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Ross Wirth

Ross Wirth

Title:
Dean, College of Business
Primary Discipline:
Business  / Management  / Strategy
Website:
http://faculty.franklin.edu/ross-wirth/
Member Type:
Administrator
Last Login:
September 15, 2011
Member Since:
May 5, 2008

Contributions

  • Submitted Materials
  • Authored Materials
  • Learning Exercises
  • Bookmark Collections
  • Course ePortfolios
  • Content Builder Materials
Ross Wirth is a member of the Virtual Speakers Bureau

Affiliations

Primary Affiliation:
Franklin University (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, OH, United States)

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Virtual Speakers Bureau

Member of VSB Since:
May 9, 2008
Best Way to Contact:
Email wirthr@franklin.edu
Fees Involved:
Negotiable
Technical Formats:
Instant Messaging, Conference Calls, Discussion Forums, Email, Chat, Face-To-Face
Topics of Expertise:
organizational change strategic planning complexity science knowledge management
Presentation Titles:
- Stages of Change: Companies don't change People do - Emergent Change: Building organizational excellence from the bottom up - Building Communities of Practice: Knowledge Management in Action - Introduction to the New Science of Complexity: Implications for organizational improvement - Leading Organizational Change - Mission and Vision Statement: Creation and use - Organizational Culture: Its role and impact - Organizational Change Management - Strategic Planning: Its importance

Skills & Interests

Associations

  • Capital City Organizational Development Network
    VP, Communication 02/2008 – Current
  • Organizational Development Network
    member 01/2008 – 05/2008

Education History

  • Ph.D. (05/2004)
    Walden University
  • MBA (05/1975)
    New Mexico State University

Publications

  • Klingman, D., Phillips, N., Steiger, D., Wirth, R. A., Padman, R., & Kroshnan, R. (1987). An optimization based integrated short-term refined petroleum product planning system. in Management Science. (33, 813-830).
  • Klingman, D., Phillips, N., Steiger, D., Wirth, R. A., & Young, W.. (1986). The Challenges and Success Factors in Implementing an Integrated Products Planning System. in Interfaces. (16(3), 1-19).

Teaching Experience

  • BSAD 476 - Global Business (Current)
    • Franklin University – International business
  • BSAD 325 - Organizational Behavior (Current)
    • Franklin University – organization behavior
  • BSAD 495 - Business Administration Capstone (Current)
    • Franklin University – strategic management

Honors & Awards

  • Klingman, D., Phillips, N., Steiger, D., Wirth, R. A., Young, W., Keyes, J. & Beckert, B. (07/1986)
    Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences, 1986, The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.

Presentations

  • Building a Learning Organization, 11/01/2002
    Building a Learning Organization
  • Successful deployment of management science throughout the operations of a major independent petroleum corporation., 07/01/1986
    Successful deployment of management science throughout the operations of a major independent petroleum corporation.

Positions

  • Dean, College of Business (02/2011 – Current) Franklin University
  • Program Chair, Business Administration (02/2011 – 02/2011) Franklin University
  • Manager, Business Development & Planning (01/2007 – 12/2007) Citgo Petroleum Corp