Troy R. Nielson

TROY R. NIELSON Assistant Professor, Management & Organizational Behavior
EDUCATION
	B.S.	magna cum laude, Information Management, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1991 (GPA - 3.83)
	PhD.	Business Administration (Management), David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (Allied Field: Consumer Behavior)
	Dissertation:	An Analysis of Mentoring in an Integrated Health Care System: Factors of Participation and Productivity (Committee: Larry Pate-Chair, William Hesterly, Dawn Carlson, Kim Cameron, Len Hawes)
WORK EXPERIENCE
	Assistant Professor, Management & Organizational Behavior, Center for Service Sector Management, College of Business Administration, California State University, San Marcos; August 1998 - present.
	Research and Teaching Assistant/Instructor, Department of Management, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah; September 1994 - August 1998.
	Senior Consultant, Andersen Consulting; Phoenix, Arizona; May 1991 - September 1994. Worked in the Consumer Products and Health Care industries as a programming team supervisor, functional analyst, and facilitator in the design and implementation of custom computer applications.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
	Mentoring, Leadership, Work/Family Issues, Employee Motivation and Commitment, Social Networks, and Decision Making
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
	Nielson, T. R., Carlson, D. S., & Lankau, M. J. (2001). "The supportive mentor as a means of reducing work-family conflict." Journal of Vocational Behavior.
	Nielson, T. R., & Eisenbach, R. J. (2001). "Mentoring in academia: A conversation with Lyman Porter." Journal of Management Inquiry.
	Pate, L. E., & Nielson, T. R. (1996). "Empirical findings on the ACES decision-making technique." Psychological Reports, 78, 1049-1050.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
	Nielson, T.R., & Borredon, L. (2001, August). "Broadening conceptions of mentoring: Paradoxes in research and practice." Professional Development Workshop sponsored by the Academy of Management Mentoring Committee, to be presented at the Academy of Management, Washington D.C.
	Nielson, T. R., Pillai, R., & Watson, K. (2001, April). "Blockbuster leadership: Best scenes and techniques for using film in leadership courses." Part of a symposium to be presented at the Western Academy of Management, Sun Valley, Idaho.
	Nielson, T. R., Carlson, D. S., & Lankau, M. J. (2000, August). "The supportive mentor as a means of reducing work-family conflict." Part of a symposium organized by Mary Still, "U.S. companies and work/life strategies: Their diffusion and effects." Academy of Management, Toronto.
	Nielson, T. R., Eisenbach, R. J., Pillai, R., & Naumann, S. (2000, April). "Formal mentoring program effectiveness: Where's the justice?" Part of a symposium I organized, "Mentoring in the 21st century: In search of new directions in research and practice." Western Academy of Management, Kona, Hawaii.
	Nielson, T. R., Pate, L. E., & Eisenbach, R. J. (1999, August). "Not all relationships are created equal: Critical factors of productive mentoring relationships." Academy of Management, Chicago.
	Nielson, T. R. (1999, August). "The developmental journey of mentoring research and practice." Part of a symposium organized by Suzanne de Janasz, "Mentoring in a pluralistic environment: Issues, challenges, and new directions." Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois.
	Nielson, T. R., & Eisenbach, R. J. (1999, March). "Looking at mentoring with fresh eyes: The impact of mentoring networks on protégé outcomes." Western Academy of Management, Redondo Beach, California.
	Nielson, T. R., Carlson, D. S., & Lankau, M. J. (1998, August). "Examining the relationships between mentoring and work antecedents of work-family conflict." Academy of Management, San Diego, California.
	Nielson, T. R., & Pate, L. E. (1998, March). "Effects of mentoring on sustainable competitive advantage: Organizational capability and institutional myth?" Western Academy of Management, Portland, Oregon.
	Nielson, T. R., & Pate, L. E. (1997, July). "Transforming follower performance beyond expectations: An expectancy-based framework." International Conference on Advances in Management, Toronto. Abstract in Proceedings.
