Donald E. Gibson

Fairfield University
Charles F. Dolan School of Business
North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824-5195
Tel (203) 254-4000, ext. 2841
Fax (203) 254-4105
dgibson@mail.fairfield.edu

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Appointments

Professor and Chair, Management, Fairfield University, 2008 - present
Associate Professor, Management, Fairfield University, 2001 - 2008
Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior, Yale School of Management, 1995 - 2001

Education

July 1995
Ph.D., Management, Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles.
Dissertation: “Individual Idols, Organizational Ideals: Role Models in Organizations.” Chair: Connie Gersick.

June 1990
MBA with honors, Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles.

June 1984
MA, Communications (Radio and Television), San Francisco State University.

December 1981
BS with high honors, Administrative Studies, University of California, Riverside.

Research Interests

The attributes and impact of organizational role models and mentors, the management of individual emotional experience and expression in organizations, anger and aggression in workplace conflict, and effective organizational communication.

Teaching Interests

Organizational behavior, leadership and teams, strategic human resource management

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Gibson, D. E., & Lawrence, B. S. Forthcoming, 2010. “Women’s and Men’s Career Referents: How Gender Composition and Comparison Level Shape Career Expectations.” Organization Science.

Gibson, D. E., & Callister, R. R. 2010. “Anger in Organizations: Review and Integration.” Journal of Management, Vol. 36(1), pp. 66-93.

Gibson, D. E., Schweitzer, M. E., Callister, R. R., & Gray, B. 2009. "The Influence of Anger Expressions on Outcomes in Organizations." Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, Vol. 2(3), pp. 236-262.

Mainiero, L., Gibson, D. E., & Sullivan, S. 2008. “Retrospective Analysis of Gender Differences in Reaction to Media Coverage of Crisis Events: New Insights on the Justice and Care Orientations.” Sex Roles, Vol. 58(7-8), pp. 556-566.

Schweitzer, M. E. & Gibson, D. E. 2008. “Fairness, Feelings, and Ethical Decision Making: Consequences of Violating Community Standards of Fairness.” Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 77(3), pp. 287-301.

Barsade, S. G. & Gibson, D. E. 2007. “Why Does Affect Matter in Organizations?” Academy of Management Perspectives, Vol. 21(1), pp. 36-59.

Gibson, D. E. 2006. “Emotional Episodes at Work: An Experiential Exercise in Feeling and Expressing Emotions.” Journal of Management Education, Vol. 30(3), pp. 477-500.

Schweitzer, M. E., DeChurch, L., & Gibson, D. E. 2005. “Conflict Frames and the Use of Deception: Are Competitive Negotiators Less Ethical?” Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 35(10), pp. 2123-2149.

Bhattacharya, M., Gibson, D. E., & Doty, D. H. 2005. “Human Resources and Competitive Advantage: The Effects of Skill, Behavior and HR Practice Flexibility on Firm Performance.” Journal of Management, Vol. 31(4), pp. 622-640.

Gibson, D. E. 2004. “Role Models in Career Development: New Directions for Theory and Research.” Journal of Vocational Behavior. Vol. 65(1), pp. 134-156.

Gibson, D. E. & Schroeder, S. 2003. “Who ought to be Blamed? The Effect of Organizational Roles on Blame and Credit Attributions” International Journal of Conflict Management. Vol. 14(2), pp. 95-117.

Gibson, D. E. 2003. “Developing the Professional Self-Concept: Role Model Construals in Early, Middle, and Late Career Stages.” Organization Science, Vol. 14(5), pp. 591-610.

Mainiero, L. A. & Gibson, D. E. 2003. “Managing Employee Trauma: Dealing with the Emotional Fallout from 9-11.” Academy of Management Executive, Vol. 17(3), pp. 130-143.

Gibson, D. E. & Barron, L. M. 2003. “Exploring the Impact of Role Models in Older Employees.” Career Development International, Vol. 8(4), pp. 198-209.

Gibson, D. E. & Barsade, S. G. 2003. “Managing Organizational Culture Change: The Case of Long-Term Care.” Journal of Social Work in Long-Term Care, Vol. 2(1,2), pp. 11-34.

