Academic History

Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2002
M.B.A., Management, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1992
B.S., Marketing, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1985

Areas of Interest

Appreciative inquiry
Group dynamics and communication
Interpersonal relationships in organizations
Leadership development
Mixed-method (interpretive and positivistic) research
Organization development consulting
Virtual/global teams

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Hart, R.K. (2006). Communication in Distributed Teams: A Comprehensive Typology. 2006 Academy of Management National Meeting, Atlanta.
• Hart, R.K. & Conklin, T. (2006). Appreciative Inquiry in Management Education: Measuring the Success of Co-created Learning. 2006 Academy of Management National Meeting, Atlanta.
• Hart, R.K. & McLeod, P.L. (2003).  Rethinking Team Building in Geographically Dispersed Teams: One Message At a Time. Organizational Dynamics, 31(4).
• Hart, R.K. & McLeod, P.L. (2003). Personal Relationships in Geographically Dispersed Work Teams: Leading Through Everyday Communication. 2003 Academy of Management National Meeting, Seattle.
• Hart, R.K. (2002). Constructing Close Relationships Through Task-Oriented Interaction: A Model of Interpersonal Relationships in Geographically Dispersed Teams. National Communication Association, New Orleans.
• Hart, R.K. & Fambrough, M.A. (2002). Teaching Relationships and Relationships in Teaching. Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Orange, Calif.
• Hart, R.K. (2001).  Constituting Relationships in Communication: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Peer Relationships in Geographically Dispersed Teams. In M. Beyerlein, D. A. Johnson, & S. T. Beyerlein (Eds.). Virtual Teams:  Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams.   
• Hart, R.K. (2001). The Language of Relationships: How Strong and Weak Peer Relationships are Constituted in the Language of Geographically Dispersed Teams. Panel Session on Language and Discourse in Organizations. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Hart, R.K. (2000). The Conversation of Relationship: An Emerging Theoretical Perspective for Understanding Relationships in Geographically Dispersed Teams. Annual Symposium on Organization, Work Team and Individual Effectiveness, Center for the Study of Work Teams, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. 

Professional Memberships

Academy of Management