Overview
Dr. Sam J. Yeager specializes in organizational behavior, ethics, personnel administration, methodology, statistics, and computer applications. He is the author of more than 50 publications and is an active consultant to private industry, state and local governments.
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Principal Investigator: “Candidate Attractiveness and Assessment Center Scores” Based on data gathered from 3 public assessment center sites.
Principal Investigator: “Mentoring Impacts on Careers: Gender Differences” Based on a national survey.
Organization Theory and Behavior
Ethics
Computer Applications
Yeager, Samuel J. “Where Do Research Questions Come From and How Are They Formulated?” In Miller and Yang (Eds.) Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration. 2d edition. Miami: Taylor & Francis, 2008.
Yeager, Samuel J.; Hildreth, W. Bartley; Miller, Gerald, and Rabin, Jack. “What Difference Does Having an MPA Make?” Journal of Public Administration Education, 13, 2, 2007, 147-167.
Yeager, Samuel J.; Hildreth, W. Bartley; Miller, Gerald, and Rabin, Jack. “Relative Effects of Supervisory Emphasis on Ethical Behavior Versus Political Responsiveness.” Public Integrity, 9, 2, Summer 2007, 265-283.
Yeager, Samuel J., “Classic Methods In Public Administration Research." In Rabin, Miller, and Hildreth (Eds.), Handbook of Public Administration. 3d edition. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2007.
Glaser, Mark; Yeager, Samuel J., and Parker, Lee. “Engaging Citizens: Neighborhood-based Organizations vs. Citizen Participation Organizations.” Public Administration Quarterly, 30, 2, Summer 2006, 177-217.
Miller, Gerald; Yeager, Samuel J.; Hildreth, W. Bartley, and Rabin, Jack. “How Financial Managers Deal with Ethical Stress.” Public Administration Review 65, 3, May/June, 2005, 301-312.
Yeager, Hildreth, Miller, and Rabin. “Successful Career Paths of Local Government Finance Professionals.” Paper presented at the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration. Athens, Georgia. September, 2006. Presented by Hildreth.
Yeager, Hildreth, Miller, and Rabin. “What Difference Does Having an MPA Make” Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration in Indianapolis, IN, March, 2005.
Hildreth, Yeager, Miller, and Rabin. “Lusting After Other People’s Money While Saving One’s Own” Presented at Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Chicago, October, 2004. Presented by Hildreth.
Yeager, Hildreth, Miller, and Rabin. “Ethical Supervisors Make A Difference: Does Gender Matter” Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public Administration in Portland, OR, March, 2004.
Professor, Wichita State University, 1988-present
Graduate Coordinator, Wichita State University, 1997-present
Associate Professor, Wichita State University, 1982-1988
Assistant Professor, Wichita State University, 1980-1982 (Public Administration)
Assistant Professor, Wichita State University, 1976-1980 (Political Science)
M.P.A. Advisor, University of Georgia, 1974-1975
Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, 1973-1976
Research Staff, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1972-1979
USAF Special Operations Force, Eglin Air Force Base, 1968-1969
Faculty Senate 1983-present
Faculty Support Committee 1986-2006
Senate Library Committee 1990-2002
Search Committee to Hire Library Dean
University Ethics Review Committee 1995-2000
Ad Hoc Regent’s Awards Committee 2003, chair
Faculty Senate Budget Committee member 1 term
Ad Hoc Committee to Revise the University’s Computer and Internet Use Policies 2002-2003
Committee to Create the University’s Patent Policy, Chair
Graduate Council 1992-2002
Graduate Council Subcommittee to Evaluate Five Graduate Programs 2003, Chair
Graduate School Awards Committee 1995-2006, chair for 5 years
Liberal Arts and Sciences College Council 2005-present
Liberal Arts and Sciences Awards Committee 2004-2006
Liberal Arts and Sciences Tenure and Promotion Committee 2 non-consecutive 3 year terms
Graduate Coordinator for the MPA Program 1997-present
Service as an editorial board member for 8 professional journals including Public Administration Quarterly; International Journal of Public Administration; Journal of Health and Human Service Administration; Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management; JPAE: Journal of Public Administration Education; Administration and Management; Public Administration and Management; and the International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior. Most of this service began with the inception of the journal and continues today.
In addition I have reviewed manuscripts for the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Group and Organizational Behavior, Journal of Management, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Administration Review, Research in Nursing and Public Health, Social Science Microcomputing Review, State Government, and State and Local Government Review.
Ph.D., Public Administration, University of Georgia, 1976
M.P.A., Auburn University, 1972
M.S., Education, Troy State University, 1971
M.L.S., Library & Information Science, George Peabody College, 1968
B.A., History and Political Science, University of Massachusetts, 1967