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Department of Communication - Undergraduate Program

Alan T. BelasenAlan T. Belasen

Ph.D., University at Albany
Lecturer
Department of Communication and Associate Professor, SUNY-Empire State College

Teaching and Research Area/s: Organizational Communication
Office: SS 377
Phone: 518 442-4876
Fax: 518-442-3884
E-mail: Alan_Belasen@esc.edu
Home Page: TBA.

Alan T. Belasen's Teaching and Research Interests:

  • Corporate Communication: Theory and Practice
  • Leadership Communication
  • Communication Audits
  • Theories and Research of Organizational Communication
  • Research Interests: Learning organizations, executive education, integrated corporate communication, managerial competency, leadership effectiveness, change management, organizational culture and development

Publications/Presentations

  • The Theory and Practice of Corporate Communication: A Competing Values Perspective, CA: Sage Publications (2007).
  • The Effects of Traits and Mindsets on the Choice of Managerial Roles, to be submitted to Leadership Quarterly, Summer 2005.
    • Roles Managers Play: A Deeper Look at the Competing Values Framework, Academy of Management, Management, Organization and Management Theory, Hawaii, August 2005
  • The Perceptions of Human Resource Managers of the Shifting Importance of Managerial Roles in Downsizing Organizations (with Dr. Nancy Frank). International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, Vol. 4(2), 144 – 163, 2004.
  • Making Connections—Integrating theory and practice in management education and development, a response paper presented to the Academy of Management, Management Education and Development session on Applying Learning Organization Principles Through Interdisciplinary Teaching (2002).
  • Sustaining competitive advantage through workforce diversity. Management Development Forum, Vol. 3(1), pp. 1-5 (2001).
  • Innovative Pedagogical Designs in Management Education, Academy of Management, Management Development and Education, Washington, DC 2001.
  • Leading the learning organization: Communication and competencies for managing change, 503pp, SUNY Press (2000).
  • A competency-based MBA rooted in the Competing Values Framework: One institutional response to failures of traditional management education, presented to the Academy of Management, Management Development and Education Division, Toronto, 2000.
  • Strengthening personal and organizational capacity. Management Development Forum, Vol. 2(2), pp. 1-5 (2000).
  • Non-directive change: Leveraging the collective intelligence of organizational members. Management Development Forum, Vol. 2(1), pp. 5-20 (1999).
  • The Competency Tools & Applications Conference, Interactive session presentations, Toronto Ontario, Summer 1998.
  • Paradoxes and leadership roles: Assessing and developing managerial competencies. Management Development Forum, Vol. 1(2), pp. 73-98 (1998).
  • An application of the competing values framework to self-managed teams. In Rahim, A. M., Golembieski, R. T., & Pate, L. E. (Eds.), Current Topics In Management, Vol. 2, (79-111). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press Inc. (1997).
  • Designing competency tools for effective management, Discussant, Organization Theory/Human Resources Management track of the Fourth Biennial International Conference on Advances in Management. Toronto, Canada (July 9-12, 1997).
  • Human resource managers’ perceptions of the educational and learning needs of middle managers during corporate downsizing. Presented to the Board of the Capital Region Human Resource Association, Albany, NY (February 1997).
  • The transformation of the middle line. FORUM/ESC Chronicle (1997).
  • Chaired the Organizational Behavior/Leadership track of the Third Biennial International Conference on Advances in Management and presented a paper: Understanding leadership roles and communication processes in self-managed teams -- A not so trivial pursuit (Published in the conference Proceedings, Vol. 3). Framingham, MA, (June 26-29, 1996).
  • Downsizing and the hyper-effective manager: The shifting importance of managerial roles during organizational transformations (with Drs. Michael Fortunato, Meg Benke, and Laurie DiPadova) -- Human Resource Management Journal, (Spring, 1996).
  • Part one of an outcomes study: Implications for management education. In Visions and Revisions (with Dr. Carolyn Shadle), 16th Annual Alliance/Ace Conference, An Association for Alternative Degree Programs for Adults and the American Council on Education, pp. 202-212 (October 1996).
  • Competency-based management education: Challenges and methods in teaching adult learners (with Drs. Meg Benke and Andy DiNitto). In the Instructional Guide (Laurie N. DiPadova, Editor) to Quinn, et al.’s book: The Master Manager (1996).
  • Aligning competencies with business strategy: A human resource perspective. Presented to the Albany Area Employer Committee of the NYS Department of Labor (1996).
  • The new managerial discourse: Integrating the rationalistic and humanistic principles in managing organizations. FORUM/ESC Chronicle (1996).
  • Information technology and high-speed management. FORUM/ESC Chronicle (spring, 1996).
  • Relevance, accountability, and competencies in management education (with Drs. Michael Fortunato, Laurie DiPadova, and David Hart) -- Journal of Business (winter, 1995).
  • A framework for identifying managerial skills and competencies for self-improvement, presented and facilitated audience discussion, International Quality & Productivity Center, Chicago, (May, 1995).
  • Learning and competencies in management education, FORUM/ESC Chronicle (spring, 1995).
  • Leadership roles and patterns of communication in self-directed work teams, presented at the Annual Convention of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington DC (April 1994).
  • Mentor role variability and mentor versatility, FORUM/ESC Chronicle (fall, 1994).
  • Strategic quality planning--presented and facilitated a roundtable discussion, Quality Forum Network Meeting, University at Albany (1994).
  • High-speed management and the role of teamwork, paper presented and moderator at the Graduate Student Perspectives in Communication conference sponsored by Howard University, Central Connecticut, and SUNYA (1993).
  • The Quality Forum meetings, round table discussions, Rockefeller Institute of Government, Albany, NY (1992-1993).
  • TQM in Higher Education, round table discussions, GOAL/QPC, Methuen, MA (1992).
  • The Organizational Environment of Public Managers, Supervision workbook, Executive Decision Services Inc. Albany, NY (1993).
  • Tools for Supervisors: Planning, Scheduling, and Resource Allocation (together with Dr. Sandor Schuman), Supervision workbook, Executive Decision Services, Inc. Albany, NY (1993).
  • Strategic Planning in a Changing Environment, Supervision workbook, Executive Decision Services, Inc. Albany, NY (1992).
  • The Manager's Introduction to Total Quality Improvement, Supervision workbook, Executive Decision Services, Inc. Albany, NY (1992).
  • Building High Performance Teams: Self Direction and Leadership Roles, Supervision workbook, Executive Decision Services, Inc. Albany, NY (1991).
  • Work Teams and Teambuilding -- Improving Teamwork through Role Analysis, Communication, and Problem Solving, Supervision workbook, Executive Decision Services Inc. Albany, NY (1990).
  • Inter-organizational relations in regulated industries, paper presented at the Quality of Life Studies in Marketing and Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA (1989).
  • Essentials of organizational performance, Study guide, SOMTAD, University at Albany in consortium with Academy for Educational Development, Inc. Arthur D. Little, Inc. (1989).
  • Working with individuals and groups, Study guide, SOMTAD, University at Albany in consortium with Academy for Educational Development, Inc. Arthur D. Little, Inc. (1989).
  • Essentials of human resource management, Study guide, SOMTAD, University at Albany in consortium with Academy for Educational Development, Inc. Arthur D. Little, Inc. (1988).
  • Organizing and planning for the work unit, Study guide, SOMTAD, University at Albany in consortium with Academy for Educational Development, Inc. Arthur D. Little, Inc. (1988).
  • The New York State Returnable Beverage Container Law: Economic effects, industry adaptation, and guidelines for improved public environmental policies, The Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government Publication Series (1988).

