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Tim Hartge, Lecturer III, Organizational and Managerial Communication, College of Business, University of Michigan-Dearborn. Prior to joining the faculty, Hartge has extensive experience in business and marketing communications, holding positions in industry, working for Fortune 500 Companies such as American Express Publishing and for Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal. He hold’s a Bachelor’s degree in PR/Advertising and Journalism from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan and a Master’s degree from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in Organization and Administration from the Rackham School. Hartge is also a member of many professional and academic organizations, including the IABC, International Association of Business Communicators and ABC, Association for Business Communication. Hartge teaches, consults, and researches in the areas of organizational and managerial communication, particularly in the U.S. auto industry. His research interest focuses on improving management of communications critical for businesses during time of transition, specifically how the rhetoric of government policy makers and industry senior executives and CEOs impact organizational change efforts. Hartge’s interest is in large and medium-size companies that are in crisis or transition due to reorganization or restructuring. In a recent study, he explored the parallels between the U.S. Navy and the auto industry, as well as the communication strategies that each employ during organizational transformation. As a result of this research, he is engaged in facilitating exchanges between auto industry executives and Navy flag officers to share best practices for managing change. |
