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 formerly served 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 has published numerous articles on the subject. He is coauthor of the 8th edition of Groups: Theory and Experience, the seminal textbook and information resource on group dynamics, published by the University of Cambridge, and is currently writing a second book for Cambridge on the topic of virtual groups. 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 the 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, 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.
Featured grants
- Quinn, Floyd F, Percent Contribution: %70, Weaver, Nicolina (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %15, Thorsteinson, Erik (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %15. 2017 McCoy College of Business Administration Research Grant, Texas State University, $1680. (Funded: May 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Napier, R., & Quinn, F. F. (2024). Groups: Theory and Experience (8th Ed.). London, England: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/psychology/social-psychology/groups-theory-and-experience-8th-edition?format=HB
- Quinn, F. F., Thorsteinsson, E., & Weaver, N. (2020). U.S. Workers Weigh-in on the Issue of Portable Benefits. Journal of Public Affairs, 21(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2140
- Quinn, F. F. (2020, January 6). The Use of Facebook and Other Social Media Platforms in Social Science Research. SAGE Research Methods Cases. SAGE.
- Quinn, F. F. (2018). Human resource development, ethics, and the social good. New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 30(2).
- Quinn, F. F. (2017). Factors affecting perceptions of self-value among employees of child welfare agencies. Child Welfare League of America, 95(5), 39–58.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2024 Outstanding Graduate Faculty (MBA program). August 21, 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor for 2021, Alpha Chi (Iota Chapter). April 23, 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2018-2019 Stephany Goodbread Faculty Advisor of the Year, Texas State University & The Honors College. April 18, 2019
- Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Academic/Honors/Professional Organization of the Year - SHRM Student Chapter, Texas State University. April 26, 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Professor of the Month - April, Texas State Interfraternity Council. April 15, 2023

Featured service activities
- Other
ACE Business Courses, University College Cork
- Reviewer / Referee
SAGE Publications
- Chair
SHRM Certification Task Force
- Member
Societal Impact Committee
- Other
MGT 4373 Course Coordinator
- Other
SHRM Texas State Student Chapter