Faculty DirectoryWilliam White
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Contact
2145 Sheridan RoadTech D241
Evanston, IL 60208-3109
Email William White
Website
Departments
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Education
MBA, General Management, Harvard University, Boston, MA
BS Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Research Interests
The identification and design of better methods of managing a personal career transition. A focus on the success factors of transitions to a general manager position to develop principles that apply to a wide range of transitions. Looking in depth at the traits of successful transitions and particularly the activities one is engaged in before day one on a new assignment. Understanding the success factors in a lateral or backward career move. Modeling the behaviors and particularly the emotional intelligence of successful transitions for first time CEOs. Identifying the correlation between personal emotional intelligence of a CEO and an organization’s financial performance
Selected Publications
William J. White. “Before Day One“, White Star Publications (2017)William J. White, “From Day One”, Pearson Prentice Hall (2005)
James A. Henderson, Edward R. Hintz, Jr., Jerry V. Jarrett, Robert G. Marbut, William J. White, “Creative Collective Bargaining”, Prentice Hall (1965)