James R Calvin

James R Calvin
Associate professor
The John's Hopkins Carey Business school, USA

Biography

Dr. James R. Calvin is associate Professor and director of the Leadership Development Program (LDP) for Minority Managers at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He is on the faculty of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and serves on the executive board of the Center for Africana Studies (CAS). He is also an associated faculty member of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Calvin has management experience in several areas of business, the nonprofit sector and government sectors across the United States and the world. In the field of executive leadership development and organizational development, Dr. Calvin has consulted for Fannie Mae, General Electric, Verizon, KPMG, GENCO, PepsiCo, Xerox Quality Services, the Brookings Institution, QVC Inc., the World Bank and various federal agencies such as NASA and GSA. He also consults for several local and national foundations. He is conducting research in the areas of global leadership and management development, learning organizations and systems, culture and diversity management and community leadership development and transformation. He serves on the editorial boards of several national and international journals, including the Human Resources Journal (HR), Advanced Management Journal (AMJ) and Community Development Journal (CDJ).

Research Interest

Building Teams and Developing Teamwork
Diversity and Conflict in Organizational and Community Settings
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Principles of Organizational Leadership
Project and Team Management