Gibson, D. E. 1994. “Humor Consulting: Laughs for Power and Profit in Organizations.” International Journal of Humor Research, 7: 403-428.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

Gibson, D. E. Forthcoming, 2008. “Emotion Scripts in Organizations: A Multi-Level Model,” Neal Ashkanasy and Cary Cooper (Eds.), Research Companion to Emotion in Organizations, pp. 263-283. London: Edward Elgar Publishers.

Gibson, D. E. & Schroeder, S. 2002. “Grinning, frowning, and emotionless: Agent perceptions of power and their effect on felt and displayed emotions in influence attempts.” In Neal Ashkanasy, Charmine Hartel, and Wilfred Zerbe (Eds.), Managing Emotions in the Workplace, pp. 184-211. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe.

Barsade, S. G. & Gibson, D. E. 1998. “Group Emotion: A View from Top and Bottom.” In Deborah Gruenfeld, Margaret Neale, and Elizabeth Mannix (Eds.), Research on Managing in Groups and Teams, Vol. 1, pp. 81-102. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Gibson, D. E. 1997. “The Struggle for Reason: The Sociology of Emotions in Organizations.” In Rebecca J. Erickson and Beverley Cuthbertson-Johnson (Eds.) Social Perspectives on Emotion, Vol. 4, pp. 211-256. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Gibson, D. E. “Following the Script: A Multi-Level Model of Emotion Scripts in Organizations.” Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management, New Brunswick, NJ, May, 2007.

Cavanaugh, M., & Gibson, D. E. “Plagiarism and Business Schools: Inaugurating a Needed Conversation.” Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management, New Brunswick, NJ, May, 2007.

Bhattacharya, M., Gibson, D. E., & Doty, D. H. “Human Resources and Competitive Advantage: The Effects of Skill, Behavior and HR Practice Flexibility on Firm Performance” Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management, Providence, RI, May, 2004.

Gibson, D. E. “Role Models: Reinvigorating a Developmental Construct in Career Theory,” Proceedings of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA, August, 2003.

Gibson, D. E. “Emotions at Work: An Experiential Exercise,” Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management, Baltimore, MD, May, 2003.

Editor-Reviewed Publications

Gibson, D. E. 2008 “Editor’s Introduction.” Special Issue Editor, Best Papers from the Experiential Learning Association, 2007, Teaching and Learning section, Organization Management Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 257-258.

Gibson, D. E. 2007 “Editor’s Introduction.” Special Issue Editor, Best Papers from the Experiential Learning Association, 2006, Teaching and Learning section, Organization Management Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 52-53.

Gibson, D. E. 2006 “Editor’s Introduction.” Special Issue Editor, Best Papers from the Experiential Learning Association, 2005, Teaching and Learning section, Organization Management Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, 232-233.

Gibson, D. E. 2006. “Role Models.” Entry in Greenhaus, Jeffrey H., & Callanan, Gerard A. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Career Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gibson, D. E. 2005. “The Nature of the Exercise of Authority: Response.” In Donald E. Holt (Ed.), The Heart of a Business Ethic: The Hansen-Wessner Memorial Lecture Series, p. 166-169. New York: University Press of America.

Gibson, D. E. 2004. “Returning Human to HR Management.” In Subir Chowdhury (Ed.), Next Generation Business Handbook: New Strategies from Tomorrow’s Thought Leaders, pp. 887-902. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Gibson, D. E. & Cordova, D. I. 1999. “Women’s and Men’s Role Models: The Importance of Exemplars.” In Audrey Murrell, Faye Crosby, and Robin Ely (Eds.), Mentoring Dilemmas: Developmental Relationships within Multicultural Organizations, pp. 121-142. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Gibson, D. E. 1995. “Emotional Scripts and Organization Change.” In Fred Massarik (Ed.), Advances in Organization Development, Vol. 3, pp. 32-62. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Book Reviews

Gibson, D. E. 2009. Review of: The Handbook of Mentoring at Work: Theory, Research, and Practice, by Belle Rose Ragins and Kathy E. Kram. Administrative Science Quarterly.

