Bio
Dr. Cynthia Cycyota is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Management at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado where she began teaching in 2002.
Education
Ph.D., Strategic Management and International Business, University of Texas at Arlington (2003)
Masters of Business Administration, Wright State University, Ohio (1996)
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, University of Missouri (Cum Laude) (1979)
Certified Public Accountant (1979)
Professional Experience
Consultant, Cycyota Associates, Illinois
Vice President/Controller, Operating Committee, Hinsdale Federal Savings and Loan Association, Illinois
Audit Manager, Financial Services Industry, Illinois
Audit Manager, Financial Services Industry, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co., Missouri
Research and Scholarly Interests
Her current research and teaching interests include strategic management and entrepreneurial strategies, international business, organizational diversity, and volunteerism in corporate social responsibility.
Publications
Cycyota, C.S., Ferrante, C.J. & Schroder, J. (2016) Corporate social responsibility and employee volunteerism: What do the best companies do? Business Horizons, 59(3): 321-329.
Cycyota, C.S., Ferrante, C.J. & Schroder, J. 2014. Inside And Out, Volunteerism Makes A Difference: Evidence From ‘The Best Companies To Work For’. In Proceedings, Southern Management Association Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.
Crockett, D., Cycyota, C.S., & Kern, D. 2012. Diversity in the discipline: is entrepreneurship research inbred or fragmented? In Proceedings, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, New Orleans Conference.
Cycyota, C.S., Ferrante, C.J., Heppard, K.A., Green, S.G. & Karolick, D. (2011). Leaders of Character: The USAFA approach to leadership. Journal of Academic Ethic, 9(3): 177-192.
Cycyota, C.S. & Ferrante, C.J. 2011 Making Excellence Inclusive: The Process of Implementing Diversity Programs. In Proceedings, Southern Management Association Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.
Heppard, K.A. & Cycyota, C.S. 2010. Technology, Innovation & Creating New Projects & Ventures. USAFAE Educator, 18(3): 20.
Cycyota, C.S. & Ferrante, C.J. 2010. Women in Networks – WIN! USAFAE Educator, 18(3): 23.
Welbourne, T.M., Cycyota, C.S., & Ferrante, C.J. 2007. Wall Street women: An examination of women in the top management teams of initial public offerings. Group and Organization Management, 32(5): 524-547.
Cycyota, C.S. & Volkland, W. 2007. Sustainable Workforce Models: Lessons from India on Training and Development of Unskilled Labor. In, Stoner, J.A.F. & Wankel, C. (eds.), Innovating Poverty Away, Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Cycyota, C.S. & Ferrante, C.J. 2007. Human resources and leadership lessons from the military: Guest editors’ note. Human Resource Management, 46(1): 1-4.
Boswell, W., Cycyota, C.S., & Ferrante, C.J. 2007. Book review editors’ note. Human Resource Management, 46(1): 169-170.
Cycyota, C.S. and Harrison, D.A. 2006. What (not) to expect when surveying executives: A meta-analysis of top manager response rates and techniques over time. Organizational Research Methods, 9(2): 133-160.
Ferrante, C.J. and Cycyota, C.S. 2005. Dealing with personalities to get ahead. International Human Resource Information Management, 10(2): 16-19.
Shook, C.S., Ketchen, D.J., Cycyota, C.S., and Crocket, D. A. 2003. Data analytic trends and training in strategic management. Strategic Management Journal, 24(12): 1231-1238.
Cycyota, C.S. and Harrison, D.A. 2002. Enhancing survey response rates at the executive level: Are employee- or consumer-level techniques effective? Journal of Management, 28(2): 163-189.
Cycyota, C.S. and Harrison, D.A. 2002. Top manager responses to organizational surveys: When questioning executives, are networks the answer? Academy of Management Proceedings 2002: 6.
Bell, M.P., Quick, J.C., and Cycyota, C.S. 2002. Assessment and Prevention of Sexual Harassment: Creating Healthy Organizations. International Journal of Selection and Assessment special issue on Counterproductive Behaviors at Work, 10(1): 160-167.
Priem, R.L. and Cycyota, C.S. 2001. On strategic judgment. In, Hitt, M.A., Freeman, R.E., and Harrison, J.S. (Eds.), Handbook of Strategic Management, Oxford, UK: Blackwell: 493-519.
Yip, F., Priem, R.L., and Cycyota, C.S. 2001. The performance effects of human resource managers’ and other middle managers’ involvement in strategy making under different business-level strategies: The case in Hong Kong. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 12(8): 1325-1346.
Bell, M.P., Cycyota, C.S., and Quick, J.C. 2001. An affirmative defense: The preventive management of sexual harassment. In, Nelson, D.L. and Burke, R.J. (Eds.). Gender, Work Stress, and Health: Current Research Issues. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.