Melvin Smith
Melvin L. Smith, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior and Faculty Director of Executive Education at the Case Weatherhead School of Management. He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business. Dr. Smith also holds a B.S. degree in General Management and Accounting from Purdue University and an MBA in Marketing from Clark-Atlanta University.
Dr. Smith’s research and teaching focus on leadership and emotional intelligence in the workplace, as well as social exchange relationships, social networks, and the development and use of human and social capital in organizations.
Dr. Smith has provided training and/or consulting services to a number of organizations including Alcoa, Bendix, Booz Allen Hamilton, H.J. Heinz, Roadway Express, National City, UT/MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, First Ring Leadership Academy, Midwest Suburban Superintendent’s Group, Ohio Grantmakers Forum, and The Cleveland Initiative for Education / Cleveland Teachers Academy, as well as a number of public school districts and trade associations. In addition, he has served as a visiting professor at ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain where he co-taught a senior executive education course on emotionally intelligent leadership.
Prior to completing his doctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh, Melvin spent over fifteen years in a series of sales/marketing management, and organization development positions with a number of Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Pepsi-Cola, and H.J. Heinz.
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