Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Details
Vita
Dr. Blumberg joined Penn State Harrisburg in 1985 as the Director of the School of Business Administration . He served as the Director until 1991. He now serves as a Senior Research Scientist for the Center for Quality of Working Life, as a faculty member of the Center for Management of Technology and Organizational Change, and frequently lectures on Management of Technological Innovation, and Total Quality Management. He focuses his research on technology and other antecedents of work performance and organizational design. Dr. Blumberg has published in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Journal of Occupational Behavior, Personnel, Penn State Dickinson Law Review, and SAM Advanced Management Journal. He has also contributed chapters to a number of books on technological innovation and management. Dr. Blumberg served as an Examiner for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
Education
- Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
- M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh
- B.S.E., Widener University
Research Areas
- Job design
- Ethical management of technology
- Research design
- Organizational design
- Socio-technical systems
Continuing Education Interests
- Executive education in strategic planning
- Ethical management of technology
College News
Research, innovation partnerships profiled at ’EnerG‘ symposium
Penn State Harrisburg recently hosted a “Research Symposium on EnerG,” an overview of the Innovation Transfer Network effort pairing area business with regional faculty and students on energy-related initiatives aimed at accelerating commercialization.
The symposium brought together all parties involved for an update on the partnerships progress.
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ comes to campus Nov. 12 to 15
Little Shop of Horrors, with its man-eating plant Audrey II and toe-tapping music, comes to Penn State Harrisburg’s Olmsted Auditorium for a four-day run November 12 through 15.
Presented by the college’s Capital Players with a cast and crew of 24 undergraduate and graduate students, Little Shop of Horrors takes to the stage at 8 p.m. November 12, 13, and 14 with a 2 p.m. matinee November 15.
‘Lessons learned from launch of blue M&Ms’
Do you like M&Ms? Ever wonder where the blue M&Ms came from?
A free presentation on “Lessons Learned in Launching the Blue M&M,” featuring Steve Vesce, president and chief executive officer of the Hershey Management Group, LLC, comes to the Special Events Room on campus Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 6:15 p.m.