Mel Fugate, PhD
Contact me at: mel.fugate@outlook.com
Check out my latest book: Managing Business Ethics and Your Career | SAGE
Prof. Mel Fugate's professional life is comprised of four dimensions: research, teaching, consulting, and textbook writing. His major research streams are:
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Employee reactions to organizational change
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Employee cognitions and emotions
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Leadership and organizational culture
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Leading change
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Leadership and emotions
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Employability and careers
Many of the same phenomena he studies are also the focus of his consulting, and his clients often participate in his research. Among his specialties:
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Leading and managing change
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Ethical leadership and organizational cultures
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Culture change
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Leading strategically using purpose, vision, and values
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Performance management
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High performance and agile cultures
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Organizational strategy
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Exceptional client/patient service (building trust, loyalty, and share of wallet)
Most generally his research and consulting aim to improve individual and organizational performance by utilizing practical, research-based tools to understand, measure, and motivate change.
Prof. Fugate is also an award-winning teacher whose interests span many topics: organizational behavior, leadership, business ethics, ethical leadership, management, strategic human capital, organizational culture, leading and managing change, and performance management.
His teaching experience includes online, face-to-face, and hybrid formats and crosses all levels—PhDs, executives, MBAs, masters, and undergraduates. He has taught in the United States, France, and Australia:
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Mississippi State University College of Business (Starkville, MS)
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Kogod School of Business at American University (Washington, DC)
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Center for Workplace Excellence at the University of South Australia (Adelaide, South Australia)
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Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (Dallas, USA)
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EM Lyon Business School (Lyon, France)
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A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University (New Orleans, USA)
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W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University (Tempe, USA)
He completed his PhD in management with an emphasis in organizational behavior at Arizona State University. Before pursuing a PhD, Dr. Fugate received a BS in Engineering and Business Administration from Michigan State University, and his previous professional lives included work as a consultant and positions in health care and the pharmaceutical industry.
Subset of Recent Awards and Leadership Positions
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Stanford University Rankings 2022-23: World’s Top 2% of Scientists List
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Academy of Management Journal Impact Paper Award (2020). Most impactful article published in the journal.
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Outstanding Reviewer Award (2018) for Journal of Management.
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Program Developer Director for Executive Committee, Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management (2023-2026).
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Executive Committee, Representative at Large, Careers Division of the Academy of Management (2020-2023).
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Co-director of Management PhD program (2020-2023).