Professor Emeritus of Management at Arizona State University. Fellow of the Academy of Management, author of ten books, and a teacher of management for more than five decades.
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About Dr. Van Fleet
Dr. Van Fleet earned both his Bachelor’s degree and his Ph.D. in management and economics at the University of Tennessee. He has taught full time at four universities: Tennessee for seven years, the University of Akron for three, Texas A&M for seventeen, and Arizona State University for thirty.
His research covers the history of management thought, leadership, workplace violence and management in agribusiness. He was elected President of the Faculty Senate at Arizona State University West, and served as President of both the Southern Management Association and the Southwest Division of Management.
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On courage, fear and psychological safety at work.
At Tennessee, Akron, Texas A&M and Arizona State.
More than five decades of full-time teaching at the University of Tennessee, the University of Akron, Texas A&M University and Arizona State University.
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Scholarship on the history of management thought, leadership and military leadership, workplace violence, and management in agribusiness.
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Ten books, among them Courage in Organizations, Fear in Organizations, The Manager’s Guide to Psychological Safety and Dysfunctional Organizations.
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Past editor of the Journal of Management and the Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management.
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President of the Southern Management Association and of the Southwest Division of Management. Elected President of the Faculty Senate at Arizona State University West.
Get In TouchFellow of the Academy of Management and Fellow of the Southern Management Association.
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Past editor of the Journal of Management and of the Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management.
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National chair of the Management History Division at the Academy of Management, and a former board member there.
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Over 50 years of full-time teaching at four universities, more than 300 publications, and ten books.
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Recipient of the Academy of Management Career Service Award, described by the Academy as its highest service honor.
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Professor Emeritus of Management
