In addition to what is listed below in my CV, to obtain a well-rounded view as to who I am as a person, I would encourage you to check out this 2016 spotlight featured on the College of Business Administration’s blog.
Education
PhD, 2016, International Management & Organization, University of Victoria – Victoria, BC
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- Dissertation: “Homelessness Through Different Lenses: Negotiating Multiple Meaning Systems in a Canadian Tri-Sector Social Partnership”
Master’s in Business Administration, 2008, Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business, High Honors
Bachelor’s in Business Administration, 2006, Management and Marketing, Abilene Christian University, Summa Cum Laude
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, Management, August 2016 – present, Abilene Christian University
Courses Taught:
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- Social Enterprise Consulting with spring break consulting trip to Costa Rica (Spring 2019, Spring 2020)
- Business & Sustainability (Summer 2017 – present)
- International Business (Fall 2017, 2018 Summer in Oxford, Summer 2020 )
- Strategic Management (Fall 2016 – to present)
- Principles of Management (Fall 2018, Fall 2019)
- Honors Colloquium: Let’s Eat! (Spring 2018, Fall 2020)
- International Business – MBA online program (Summer 2021)
Sessional Instructor, Undergraduate Business Program, University of Victoria
Courses Taught:
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- Leading People and Organizations 1 (Fall 2014, Fall 2015)
Practitioner Training, 2010, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF)
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- Created and taught customized business development course to administration team at training & employment center for people with disabilities in Vietnam aimed at increasing understanding of strategic business planning and marketing-oriented business approach
Teaching Cases
Easter, S. & Conway Dato-on, M. 2012. 9B12M089: Case – Vietnam Handicraft Initiative: Moving toward sustainable operations. Ivey Publishing.
Easter, S. & Conway Dato-on, M. 2012. 8B12M089: Teaching Note – Vietnam Handicraft Initiative: Moving toward sustainable operations. Ivey Publishing.
Refereed Publications
Easter, S., Ceulemans, K. & Lynn, M. 2021. Moving beyond Sisyphus: Pursuing sustainable development in a business-as-usual world. Business & Society https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503211015914
Easter, S., Ceulemans, K., & Kelly, D. 2020. Bridging research-practice tensions: Exploring day-to-day engaged scholarship investigating sustainable development challenges. European Management Review. DOI: 10.1111/emre.12443
Easter, S. & Schultz, M. 2017. Processes of negotiating identity in a cross sector partnership: Homelessness through different lenses. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, no. 1, p. 12572.
Easter, S. & Brannen, M.Y. 2016. Merging institutional logics and negotiated culture perspectives to help cross-sector partnerships solve the world’s most wicked problems. 2016 Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference Proceedings: 36-56.
Easter, S. & Conway Dato-on, M. 2015. Bridging ties across contexts to scale social value: The case of a Vietnamese social enterprise. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 6(3): 320-351.
Conway Dato-on, M. & Easter, S. 2013. Balancing cultural differences and organizational priorities in social enterprises: Lessons from Asia. In C. Wankel and L. Pate (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship as a Catalyst for Social Change. Information Age Publishing.
Manuscripts Under Review
Easter, S., Murphy, M., & Brannen, M.Y. Negotiating meaning systems in cross-sector partnerships to tackle grand challenges: The case of homelessness. Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Business Ethics
Easter, S., Murphy, M. & Brannen, M.Y. Homelessness through different lenses: The role of bridging agents in cross-sector partnerships. Revise and Resubmit at Business & Society
Manuscripts in Development
Lynn, M., Easter, S., Jessup, R., & Straughn, G. Harmonizing work: Meaning and meaning making through hymnody. Preparing to submit to Human Relations
Easter, S., & Phillips, L. Conducting service-learning projects for undergraduate students in a global context. Target journal: Journal of Management Education
Refereed Conference Presentations
Easter, S., & Murphy, M. 2021. M.Y. Negotiating meaning systems in cross-sector partnerships to tackle grand challenges: The case of homelessness. European Group for Organization Studies Consortium (Virtual presentation)
Easter, S., Murphy, M. & Brannen, M.Y. 2021. Negotiating meaning systems in cross sector partnerships to tackle grand challenges: The case of homelessness. Christian Scholars Conference. Nashville, TN
Easter, S., Ceulemans, K. & Lynn, M. 2021. Moving beyond Sisyphus: Pursuing sustainable development in a business-as-usual world. Sustainability as a Solution to Global Business Conference at UTD. (Virtual presentation)
Easter, S., Ceulemans, K. & Lynn, M. 2020. Contending with Sisyphus: Pursuing sustainable development in a business-as-usual world. Annual Academy of Management Meeting. (Virtual presentation)
Easter, S., Ceulemans, K. & Lynn, M. 2020. Contending with Sisyphus: Pursuing sustainable development in a business-as-usual world. 2020 26th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference. (Virtual presentation)
Lynn, M., Easter, S., Jessup, R., & Straughn, G. 2020. Harmonizing work: Meaning and meaning making in Christian hymnody. Annual Academy of Management Meeting. (Virtual presentation)
Easter, S. & Phillips, L. Creating globally and socially engaged business students: The case of a social enterprise consulting course in a global context. Accepted to LEAP Conference (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Lynn, M., Easter, S., Jessup, R., & Straughn, G. 2019. Work and faith harmonized: Views of labor in Christian hymns from 1500-2000. 2019 Christian Business Faculty Association.