Gibson, D. E. 2006. Review of: Emotions in Finance: Distrust and Uncertainty in Global Markets, by Jocelyn Pixley. Contemporary Sociology, Vol. 35(5), pp. 483-485.

Applied Articles

Gibson, D. E. 2007. “Bringing Emotions to Work.” CT Business Magazine, October, 2007, p. 80.

Gibson, D. E., & Tulgan, B. 2002. “Managing Anger in the Workplace.” Loss Prevention. July-August, pp. 38-42, 53.

Gibson, D. E. 2000. “Exploding the Myth of the Corporate Role Model.” Executive Talent. Vol 1 (3): 42-47.

Books (Practitioner-oriented)

Gibson, D. E. & Tulgan, Bruce. (2002). Anger in the Workplace. Amherst, MA: HRD Press.

Papers under Submission

Gibson, D. E., & Lawrence, B. L. “Women’s and Men’s Career Referents: The Effect of Gender Composition and Comparison Level on Career Expectations.” Second round review at Organization Science.

Working Papers

Callister, R., Gray, B., Gibson, D. E., Schweitzer, M. E., & Tan, J. “Anger at Work: Anger Expressions, Work Unit Norms and Outcomes.” Submitted to Organization Science.

“Unoriginal Sins?: A Case For Rethinking Student Plagiarism (with Michael Cavanaugh), to be submitted to Academy of Management Learning & Education.

“To be Angry or Not to be Angry in Groups: Examining the Question” (with Sigal Barsade and Roger Putzel), to be submitted to Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

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Honors

Nominated, Outstanding Empirical Paper Award, “Human Resources and Competitive Advantage: The Effects of Skill, Behavior and HR Practice Flexibility on Firm Performance,” Eastern Academy of Management, Providence, RI, May, 2004.

Best Paper Award, “Role Models: Reinvigorating a Developmental Construct in Career Theory,” Academy of Management (Careers Division), Seattle, WA, August, 2003.

Best Experiential Exercise Award, “Emotions at Work: An Experiential Exercise,” Eastern Academy of Management, Baltimore, MD, May, 2003.

Finalist, Best Dissertation Proposal Award, The Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS) College on Organization. Competition held at the Fall ORSA/TIMS Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, October 23, 1994.

Graduate Student Paper Award, “The Struggle for Reason: The Sociology of Emotions in Organizations,” American Sociological Association, Sociology of Emotions section, Los Angeles, California, August 5-9, 1994.

Graduate Fellowship, Anderson Graduate School of Management, 1991-1994.

OB/OMT Doctoral Consortium, Academy of Management, 1993.

Outstanding Paper, “Constructing Emotional Maps: Structures in Organizations and Emotions,” Western Academy of Management, San Jose, California, March 24-27, 1993.

Outstanding Presentation, “Symbolic and Instrumental Scapegoating: Strategic Blame and Credit in Organizations,” Graduate Student Research Conference, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California, March 13, 1993.

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Refereed Presentations

"A Question We Ask about Emotions, 'Are They in Our Control?': One Answer to the Paradox." Presented to the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, August 2008.

"Culture, Cognition and Conflict: How Neuroscience Can Help to Explain Cultural Differences in Negotiation and Conflict Management" (with J. McCarthy & C. Scheraga). Presented to the International Association for Conflict Management, Chicago, IL, July, 2008.

"Being an Entrepreneur in Connecting Our Research and Teaching." Presented to the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Wellesley, MA, June, 2008.

“Anger at Work: Anger Expressions, Work Unit Norms and Outcomes.” (with Callister, R., Gray, B., Schweitzer, M. E., & Tan, J.). Presented to the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, August, 2007.

“Following the Script: A Multi-Level Model of Emotion Scripts in Organizations.” Presented to the Eastern Academy of Management, New Brunswick, NJ, May, 2007.

“Plagiarism and Business Schools: Inaugurating a Needed Conversation” (with M. Cavanaugh). Presented to the Eastern Academy of Management, New Brunswick, NJ, May, 2007.

