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Nathan J. Hiller, Ph.D.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

SME

Nathan J. Hiller, Ph.D., is a Fellow of the FIU Center for Leadership and an Associate Professor of Management and International Business at Florida International University.

Education: 
PhD, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Master of Science, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

Bio: Nathan J. Hiller, Ph.D., is a Fellow of the FIU Center for Leadership and an Associate Professor of Management and International Business at Florida International University. He is also a Knight Ridder Center Research Fellow. He received his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University.

As a consultant and practitioner, Nathan has worked on cutting-edge projects related to strategic leadership development, organizational change, culture, human capital planning, and teamwork with clients including: Johnson & Johnson, Telefonica, Norwegian Cruise Line, Boeing, Boston Scientific, Burger King Corporation, and The United States Marine Corps.

Dr. Hiller is the Faculty Director of the High Potential Leader program at FIU – a 4-day leadership development program for promising senior managers. He also works regularly with executives in a variety of coaching and advisory roles.

As an academic, Dr. Hiller’s focus is on understanding the strategic implications of executive personality, as well as enhancing the way that organizations build their leadership pipeline. His research has appeared in most of the top journals in the field of Management, including: the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, and The Leadership Quarterly. His research (with a colleague at Cornell University) has appeared in numerous international news outlets and he is the recipient of the Kenneth Clark Award for innovative leadership research from the Center for Creative Leadership.

Dr. Hiller loves to travel and draws regularly from his experience living in 4 countries on 3 continents in 10 cities


Areas of Expertise:
 Leadership and Leadership Development, Organizational Culture, Psychology of Top Executives, Human Capital Development, Organizational Change and Transformations, Strategic Employee Hiring

Recent Publications:

Crossland, C., Zyung, J., Hiller, N. J., & Hambrick, D. C. (2014). CEO career variety: Effects on firm-level strategic and social novelty. Academy of Management Journal, 57, 652-674

Hiller, N. J., DeChurch, L. A., Murase, T., & Doty, D. (2011). Searching for outcomes of leadership: A 25-year review. Journal of Management (Annual Review Issue) 37, 1137- 1177.

DeChurch, L. A., Hiller, N. J., Murase, T., & Doty, D., & Salas, E. (2010). Leadership across levels: Levels of leaders and their levels of impact. The Leadership Quarterly (Annual Review Issue), 21, 1069-1085.

Resick, C. J., Whitman, D. S., Weingarden, S. M., & Hiller, N. J. (2009). The bright-side and the dark-side of CEO personality: Examining core self-evaluations, narcissism, transformational leadership, and strategic influence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94, 1365-1381.

Hausknecht, J. P., Hiller, N. J., & Vance, R. J. (2008). Work-unit absenteeism: Effects of satisfaction, commitment, labor market conditions, and time. Academy of Management Journal, 51, 1223-1245.


Press:

Source: Forbes

Topic: One Difference Between Corporate CEOs And Billion-Dollar Entrepreneurs

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dileeprao/2014/01/27/one-difference-between-corporate-ceos-and-billion-dollar-entrepreneurs/#7e8a9dea5b48

 

Source: Business News Daily

Topic: The Secret to Career Success: Branding Yourself

http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5500-career-success-tips.html

 

Source: Fox Business

Topic: Tips for Developing High-Potential Talent

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2011/03/28/tips-developing-high-potential-talent.html

 

Source: Human Resource Executive Online

Topic: Distinguishing Narcissism from Self-Confidence

http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/view/story.jhtml?id=533343923