Jim A. McCleskey

Jim A. McCleskey is a Course Faculty Manager at Western Governors University and an Instructor for the Houston Community College System. He holds a Ph.D. in Organization and Management with an emphasis in Leadership Studies and an MBA in Management and Marketing. His research areas of interest include leadership emergence, attachment, dark leadership, leadership efficacy, emotional labor, and affect in organizations. He is a native Texan who lives in the Houston area. He is a husband, a father of three sons, and a new grandfather. When he is not working, he enjoys reading and martial arts.

Publications

“Better Than Human” in Partnership With AI: Enhancing Social Presence Through the Use of Technology
“Better Than Human” in Partnership With AI: Enhancing Social Presence Through the Use of Technology
Jim A. McCleskey, Rebecca M. Melton. © 2024. 31 pages.
The onset of COVID-19 brought about a significant transformation in higher education (HE), expediting an ongoing evolution and compelling institutions and educators to cultivate...
Rolling With the Flow: Online Faculty and Student Presence in a Post-COVID-19 World
Rolling With the Flow: Online Faculty and Student Presence in a Post-COVID-19 World
Jim A. McCleskey, Rebecca M. Melton. © 2022. 22 pages.
COVID-19 created a paradigm shift in higher education (HE), speeding up a process that was already underway and forcing institutions and instructors to develop the competencies...
Business Models to Promote Technology, Culture, and Leadership in Post-COVID-19 Organizations
Business Models to Promote Technology, Culture, and Leadership in Post-COVID-19 Organizations
Joseph Robert Heinzman, Deborah S. Judge, Vincent S. Franklin, Jim A. McCleskey. © 2022. 325 pages.
Technology has always been important to organizations and a crucial aspect of their continued development. Organizations that already relied on the most up-to-date technology and...
Leadership and Strategic Decision Making Under Exogenous Shocks Such as COVID-19
Leadership and Strategic Decision Making Under Exogenous Shocks Such as COVID-19
Jim A. McCleskey. © 2022. 30 pages.
This manuscript addresses three topics relevant to the field of leadership and strategy. The topics include the effect of individual and group decision processes on leadership...