Wednesday, 23 April 2008 09:41

Dr. Fred Luthans, Ph.D., George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Dr. Luthans, who has long brought a sense of energy and passion to his work, is known as the founding father of the field of Organizational Behavior, the largest division in the National Academy of Management as well as a core area taught in every business school in the world. A true pioneer in his field, Dr. Luthans is one of the very first scholars to apply behavioral science to the management of human resources in the workplace.

His book, "Organizational Behavior," now in its 11th edition, is generally considered the first text in the field. More recently, Dr. Luthans has been applying positive psychology to the workplace – in what he calls positive organizational behavior and psychological capital – which focuses on building human strengths at work rather than only managing weaknesses. Dr. Luthans also boasts a steady stream of top-tier publications, and has been named among the Top Five published authors of the prestigious Academy of Management Journal and the Academy of Management Review.

Dr. Luthans was presented with the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award (ORCA), recognizing individual faculty members for research and creative activity of international or national significance. He was selected by a committee of outstanding peers.


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