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Karen Van Camp
Karen Van Camp

MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATIONS
Senior Lecturer of Communications

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Areas of Expertise
Communications
Communications: Verbal
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Education
PHD, 1997, Northwestern University
MA, 1986, Northwestern University
BA, 1972, Western Illinois University

Academic Positions
Senior Lecturer of Communications, Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2006-present
Clinical Associate Professor of Communications, Management & Organizations / Organizational Behavior, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1997-2006
Clinical Assistant Professor Of Communications, Management & Organizations / Organizational Behavior, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1993-1997
Lecturer, Organizational Behavior, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1991-1993

 
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Research Interests
Formal vs. informal power in organizations, task vs. dominance-oriented employees, oral persuasion, perceptions of fairness in performance reviews


 
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Teaching Interests
Persuasion, oral persuasion, business presentations’ content and delivery, interview strategies, management and employee interpersonal communication, crisis prevention
Full-Time / Part-Time MBA
Management Communications (MORS-450-0)

This course does not count toward the Management & Organizations major.

This course aims to advance students' skills in handling the basic communication and rhetorical problems of trying to influence the behavior of others. Students apply current knowledge and norms of persuasion, argumentation and group dynamics to exercises in oral presentations. This course does not count toward the MORS major. Prerequisite: MORS-430.