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
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