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Mark A. Davis

Title: Professor

Department: Management

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Virginia Tech, 1984
    Major: Psychology
    Specialization: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • MA, Middle Tennessee State University, 1978
    Major: Psychology
  • BS, University of Alabama, 1976
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2024 SPOT
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarFall 8W1 2023 SPOT
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2023 SPOT
MGMT 5210.003Human Resource Management SeminarFall 8W2 2022 SPOT
MGMT 6950.003Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
MGMT 3720.006Organizational BehaviorSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarFall 8W2 2021 SPOT
MGMT 5210.026Human Resource Management SeminarFall 8W2 2021 SPOT
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSummer 3W1 2021
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2021
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
MGMT 5140.002Organizational Behavior and AnalysisSpring 8W2 2021 SPOT
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarFall 8W2 2020 SPOT
MGMT 5210.026Human Resource Management SeminarFall 8W2 2020 SPOT
MGMT 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2020
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSpring 2020
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchFall 2019
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 8W1 2019 SPOT
MGMT 5530.080Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 8W1 2019 SPOT
MGMT 6950.701Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2019 SPOT
MGMT 5210.080Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2019 SPOT
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSpring 2019
MGMT 5140.002Organizational Behavior and AnalysisSpring 2019 SPOT
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarFall 8W2 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5210.080Human Resource Management SeminarFall 8W2 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5210.086Human Resource Management SeminarFall 8W2 2018 SPOT
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchFall 2018
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 8W1 2018 SPOT
MGMT 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2018
MGMT 6950.701Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5210.080Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5210.086Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2018
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSpring 2018
MGMT 5140.002Organizational Behavior and AnalysisSpring 2018 SPOT
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
MGMT 3860.001Human Resource ManagementFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 8W1 2017 SPOT
MGMT 5530.080Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 8W1 2017 SPOT
MGMT 3860.001Human Resource ManagementSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2017 SPOT
MGMT 5210.080Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2017 SPOT
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSpring 2017
MGMT 6900.720Special ProblemsSpring 2017
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchFall 2016
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 2016 SPOT
MGMT 6860.001Seminar in Human Resource ManagementFall 2016 SPOT
MGMT 6900.720Special ProblemsFall 2016
MGMT 3860.001Human Resource ManagementSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2016 SPOT
MGMT 5210.080Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 8W1 2016 SPOT
MGMT 6900.720Special ProblemsSpring 2016
MGMT 3860.001Human Resource ManagementFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 2015 SPOT
MGMT 6900.720Special ProblemsFall 2015
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2015
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSpring 2015
MGMT 3860.001Human Resource ManagementSpring 2015 Syllabus
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 2015
MGMT 6900.720Special ProblemsSpring 2015
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationFall 2014
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 2014
MGMT 6860.001Seminar in Human Resource ManagementFall 2014
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2014
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSpring 2014
MGMT 3860.001Human Resource ManagementSpring 2014
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSpring 2014
MGMT 5140.003Organizational Behavior and AnalysisSpring 2014
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationFall 2013
MGMT 3860.003Human Resource ManagementFall 2013
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchFall 2013
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 2013
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2013
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSummer 10W 2013
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSpring 2013
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationFall 2012
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchFall 2012
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 2012
MGMT 6860.001Seminar in Human Resource ManagementFall 2012
MGMT 6910.700Special ProblemsFall 2012
MGMT 6910.720Special ProblemsFall 2012
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSummer 10W 2012
MGMT 6900.720Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2012
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 2012
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSpring 2012
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsSpring 2012
MGMT 6900.720Special ProblemsSpring 2012
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchFall 2011
MGMT 5140.002Organizational Behavior and AnalysisFall 2011
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSummer 10W 2011
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 2011
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSpring 2011
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsSpring 2011
MGMT 5530.026Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsSpring 2011
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchFall 2010
MGMT 5140.002Organizational Behavior and AnalysisFall 2010
MGMT 6900.720Special ProblemsFall 2010
MGMT 6910.720Special ProblemsFall 2010
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSummer 10W 2010
MGMT 6900.720Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2010
MGMT 6910.707Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2010
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 2010
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSpring 2010
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsSpring 2010
MGMT 6910.720Special ProblemsSpring 2010
MGMT 3860.002Human Resource ManagementFall 2009
MGMT 3860.026Human Resource ManagementFall 2009
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchFall 2009
MGMT 5140.002Organizational Behavior and AnalysisFall 2009
MGMT 6910.720Special ProblemsFall 2009
MGMT 6950.720Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2009
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSummer 10W 2009
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchSummer 8W1 2009
MGMT 5900.720Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2009
MGMT 6910.707Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2009
MGMT 6910.720Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2009
MGMT 6950.700Doctoral DissertationSpring 2009
MGMT 6950.701Doctoral DissertationSpring 2009
MGMT 3860.002Human Resource ManagementSpring 2009
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 2009
MGMT 5210.791Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 2009
MGMT 5550.001Professional Project in Health Services ManagementSpring 2009
MGMT 6910.720Special ProblemsSpring 2009
MGMT 6950.701Doctoral DissertationFall 2008
MGMT 6940.720Individual ResearchFall 2008
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 2008
MGMT 5140.002Organizational Behavior and AnalysisFall 2008
MGMT 6910.720Special ProblemsFall 2008
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSummer 10W 2008
MGMT 6910.701Special ProblemsSummer 3W1 2008
MGMT 3860.002Human Resource ManagementSpring 2008
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 2008
MGMT 6940.701Individual ResearchSpring 2008
MGMT 6940.702Individual ResearchSpring 2008
MGMT 6910.720Special ProblemsSpring 2008
MGMT 5530.001Operation and Management of Physician Practice OrganizationsFall 2007
MGMT 5140.002Organizational Behavior and AnalysisFall 2007
MGMT 3860.002Human Resource ManagementSpring 2007
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 2007
MGMT 5900.720Special ProblemsSpring 2007
MGMT 5140.003Organizational Behavior and AnalysisFall 2006
MGMT 6100.001Seminar in Organizational BehaviorFall 2006
MGMT 5900.701Special ProblemsFall 2006
MGMT 3720.002Organizational BehaviorSummer 5W2 2006
MGMT 5140.001Organizational Behavior and AnalysisSummer 3W1 2006
MGMT 5900.729Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2006
MGMT 5210.001Human Resource Management SeminarSpring 2006
MGMT 5900.720Special ProblemsSpring 2006
MGMT 5140.002Organizational Behavior and AnalysisSummer 3W1 2005
MGMT 5900.729Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2005
MGMT 5540.001Management of Health Service Organizations IISpring 2005
MGMT 5900.720Special ProblemsSpring 2005
MGMT 5520.001Management of Health Service Organizations IFall 2004
MGMT 6100.001Seminar in Organizational BehaviorFall 2004
MGMT 5900.720Special ProblemsFall 2004

