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by William J. Rothwell (Editor), Phillip L. Ealy (Editor), Jamie Campbell (Editor)
Research has shown that having a diverse organization only improves and enhances businesses. Forbes and Time report that diversity is an $8 Billion a year investment. However, poorly implementing diversity programs have damaging effects on the organization and the very individuals these programs attempt to help.
Author Biography
William J. Rothwell, PhD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, RODC, CPTD Fellow, is Distinguished Professor in the Master of Professional Studies in Organization Development and Change program and also in the PhD program of Workforce Education and Development at the Pennsylvania State University. He has authored, coauthored, edited, and coedited 127 books since 1987. His recent books since 2017 include Organization Development (OD) Interventions: Executing Effective Organizational Change (Routledge, 2021); Virtual Coaching to Improve Group Relationships: Process Consultation Reimagined (Routledge, 2021); The Essential HR Guide for Small Business and Start Ups (Society for Human Resource Management, 2020); Increasing Learning and Development's Impact through Accreditation (Palgrave, 2020); Adult Learning Basics, 2nd ed. (Association for Talent Development, 2020) Workforce Development: Guidelines for Community College Professionals, 2nd ed. (Rowman-Littlefield, 2020); Human Performance Improvement: Building Practitioner Performance, 3rd ed. (Routledge, 2018); Innovation Leadership (Routledge, 2018), Evaluating Organization Development: How to Ensure and Sustain the Successful Transformation (CRC Press, 2017), Marketing Organization Development Consulting: A How-To Guide for OD Consultants (CRC Press, 2017), and Assessment and Diagnosis for Organization Development: Powerful Tools and Perspectives for the OD Practitioner (CRC Press, 2017).
Phillip L. Ealy, MPS, is a retired U.S. Army Officer where he spent time integrating women into previously restricted combat arms roles. He also developed U.S. and foreign militaries, building international coalitions. He works as the coaching coordinator for the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) grant program. In this role, Ealy trains and develops coaches that work with land-grant universities on implementing government-funded programs for local communities. Ealy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Organization Development and Change and is finishing a PhD in Workforce Education and Development with an emphasis in human resource development and organization development from the Pennsylvania State University. He holds an undergraduate degree in communications from West Virginia State University.
Jamie Campbell, MEd, serves as the Assistant Dean for Diversity Enhancement Programs at the Smeal College of Business. He has served as a panelist on topics ranging from social justice to students' issues, and has been a keynote speaker for various leadership programs. He also serves as an advisor to several student organizations within the Smeal College of Business and continues to mentor graduates working in Fortune 500 companies. Campbell is a 1995 graduate of Morehouse College where he obtained his BA in sociology. He obtained his MEd with concentrations in adult education and instruction education from Central Michigan University in 2003. He is a PhD student in the Workforce Education and Development program with concentrations in organization design and human resource development at the Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on successionplanning as a form of crisis management.