Other Professional Activities

Professional Affiliations, Reviewer

  • International Journal of Leadership and Organizational Development
  • International Journal of Corporate Communication
  • Group Facilitation Journal
  • Journal of Management Education
  • Academy of Management, Management Education and Development
  • Academy of Management, Organization and Management Theory
  • Administrative Science Quarterly
  • Academy of Management, Public and Nonprofit Sector Division
  • Management Development Forum
  • International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Other Professional Experience

  • Editor in Chief, Management Development FORUM
  • Chair, MBA program, SUNY-ESC
  • Summer Program Administrator, Department Of Communication, SUNYA
  • Co-Director, FORUM Management Education Program
  • Owner, MasterManagement.com
  • Consultant, Belasen & Faerman Associates
  • Held various administrative and marketing positions in academic institutions, government, and business enterprises
  • Developed a number of educational degree and non-degree programs for various universities and schools of business and government in different countries
  • Guided the thesis work of graduate and doctoral students
  • Treasurer and team captain of the Capital District Section of the Eastern Tennis.
  • Languages English, Hebrew, French (some)

Awards received

  • Susan H. Turben Award for Excellence in Scholarship, SUNY-ESC, 2004
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management, Management Development and Education, Denver, CO, 2002
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management, Management Development and Education, Washington, DC, 2001
  • The 1986 Honors Convocation Award for Academic Excellence, in Recognition of Outstanding Scholarly Achievement, University at Albany, 1987
  • Benevolent Association Award, The Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, 1986
  • The Wolfson Foundation Award for doctoral students abroad, 1983
  • MA with Distinction Award, 1981
  • BA with Distinction Award, 1979

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