“Conference Attendance: Making the Most of a Limited Opportunity” (with S. Carroll, J. Leigh, & L. Goulet). Presented to the Eastern Academy of Management, Saratoga Springs, NY, May, 2006.

“To be Angry or Not to be Angry in Groups: Examining the Question” (with S. Barsade and R. Putzel). Presented to The Role of Emotions in Organizational Life Conference, Toronto, Canada, May, 2005.

“Relational or Agency Orientation? Gender Differences in Emotional Response to Crisis Events” (with Lisa Mainiero and Sherry E. Sullivan). Presented to the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA, August, 2004.

“Perceived Violations of Fairness and Ethical Decision Making” (with Maurice Schweitzer). Presented to the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA, August, 2004.

“Anger at Work: The Influence of Anger Expressions on Organizational Outcomes” (with Maurice Schweitzer, Ronda Callister and Barbara Gray). Presented to the Fourth Conference on Emotions and Organizational Life, London, UK, June, 2004.

“Human Resources and Competitive Advantage: The Effects of Skill, Behavior and HR Practice Flexibility on Firm Performance” (with Mousumi Bhattacharya and D. Harold Doty). Presented to the Eastern Academy of Management, Providence, RI, May, 2004.

“The Effect of Gender and Social Comparison Referents on Expected Achievement in Organizations” (with Barbara Lawrence). Presented to the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA, August, 2003.

“Role Models: Reinvigorating a Developmental Construct in Career Theory.” Presented to the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA, August, 2003.

“Social Networks and Motivation: Exploring the Effect of the Social Context on Work Motivation” (with Mousumi Bhattacharya and Lisa Mainiero). Presented to the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA, August 2003.

“The Influence of Organizational Contexts and Outcomes of Anger Expression in the Workplace” (with R. Callister, B. Gray, M. Schweitzer, and J. Tan). Presented to the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA, August 2003.

“Emotions at Work: An Experiential Exercise.” Presented to the Eastern Academy of Management, Baltimore, MD, May, 2003.

“Anger at Work: The Influence of Anger Expressions on Organizational Outcomes” (with Maurice Schweitzer and Ronda Callister). Presented to the International Association for Conflict Management, Park City, UT, June 2002.

“Anger in the Classroom, II: Teaching About Anger in Organizations, Dealing with Anger in the Classroom” (with Roger Putzel). Presented to the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Orange, CA, June 2002.

“To be Angry or not to be Angry in Groups: Examining the Question” (with S. Barsade & R. Putzel). Presented to the Academy of Management, Washington, DC, August 2001.

“Cultural Differences in Expressions of Anger: A Comparison of Employees in Singapore and the U.S.” (with M. Hamilton, R. Callister, J. Tan, B. Gray, M. Schweitzer, & M. Davidson). Presented to the Academy of Management, Washington, DC, August 2001.

“Anger in the Classroom: Research on an Underutilized Resource” (with R. Putzel). Presented to the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Harrisonburg, VA, June 2001.

“Anger in Organizations: A Contextual View” (with R. Callister, M. Davidson, B. Gray, M. Schweitzer, & J. Tan). Presented to the International Association for Conflict Management, St. Louis, MO, June 2000.

“The Pluralistic World of Organizational Role Models: Looking for Inspiration beyond Age-and Hierarchy-based Relationships” (with L. Barron). Presented to the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August 1999.

“The Experience of Anger at Work: Lessons from the Chronically Angry” (with Sigal Barsade). Presented to the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August 1999.

“Managing Other People’s Emotions: Expressed Emotions and Influence Tactics in Organizations” (with S. Barsade). Presented to the Academy of Management, San Diego, CA, August 1998.

“Emotions and Power: The Powerholder’s View” (with Scott Schroeder). Presented to the Conference on Emotions and Organizational Life, San Diego, CA, August 7-8, 1998.

“A Career Stage Theory of Role Models.” Presented to the Academy of Management, Boston, MA, August 1997.

“Creating Ideals: Women, Men and Role Models in Organizations.” Presented to the Academy of Management, Cincinnati, OH, August 1996.

