David L. Hawk

David L. Hawk (born c. 1948) is an American management theorist, architect, and systems scientist, specializing in environmental management.[1] From 1981 to 2010 he was professor of management in the School of Management at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and professor of architecture at the College of Architecture and Design at NJIT.[2]

Biography

Hawk received a B.S in architecture from Iowa State University in 1971, a M.S. in architecture from University of Pennsylvania in 1974, and a Ph.D. in Systems Sciences from Russell Ackoff's program at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia in 1979 for his dissertation Regulation of Environmental Deterioration supervised by Eric Trist.[3][4]

Before starting his academic career in 1974 Hawk worked for six years in industry after serving in the U.S. Army in the Republic of Vietnam from 1966 to 1968. From 1968 to 1974 he had a series of jobs such as design engineer for ACCO Loudon; architectural designer in Darmstadt, Germany; farm manager in Brighton, Iowa; Civic designer and planning officer at Westminster City Council, London, England in 1971-72; and designer and corporate researcher for multiple public and private organizations in the Philadelphia region from 1972 to 1974.[2]

Hawk started working as research associate at the Wharton School in 1974. He was a visiting researcher and faculty member at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1975 to 1977, and from 1978 to 1981 assistant Professor at Colleges of Engineering and Design of the Iowa State University, where he coordinated the graduate studies in Architecture. In 1981 he started at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, obtaining a dual professorship in 1991 in management at the School of Management,[5] and in architecture at the College of Architecture and Design at NJIT.[6] From 2006 to 2008 he also served as Dean at the School of Management.[7] From 1989 to 1991 he was also affiliated with the Institute of International Business of the Stockholm School of Economics, and from 1998 to 1999 with the Helsinki University of Technology[2]

From 1994 to 1996 Hawk was AT&T Industrial Ecology Fellow developing new models for industrial design, which reduce the environmental impact of production.[1] In 2001, he was honored as a Master Teacher at NJIT.[8] Serves as Senior Adviser to one of China's largest firm, China State Construction. And in 2004, Hawk served on a Committee on Business Strategies for Public Capital Investment, for the National Academy of Sciences.[9]

Publications

Books
Articles, a selection

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 D.L. Hawk ed. (1996). Federal policies to foster innovation and improvement in constructed facilities: (summary of a symposium). Federal Facilities Council. p.64
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 David L. Hawk, Resume April 2012. Accessed Jan 22, 2013.
  3. David L. Hawk, Resume. 2010. Accessed Jan 22, 2013.
  4. D.L. Hawk. (2008) "The Business Educators Dilemma: Teaching Analytics to those who Strive to Manage Systems", in: Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of ISSS. July 25, 2008.
  5. David L. Hawk profile at the School of Management, NJIT
  6. David L. Hawk profile at the College of Architecture and Design at NJIT
  7. NJIT Newsroom, Jun 6 2006
  8. Master Teachers, NJIT Office of the Provost. Accessed Jan 22, 2013
  9. Investments in federal facilities: asset management strategies for the 21st century

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