Courses:
MGT 701
Managerial Skills
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James Fairfield-Sonn
Dean and Professor of Management
Phone: 860-768-4243, Room A306
fairfield@hartford.edu
Chair of the Management Department
(1987-1990), Director of the Executive MBA (1993-1995),
Interim Dean (2004-2005) and Dean (2005-present).
Education: BS University of Massachusetts (1970), MS Cornell ILR (1979)
Ph.D Yale (1985)
Research Interests: Understanding how leaders and managers can enhance organizational, group and individual performance by creating greater alignment among a firm's vision, culture
and strategic management systems.
Selected Scholarship Books and Articles: Sumukadas, N., Fairfield-Sonn, J.W.
and Morgan, S. (2005) Demystifying statistical process control. "Simulation & Gaming", 36 (1):
134-145......Fairfield-Sonn, J.W., Morgan, S. and Sumukadas, N. (2004). The powerof process improvement. "Simulation & Gaming", 35 (4): 517-524......Fairfield-Sonn, J.W. (2003).
Forging a postmerger identity: Tough work in the executive suite. In. Buono (Ed.) "Research in Management Consulting: Enhancing Interfirm Networks and Interorganizational Strategies" Information Age Press, 51-70.........Fairfield-Sonn, J.W., Ogilvie, J.R. and DelVecchio, G. (2002). Mergers, acquisitions and long-term
employee attitudes. "Journal of Business and Economic Studies" 8 (2): 1-16......Fairfield-Sonn, J.W. (2001). "Corporate Culture and the Quality Organization" Westport, CT: Quorum Books.
Professional Activities: Member, Academy of Management, Life Member, Human Resource Management Association of Central Connecticut.
Consultancies: BASF, GE, IBM, ITT, United Health Care, Yale.
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