Easter, S., Ceulemans, K., & Kelly, D. 2018. Bridging the research-practice divide to tackle grand challenges: Unraveling the day-to-day tensions and activities of engaged scholarship. 2018 Annual Academy of Management Meeting. Chicago, IL
Easter, S. & Lynn, M. 2018. Contending with Sisyphus: Institutional work in resistant places. 2018 European Group for Organization Studies Consortium. Tallin, Estonia
Easter, S. & Murphy, M. 2017. Traversing divergent meaning systems: Boundary work in a Canadian cross sector partnership. Annual Academy of Management Meeting. Atlanta, GA
Easter, S. & Schultz, M. 2017. Processes of negotiating identity in a cross sector partnership: Homelessness through different lenses. Annual Academy of Management Meeting. Atlanta, GA
Easter, S & Brannen, M.Y. 2016. Merging institutional logics and negotiated culture lenses to help cross sector partnerships solve the world’s wicked problems. Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC). Minneapolis, MN
Brannen, M.Y., Mughan, T., & Easter, S. 2016. Strategic ethnography: Harnessing subsidiary resources for organizational renewal. Annual Academy of Management Meeting. Anaheim, CA
Easter, S. 2016. Bridging across multiple meaning systems: Boundary spanning in a Canadian tri-sector social partnership. 5th International Symposium of Cross Sector Social Interactions. Toronto, ON
Easter, S. & Conway Dato-on, M. 2014. External social ties as binding and blinding: Case of a Vietnamese social enterprise. Annual Academy of International Business Meeting. Vancouver, BC
Easter, S. & Peredo, A.M. 2014. An exploratory study to understand the capacity needs of social economy practitioners: A case study of British Columbia. Annual Western Academy of Management Meeting. Napa, CA
Easter, S. 2013. Understanding competing logics at the organizational level through a bicultural lens. Annual Academy of Management Meeting. Orlando, FL
Easter, S. & Conway Dato-on, M. 2011. Developing sustainable business solutions for nascent social entrepreneurs. NYU-Stern Social Entrepreneurship Conference. NYC, NY
Symposia Presentations
Easter, S. & Ceulemans, K. (Organizers). 2021. Panel symposium – Sustainability in management education: Exploring the role of cultural context. Accepted to 2021 Annual Academy of Management Meeting. (Virtual presentation)
Easter, S. & Murphy, M. (Organizers). 2016. Beyond a top down mentality: Community based cross sector collaborations for systemic change. 5th International Symposium of Cross Sector Social Interactions. Toronto, ON
Easter, S. & Brannen, M.Y. (Organizers). 2015. Symposium panel: Merging cultural and institutional logics perspectives to better understand today’s complex global organizational realities. Annual Academy of Management Meeting. Vancouver, BC
Honors & Awards
Junior Faculty Consortium Fellow, OMT Division, Academy of Management, 2018
Weathers Fellowship for Outstanding Junior Faculty, ACU College of Business, 2018
Junior Faculty Consortium Fellow, SIM Division, Academy of Management, 2017
Best Paper Based on a Dissertation, MOC Division, Academy of Management, 2017
Best Reviewer Award, Journal of International Business Studies, 2016
Doctoral Consortium Fellow, International Symposium of Cross Sector Social Interactions, 2016
University of Victoria Fellowship, 2012 – 2016
Celebration of Joy Award, University of Victoria, 2015
Jarmila Vlasta Von Drak Thouvenelle Graduate Scholarship, 2015
Doctoral Consortium Fellow, SIM Division, Academy of Management, 2015
Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Western Academy of Management, 2014
Abilene Christian University Graduate Scholarship, 2012 – 2014
Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Academy of Management (CMS, RM, New PhD Student), 2013
Dr. Ian McPherson Scholarship, 2013
Crummer Early Advantage MBA Scholarship, 2006 – 2008
Beta Gamma Sigma member, 2005 – present
Abilene Christian University Scholar, 2004 – 2005
Pauline & Ed Snelson Scholarship, 2002 – 2006
Abilene Christian University Trustee Scholarship, 2002 – 2006
Abilene Christian University Entrance Grant, 2002 – 2003
Professional Service
Editorial Board Member, Journal of International Business Studies, February 2015 – present
Ad Hoc Reviewer
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- Journal of Management Studies
- Organization Studies
- Human Relations
- Journal of Management Inquiry
- Journal of Business Ethics
University & Community Service
Co-Facilitator, Research Seminar as a part of First Year Research Experience Program, Spring 2021
Faculty Senate Member, Summer 2020 – present
New Faculty Mentor for Ramonica Scott, Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
Co-Chair, Highland Preacher Minister Search, Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Co-Chair, BBA Redesign Task Force, Fall 2018 – Fall 2019
Member, University Athletic Committee, Fall 2018 – present
Member, Faculty & Staff Development Committee, College of Business, Fall 2018 – present
Faculty Mentor, Halbert Global Service Trip to Honduras, Spring 2018
GED Mentor, Highland Educational Initiative, Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
Facilitator, Highland women’s bible class (rotational basis), Fall 2017 – Fall 2019
Co-Leader, Women’s bible study for business majors, Spring 2017 – Spring 2019
Task Force Member, Business as Mission Planning Team, Spring 2017 – Fall 2018
Faculty Advisor, Enactus Student Organization, Spring 2017 – present
Professional Experience (Prior to Entering Academia)
Senior Strategy Analyst, 2011-2012, Correct Craft, Inc. Orlando, FL
Marketing & Business Development Advisor, 2010, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) Hue, Vietnam – In partnership with Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO)
Marketing Specialist, 2007-2009, Correct Craft, Inc. Orlando, FL