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First Name
Bill

Last Name
Mothersell

Email
[email protected]

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Title
Professor

Office
SCB 3073

Phone
(616) 331-7440

Department
Management

Expertise
• Organizational Development & Planned Change • High-Performance Work Systems • Lean Production People Systems

Biography
Dr. William M. Mothersell, Professor of Management at the Seidman College of Business. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in business and industrial-organizational psychology, a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in employee relations and political science, a Master of Labor and Industrial Relations with a concentration in human resources and labor relations, and a Ph.D. with a concentration in strategic human resource management, organizational behavior, organizational development, and lean transformation.

Education
PH.D., Strategic Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development, and Lean Transformation, Michigan State University. (2000). MLIR, Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University. (1988). BS, Economics and Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Employee Relations and Political Science, Michigan State University. (1986)

Teaching Areas
Organizational Development & Change Management Organizational Behavior & Leadership Teambuilding

Publications
Mothersell, W. (2009). The Role of Technology and People in the Diffusion of Lean Production in the Automotive Supplier Industry. International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 9(3), 290-315. Neumann, S. L., Mothersell, W., Motwani, J. (2015). The need for implementing lean in the public sector. International Journal of Business Excellence, 8(1), 18 pages. Giraldo, A., Mothersell, W., Motwani, J. (2015). The Need for Implementing Lean in Health Care Organizations. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 19.

Service
Department, HRM Advisory Group, Attendee, Meeting. (September 17, 2012 - present). College, MBA Committee Meeting, Attendee, Meeting. (August 28, 2012 - present).

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