Mike Crant conducts research on proactive personality and behavior at work. He is one of the creators of the proactive personality scale, the most frequently used measure of proactivity in the organizational literature. His recent work has studied the frequency and impact of proactive behaviors in Asian cultures, where proactivity has traditionally been frowned upon. Mike teaches courses in management, leadership, teams, and decision making to MBA and Executive MBA students. A winner of multiple teaching awards, Mike was selected as the outstanding professor by the Chicago EMBA class of 2007. He has conducted numerous executive development seminars for companies worldwide, including Bayer, HSBC, LANXESS, Siemens, Donnelly, the Far Eastern Group, and Toro. Mike earned BSBA and MBA degrees from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Contact: 574-631-6765 or jcrant@nd.edu