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Dave Schmidt, Associate Professor of Management

Dave Schmidt

Biography

Dr. Schmidt serves as Associate Professor of Management and teaches Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, and Human Resource Management. He earned his M.A. in Human Resource and Organizational Development (1992), his M.B.A. (1995), and his PhD (2001) in Management from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business.

Dr. Schmidt also has many years’ experience as a manager and entrepreneur in Nebraska. He is a member of several academic associations including the Academy of Management, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Christian Business Faculty Association, Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management (for which he is currently the Program Chair), and Society of Human Resources. He has published academic papers and presented at a number of National and International academic conferences including the Institute in Behavioral and Applied Management and the Academy of Management. His past publications have focused on Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, and Organizational Change. Currently he’s focusing on Entrepreneurship Education as well as the cognitive processes of successful and unsuccessful Entrepreneurs. He has also taught in a variety of environments, including online, adult undergraduate and graduate for several Universities across the United States. In the past 2 ½ years he, along with others in the Business Department, have and continue to be involved in bringing large entrepreneurial students projects and business startups to Cedarville students.

He serves as a Sunday school teacher and leader at Far Hills Community church in Centerville, Ohio. He has several outside business interests including real estate. Dr. Schmidt also has significant family responsibilities related to having five grown children and currently two grandchildren.

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