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Dr. Kline Kline Harrison

Associate Provost for Global Affairs, Kemper Professor of Business
OFFICE: Reynolda 305D
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BIOGRAPHY

Kline Harrison is the Associate Provost for Global Affairs at Wake Forest University. Prior to assuming his current role, he was an Associate Dean in the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy at the University. He joined the faculty in 1990 after having received his undergraduate degree in Organizational Management from the University of Virginia in 1980 and his doctorate from the University in Maryland in Organizational Behavior in 1987. His dissertation examined the comparative effects of training methods in preparing managers for cross-cultural assignments. His research has focused on various aspects of international organizational and human resource management with a recent emphasis on the impact of personality variables on students' study abroad experiences.

HONORS

  • 2008 - Mark Reece Faculty Advisor Award, Interfraternity Council
  • 2005 - Kemper Professor of Business, James S. Kemper Foundation
  • 2002 - Calloway School Alumni Teaching Award, Wake Forest University
  • 1997 - Omicron Delta Kappa Award, Wake Forest Universtiy

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Cross-cultural attitudes and adjustment among expartriate employees and students

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • Organizational Theory and Behavior
  • Global Trade and Commerce
  • Study Abroad

EDUCATION

  • Ph D, University of maryland (Organizational Behavior) - 1987
  • BS, University of Virginia (Management) - 1980

PUBLICATIONS

Frontiers: The International Journal of Study Abroad

The Impact of Cultural Intelligence and Psychological Hardiness
Harrison, K. , &  Brower, H.

Frontiers: The International Journal of Study Abroad

The Impact of Cultural Intelligence and Psychological Hardiness
Harrison, K. , &  Brower, H.

International Journal of Arts and Sciences

The impact of cultural intelligence and psychological hardiness on adjustment and homesickness among study abroad students
Harrison, K. , &  Brower, H. (2010)

International Journal of Arts and Sciences

The impact of cultural intelligence and psychological hardiness on adjustment and homesickness among study abroad students
Harrison, K. , &  Brower, H. (2010)

Frontiers: The International Journal of Study Abroad

Two Personality Variables and the Cross-cultural Adjustment of Study Abroad Students
Harrison, K. , &  Voelker, E. (2008)

Frontiers: The International Journal of Study Abroad

Two Personality Variables and the Cross-cultural Adjustment of Study Abroad Students
Harrison, K. , &  Voelker, E. (2008)

Frontiers: The International Journal of Study Abroad

The Relationship between International Study Tour Effects and the Personality Variables of Self-Monitoring and Core Self-Evaluations
Harrison, J. K. (2006)

Frontiers: The International Journal of Study Abroad

The Relationship between International Study Tour Effects and the Personality Variables of Self-Monitoring and Core Self-Evaluations
Harrison, J. K. (2006)

Social Science Journal

Characteristics of "State of the Art" Leaders: Productive Narcissism versus Emotional Intelligence and Level 5 Capabilities
Harrison, J. K. , &  Clough, M. W.

Social Science Journal

Characteristics of "State of the Art" Leaders: Productive Narcissism versus Emotional Intelligence and Level 5 Capabilities
Harrison, J. K. , &  Clough, M. W.

SAM Advanced Management Journal

The Relation Between Employee Perceptions of Stakeholder Balance and Corporate Financial Performance
Marcum, B. ,  Bridges, S. , &  Harrison, K. (2003)

SAM Advanced Management Journal

The Relation Between Employee Perceptions of Stakeholder Balance and Corporate Financial Performance
Marcum, B. ,  Bridges, S. , &  Harrison, K. (2003)