Adam Stoverink, Ph.D. is an associate professor of management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Stoverink teaches leadership to undergraduate, graduate and executive audiences and also instructs a teaching seminar in the Walton College doctoral program.
This fall, Stoverink will be teaching a new course for full-time Walton MBA students, Business Leadership and Ethics (MGMT 5223). Students in his MBA course will learn to effectively lead others through developing skills related to relationship-building, decision-making, conflict resolution, motivation and influence. The course will also cover the management of human capital through well-designed recruitment, selection, performance evaluation, compensation and quality control systems.
Stoverink says he is looking forward to teaching Walton MBA students because he will be able to transcend the basic leadership fundamentals typically covered in an undergraduate course and focus on a more in-depth level of learning, including more advanced techniques and real-world case analysis. He is eager for the opportunity to teach graduate students, as they bring a heightened level of engagement to the classroom that facilitates rich discussions and results in deeper level learning necessary for leadership development.
As a leadership instructor, Stoverink considers his job one of the most rewarding in the world. He says it allows him, “to meet the great leaders of the future and to play a small role in helping them achieve their dreams.”
Developing the skills taught in Stoverink’s course is vital to professional success. Stoverink cites the key to success in business to being able to transition from being a top performer to helping others become top performers.
“That’s what leadership is all about- helping others reach their full potential,” said Stoverink. That is the focus of the Business Leadership and Ethics (MGMT 5223) class.
Prior to joining the Walton College, he was an assistant professor of Management at Northern Illinois University’s College of Business, and an instructor and research assistant at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.
Dr. Stoverink holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from the Mays Business School Texas A&M University, as well as an MBA from Saint Louis University’s Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business and a BSBA in Management from the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri.
Dr. Stoverink’s research analyzes team resilience, team effectiveness, workplace status, and organizational justice. His work has been published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Human Resource Management Review and Human Resource Management Journal, among others. His professional membership includes the Academy of Management and the Southern Management Association.
