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First Name
Dan
Last Name
Wiljanen
Picture
dan_wiljanen_2022_mgt.jpg
Title
Affiliate Faculty of Practice
Office
SCB 3121
Phone
(616) 331-7056
Department
Management
Expertise
• Strategic Human Resource Management • Executive Development • Corporate Learning and Development
Biography
Dr. Dan Wiljanen is an affiliate faculty of practice member of the Management Department. He has over 30 years of experience in career counseling, leadership assessment, executive and organizational development, team building, management consulting, strategic planning, and human resources administration. For 25 years, Dan served in a variety of job roles for Steelcase, Inc., the worlds largest producer of high quality work environment products and services. Prior to creating Steelcase University and becoming its first Dean, he served as Vice President of Human Resources. Before joining Steelcase, Dan worked for Sundstrand Corporation.
Education
Ph.D. - Human Resource Development MA - Industrial and Organizational Psychology BA - Psychology
Teaching Areas
Human Resource Management Organizational Development International Human Resource Management
Publications
Dissertation - Emotional Intelligence, Career Decision Difficulties and Student Retention: A quantitative study
Service
United States Technical Advisory Group - Setting Global HRM standards Adviser - Student Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Strategic Planning - Work with for profit and non-profit organizations

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