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Dr. Rob Konopaske

  • Associate Professor - Department of Management
Portrait of Dr. Rob Konopaske

Biography and expertise

Associate professor of management with 28 years of experience in academia. Former director of the Institute for Global Business for 5 years. Work experience in start-up leadership development company, as well as non-profit and private sectors. Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Houston, master in International Business Studies degree from the University of South Carolina, and Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College, Rutgers University. Charter Member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Texas State University.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Business Administration

University of Houston, 2001

Master's Degree

MIBS in International Business

Univ of South Carolina Columbia, 1994

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Spanish

Rutgers State Univ of NJ Central, 1986

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Daspit, Joshua J. (Principal), Wan, Min (Co-Principal), Anderson, Sidney Thomas (Co-Principal), Konopaske, Arthur R (Co-Principal), Lopez, Omar S (Co-Principal). Understanding and addressing the lagging growth of Hispanic-owned businesses, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $406682. (Submitted: February 23, 2022, Funded: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Miller, Brian (Principal), Konopaske, Robert (Co-Principal). Impact of Quality Control Items on Scale Reliability for Self-Report Measures in Surveys, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $13898. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
  • Daspit, Joshua J. (Principal), Konopaske, Arthur R. (Co-Principal). SCALEUP: Sustainable Cultivation and Advancement of Local Enterprises through University Partnerships, Frost Bank, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25000. (Submitted: October 2020, Funded: November 1, 2021 - November 30, 2022). Grant.
  • Konopaske, Robert. Grant is for 2017 Veterans Interview Workshop & Training Event, State Farm Insurance Co., Private / Foundation / Corporate, $5000. (Funded: March 2017 - May 2017). Grant.
  • Konopaske, Robert. McCoy College of Business Summer Research, McCoy Grant Committee, Texas State University. (Funded: 2009). Grant.
  • Muldoon, J., McDowell, W. C., Cristofaro, M., & Konopaske, A. R. (2024). Honest Incompetence: Exploring the Dark Side of Social Entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-05-2024-0509
  • Bateman, T. S., & Konopaske, A. R. (2024). M: Management 8th edition (pp. 1–364). New York and New York, United States: McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved from https://www.mheducation.com/highered/product/m-management-bateman-konopaske/1264948484.html
  • Bateman, T., & Konopaske, A. R. (2021). M: Management 7th edition. New York, New York, USA: McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved from https://www.mheducation.com/highered/product/m-management-bateman-konopaske/M9781260735185.html
  • Miller, B. K., Nicols, K. M., & Konopaske, A. R. (2019). Measurement invariance tests of revisions to archaically worded items in the Mach IV scale. PLOS One, 14(10), e0223504.  (Journal Ranking = A, 2018 Impact Factor = 2.776).
  • Kirby, E., Kirby, S. L., Konopaske, A. R., & Giacalone, R. A. R. (2024). The impact of ethical orientation and personality on virtual collaboration usage. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 26(6), 247–261.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Student Foundation's of Excellence Award, Dean of Students Office, Texas State University. September 26, 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa Society - Founded in 1776. May 15, 1986
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor for Fall 2018, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. November 9, 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: President's Reception for Faculty Authors, President Denise Trauth & Office of Special Projects. October 6, 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Hooded Jessica St. John and Sierra Fallin at McCoy College Graduate Hooting Ceremony. May 2018
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  1. Other

    SCALEUP Research Initiative

  2. Co-Chair

    Advisory Board of Department of Management

  3. Member

    New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce

  4. Other

    Graduate Faculty

  5. Editorial Review Board Member

    Editorial Board of the International Journal of Human Resource Management

  6. Member

    Academy of Management

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