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Cynthia Sutton

Professor of Management

Management

Bio

Dr. Cindy Sutton has worked for several organizations (such as Hewlett-Packard) and consulted for organizations (such as the Colorado State Forestry Service). Her leadership positions include serving as the Assistant Chair of the Management Department, co-chairing RTP, PTR, and chairing search committees These experiences and her scholarly activities provide relevant examples to help her students apply the concepts discussed in her Organizational Management course.

Degree

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Metropolitan State College of Denver

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Red Rocks Community College of Denver

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Mountain Plains Employers Council

PhD in Business Administration (Human Resource Management)

Arizona State University, College of Business

MS in Management

Colorado State University

BS in Business Administration (Marketing Concentration)

Colorado State University

Published Works

  • Quijada, A. M., Clark, M. M., Sutton, L. C. . Tech Layoff Letters; How Do They Stack Up?. Academy of Business Education Journal.
  • Hoffman, L. D., Gilliard, J. D., Sutton, L. C. (2024, April (2nd Quarter/Spring)). Culture Wars: Should Organizations be Concerned how the Wars affect Their Employees.
  • Prater, R., Sutton, L. C. (2024). The American Dream: Starting and Growing a Business as an Immigrant Case Study: Maria Empanada. Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JMDC/issue/view/563
  • Cho, Y., Sutton, L. C., Taskin, N. (2023). Positive relationship between service performance and social media use in Internet retailing: Does information symmetry matter?. Contemporary Management Research, 19(3), 207-233. https://doi.org/10.7903/cmr.22963.
  • Prater, R., Sutton, L. C. (2023). The American Dream: Starting and Growing a Business as an Immigrant. Western Decision Sciences Institute, https://wdsi.decisionsciences.org/registration/
  • Hoffman, L. D., Sutton, C., Bechtold , D. (2022). Why Entrepreneurs Need a Human Resource Management Strategy Before they Launch. ,
  • Hoffman, L. D., Sutton, C., Bechtold, D. (2022). Small Business Survival in a Resort Town and Their Views on Location, Marketing and Challenges . Journal of Organizational Psychology , 22(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/DOI.10.33423/jop.v22i1.5015.
  • Cho, Y., Sutton, L. C. (2021). Reputable Internet retailers' service quality and social media use. International Journal of Electronic Commerce Studies, 12(1), 43-64. https://doi.org/10.7903/ijecs.1877.
  • Murphy, B. A., Hoffman, L. D., Sutton, L. C. (2020). Business Courses and Programs that Provide Impact and Engagement. ,
  • Simmonds, D., Bechtold, D., Sutton, L. C. (2018). The Impact of the Evolution of the IS Function on Organizations' Competitiveness. Western Decision Sciences Proceedings,
  • Sutton, L. C. (2017). Replacing poor interview practices with reliable and valid practices through role plays. Western Decision Sciences Institute,
  • Faurer, C. J., Sutton, L. C. (2016). Selecting Effective Instructors: An Exploratory Study of University Faculty Members. Journal of Business Leadership, The, 24(1), 69-79. jbl.fhsu.edu.
  • McVicker, R. E., Carnes, J. W., Sutton, L. C. (2016). Minimum Wage: An Overview of the Legal History and Economic Impacts. Journal of Business Leadership, The, 24(1), 33-42. http://jbl.fhsu.edu/.
  • Faurer, C. J., Sutton, L. C. (2016). Managing learning through assessment for affirmation of results. Western Decision Science Institute,
  • Faurer, C. J., Sutton, L. C. (2014, April (2nd Quarter/Spring)). Selecting Successful College Instructors: An Exploratory Study. Western Decision Science Institute.
  • Brodersen, A. A., Sutton, L. C., Faurer, C. J. (2014, April (2nd Quarter/Spring)). Social Media as a Selection Tool at Divided Sky Designs. Western Decision Sciences Institute.
  • Faurer, C. J., Sutton, L. C., Worster, E. L. (2014). Faculty Mentoring: Shaping a Program. Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 7(2), 151-154. .
  • Faurer, C. J., Sutton, L. C. . N/A publisher backed out. N/A,
  • Sutton, L. C. (2012, October (4th Quarter/Autumn)). Alleged Corruption at Walmex and Walmart: Opportunity for Crisis Human Resource Management . Midwest Academy of Management.
  • Faurer, C. J., Worster, E. L., Sutton, L. C. (2012, Winter). Faculty Mentoring: Shaping a Program. Western Decision Sciences Institute Conference.
  • Faurer, C. J., Sutton, L. C. (2011). Maximizing the Utility of an Organizational Management Course. Western Decision Sciences Institute,
  • Sutton, L. C., Brodersen, A. A., Gilliard, J. D. (2011, April (2nd Quarter/Spring)). The Panera Bread Quality Experience: Are their Human Resource Practices Helping or Hurting?. Proceedings of Western Decision Sciences Institute.
  • Carnes, J. W., Faurer, C. J., Gilliard, J. D., Khandekar, R., Radojevich-Kelley, N., Sutton, L. C., Hoffman, L. D. (2011). Integrative Rehabilitation Programs. Annual Advances in Case Studies, 4(2), 39-57. .
  • Sutton, L. C., Brodersen, A. A., Gilliard, J. D. (2010). Panera Bread: Finding associates who contribute to the Panera "quality experience". Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management,
  • Sutton, L. C., Brodersen, A. A. (2010, April (2nd Quarter/Spring)). Incorporating (more) Role Plays into Your Training Ensemble: How to Utilize this Versatile and Relevant Technique. Proceedings of 2010 Western Decision Sciences.
  • Sutton, L. C. (2009). Instructor Manual for Human Resource Management : (1st ed:2009) by G.L. Stewart & K.G. Brown. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
  • Sutton, L. C. (2009). Pre-test and Post-test Questions (14 sets of questions for the 14 chapter text). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
  • Sutton, L. C. (2007). Jeff Potter: Leading frontier Airlines through a Tumultuous Environment. Proceedings of Western Decision Sciences,
  • Sutton, L. C. (2006). 10 Video Cases reprinted in Management Text. Management: Challenges for Tomorrow's Leaders,
  • Sutton, L. C. (2006). Instructor Guide for Video Case (Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts, Ltd. - Communicating Effectively within Diverse Organizations) in . Thomson/Southwestern LP,
  • Gilliard, J. D., Sutton, L. C., Khandekar, R., Geisler, L. J. (2005, March). Matching Teaching Methods to Student Learning Styles.. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Western Decision Sciences Conference.
  • Sutton, L. C., Gilliard, J. D., Geisler, L. J., Khandekar, R. (2004). Preferences for Teaching Methods: The Influence of Learning Styles. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Western Decision Sciences Conference.
  • Gilliard, J. D., Sutton, L. C., Khandekar, R., Geisler, L. J., Haskins, T. (2003). Learning Styles vs. Student Preferred Learning Techniques. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Mountain Plains Management,
  • Frederick, A. E., Sutton, L. C. (2002). White privilege: Managing dialogue on extremely important and sensitive topics. Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference Notes (Proceedings).

Research Interests

Much of Dr. Sutton’s workshops and research address job values, strategic human resource management, strategic use of the internet and social media, managerial skills, assessment of learning, learning styles, and generational differences of employees.