“The Sadness Script: Emotional Responses to Change at Work.” Presented to the Organizational Studies Doctoral Student Conference, Seattle, WA, October 1, 1994.

“Idols and Ideals: A Multi-level View of Role Modeling in Organizations.” Presented to the Academy of Management, Dallas, TX, August 1994.

“A Dream in the Mirror: Imitation and Role Modeling in Organizations.” Presented to the Western Academy of Management, Santa Fe, NM, March 23-26, 1994.

“Emotional Scripts in Organizations.” Presented at the Stanford Conference on Organizations at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, CA, April 12, 1993.

“Constructing Emotional Maps: Structures in Organizations and Emotions.” Presented to the Western Academy of Management, San Jose, CA, March 24-27, 1993.

“Symbolic and Instrumental Scapegoating: Strategic Blame and Credit in Organizations.” Presented to the Graduate Student Research Conference, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, March 13, 1993.

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Invited Presentations

“Transforming Experiences: Reflections on Mentors and Mentoring, as a Tribute to Barry Armandi.” Presented to the Eastern Academy of Management, New Brunswick, NJ, May, 2007.

“Expressing Anger in Groups: Catharsis or Catastrophe?” (with S. Barsade and R. Putzel). Presented to the Academy of Management, Honolulu, HI, August, 2005.

“Gender, Role Models, and Career Achievement.” Presentation to the Women’s Studies Program, “Women and Work.” Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, March, 2004.

“Role Models: Reinvigorating a Developmental Construct in Career Theory.” Presentation to the Rutgers Research Seminar, Management & Global Business Department, Rutgers Business School, Newark, NJ, April 2003.

“Anger at Work: The Influence of Anger Expressions on Organizational Outcomes.” Research Seminar, Fairfield University, February, 2003.

“Developmental Relationships and Organizational Commitment: The Role of Role Models.” Research Seminar, Fairfield University, October, 2002.

“Spirit and Work,” Invited response to the Hansen-Wessner Memorial Lecture, sponsored by The ServiceMaster Foundation, Yale University Divinity School and Yale School of Management, October 5, 2000.

“Inspiration and Imagination: Role Models in Organizations.” Invited Proseminar in Organizational Behavior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, October 13, 2000.

“Linking Relationships with Role Models to Relationships with Organizations: Insight from Two Field Studies.” Presented to the Human Resources and Organizational Behavior Department, University of California at Los Angeles, November 12, 1999.

“Strategies of Identification: Men’s and Women’s Role Models in Organizations.” Presented to the 3rd annual Organizational Behavior Conference, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, November 14-15, 1997.

“The Influence of Group Emotional Composition on Group Dynamics” (with Sigal Barsade). Presented to the Stanford Conference on Managing in Groups and Teams, Stanford, California, June 13-14, 1997

“A Meso Approach to Role Models: The Complexity of Gender.” Presented to the MESO Conference, Gainesville, Florida, March 8-10, 1996.

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Teaching Experience

Fairfield University, Dolan School of Business
Leadership and Teams (MBA); 2004-2008
Introduction to Management (undergraduate); 2004-2008
Managing People for Competitive Advantage (MBA); 2004-2007
Managing Human Resources for Competitive Advantage (undergraduate); 2001-2008
Business Strategy in the Global Environment (undergraduate); 2001-2003
Human Resource Management (MBA); 2001-2003
Business Communication and Influence (MBA); 2002

Yale School of Management (all graduate level)
Strategic Human Resource Management; 1996-2001
Organizational Communication and Influence; 1996, 1998-2001
Foundations of Leadership and Teams (with Victor Vroom); 1998
Organizational Behavior (Core course); 1997

California State University, Fullerton
Organizational Behavior; Spring, 1994

San Francisco State University
Broadcast Industry Conference Practicum; Spring, 1984

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Management
American Psychological Association
Beta Gamma Sigma, National Business Honor Fraternity
International Association for Conflict Management
INFORMS
Organizational Behavior Teaching Society

