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P Nick Blanchard

Professor of Management
Ph.D. Wayne State University (1982)
M.A. San Diego State University (1974)
B.A. University of California, Los Angeles (1972)

300 W. Michigan Avenue 531 Gary M. Owen Building
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Tel: (734) 487-0348 ;
Fax: (734) 487-4100
nick.blanchard@emich.edu

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Professional Summary
Dr. Blanchard has served as Interim Dean and Associate Dean of the College of Business and Head of the Management Department. Dr. Blanchard has consulted with a wide range of clients in the areas of training, team building and other organization performance improvement systems. Clients have included Honda, Ford, Garrett Automotive, Domtar Gypsum, Steelcase, Johnson Controls and various government agencies. Dr. Blanchard's research interests focus around training and development and other performance improvement systems.

Courses Taught
MGMT386 Organizational Behavior and Management
MGMT628 Human Resource Development
MGMT692 3 Credit Hour Thesis

Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Blanchard teaches undergraduate and graduate organizational behavior, human resource development and organizational development.

Selected Publications

Blanchard, P. N. and Thacker, J. W. (2007) Effective Training: Systems, Strategies and Practices, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle, N.J.

Voutsas, K., Bush-Bacelis, J. and Blanchard, P. N. (2007) Gender differences in attitudes towards diversity: A study of current perspectives, Global Education Journal, December.

Thacker, J. W. and Blanchard, P. N. (2005) Effective Training, Pearson Education, Toronto, Canada.

Thacker, J. W., Way, S.A., and Blanchard, P. N. (2000) Training Evaluation: Perspectives and Evidence from Canada, International Journal of Training and Development, December.

McEnery, J. M. and Blanchard, P. N. (1999) Assessing Managerial Skills with Multiple Raters: Validity in a Management Simulation, Human Resource Development Quarterly, 155-172, Summer.

Thacker, J. W. and Blanchard, P. N. (1998) Training evaluation: what should you do? Proceedings of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Professional Affiliations
Academy of Management
American Society for Training and Development