Research Papers

As a former university professor and now emeritus professor, one of my job requirements was to do research in my fields of interest, write papers, and submit the papers for review and eventual publication in peer-reviewed academic and practitioner journals. I have loved doing research and writing from my days as an undergraduate student, where I did a bachelor of science thesis on the topic of metallurgy. So after my time working in industry, I looked forward to focusing on research as well as teaching, all with a practical, not theoretical, orientation.

As a result of my business experience, I switched from engineering to the social sciences: leadership and management, and supply chain management. Running two research agendas became too time-consuming, so I dropped the supply chain management research agenda in 2010 to focus on leadership and management. In doing that, I also dove into management history and higher education.

For many years (1998-2015), I focused on writing peer-reviewed research papers. Then in 2003, I started focusing on writing business books (not textbooks), to leverage my business and research experiences. And finally, from 2015-2023, I focused exclusively on writing books.

What you see below is a list of my peer-reviewed research papers that I think you will find interesting. I have collected the 35 research papers in a compendium that you can download and read. Click here to access the file (.pdf file, 453 pages). The compendium does not include ten research papers that I authored or co-authored on the topic of materials science and engineering (1984-1993), which are listed at the bottom of the page.

PEER REVIEWED PAPERS
Lean Leadership and Lean Management

1. “Engaging Faculty in Lean Teaching,” International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2015 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/IJLSS-06-2014-0015
2. “Music as a Framework to Better Understand Lean Leadership,” Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, Vol. 34, Issue 5, 2013, pp. 407-426.
3. “Frank George Woollard: Forgotten Pioneer of Flow Production,” with P.J. Seymour, Journal of Management History, Volume 17, Issue 1, 2011, pp. 66-87.
4. “Standardized Work for Executive Leadership,” Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2008, pp. 24-46.
5. “Improving Management Education,” Quality Assurance in Education, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2006, pp. 363-384.
6. “Origins of Lean Management in America: The Role of Connecticut Businesses,” Journal of Management History, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2006, pp. 167-184.
7. “Leaders Lost in Transformation,” with D.J. Stec, Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, Vol. 26, No. 5, 2005, pp. 370-387.
8. “Using Kaizen to Improve Graduate Business School Degree Programs,” Quality Assurance in Education, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2005, pp. 37-52. Highly Commended Paper Award from Emerald Publishing.
9. “Using Value Stream Maps to Improve Leadership,” with D.J. Stec, Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, Vol. 25, No. 8, 2004, pp. 622-645.
10. “Improving Business School Courses by Applying Lean Principles and Practices,” Quality Assurance in Education, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2004, pp. 175-187.
11. “Is Management Education Beneficial to Society?,” Management Decision, Vol. 42, No. 3/4, 2004, pp. 481-498.
12. “Linking Leaders’ Beliefs to Their Behaviors and Competencies,” Management Decision, Vol. 41, No. 9, 2003, pp. 893-910.
13. “A Mathematical Logic Approach to the Shareholder vs. Stakeholder Debate,” Management Decision, Vol. 39, No. 8, 2001, pp. 618-622.
14. “Redefining the Focus of Investment Analysts,” The TQM Journal,Vol. 13, No. 1, 2001, pp. 34-50. Citation of Excellence Award from Emerald Management Reviews.
15. “The False Promise of ‘What Gets Measured Gets Managed’,” Management Decision, Vol. 38, No. 9, 2000, pp. 612-615.
16. “The Oath of Management,” Management Decision, Vol. 38, No. 4, 2000, pp. 261-262.
17. “Cracking the Code of Business,” Management Decision, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2000, pp. 60-79. Highly Commended Paper Award from Emerald Publishing.
18. “Lean Behaviors,” Management Decision, Vol. 36, No. 9, 1998, pp. 615-631. Outstanding Paper Award, 1998 volume of Management Decision.
19. “Continuous Personal Improvement,” Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1998, pp. 29-38.

