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Nathan Hartman PhD

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SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 230
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Biography

Nathan S. Hartman received his Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University and is currently an associate professor at Illinois State University. His primary research interests include organizational citizenship behaviors, employee selection, and leader development. He has authored articles in publications including Journal of Management Development, Organizational Research Methods, Group & Organization Management, Personnel Psychology, and the International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Nathan is a College of Business Outstanding MBA Faculty Award-winner who has also partnered with other faculty to develop leadership programs for students and professionals, Illinois State University's Innovation Consulting Community, and interdisciplinary MBA courses.

Current Courses

MGT 330.001 Management of Projects and Teams

MGT 221.004 Organizational Behavior And Administration

MGT 430.001 Project Management Fundamentals

Teaching Interests & Areas

Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Leader/Manager Development, Project Management, and Employee Selection and Recruitment

Research Interests & Areas

Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Leader/Manager Development, Project Management, and Employee Selection and Recruitment

PhD Organizational Behavior (Management)

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

MBA Management

Averett Univeristy
Danville, Va

BS Mechanical Engineering

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

Wilma Jean Alexander Teaching Innovation Award

Illinois State University's College of Business
2025

Wisdom’s Torch

Illinois State University College of Business
2025

Best Paper in Teaching Innovations Track

Southern Management Association
2024

Sabbatical

Illinois State University
2018

College of Business Outstanding MBA Faculty Award

Illinois State University College of Business
2016

Wisdom's Torch Award to Support Teaching

Illinois State Univeristy College of Business
2015

Best Paper in Teaching Innovations Track

Southern Management Association
2012

Best Reviewer Award

Careers Division of the Academy of Management Annual Conference
2011

The Standard Products--Dr. James S. Reid Chair in Management

John Carroll University Boler School of Business
2011

The George E. Grauel Faculty Fellowship

John Carroll University
2009

Dean's Scholar

Virginia Commonwealth University College of Business
2004

Grants and Contracts

THE AI-READY GRADUATE: CLOSING THE KNOW-DO GAP IN GOAL SETTING WITH AI LITERACY
Anna Zabinski, Nathan S Hartman, Heidi Baumann.
Use of GenAI in Teaching and Learning at ISU SoTL Grant Program. November 20 2025
College of Business Research Fellowship and University Research Grant program (URG)
Heidi Baumann, Nathan S Hartman.
ISU's College of Business. August 9 2024 - August 9 2024
College of Business Research Fellowship and University Research Grant program (URG)
Nathan S Hartman.
2015 - 2015

Book, Chapter

Ethics and Leadership
Nathan S Hartman, Thomas A. Conklin.
(2015), 873-891, 10.4018/978-1-4666-6433-3.ch048, Human Rights and Ethics, IGI Global
Ethics and Leadership: The Role of Prevention and Promotion Oriented Approaches
Nathan S Hartman, Thomas A Conklin.
(2014), Servant Leadership: Research and Practice, IGI Global
Making the Right Impression, but Padding the Estimates
Nathan S Hartman, C. Watts.
(2011), 15-17, 10.1057/9780230370432_7, Stories to Tell Your Students: Transforming toward Organizational Growth, Palgrave Macmillan US
Research Trends in Emotions and Leadership
R H Humphrey, J B Kellett, R G Sleeth, Nathan S Hartman.
(2008), 10.4337/9781848443778.00039, Research Companion to Emotion in Organizations, Edward Elgar Publishing
Situational judgment tests: Validity and an integrative model
M A McDaniel, D L Whetzel, Nathan S Hartman, N Nguyen, W L Grubb III.
(2006), Everything you wanted to know about SJTs (but were afraid to ask)., Elsevier Science
Structural equation modeling methods in strategy research: Applications and issues
L J Williams, M B Gavin, Nathan S Hartman.
(2004), Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Gender, race, and ethnic differences on assessment tools used in career guidance and counseling
Nathan S Hartman, M A McDaniel, D L Whetzel.
(2003), Measuring up: The ultimate resource on testing for teachers, counselors, and administrators, ESR

Other

Workplace Violence Primer and Guideline for Industrial Hygienists a Research Report for the American Industrial Hygiene Association
T P Fuller, J Rosen, Nathan S Hartman.
American Industrial Hygiene Association, (2016)

