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 William L. Sparks
Office: Dana 303
Phone: 704-337-2342
Email:
sparksw@queens.edu
Will Sparks is an
Associate Professor of Management Science at the McColl School of
Business at Queens University of Charlotte. Concurrently, he
serves as the Director for the Graduate Program in Organization Development
at the McColl School. He is the Managing Director William L. Sparks &
Associates, LLC, a professional services firmed focused on leadership
and team development, corporate creativity and innovation, and change
management. He has consulted with a variety of organizations in the public
and private sectors, including the U.S. Navy, Wachovia, Transamerica,
GlaxoSmithKline, Anheuser-Busch, the Bank of America, Duke Energy, the
Emergency Winter Shelter, the Charlotte Rescue Mission, the United Way, and
the Department of Energy.
Will has published
numerous research papers and book chapters, and has contributed articles to
The Charlotte Observer and the Charlotte Business Journal. He
is a coauthor of the book, The Combustion Research Facility: A Model for
the 21st Century Open-User Facility, an R&D management case
history published by the Department of Energy. He is a member of the
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), the OD Network,
the American Society for Quality Management, the Academy of
Management, and the Southern Management Association. He received
the Fuqua Distinguished Educator Award for excellence in teaching at
Queens in 2003 and 2005.
He holds a B.A. in
Psychology and Philosophy from Winthrop University, an M.A. in Industrial /
Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management from Appalachian
State University. He completed his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and
Development under the direction of Dr. Jerry B. Harvey from the School of
Business and Public Management at The George Washington University where his
research focused on group dynamics, organizational culture, and leadership.
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