David Palmer

Education

B.S. - Management Science, State University of New York University Center at Binghamton
M.B.A. - Bowling Green State University
Ph.D. - Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management, Purdue University

Academic Responsibilities

HRM 460 - Human Resource Management
MGMT 334 - Small Business Management
MGMT 360 - Organizations and Management
PSYC 602 - Advanced Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSYC 627 - Teams in Organizations
PSYC 728/MGMT 792 - Leadership and Motivation

Awards and Honors

Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2017

John Becker Faculty Research Incentive Fund (High Impact Research) 2015, 2016
College of Business and Technology, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Tenured Faculty Scholarship Award 2007-2008, 2015-2016
College of Business and Technology, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Award for Outstanding Service 2014
Nebraska Economics and Business Association

Distinguished Research Award 2012
Business and Leadership Symposium, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS

Faculty Mentor of Undergraduate Research 2002
College of Business and Technology, University of Nebraska at Kearney

ANBAR Citation of Excellence 1999
Journal of Managerial Psychology (Special Issue on Polychronicity)

Grants

Comics in Medicine & Teaching: Rethinking Comics as a Therapeutic and Educational Tool 2015
University of Nebraska at Kearney Colloquium, ($20,000 grant)
Fleig-Palmer, M. M., Kastello, L., Honeyman, S., Fritson, K., & Palmer, D. K. (organizers)

Professional Memberships

Academy of Management (Human Resource Management Division, Organizational Behavior Division)
Association for Psychological Science
Comics Studies Society
Nebraska Economics and Business Association
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (APA Division 14)
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)

Area(s) of Research

Psychological aspects of organizational time (OB)
Structured selection interviews (HRM)
Interview training (HRM)
Generational differences/demographics (HRM/OB)
American comic book industry (Management)

Applications of Research

Palmer, D. K. (2016). Taking time seriously as a component of employee resilience. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, (9)2, 517-522.

Palmer, D. K. (2016). The tail that wags the dog: The impact of distribution on the development and direction of the American comic book industry. In C. Brienza & P. Johnston (eds.), Cultures of Comics Work [Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels] (pp. 235-249). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Palmer, D. K. (2016). The people of the Plains are micropolitan. In J. M. Blauwkamp (Ed.), People of the Plains: Studies of the People of the Great Plains (pp. 108-119). Kearney, NE: University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Palmer, D. K., & Fleig-Palmer, M. M. (2015). Integrating trustworthiness for a more nuanced understanding of nepotism and cronyism. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 8(1), 22-27.

Fleig-Palmer, M. M., Lear, J. L., Palmer, D. K., & Luethke, T. (2012). How do mentors and protégés choose each other? The influence of benevolence, OCB, and POS on initiation of mentoring relationships. Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice and Teaching, 8, 32-42.

Palmer, D. K. (2010). The importance of superheroes to the American comic book industry, 1958-1962. Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice and Teaching, 6, 116-128.

Palmer, D. K. (2010). The evolution of the American comic book industry: Are we entering the third wave? Advances in Business Research, 1(1), 232-239.

Hughes, L. W., & Palmer, D. K. (2007). An investigation of the effects of psychological contract and organization-based self-esteem on organizational commitment in a sample of permanent and contingent workers. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 14(2), 143-156.

Palmer, D. K. (2006). The polychronic leader: What would leadership research look like if we considered polychronicity? Journal of Business and Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching, 2(1), 99-107.

Rathert, C., Fleig-Palmer, M. M., & Palmer, D. K. (2006). Minimizing medical errors: A qualitative analysis of health care providers’ views on improving patient safety. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 11(4), 5-17.

Palmer, D. K. (2005). Human resource management in the Great Plains with a micropolitan twist: Ten research propositions. Journal of Business and Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching, 1, 192-200.

Palmer, D. K. (2003). Multiple organizational times and the concept of plurichronicity. 2003 Conference Proceedings of the Midwest Division of the Academy of Management, St. Louis, MO, April 2003.

Williams, M. L., Malos, S. B., & Palmer, D. K. (2002). Satisfaction with benefits: Construct dimensionality and theoretical antecedents. Journal of Management, 28, 195-215.

Palmer, D. K., & Schoorman, F. D. (1999). Unpackaging the multiple aspects of time in polychronicity. Journal of Managerial Psychology (Special Issue on Polychronicity), 14(3/4), 323-344.

Palmer, D. K., Campion, M. A., & Green, P. C. (1999). Interview training for both applicant and interviewer. In R. W. Eder & M. M. Harris (Eds.), The Employment Interview Handbook (pp. 337-351). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Campion, M. A., Palmer, D. K., & Campion, J. E. (1998). Structuring employment interviews to improve reliability, validity, and users’ reactions. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 7, 77-82.

Campion, M. A., Palmer, D. K., & Campion, J. E. (1997). A review of structure in the selection interview. Personnel Psychology, 50, 655-702.

Campion, M. A., & Palmer, D. K. (1996). Discovering corporate consciousness. Journal of Business and Psychology, 10, 389-400.