PEER REVIEWED PAPERS
Supply Chain Management and B2B eCommerce

1. “Historical Lessons in Purchasing and Supplier Relationship Management,” Journal of Management History, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2010, pp. 116-136.
2. “Coercion and Reverse Auctions,” with C. Giampietro, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2007, pp. 75-84.
3. “Executive Decision-Making Traps and B2B Online Reverse Auctions,” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2006, pp. 6-9. Highly Commended Paper Award.
4. “Wood Pallet Suppliers’ Reaction to Online Reverse Auctions,” with D.J. Stec, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2005, pp. 278-287.
5. “Unintended Responses to a Traditional Purchasing Performance Metric,” with D.J. Stec and L.P. Grasso, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2005, pp. 150-156.
6. “Regulating B2B Online Reverse Auctions Through Voluntary Codes of Conduct,” Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 34, No. 5, 2005, pp. 526-534.
7. “Commentary on ‘Reverse Auctions for Relationship Marketers’ by Daly and Nath,” with D.J. Stec, Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2005, pp. 167-171. Invited paper.
8. “Aerospace Parts Suppliers’ Reaction to Online Reverse Auctions,” with D.J. Stec, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2004, pp. 139-153.
9. “Sourcing in the Global Aerospace Supply Chain Using Online Reverse Auctions,” Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2004, pp. 65-72. Invited paper.
10. “The Inevitability of Conflict Between Buyers and Sellers,” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2003, pp. 107-115.
11. “Squaring Online Reverse Auctions with the Caux Round Table Principles for Business,” with D.J. Stec, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2002, pp. 92-100.
12. “Realizing Savings from Online Reverse Auctions,” with D.J. Stec, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2002, pp. 12-23.
13. “Online Reverse Auction Purchasing Contracts,” with D.J. Stec, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2001, pp. 101-105.
14. “Business-to-Business Online Auctions: Key Issues for Purchasing Process Improvement,” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2000, pp. 176-186.
15. “Supporting Small Businesses in their Transition to Lean Production,” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2000, pp. 66-70.
16. “The Making of a Lean Aerospace Supply Chain,” Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 4, No. 3, 1999, pp. 135-144.

PEER REVIEWED PAPERS
Materials Science and Engineering

1. “Characterization and Oxidation Resistance of Hot-Pressed Chromium Diboride,” Mat. Sci. Eng. A172(1993)111.
2. “Fiber Coating Concepts for Brittle-Matrix Composites,” with J.B. Davis, J.P.A. Löfvander, A.G. Evans, E. Bischoff, J. Amer. Ceram. Soc. 76(1993)1249.
3. “Debond Coating Requirements for Brittle Matrix Composites,” J. Mat. Sci. 28(1993)5280. Featured Paper.
4. “Assessment of Oxide Debond Coatings for Metal-Toughened Intermetallics,” with H.E. Dève, J. Amer. Ceram. Soc. 75(1992)1935.
5. “Characterization of Sputtered Inconel 617, Part 2: Coatings in Cross-Section,” with M. Richman, and R. Brown, J. Mat. Sci. 25(1990)144.
6. “Characterization of Sputtered Inconel 617, Part 1: Coatings in Plan Section,” with M. Richman, and R. Brown, J. Mat. Sci. 25(1990)137.
7. “Diffusion of Sputtered Inconel 617 Coatings in Titanium,” with M. Richman, and R. Brown, Metall. Trans. A. 21A(1990)1613.
8. “Ductile Reinforcement Toughening of Gamma-TiAl: Effects on Debond and Ductility,” with H.E. Dève, A.G. Evans, G.R. Odette, R. Mehrabian, and R.J. Hecht, Acta metall. mater. 38(1990)1491.
9. “Sputter-Coating of Ti-6Al-4V with Inconel 617 for Erosion Resistance,” with M. Richman, R. Brown, and O. Gregory, Surf. Coatings Technol. 33(1987)267.
10. “The Effect of Microstructure on Erosion of Ti-6Al-4V by Spherical Particles at 90o Impact Angles,” with R. Brown, Wear 94(1984)323.