Contact Information
431 Murray Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078-4062
kj.kiser@okstate.edu
Education
- B.A. in Political Science, Oklahoma State University
- M.S. in Sociology, Oklahoma State University
- Ph.D. in Sociology, The Ohio State University
Research Interests
- Male/Female Roles and Relationships
- Sexuality
- Organizational Behavior and Change
- American Healthcare
Bio
Ken Kiser, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Sociology at Oklahoma State University. From 1988 to 1990 he was a visiting professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. During that time he was also Associate Director of the Virginia Center for Organizational Quality and Productivity. His primary teaching and research focus is the area of organizational change with a special focus on the design features and implementation strategies of various organizational change, improvement, and performance measurement process.
He is the co-author with Marshall Sashkin, of two books – Total Quality Management, 1990; and Putting Total Quality Management to Work, 1993. The latter book is currently under revision. Dr. Kiser’s other area of research and teaching examines the relationship between work and family in contemporary American society. In addition, Dr. Kiser has been actively involved in field research and consulting activities with a number of American organizations, in both the private and public sectors, over the last 20 years.