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Ann Gilley

Associate Professor

Department: Management

College of Business Office IRC 212 E

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI 49307

Phone: (231) 591-3157

Email: gilleya@ferris.edu

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Iowa State University

M.B.A. Grand Valley State University

B.S.B.A Michigan Technological University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AREAS OF INTEREST:

Dr. Gilley teaches management courses, including Principles of Management and Strategic Management. She spent fourteen years working in a variety of managerial capacities for financial and insurance institutions. Dr. Gilley is author or co-author of nine books, including The Manager as Change Leader, The Performance Challenge, Beyond the Learning Organization, and Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change, recipient of the Academy of Human Resource Development book-of-the-year award in 2000. Her research and writing interests explore change, the organizational immune system, and managerial malpractice. She is a member of the Academy of Human Resource Development, The Academy of Management, the American Marketing Association, and the Western Michigan Fair Association.

Dr. Gilley enjoys mentoring students as they prepare for the challenges of the workplace.

Ann Gilley

Ann Gilley