Chair, Associate Professor, Organizational Leadership
Dr. Lesley Page is an Assistant Professor in the Organizational Leadership program at Lewis University. Dr. Page has been active in organizational research and consulting for over 15 years. She has served clients from a wide variety of industries, including financial services, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, retail and healthcare. Dr. Page also worked for 7 years at Sears, Roebuck and Co. specializing in the measurement of employee engagement and commitment. Her expertise is in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. She has integrated these methodologies in employee satisfaction measurement projects, customer satisfaction projects, best practices research and team effectiveness research. Dr. Page has also been involved in leadership development programs and assessment. She is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Credentials:
Ph.D., DePaul University, 1996
M.A., DePaul University, 1993
B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1990
Scholarly Publications:
Page, L. & Schoder, J. (2018). Making change last: Leadership is the key. Journal of Business Strategy. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBS-01-2018-0003
Page, L., Boysen, S. & Arya, T. (2019). Creating a culture that thrives: Fostering respect, trust and psychological safety in the workplace. Organization Development Review, 51 (1), 28-35.
Kramer, M., Page, L. & Klemic, G. (2018).Evolving leadership: New cues and clues toward environment and context. Journal of Leadership Studies,12(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21618
Page, L. & Cherry, M. (2018). Comparing trends in graduate assessment: Face-to-face vs. online learning. Assessment Update, 30 (5)
Coary, S. & Oakley, J.L. (2018). The Development and Measurement of a Brand Authenticity Scale. Journal of Brand Strategy, 7(2), 183-196.
Arnold, D.G. & Oakley, J.L. (2019). DTCA Self-Regulation by the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Exposure of Children and Adolescents to ED Commercials. Journal of Health Politics, Policy, & Law, forthcoming.
Cherry, M. and Page, L. (2017). Lessons learned: Graduate student assessment. Assessment Update: Progress, Trends and Practices in Higher Education, 29(6), 1-15.
Celebration of Scholarship:
Leadership in the 21st Century – A Look at Different Leadership Styles Effective in Today’s Organizations
Graduate Student Project in Humanities
Scholarly Presentations:
Page, L. (November, 2018). Edutainment for Adult Learners? Revitalizing the Art and Science of Adult Learning Theory for Today’s Modern Learners. Presented at the Council for Accelerated and Experiential Learning (CAEL) International Conference, Cleveland, OH.
Page, L. (October, 2018). Let’s Ask the Students: Evaluating Learning Outcomes from the Student Perspective. Presented at the IUPUI Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IN.
Page, L. (2017, June). Leadership theories. Presented at the annual meeting of the Catholic Cemetery Conference- School of Leadership and Management Excellence, Notre Dame, IN.
Page, L. (2017, June). Leading change. Presented at the annual meeting of the Catholic Cemetery Conference- School of Leadership and Management Excellence, Notre Dame, IN.
Page, L. & Cherry, M. (2017, October). Comparing trends in graduate assessment: Traditional vs. online learning. Presented at the 2017 IUPUI Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IN.
Rapp, A. & Page, L. (2018, February). The market and the mission: Making the case for organizational change in adult and graduate education. Presented at the annual meeting of the ICCHE-ACHE Great Lakes Conference, Chicago, IL. Boysen, S., Cherry, M., Kerth, S., Lavine, K. & Page, L. (2017, October). The changing nature of employee motivation, engagement and performance. Presented at the 2017 Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.