University of Nebraska Kearney

David K. Palmer

Professor

Department          Management
Office                  West Center 255W
Phone                 (308) 865-8574
E-mail                 palmerd@unk.edu      

   

 Education    

•   PhD,   Purdue University , 1997   
•   MBA,   Bowling Green State University , 1987   
•   BS,   SUNY-Binghamton , 1982    

 Courses Taught       

•   MGT 188GS:  Globalization:  Understanding Business with a Global Context 
•   MGT 301:       Principles of Management  
•   MGT 330:       International Management  
•   MGT 355:       Organizational Behavior   
•   MGT 380:       Human Resource Management   
•   MGT 410:      Compensation Management  
•   MGT 485:      Seminar in Human Resource Management (Writing Intensive)    
•   MGT 810P:    Compensation Management (MBA)   
•   MGT 880:      Human Resource Management (MBA)   
•   MGT 885P:    Seminar in Human Resource Management (MBA)   
•   MGT 890:      Organizational Theory & Behavior (MBA)    

 Areas of Expertise     

•  Human Resource Management  
•  Organizational Behavior    

 Business/Industry Experience     

•  Food Service Management (Institutional & Retail)   
•  Customhouse Brokerage     

  Research Interests     

•   Organizational Time   
•   Staffing & Selection   
•   Job Choice & Job Search   
•   Compensation    

  Other Activities        

•   Academy of Management   
•   Association for Psychological Science   
•   Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (APA Division 14)   
•   Nebraska Economics and Business Association    
•   American Psychological Association    
•   Editor, Economics and Business Journal:  Inquiries and Perspectives  
•   Editorial Review Board, Journal of Business and Leadership:  Research, Practice and Teaching   

  Honors        

•  2007-2008 Outstanding Scholarship Award, College of Business and Technology   
•  2002 Faculty Mentor of Undergraduate Research Award, College of Business and Technology   
•  ANBAR Citation of Excellence (1999) (Palmer & Schoorman 1999, Journal of Managerial Psychology)        

 Refereed Publications       

• Palmer, D. K. (2010).  The Evolution of the American Comic Book Industry: Are We Entering the Third Wave?  Advances in Business Research, 1, 232-239.    
• Palmer, D. K. (2010).  The Importance of Superheroes to the American Comic Book Industry, 1958-1962.  Journal of Business and Leadership: Research, Practice and Teaching, 6,116-128.  
• Hodge, K., & Palmer, D. K. (2008). Where's the power, mate? Annual Advances in Business Cases.    
• Hughes, L. W. & Palmer, D. K. (2007).  An investigation of the effects of psychological contract and organization-based self-esteem on organizational commitment in sample of permanent and contingent workers. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 14 (2), 143-156.   
• Palmer, D. K. (2006) The polychronic leader: What would leadership research look like if we considered polychronicity? Journal of Business and Leadership: Research, Practice and Teaching, 2(1), 99-107.   
• Rathert, C. , Fleig-Palmer, M. M., Palmer, D. K. (2006).  Minimizing medical errors: A qualitative analysis of health care providers' views on improving patient safety. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 11(4), 5-17.   
• Palmer, D. K. (2005).  Wasp-waisted age distributions outside metropolitan Nebraska:  Where are all the Gens Xers?  Papers of the Nebraska Economics and Business Association, 17, 39-49.   
• Palmer, D. K. (2005).  Human resource management in the Great Plains with a micropolitan twist:  Ten research propositions.   Journal of Business and Leadership:  Research, Practice, and Teaching, 1, 192-200.   
• Palmer, D. K.  (2004).  Human resource management in Nebraska:  Proposal for a micropolitan perspective, forthcoming in Papers of the Nebraska Economics and Business Association.   
• Fleig-Palmer, M. M., Murrin, J., Palmer, D., & Rathert, C. (2003).  Meeting the needs of dual-career couples in academia, CUPA-HR (College and University Professional Association for Human Resources) Journal, 54(2), 12-15.   
• Palmer, D. K. (2003). Multiple organizational times and the concept of plurchronicity. 2003 Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management.   
• Williams, M. L., Malos, S. B., & Palmer, D. K. (2002). Satisfaction with benefits: Construct dimensionality and theoretical antecedents. Journal of Management, 28(2), pp.195-215.   
• Burlingame, S. M., Lebsack, S. A., Luthans, K. W., & Palmer, D. K. (2002). Dazed & Confused: Business Students and quantitative analysis. 2002 Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management.   
• Palmer, D. K. (2001). Polytasking: A multidimensional perspective on multitasking. Papers of the Nebraska Economics and Business Association, 13(1), 23-33.   
• Palmer, D. K. (2000). Workplace performance: Reconciling the opposing perspectives of the "Lake Wobegon Objective" and the "Peter Principle." Papers of the Nebraska Economics and Business Association, 12(1), 6-13.   
• Palmer, D. K., & Schoorman, F. D. (1999). Unpackaging the multiple aspects of time in polychronicity. Journal of Managerial Psychology (Special Issue on Polychronicity), 14, 323-344.   
• Palmer, D. K., Campion, M. A., & Green, P. C. (1999). Interview training for both applicant and interviewer. In R. W. Eder & M. M. Harris (Eds.), The employment interview handbook (pp. 337-351). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.   
• Campion, M. A., Palmer, D. K., & Campion, J. E. (1998). Structuring employment interviews to improve reliability, validity, and users’ reactions. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 7, 77-82.   
• Campion, M. A., Palmer, D. K., & Campion, J. E. (1997). A review of structure in the selection interview. Personnel Psychology, 50, 655-702.   
• Campion, M. A., & Palmer, D. K. (1996). Discovering corporate consciousness. Journal of Business and Psychology, 10, 389-400.