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Boston, MA.

Ritter, B.A., & Venkatraman, S. (June, 2008). Swedish and American cultural differences in the relationship between perceptions of justice and organizational deviance.  Paper presented at the International Academy of Business and Economics Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.

Moyers, K, Peterson, T., Ritter, B., & Perry, L. (February, 2008). Classroom management in American business colleges: The potential for and impact of gender issues, cultural and behavioral challenges.  Paper presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.

Hannah, C.A., Keels, J.K., Pillai, R., Pate, L., Nielson, T., & Ritter, B.A. (August, 2007). Improving corporate ethics:  Changing the character of tomorrow’s leaders through the use of innovative instructional techniques.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.

Ritter, B.A., & Peterson, T.O., & Moyers, K. (August, 2007). Creating magic in the classroom: Establishing a positive and invigorating classroom environment.  Professional Development Workshop presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.

Ritter, B.A., Peterson, T.O., & Beatty, J.E. (June, 2007). Practicing what we teach: Applying management techniques in the classroom.  Panel symposium presented at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.

Ritter, B.A., Keeping, L.M., Naidoo, L.J., Pogson, C.E., & Tan, J.A. (April, 2007). Practicing what we preach: Teaching active learning techniques actively.  Workshop presented at the 22nd Annual Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, New York, New York.

Ritter, B.A., Domke-Damonte, D., Kacmar, M., Peterson, T., & Wathen, S. (October, 2006).

Classroom management strategies for new faculty. Symposium presented at the Southern Management Association Conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida.

DuBois, D., Hall R., Lord, R., Ritter, B.A., & Hsien-Yao, S. (May, 2006). Latent growth curve modeling of the development of leadership performance.  Poster presented at the 21st Annual Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology Conference, Dallas, Texas.

Shalhoop, J. H., Glenn D., O’Shea, G., Ritter, B.A., & Schmidt, L. (May, 2006). Postcards from the edge: Practical experiences of recent I/O graduates. Panel discussion at the 21st Annual Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Dallas, Texas.

Ritter, B.A., Schlauch, C. A., & Hansen, C. P. (May, 2006). The relationship between employee participation and organizational outcomes revisited.  Poster presented at the 21st Annual Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Dallas, Texas.

Ritter, B.A. (August, 2005). Leadership Transference: The impact of previous leaders on follower performance.  Paper presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Ritter, B.A. & Lord, R. G. (April, 2005). Leadership transference: The generalization of leader characteristics and associated attributions.  Poster presented at the 20th Annual Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Los Angeles, California.

Lord, R.G., Hall, R.J., Ritter, B.A., & DuBois, D. A. (June, 2003). Deep structure and the development of leadership skill: A latent growth curve modeling investigation. Paper presented at New Directions in Leadership Research: EAAESP Small Group Meeting, Amsterdam, Holland.

Ritter, B.A., Fischbein, R.L., & Lord, R. (April, 2003). The activation of implicit and explicit injustice prototypes as a function of manager and subordinate race.  Poster presented at the 18^th Annual Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Orlando, FL.

Rofail, D., Ritter, B.A., Snell, A. (April, 2003). Response enhancement: A function of perceptions of discrimination.  Poster presented at the 18^th Annual Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Orlando, FL.

Moberg, P. J., Ritter, B. A., & Fischbein, R. L. (August, 2002). Predicting abusive managerial behavior: Antecedents of supervisory job performance. Symposium paper presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Denver, CO.

Ritter, B.A., & Doverspike, D. (April, 2002). The changing nature of sexual harassment.  Poster presented at the 17^th Annual Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Toronto, ON

Ritter, B.A., Fischbein, R.L., & Moberg, P.J. (April, 2002). Antecedents of abusive and respectful managerial behaviors at work.  Poster presented at the 17^th Annual Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Toronto, ON

Ritter, B. A., Yoder, J.D. & Buie, D. (August, 2001). The effects of gender, task gender typing and dominance on emergent leadership.  Poster presented at the 109^th Annual American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Ritter, B. A., & Yoder, J.D. (June, 2001). Convergent and discriminant validity of selected dominance measures.  Poster presented at the 13^th Annual American Psychological Society Convention, Toronto, ON.

Ritter, B. A. (April, 2000). Women in the occupational and educational systems.  Paper presented at the Twelfth Annual Kent Salem Women’s Conference, Kent State University, Salem, OH.

Ritter, B. A. (April, 1999). The effect of stereotypical gender roles on perceptions of gender.  Poster presented at the Annual Academic Scholarship Conference, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.

Ritter, B. A. (June, 1998). Gendered communication.  Symposium presented at the Women and Society Conference, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Ritter, B. A. (May, 1998). Sex differences in the aggressive behavior of white-faced Capuchins (Cebus capucinus).  Paper presented at the Thirteenth Semi-Annual Primate Behavior Conference, Hacienda Curu, Costa Rica.

Ritter, B. A. (April, 1998). Physical problems: The effect on body satisfaction in women.  Poster presented at the Annual Academic Scholarship Conference, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.

Ritter, B. A. (March, 1998). Communication across gender lines in the workforce.  Paper presented at the Resourceful Women Conference, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI.

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Invited)

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2018). Expanding the pie: Negotiating in Academia. International Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society.  Invited presentation at the 2018 meeting of the International Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Maynooth, Ireland.

