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Arthur M. Freedman

Arthur M. Freedman

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Arthur M. Freedman is an organization development and change scholar-practitioner. He is a Director and Master Action Learning Team Coach, World Institute for Action Learning. He is a Principal of Freedman, Leonard & Marquardt Consultancy. He is also a Lecturer, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Freedman has been recognized for his achievements with several awards: (A) the 2007 Harry and Miriam Levinson Award for Exceptional Contributions to Consulting Organizational Psychology, American Psychological Foundation, American Psychological Association; (B) the 1994 "RHR International Award for Excellence in Consulting Psychology” from the American Psychological Association, Division 13: Consulting Psychology; and (C) the Elliott Jaques Award for the distinction of writing the Most Outstanding Article for 1998 for “Pathways and Crossroads to Institutional Leadership” in Consulting Psychology Journal, 50(3), 131-151.

Dr. Freedman is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania and at the National Hispanic Institute and Centre for Latino Leadership Studies.

In his capacity as a consulting organizational psychologist, Dr. Freedman has consulted with government, non-profit, and commercial organizations throughout North America as well as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Vietnam, Singapore, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. He is a Fellow in the Society of Consulting Psychology (Division 13, American Psychological Association) and a Fellow of International Psychology (Division 52, American Psychological Association). He is also a Past President of the Society of Psychologists in Management.

Primary Interests:

  • Aggression, Conflict, Peace
  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Ethics and Morality
  • Group Processes
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Motivation, Goal Setting
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Personality, Individual Differences
  • Political Psychology
  • Self and Identity

Books:

  • Freedman, A. M., & Bradt, K. H. (2008). Consulting psychology: Selected articles by Harry Levinson. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Freedman, A. M., & Zackrison, R. E. (2001). Finding your way in the consultant jungle. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Lee, R. J., & Freedman, A. M. (Eds.). (1984). Consultation skills readings. Arlington, VA: NTL Institute.
  • Marquardt, M. J., Leonard, H. S., Freedman, A. M., & Hill, C. C. (2009). Developing leaders and organizations through action learning. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Zackrison, R. E., & Freedman, A. M. (2000). An executive guide to employing consultants. Hampshire, England: Gower Publishing, Ltd.

Journal Articles:

  • Freedman, A. M. (2009). The work of psychologists in the U.S. intelligence community. Consulting Psychology Journal, 61(1), 68-83.
  • Freedman, A. M. (2009). Working ourselves out of a job. Organizations and Change, October, 1.
  • Freedman, A. M. (2000). A history of NTL and organization development. Psychology-Manager Journal.
  • Freedman, A. M. (2000). Multi-group representation: Representative teams or teams of representatives. Consulting Psychology Journal.
  • Freedman, A. M. (1998) Pathways and crossroads to institutional leadership. Consulting Psychology Journal, 50(3), 131-151.
  • Freedman, A. M. (1997). The undiscussable sides of implementing transformational change. Consulting Psychology Journal, 49(1), 51-76.
  • Leonard, S., & Freedman, A. M. (2000). A history of teams. Consulting Psychology Journal.

Courses Taught:

  • Conflict Management and Utilization
  • Consultation Skills
  • Facilitating and Managing Complex Systems Change
  • Fundamentals of Organization Development
  • Human Interaction in Groups
  • Instrumentation in Organization Development
  • Knowledge of Self
  • Leading Change in Complex Organizational Systems
  • Organizational Culture
  • Organizational Diagnosis
  • Process Facilitation in Teams
  • Transformational Leadership

Arthur M. Freedman
World Institute for Action Learning
1111 23rd Street, NW
Suite 5D-S
Washington, District of Columbia 20037
United States of America

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