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Dr. Dorothy Marcic is adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and recently was Director of the Doctoral and Masters Programs in Human Resource Development at Vanderbilt.

She is a former Fulbright Scholar at the University of Economics-Prague and the Czech Management Center, where she taught MBA students and practicing managers. Dr. Marcic has conducted over 1000 highly-rated seminars on many topics and has done consulting for managers at AT&T Bell Labs; the Governor and Cabinet of North Dakota; the US. Department of State; United Parcel Service; USAA Insurance; Aerial Beauty Supply Company; the US Air Force; Slovak Management Assoc; Eurotel; Hawaii Governor’s Commission on the status of women; University of Western Australia; Czech Ministry of Finance, and numerous other organizations—assisting them to become more productive and innovative.

She spearheaded organizational analysis and intervention projects with the Cattaraugus Center, two arts organizations in the Twin Cities, and the Salt River-Pima Indian Tribe in Arizona. In addition, she worked to develop a three-week management training program on empowerment for Hallmark Corp and has served as advisor to the US Ambassador of the Czech Republic.

She served as delegate to the UN Economic and Social Develop Summit in Copenhagen and gave three workshops on ethical management at the NGO Forum.

The author of Managing With the Wisdom of Love: Uncovering Virtue in People and Organizations (Jossey-Bass) and RESPECT: Women and Popular Music (Texere Pub.), Dr. Marcic has other books: Organizational Behavior and Management International with West Publishing and Women and Men in Organizations, George Washington University Press, and a book on high performance in the service industry, with total book sales over 500,000.

While living in La Crosse, she hosted a weekly radio program entitled "Mind Your Business", and was selected as "Woman of the Year" by the La Crosse, Wisconsin YWCA.

Dr. Marcic began her extensive and varied academic career at Arizona State University. During her years as MBA Director at St. Bonaventure University, she organized several major business conferences. At the University of Wisconsins-La Crosse, Dorothy coordinated the Russell Cleary Seminar Series on Entrepreneurship.

Her expertise also includes working with cross-cultural people and organizations. She served as faculty member for two years at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico, and later supervised a summer school in Guatemala. Because of her expertise in Latin America, she was selected as a consultant to a UN project in Guatemala. In addition, she has been organizational consultant and management trainer to US State Dept. in the Czech Republic, Guatemala and Washington, DC. She has working knowledge of German, Czech and Spanish languages.

Dr. Marcic has done extensive work in media (two weekly TV programs, production assistant on Mister Rogers Neighborhood) which led to her scripting a videotape on personality types produced at AT&T Bell Labs. During her five years of consulting with Bell Labs, Dorothy developed the training program, Management of Diversity.

She has been an active member of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary International, and the Board of Directors of the European Bahá’í Business Forum where her understanding of organizations and people is not only enhanced but put into community service.

Dr. Marcic's curriculum vita is available as a PDF download.

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Selected Clients in Consulting Projects

  USAA Insurance Co.

 

Creating Values-based Work Environment   1997-98
  Vanderbilt University   Large Group Intervention for Culture Change   1998
  Ford Motor Autopal, Czech   Team-building; Communications   1995
  GiroCredit Prague   Team-building; Cross-cultural   1995
  Coco-Cola Amatil, Czech   Human Resource Mgt.   1994-95
  U.S. Air Force/The Pentagon;
  Nuclear Disarm. Div.
  Standardization of Business Processes; Downsizing   1994 & 1998
  Eurotel   Strategic Mgt. Development; Standardization of Business Process; Cross-cultural   1994
  U.S. Embassy, Czech Republic   Org. Audit; Supervisory and Cross-cultural Training   1993-95
  Amoco Oil Company   Leadership Developmernt; Continuous Improvement   1991
  Idea Connection Systems   Development of Leadership Development Materials   1990-91
  Hallmark Corporation   Empowerment and Leadership Development   1990-91
  The New Dance Company   Organizational Audit   1990
  Film in the Cities   Organizational Audit   1989-90
  Aerial Beauty Supply Company   Leadership and Communications Training   1988-92
  Cattaraugus County
  Rehabilitation Center
  Management and Communications Audit   1980-81
  North Dakota Governor and Cabinet   Leadership Development   1979
  North Dakota
  State Highway Department
 

Communications Audit and Organization Development; Team-building

  1979-80
  U. S. Embassy, Guatemala   Communications and Leadership Training   1978
  Salt River Pima Indian Tribe   Community Assessment of Management, Econ, Health, and Educational Systems   1978-79
  AT&T Bell Labs   Leadership Development, Management Skills; Team-building   1978-83
  Autonomous University
  Guadalajara, Mexico
  Analysis of Sanagement Systems and Proposal for Leadership Development   1976-78
  United Nations
  World Health Organization
  Communication Development in Latin America   1976
  Samaritan Health Service   Team-building; Group Decision-making   1976-78

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