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Davis, M.A., Schnelle, J.F., Geller, E.S., E. K. Morris & C. J. Braukman. (1987). Law enforcement and crime prevention. Behavioral Approaches to Crime and Delinquency. 225 250. New York, Plenum.
  • Conference Proceeding

  • Davis, M.A., Cox, M.Z. (2016). The Influence of Relative Performance And Bad Apple Succession on Organizational Misconduct: A Study of FBS Football Programs. Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA..
  • Cox, M., Davis, M.A. (2011). Understanding Organizational Misconduct: A Longitudinal Study of NCAA Violations in College Football. Academy of Management Conference.
  • Davis, M.A. (1989). Establishing the link between nursing home costs and nursing home quality.. 280-290. Quality of Life/Marketing Conference.
  • Davis, M.A. (1988). Task perceptions and job satisfaction relations among nursing home aides.. 270-275. Academy of Management Southwest Conference.
  • Journal Article

  • Ostermeir, K., Davis, M.A., Pavur, R.J. (2020). Personality Configurations in Teams: A Comparison of Compilation and Composition Models. Team Performance Management: An International Journal.
  • Davis, M.A. (2019). The Undergraduate Situational Judgment Test:  An Active Learning Project for Teaching Selection Tool Effectiveness. Journal of Management Education.
  • Davis, M.A. (2019). Managerial Aspirations and Suspect Leaders: The Effect of Relative Performance and Leader Succession on Organizational Misconduct. Journal of Business Ethics.
  • Cernas-Ortiz, D., Davis, M.A. (2016). Future and past negative time perspective influences on job satisfaction and organizational commitment in Mexico and the United States. Management Research Review. 14 (3) 317-338.
  • Davis, M.A., Pavur, R.J. (2015). Understanding claims-basedquality profiles inprimarycarepractice: The roleofofficesystemtoolsand health informationtechnology. Health Care Management Review. 39 (4) 293-304.
  • Davis, M.A., Pavur, R.J. (2014). Understanding claims-based quality profiles in primary care practice: The role of office system tools and health information technology.. Health Care Management Review. 39 (4) 293-304.
  • Davis, M.A., Pavur, R.J. (2011). The Relationship between Office System Tools and Evidence-Based Care in Primary Care Physician Practice. Health Services Management Research. 24 107-113.
  • Davis, M.A. (2009). Understanding the Relationship between Mood and Creativity: A Meta-Analysis. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 108 25-38.
  • Davis, M.A., Miles, G., McDowell, W. (2008). Environmental Scanning as a Moderator of Strategy-Performance Relationships: An Empirical Analysis of Physical Therapy Facilities. Health Services Management Research. 21 81-92.
  • Davis, M.A., Kirby, S.L., Curtis, M.B. (2007). The Influence of Affect on Goal Choice and Task Performance. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 37 14-42.
  • Curtis, M.B., Davis, M.A. (2003). Assessing Knowledge Structure in Accounting Education: An Application of Pathfinder Associative Networks.. Journal of Accounting Education. 21 185-195.
  • Davis, M.A., Curtis, M.B., Tschetter, J. (2003). Evaluating Cognitive Training Outcomes: Validity and Utility of Structural Knowledge Assessment.. Journal of Business And Psychology. 18 (2) 191-206.
  • Davis, M.A. (2003). Factors related to bridge employment participation among private sector early retirees.. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 63 55-71.
  • Davis, M.A., Anderson, M., Curtis, M.B. (2001). Measuring ethical ideology in business ethics: A critical analysis of the ethics position questionnaire.. Journal of Business Ethics. 32 35-53.
  • Kirby, S.L., Davis, M.A. (1998). A study of escalating commitment in principal-agent relationships: Effects of monitoring and personal responsibility. Journal of Applied Psychology. 83 (2) 206-217.