	Pate, L. E., Nielson, T. R., Chamberlain, S. R., & Hansen, P. J. (1997, July). "Designing a cost-effective reward system for motivating GenX and Boom employees in an integrated health care system." International Conference on Advances in Management, Toronto (Invited Paper). Abstract in Proceedings.
	Nielson, T. R., & Pate, L. E. (1997, April). "Why is leadership so misunderstood? Inquiring minds want to know?" Western Academy of Management, Lake Tahoe, California (Outstanding Paper Award Nomination).
	Pate, L. E., & Nielson, T. R. (1996, August). "Effectiveness of a new normative decision making technique: Results of four empirical studies." Academy of Management, Cincinnati, Ohio.
	Nielson, T. R., & Pate, L. E. (1996, June). "An analysis of decisions to participate and produce in mentoring relationships: A 1996 model of the mentoring process." International Conference on Advances in Management, Boston, Massachusetts.
	Dodson, K., & Nielson, T. R. (1996, June). "Video arcades: Male domain." Gender and Consumer Behavior Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
	Seybolt, P. M., Derr, C. B., & Nielson, T. R. (1996, June). "Conflict management styles: Linkages between national culture and gender." International Association for Conflict Management, Ithaca, New York.
	Nielson, T. R. (1996, March). "Key antecedents to the development of transformational leadership in business students." Western Academy of Management, Banff, Canada.
	Pate, L. E., & Nielson, T. R. (1994, December). "An empirical test of the ACES decision making technique in an educational setting." Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), Wellington, New Zealand.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE

	Courses Taught (at Cal State San Marcos) Service Management: undergraduate core course covering organizational behavior concepts applied to service organizations Career Development: undergraduate elective course about careers issues Senior Experience: advisor to senior student teams for intensive two-semester projects Management: required portion of the MBA core curriculum Human Resources Issues: required course in the MBA curriculum
	Courses Taught (at the University of Utah) Organizational Behavior: required undergraduate course Managing Diversity Through Interpersonal Communication: elective undergraduate course Leadership/Team Building/Interpersonal Skills: required MBA course
AWARDS AND HONORS
	Faculty Achievement Award, College of Business Administration, 2000 Carson Hall Best Regional Paper Award, Careers Division, Academy of Management, 1999 Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award, 1997-98 Outstanding Professor Award, awarded by MBA class, Summer, 1998 Marvin J. Ashton Scholarship Award, University of Utah, 1997-98 David Eccles Doctoral Scholar, University of Utah, 1997-98 Finalist, Outstanding Paper Award, Western Academy of Management, 1997 David Eccles Doctoral Scholar, University of Utah, 1996-97 Outstanding Student in Information Management, Brigham Young University, 1991 Trustees Scholarship (4-year tuition), Brigham Young University, 1985-91 Air Force ROTC Scholarship (4-year tuition), Brigham Young University, 1985-86 Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, awarded in 1981 GMAT score: 760 (99th percentile)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
	Committees Faculty Center Advisory Council, Fall 2000-present Faculty Liaison - Dean's Advisory Board, Fall 2000-present University Global Affairs Committee, Fall 1998-Fall 2000 (Chair in 1999-2000) College of Business Administration Strategic Task Force, 1999-2000 Sigma Iota Epsilon Honor Society (Faculty co-advisor) Fall 1998 - Spring 2000 Latter-day Saint Student Association (Faculty advisor) Fall 1998 - present Education Committee, San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, February 1999 - present Academy of Management Mentoring Committee, 1999 - present
	Ad Hoc Reviewer Group & Organization Management, 2000 Sex Roles, Editorial Consultant, 1999 Academy of Management--Careers Division, 1998-present International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 1997 Western Academy of Management, 1996-present
	Participant Social Networks Workshop, Academy of Management, Chicago, 1999 Academy of Management Review's Theory Development Workshop, Boston, 1997 Western Academy of Management Doctoral Consortium, 1996-1997 Utah-Idaho Teachers Conference, University of Utah, 1996 Cross-Cultural Research Symposium, University of Utah, 1995
	Workshops Facilitated Executive Roundtables Turn Community Services Division of Continuing Education, University of Utah Intermountain Health Care, Health Plans Inc.