Presentations

Optional Online Office Hours: Practice Informed Insights for Asynchronous Learning
Thomas A Conklin, Nathan S Hartman.
Decision Science Institute's 56th Annual Conference, Orlando, Fl, November 22, 2025
Optional Online Office Hours
Thomas A Conklin, Nathan S Hartman.
Meeting of the Southern Management Association, Greenville, SC, October 24, 2025
Facilitating Online Groups Through the Use of Optional Online Office Hours (OOOH!) for Asynchronous Courses
Thomas Conklin, Nathan S Hartman.
52nd Annual Conference of Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 12, 2025
Identifying Organization-Wide Technology Replacement/Upgrade Timing
Askar Choudhury, Nathan S Hartman, Ted Coussens.
Annual Meeting of the National Decision Sciences Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, November, 2024
Repeat Offenders: Emerging Leaders A Tale of Success
Heidi M Baumann, Nathan S Hartman, Candace A. Esken.
Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, San Antonio, TX, October, 2024
Aha!: Building Leader Identity through Moments of Insight During Experiential Learning Exercises
Heidi M Baumann, Anna S Zabinski, Nathan S Hartman.
Southern Management Association, San Antonio, Texas, October, 2024
Predicting Technology Replacement Timing
Askar Choudhury, Nathan S Hartman, Ted Coussens.
Annual Meeting of the National Decision Sciences Institute, Atlanta, GA, November 19, 2023
Identity Development in Management Education: Purposeful Integration of Leader Identity Formation
Nathan S Hartman.
Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, St. Pete, FL, October 25, 2023
Technology, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the Continual Flux Faculty Face
Nathan S Hartman, Joseph M Goodman, Scott Allen, Joy Karriker, T A Conklin, Flavia Cavazotte.
annual meeting for the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA, August 7, 2022
The current and future life of the academic: Changing realities for the profession.
T A Conklin, Nathan S Hartman, J H Karriker, P Lanier.
annual meeting for the Southern Management Association, St. Pete, FL (Virtual), October, 2020
Preparing managers for a reconfigured world: Management education’s new gig
Nathan S Hartman, J H Karriker.
the annual meeting for the Southern Management Association, St. Pete, FL (Virtual), October, 2020
Broadening our sight: Preparing Students to succeed in the Gig Economy
Nathan S Hartman, F Na'Desh, J McCollum, C Barber, T A Conklin, J H Karriker, P Lanier.
annual meeting for the Academy of Management, Vancouver, BC (Virtual), August, 2020
Management Teaching PDI
R Davis, S Holloway, Nathan S Hartman.
Norfolk Virginia, , 2019
Teach my students about the Gig economy, or stay in your lane bro?
Nathan S Hartman, T A Conklin, J H Karriker, P Lanier.
Southern Management Association, Norfolk Virginia, October, 2019
Being one of the best: Applying Bain's recommendations to management education
Nathan S Hartman.
Academy of Management Annual National Conference, Boston Massachusetts, August, 2019
Life-Cycle Cost-Benefit Analysis Algorithm for Equipment Replacement with an App for Decision Making Tool
Askar Choudhury, Nathan S Hartman, T Coussens.
Washington District of Columbia, May, 2019
Life-Cycle Cost-Benefit Analysis Algorithm for Equipment Replacement with an App for Decision Making Tool
A H Choudhury, Nathan S Hartman, T Coussens.
Washington District of Columbia, May, 2019
Identify Technology Changeover Timing Using Leading Indicator
A. Choudhury, Nathan S Hartman, T Coussens.
Chicago Illinois, November, 2018
Superlative teachers: Conversations on applying Ken Bain's
N S Hartman, T A Conklin, A Boulamatsi, J M Goodman, W L Grubb III.
Normal Illinois, November, 2018
Cost-benefit tradeoff of technology replacement: Practitioners' guide for 4 years versus 6 years
Nathan S Hartman, Askar Choudhury, Ted Coussens.
Chicago Illinois, April, 2018
Enhancing Student Learning in Quantitative Reasoning Course Through Data Visualization
Nathan S Hartman, A Choudhury, T Coussens.
Normal Illinois, , 2017
Predicting Classroom Technology Support Service's Demand Using Seasonality
A Choudhury, Nathan S Hartman, T Coussens.
Chicago Illinois, , 2017
Teaching :( and Teaching :) : Applying a positive approach to management education
T A Conklin, Nathan S Hartman, J H Karriker, P Lanier, T O Peterson.
St. Pete Florida, , 2017
Suppose we applied a positive approach to management education
S D Aikens, J W Beard, D Bright, T A Conkling, Nathan S Hartman.
Atlanta Georgia, August, 2017
Social Media and Dynamic Capabilities: Mining Millennial Resources
K J Karriker, Nathan S Hartman.
SMS Special Conference, Banff Canada-British Columbia, June, 2017