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2018). Expanding the pie: Negotiating in Academia. Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Doctoral Institute.  Invited presentation at the 2018 meeting of the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Conway, SC.

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2017). Expanding the pie: Negotiating in Academia. Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Doctoral Institute.  Invited presentation at the 2017 meeting of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Providence, RI.

Ritter, B.A., et al. (June, 2017). Expanding the pie: Negotiating in Academia. Invited presentation at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (OBTC), Providence, RI.

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2016). Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Doctoral Institute.  Invited presentation at the 2016 meeting of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Canton, OH.

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2016). Organization Management Journal Meet the Editors.  Invited presentation at the 2016 meeting of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Canton, OH.

Ritter, B.A. (August, 2015). New Doctoral Student Consortium.  Invited presentation at the 75^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada.

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2015). Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Doctoral Institute.  Invited presentation at the 2015 meeting of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Nashville, TN.

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2015). Organization Management Journal Meet the Editors.  Invited presentation at the 2015 meeting of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, LaVerne, CA.

Ritter, B.A. (August, 2014). New Doctoral Student Consortium.  Invited presentation at the 74^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.

Ritter, B.A. (August, 2014). Academy Leadership Forum: Workshop for Academy Volunteer Leaders.  Invited presentation at the 74^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2014). Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Doctoral Institute.  Invited presentation at the 2014 meeting of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Nashville, TN.

Ritter, B.A. (June, 2013). Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Doctoral Institute.  Invited presentation at the 2013 meeting of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Asheville, NC.

Ritter, B.A., & Small, E. (October, 2011). Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Teaching Bootcamp.  Invited presentation at the 2011 meeting of the Southern Management Association, Savannah, GA.

Ritter, B.A. (August, 2010). New Doctoral Student Consortium.  Invited presentation at the 70^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Montreal, CA.

Ritter, B.A. (August, 2009). New Doctoral Student Consortium.  Invited presentation at the 69^th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Ritter, B.A. (August, 2008). New Doctoral Student Consortium.  Invited presentation at the 68th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA.

Ritter, B.A. (August, 2007). New Doctoral Student Consortium.  Invited presentation at the 67th Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Coastal Carolina University E. Craig Sr. Wall College of Business

• Leadership of Organizations (MBA)
• Research Methods (MBA)
• Human Behavior in Business (MBA)
• Social Responsibility in Business (MBA)
• Cross-Cultural Management
• Organizational Theory and Behavior
• Human Resource Management
• Business Statistics

FH Mainz University of Applied Sciences (Germany)

• Negotiation
• Intercultural Teams

Kent State University Department of Justice Studies

• Research Methods

Cleveland State University Department of Psychology

• Research Methods
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology

The University of Akron Department of Psychology

• Developmental Psychology
• Quantitative Methods for the Behavioral Sciences

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Chair

2014-2016: Academy of Management, Management Education and Development Division

2013: Academy of Management, Management Education and Development Division Chair-Elect

2012: Academy of Management, Management Education and Development Division Program Chair

2011-2012: Academy of Management, Management Education and Development Division Program Chair-Elect

2007-2010: Academy of Management Teaching Theme Committee

2006-2007: Academy of Management Teaching Theme Committee PDW

Co-Editor

2012-2018: Organization Management Journal, Teaching and Learning section

Member

2005-2018: Academy of Management Teaching Theme Committee

2014-2015: Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, New Educator’s Institute Committee

2011-2015: Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Nominations Committee

2009-2015: Academy of Management, Management Education and Development Division Membership Coordinator

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Chair

2018-2019: CCU Dean Search, Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts

2017-2018: Multiple University Strategic Planning Taskforces

2013-2018: College of Business Dean’s Council

2017: CCU, University Librarian Search Committee

2005-2012: College of Business assessment committee

2010-2011: Ad Hoc College of Business Continuous Improvement Team

2007-2010: Vice Chair, University faculty welfare and development committee

2009-2010: Council for CCU Women

Institutional Representative

2011-2012: South Carolina Women in Higher Education

Member

2013-2018: CCU Strategic Planning Committee

2013-2018: University Technology Council

2013-2018: Jackson Center for Ethics Board

2013-2018: CCU Provost’s Council

2006-2018: Wall Fellows Board

2013-2018: Feel the Teal Leadership Team

2013-2018: Alumni Office Nominations

2013-2018: CCU Honorary Degree Committee

2009-2018: Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory committee

2013-2014: CCU Retention Committee

2011-2012: Center for Effective Teaching and Learning advisory board

2008-2012: University assessment oversight committee on student learning

2010-2012: University Assessment Grant committee

2010-2012: Management Faculty Search committee(s)

2009-2011: Faculty Senate Ad Hoc committee on family friendly benefits

2009-2010: SACS Assessment Team 6

2009-2010: College of Business Dean Search committee

2005-2006: University faculty welfare and development committee

2005-2006: International summer school taskforce

2004-2005: MBA program taskforce

Faculty Advisor

2004-2010:  Beta Gamma Sigma

2004-2008:  Society for the Advancement of Management Club (SAM)

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Member

2009-2018:  Salvation Army Angel Tree Distribution Team

2009-2011:  Habitat for Humanity Family Selection Committee

2006-2009:  Habitat for Humanity Partnership Committee

2005-2008:  Habitat for Humanity Family Partner

2004-2008:  Myrtle Beach Humane Society Foster Family

2004:  Myrtle Beach Humane Society Walk for the Animals Planning Committee