Ad Hoc Research Paper Reviewer
Administrative Science Quarterly (7 reviews)
Academy of Management Journal (4 reviews)
Academy of Management Review (6 reviews)
International Journal of Conflict Management (2 reviews)
Journal of Organizational Behavior (2 reviews)
Organization Science (7 reviews)
Journal of Managerial Issues (1 review)
Journal of Vocational Behavior (1 review)
Journal of Applied Social Psychology (3 reviews)
American Behavioral Scientist (1 review)
Career Development International (3 reviews)
Group and Organization Management (2 reviews)
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2 reviews)

Professional Leadership Activities

Associate Editor, Current Empirical Research, Organizational Management Journal, 2007 - present

Editorial Board, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 2007 – present

Editorial Board, International Journal of Conflict Management, 2006 – present

Program Chair, International Association for Conflict Management, Budapest Conference. Term: 2006-2007

Special Issue Editor, Best Papers from the Experiential Learning Association, Teaching and Learning section, Organization Management Journal, January, 2007.

Academy of Management Review Best paper committee, 2005

Executive Director, International Association for Conflict Management. Term: 2003-2006.

Track Chair, Experiential Learning Association (Eastern Academy of Management). Term: 2004-2006

Elected Board Member, Careers Division, Academy of Management. Term: 2003-2006.

Representative-At-Large, Conflict Management Division, Academy of Management, March, 2000 – August, 2001.

Pre-Conference Coordinator and Panel Moderator: “Ain’t Misbehavin’: Understanding Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior in Organizations.” Academy of Management, Washington, DC, August, 2001.

Executive Education and Managerial Presentations

“Leadership through Persuasion,” Course sessions for Consulting Foundations II, Yale School of Management Executive Programs, New Haven, CT, 2008-2009.

“Developing Talent for High Performance,” “Leadership Style & Learning from Assignments.” Course sessions in the Strategic Leadership Workshop, Yale School of Management, New Haven, CT, July 2007, January 2008.

“Teams, Trust, and Communication,” Team-building sessions with the Advancement Division and Marketing and Communication Division Staff Retreats, Fairfield University, August, 2007.

“Six Sigma Project Management.” Series of seminars on leadership and team issues in project management at Cendant Mobility, Danbury, CT, January – current, 2006.

“Strategic Human Resource Management.” Course session in the Kazakhstan-Yale Advanced Leadership Program in Management, New Haven, CT, March, 2006.

“Managing Anger in the Workplace.” Presentation to Fairfield University Alumni College. Fairfield, CT, November, 2005.

“Strategic Human Resource Management.” Presentation to the Advanced Leadership Development Program for the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE). Yale University, New Haven, CT, October, 2005.

“Leadership and Influence.” Presentation to the Peoples Bank Alumni Development & Networking Event. Bridgeport, CT, September, 2005.

“Leadership and Communication: Seeking Understanding.” Presentation to the Business Statesmanship Program for Managers from the Netherlands. Yale University, New Haven, CT, June. 2005.

“Leadership and HR Management.” Series of 5 seminars presented to the Executive Management Certificate Program for Managers from the United Arab Emirates. Yale University, New Haven, CT, June, 2005.

“Communication and Teamwork: Seeking Understanding.” Seminar with top management team from the Avebe Group (Netherlands). Yale University, New Haven, CT, February, 2005.

“Six Sigma Project Management.” Series of seminars on leadership and team issues in project management at Cendant Mobility, Danbury, CT, January – April, 2005.

“Managing Anger in the Workplace: Resolving Myths about a ‘Hot’ Emotion.” Presentation to the Connecticut Psychological Association, Fairfield, CT, April, 2004.

“Managing Anger in the Workplace.” Presentation to the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) 39th annual conference, Denver, CO, August, 2003.

“Managing Anger in the Workplace.” Presentation to the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) 30th annual course, Atlanta, GA, May 2003.

Two-day seminar to the Executive MBA class, Renmin University, “Strategic Human Resource Management,” Beijing, China, September 7 and 8, 2002.

Two-day seminar to the partnership of Enterprise Investors, “Strategies for Effective Presentations,” Warsaw, Poland, October 22 and 23, 2001.

