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Brendan D. Bannister


Bannister, Brendan D.
Associate Professor, Management and Organizational Development


112 Hayden Hall
617-373-2503
b.bannister@neu.edu

Education

DBA in Organizational Behavior, Kent State University
BS, Bentley College

Research and Teaching Interests

Professor Bannister’s primary research interest is in alternative learning models, based on developing student insight and behavioral change in non-classroom environments. His international research, teaching, and consulting has focused on performance enhancement and development, feedback and communication effectiveness, absenteeism and turnover, and positive and negative consequences of technology utilization.

Selected Publications

Bannister, B., Clark, B. (2011). Ambushing a High-Performance Organization: (pp. 193-202). Organizational Behavior Teaching Society.

Bannister, B. (2010). "Things that make you go hmmm": Making OB real and personal. Proceedings of Organizational Behavior Teaching Society.

Bannister, B., Wertheim, E., Croke, P., Fontaine, C. (2008). Creating Personal and Longer-Lasting Learning Outcomes: Innovations in Organizational Behavior Design.

Connolly, R., Bannister, B. (2007). E-Commerce Trust Beliefs: The Influence of National Culture.London: European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems.

Conway, E., Kathy, M., Jeff, B., Bannister, B. (2006). Exploring the Dimensions of Leadership Complexity: Some International Comparisons. Cork: Proceedings of the Irish Academy of Management.

Conway, E., Monks, K., Buckley, F., Jeff, B., Bannister, B. (2006). Developing Behavioral Complexity Among Global Leaders: An International, Cross-Cultural Study. Oslo: Proceedings of the European Academy of Management.

Selected Presentations

Bannister, B. (Presenter & Author), Wertheim, E. (Presenter & Author), Croke, P. (Presenter & Author), Fontaine, C., Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, "Creating Personal and Longer Lasting Learning Outcomes:Innovations in Organizational Behavior Design," Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Babson College, Wellesley, MA. (June 2008).

Bannister, B. (Presenter Only), LinK Seminar (Learning, Innovation, and Knowledge Research Centre), "From cognition to behavior: Enacting skills approaches, Irish beginnings," Dublin City University, Ireland.

Bannister, B. (Presenter Only), Crittenden, V. L. (Presenter Only), Ringuest, J. L. (Presenter Only), Nielson, C. (Presenter Only), Continuous Improvement Conference, "Integrating Core Values through Innovative MBA Program Design," AACSB, Minneapolis, MN.

Bannister, B., Energizing European Management, "Developing Behavioral Complexity Among Global Leaders: An International Cross-Continental Study," European Academy of Management, Oslo.

Bannister, B. D., First International Conference on Practice Oriented Education: Transforming Higher Education, "Expanded Models of Learning Supporting POE Initiatives: Effective Course Applications and Programmatic Opportunities," Boston, MA.

Bannister, B. D., "The Balanced Scorecard: Alignment for High Performance," Fundacion Cane, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Bannister, B. D., Business Research Seminar Series, "The Role of Individual Learning, Performance Management and Compensation Ssytems, and Trust in Supporting Organizational Learning Initiatives," Dublin City University School of Business, Dublin, Ireland.

Industry and Academic Experience

Professor Bannister has returned to and is currently Group Coordinator of the Human Resources Group in the College of Business Administration. In between, he served as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Business Programs. In addition, he currently chairs the Skills Design Group that has redesigned the Full-time MBA program to innovatively deliver a real-time, practice-based curriculum of skills enhancement and development. He has conducted research and worked with executives and government officials in domestic and international settings, implementing practice-based methodologies. Professor Bannister has also worked as a consultant in the area of personal development at mid-management and executive levels for the Dublin City University in Ireland.

Professional Services

Professor Bannister is a member of the editorial board for The Journal of Management Education. In 2003, he was director of the 3rd International Conference on Practice-Oriented Education, a conference highlighting nontraditional learning approaches.

Mailing Address

Brendan D. Bannister
305 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts  02115-5000