  • Davis, M.A., Johnson, N.B., Ohmer, D.G. (1998). Issue contingent effects on ethical decision making: A cross-cultural comparison.. Journal of Business Ethics. 17 373-389.
  • Davis, M.A., Freeman, J.W., Kirby, E. (1998). Nursing home performance under case-mix reimbursement: Responding to heavy-care incentives and market changes. Health Services Research. 33 (4) 815-833.
  • Davis, M.A., Sebastian, J.G., Tschetter, J. (1997). Measuring quality of nursing home service: Residents' perspective. Psychological Reports. 81 531-542.
  • Davis, M.A., Provan, K.G. (1996). A cost constrained model of strategic orientation in nursing homes.. Health Services Research. 9 24-33.
  • Kelley, S.W., Davis, M.A. (1994). Antecedents to customer expectations for service recovery. Journal of The Academy of Marketing Science. 22 (1) 52-61.
  • Davis, M.A., Freeman, J.W. (1994). Excess demand and cost relationships among Kentucky nursing homes. Health Care Financing Review. 15 (3) 1-15.
  • Kelley, S.W., Hoffman, D.K., Davis, M.A. (1993). A typology of retail service failures and recoveries.. Journal of Retailing. 69 (4) 429-452.
  • Davis, M.A. (1993). Nursing Home Ownership Revisited: Market, Cost, and Quality Relationships. Medical Care. 31 1062-1068.
  • Davis, M.A., Foshee, D.P., LaRosa, P. (1992). Emotion work in supervisor-subordinate relations: Gender differences in the perception of angry displays.. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research. 27 513-531.
  • Foshee, D.P., Davis, M.A., Stone, M.A. (1991). Evaluating the impact of criterion-referenced measurement on remediation decisions. Remedial and Special Education,. Remedial and Special Education. 12 48-52.
  • Davis, M.A. (1991). On nursing home quality: A review and analysis.. Medical Care Review. 48 129-165.
  • Davis, M.A., Bobko, P. (1986). Contextual effects on escalation processes in public sector decision making. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 37 121-138.
  • Bobko, P., Davis, M.A., Segar, H. (1986). Public sector versus private sector context as a mediator of financial allocation decisions. Journal of Management. 12 113-120.
  • Bobko, D., Bobko, P., Davis, M.A. (1986). The effect of visual display scale on duration estimates. Human Factors. 28 153-158.
  • Bobko, P., Bobko, D., Davis, M.A. (1984). A multidimensional scaling of video games. Human Factors. 26 477-482.
  • Davis, M.A., Geller, E.S. (1984). Citizen crime prevention: Some promising applications of behavioral community psychology. Psychological Documents. 14 25-27.
  • Morris, L.W., Davis, M.A., Hutchings, C.H. (1981). Cognitive and emotional components of anxiety: Literature review and revised worry emotionality scale. Journal of Educational Psychology. 73 541-555.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Davis, M.A., "Faculty Research Grant," sponsored by University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2009 - 2009).
  • Davis, M.A., "College of Business Research Seed Money Grant," sponsored by UNT College of Business, $8000 Funded. (2008 - 2008).
  • Davis, M.A., "Teaching with Technology," sponsored by University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2002 - 2002).
  • Davis, M.A., "Course Development Grant," sponsored by University of Kentucky, $2500 Funded. (1994 - 1994).
  • Davis, M.A., "Measuring Nursing Home Service Quality," sponsored by Ashland Oil, Inc., $5000 Funded. (1993 - 1993).
  • Davis, M.A., "Mini-Grant - Nursing Home Rate Survey," sponsored by University of Kentucky, $485 Funded. (1992 - 1992).
  • Davis, M.A., "Mini-Grant – Nursing Home Administrator Survey," sponsored by University of Kentucky, $500 Funded. (1990 - 1990).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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