Two-day seminar to the leadership of Fundusz Mikro, “Strategies for Effective Presentations,” Warsaw, Poland, October 20 and 21, 2001.

One-day seminar to New Haven corporate and public sector executives and Yale University managers, “Leadership through Communication: Vision, Credibility and Listening.” Session 3 of Management Training Institute, sponsored by Organizational Development and Learning Center, Yale University, November 17, 2000.

“Finding One’s Soul through One’s Work.” Yale-Berkeley Business Ethics Seminar. Co-coordinator of one-day program presented at Yale Divinity School, May 19, 2000.

“Leadership through Communication: Vision, Credibility and Listening,” Management Training Institute, Yale University, October 8, 1999.

One-day seminar to professional architects as part of the American Institute of Architects/Connecticut’s Leadership Certificate Program. “Organizational Communication,” presented in Fall 1999.
American Institute of Architects/Connecticut, “Creating Effective Presentations”
Fall, 1998.
American Institute of Architects/Connecticut, “Creating Effective Presentations”
Fall, 1997.

Media Appearances

Dawkins, Pam. “’Today’ Beckons Clothier.” Connecticut Post, March 31, 2008.

Ewers, Justin, “All work and no play makes a company…unproductive.” U.S. News & World Report, August 13, 2007.

Ewers, Justin, “Cranky bosses don’t get the job done.” U.S. News & World Report Online Blog—America’s Business, July 20, 2007.

Shaw, Andrew (Hartford, CT), “Massive RISE committee presents challenges,” The Hartford Courant., March 11, 2007.

Toth, David (Fairfield, CT). “Defusing the anger bomb.” Fairfield County Business Journal. April 11, 2005.

Fishman, Julie (Stamford, CT). “Survey finds managers are too stiff.” The Advocate. Business Section, September 12, 2003.

WSTC 1400/WNLK 1350 (Norwalk, CT), Morning News—Report on “Managing Employee Trauma,” September 10, 2003.

Kasiewicz Caseria, Jill, “What to do when you feel angry at work: Dr. Donald Gibson.” Campus Currents, Fairfield University, November 6, 2001, Vol. 10(4), p. 1.

KNX-AM Newsradio (Los Angeles, CA), morning business report on “The Costs of Workplace Anger.” August 31, 2001.

WWRL-AM, Morning Show, “How to deal with anger following the WTC terrorism attack.” September 21, 2001, 7:20 a.m.

AM 1060, Boston, Massachusetts, appeared on Mark Mill’s Market Wrap, September 6, 2001.

CBC radio, St. John, New Brunswick, “Information Morning,” hosted by Paul Castle. September 5, 2001.

BBC Radio, “Desk Rage,” January 19, 2001.

“Workplace Violence Today,” July 7, 2000, hour-long talk radio program sponsored by The National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence (KFNX-AM 1100, Phoenix, Arizona).

60 Minutes program, “The Power of Positive Speaking,” segment with Morley Safer, March 2000

“The Experience of Anger at Work: Lessons from the Chronically Angry” (with Sigal Barsade) was presented to the Academy of Management in Chicago, August 1999. An Associated Press story covered the study, which attracted national media attention. Radio and television interviews included: Reuters, NBC National News, MSNBC Morning Report, KABC (Los Angeles), News 12 Connecticut, Metro News (Boston), NPR news (Washington, DC), and the BBC (London, UK). The study was cited in the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the New York Daily News, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Examiner, Sunday Telegraph (London), numerous smaller newspapers, and various web sites, August-September, 1999.

Consulting Experience
RainmakerThinking, Inc., New Haven, CT
Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT
Learning Incentive/Ben Bronz Academy, West Hartford, CT
Children’s Rights, Inc., New York City
American Industrial Hygiene Association

Business Experience

Writer, Investor’s Business Daily, Los Angeles, CA, 1989.
Interviewed, wrote articles featuring CEOs of successful companies.

Manager, Lorimar Productions, Inc. Culver City, CA, 1984-1988.
Managed staff of five account representatives and five support personnel responsible for quality control, post production, and international distribution of television and motion picture product.

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