David Cowan

Professor

Management

Profile	Biography	Courses

Academic Background

Professor, Department of Management, Miami University (1996–Present).
Associate Professor, Department of Management, Miami University (1991–1996).
Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Miami University (1988–1991).
Assistant Professor, Department of Management, University of Notre Dame (1984–1988).
Instructor, University of Notre Dame (1983–1984).
Assistant Instructor of Organizational Behavior and Marketing, University of Kansas (1979–1983).
Associate Instructor, Arizona State University (1978–1979).
Assistant Instructor of Marketing, University of Kansas (1977–1978).
Research Assistant, Arizona State University (1975–1976).

Cowan, D. A. & Adams, K. B. (in press). Talking circles, leadership competencies, and inclusive learning: Expanding the frame of business education. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching.
Cowan, D. A. (2007). Artistic undertones of humanistic leadership education. Journal of Management Education, 31(2), 156-180.
Cowan, D. A. (2007). Don’t move until you see it: Searching for intellectual maturity. Journal of Management Inquiry, 16(2), 174-178.
Rogers, J. L., Roberts, D. C., & Cowan, D. A. (2006). Integral multidisciplinary leadership learning. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 10 (2), 141-152.
Cowan, D. A. (2005). Translating spiritual intelligence into leadership competencies. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 2 (1), 3-38.
Cowan, D. A. (2005). Learning to diversify yourself. World Futures -- the Journal of General Evolution, 61 (5), 347-369.

Research: integral ways of learning and knowing; non-traditional philosophies of leadership and organizing; multiple intelligences; cross-cultural understanding; wisdom & the development of higher levels of consciousness; arts and aesthetics
Teaching: leadership & learning; organizational change; cross-cultural management; alternative ways of organizing; spirituality and organizing; multinational teams; creativity, transformation, & renewal