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John Daniel Sherman, Ph.D.

John Daniel Sherman, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, College of Business Administration

Professor of Management

Office: Business Administration Bldg. 102D
Phone: 256.824.6058
Email: Dan.Sherman@uah.edu
Homepage: http://cba.uah.edu/shermand

Biographical Information

J. Daniel Sherman received a B.S. degree from the University of Iowa, a M.A. degree from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in organizational theory/organizational behavior from the University of Alabama. In 1989-90 he was a visiting scholar at the Stanford Center for Organization Research at Stanford University. He currently serves as the Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has been PI or co-PI on a number of contracts with the US Army. He is the author of over 50 research publications and his research has appeared in a number of leading journals including Academy Management Journal, Journal of Management, Psychological Bulletin, Personnel Psychology, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Organization Science, and Journal of Product Innovation Management. He was the recipient of the 2004 IEEE-Engineering Management Society Publication Award. In 2006 he received a division research award from the Academy of Management.

Research Interests

Cross functional integration and the management of research and development.

Publications

  • Sherman, J.D. and Keller, R.T. Suboptimal Assessment of Inter-Unit Task Interdependence: Modees of Integration and Information Processing for Coordination Effectiveness, Organization Science, In Press.
  • Sherman, D. Lessons Learned from the Development of the Joint Stand-off target Attack Radar System Common Ground Station, Defense Acquisition Review Journal, 13, (1), 2006, 80-94.
  • Sherman, J.D., Berkowitz, D. and Souder, W.E., New Product Development Performance and the Interaction of Cross-Functional Integration and Knowledge Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, 22, (5), 2005, 399-411.
  • Sherman, D. Lessons Learned from the Development of the Fiber Optic Guided Missile (FOG-M), Defense Acquisition Review Journal, 12, (4), 2005, 437-451.
  • Sherman, J.D. Optimal Modes and Levels of Integration, and the Identification of Cross Functional Coordination Deficiencies in Concurrent Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 51, (3), 2004, 268-278.
  • Sherman, J.D., Patriot PAC-2 Development and Deployment in the Gulf War, Acquisition Review Quarterly, 10, (1), 2003, 28-45.
  • Sherman, J.D., Lessons Learned from the Early Stages of Development of the Guardrail Common Sensor for the Radical Reduction of Cycle Time, Acquisition Review Quarterly, 10, (3), 2003, 300-314.
  • Sherman, J.D., “Leader Role Inversion as a Corollary to Leader-Member Exchange,” Group and Organization Management, 27, (2), 2002, 245- 272.
  • Sherman, J.D., Souder, W.E., and Jenssen, S.A., "Differential Effects of the Primary Forms of Cross Functional Integration on Product Development Cycle Time," Journal of Product Innovation Management, 17, (4), 2000, 257-267.

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