Faculty Profile for Dr. Floyd F Quinn

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Biography and Education

Dr. Floyd Quinn is an Associate Professor of Practice in the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University. Prior to his employment with McCoy College, he was a lecturer in the H-E-B School of Business and Administration at the University of the Incarnate Word located in San Antonio, TX. He has also instructed in the Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies department of the School of Applied Arts at Texas State University and participated in a summer program at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Additionally, he has lectured at Malardalens University, Sweden, and currently serves as an external examiner of management programs at University College Cork, Ireland. His research broadly focuses on the characteristics of environments that encourage individuals and groups to perform at their highest levels. He has written extensively on this topic contributing to several textbooks, the Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, as well as publishing numerous articles on the subject. He is coauthor of the 8^th edition of Groups: Theory and Experience, the seminal textbook and information resource on group dynamics, published by Cambridge University. He is the recipient of the 2016 Jerome L. Neuner Award for Excellence in Professional Scholarly Publication from the American Association of University Administrators as well as the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award (MBA program), and 2018 and 2016 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities from Texas State University. Dr. Quinn served as Senior Administrator and MBA Program Director at Texas Health and Science University where, among his other duties, he was responsible for curriculum development and program accreditation. He has also served as Associate Director of Human Resources at Texas State University, Human Resources Consultant to the Texas State Auditor providing consulting services to the Governor's Office, state legislature, as well as state agencies and public universities. He also served as Corporate Director of Human Resources at Surrey, Inc., and Divisional Human Resources Manager for the software company, Epicor, with HR management responsibilities in Austin, TX and Pleasanton, CA.