Ada Demb, Ed.D.

Associate Professor

Office:301A Ramseyer Hall
Phone: (614) 292-1865
Fax: (614) 292-7020
Email: demb.1@osu.edu

Education

• Ed.D. Harvard University, Administration and Social Policy
• Ed.M. Harvard University, Education
• B.A. Brandeis University, Economics

Scholarly Interests

Dr. Demb's scholarly interests address the intersection of human and organizational behavior, particularly involving strategy, policy and decision-making. From 1986 until 1994, her research focused primarily on the effectiveness of boards of directors of multinational corporations, while based at the International Institutional for Management Development in Switzerland. She has sustained an interest in the use of technology in colleges, universities and corporations, initiated with her dissertation Computer Systems for Human Systems. "Human" Interaction with computers and the impact of technology on the shape and future directions of higher education as an industry fascinate her. A long-standing interest in the pressures and dynamics surrounding faculty behavior and performance in higher education remains a high priority. Personal experience living and working in the international arena prompts her interest in research that explores the meaning of difference and policies and practices that enable communities of diverse cultures to grow and develop.

Selected Publications

Selected Journal Articles

• C. Campbell, C. & A. Demb 2008(forthcoming). "College high risk drinkers: Who matures out?And who persists as adults?" Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, April 42(1)
• K. Kelley & A. Demb, 2006. "Instrumentation for Comparing Student & Faculty Perceptions ofCompetency-based Assessment." American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 70(6):Article134.
• L. Harris, A. Demb, & D. Pastore, 2005. "Perceptions and Attitudes of Athletic Training Students towards a Course Addressing Psychological Issues in Rehabilitation, Journal of Allied Health (Summer, 34 (2): 101-109).
• A. Demb, D. Erickson, & S. Hawkins-Wilding, 2004."The Laptop Experience: Student Reactions", Computers & Education, 43: 383-401.
• P. S. Owen & A. Demb, 2004. "Change dynamics and leadership in technology implementation, Journal of Higher Education, November/December.
• A. Demb, 2002. "The intellectual supermarket", EDUCAUSE Review, 37(4): 13-22, July/August.
• A. Demb and K. Funk, 1999. "What do they master? Perceived benefits of the master's thesis experience". NACADA Journal (Fall, Vol 19, No. 2: 18-27).
• A. Demb, 1996. "Transnational Governance for a Global Economy", Corporate Governance, Special Issue ed. by Howard Thomas, Vol. 4 (3): 142-153, July.
• A. Demb and F.-F. Neubauer, 1995. "Board Judgment: How The Board Decides", The Corporate Board, May/June, pp. 6-10.
• A. Demb, 1994. "A Framework for a Board Retreat" Directors and Boards, 19(1): 12-14. Fall.
• A. Demb and B. S. Richey, 1994. "Defining Responsible Ownership: Cross-National Perspectives," European Management Journal, 12(3): 287-297, September.

Books

• Ada Demb and F.-F. Neubauer, 1992. The Corporate Board: Confronting the Paradoxes. Oxford University Press, New York. Translations: Chinese (1996), Danish (1994), Polish (1994), and Ukranian (1997).
• Ada Demb, 1979. Computer Systems for Human Systems, Pergamon Press.
• C. Davies, A. Demb, and R. Espejo, 1979. Organization for Program Management, John Wiley & Sons.

Selected Chapters in Books

• A. Demb and F. Neubauer, 1998. "Corporate governance: Lifespace and accountability", Chapter 11.4, pp. 852-873, in Bob de Wit and Ron Meyer, Eds., Strategy: Process, Content, Context, London: International Thomson Business Press.
• A. Demb, 1996. "Phasing and Focusing Research: Accelerating Along the Learning Curve", in Advances in International Comparative Management: A Research Annual, Vol. 11 (101-125) ed. by S. Benjamin Prasad. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Book Reviews and Exhibition Reviews

• For the Journal of Higher Education, November/December, 1999, pp. 739-741. Jann E. Freed and Marie R. Klugman, Quality Principles and Practices in Higher Education (1997, ACE/Oryx).
• For the Journal of Higher Education January/February 1994, pp. 154-155, Richard Chait et al, The Effective Board of Trustees, (1991, American Council on Education and MacMillan Publishing).