Phil Hunsaker

Professor of Management

D.B.A. University of Southern California, Organizational Behavior, Social Psychology and Management
MBA University of Southern California
M.S. San Diego State University, Human Resource Management
B.S. San Diego State University, Management

Phillip L. Hunsaker is professor of Management in the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego. He has authored over one hundred articles in academic and professional journals, and fourteen books on management and organizational behavior. Professor Hunsaker has provided seminars and consulted with many national and international organizations such as Coca-Cola, Qualcomm, the Australian and New Zealand Institutes of Management, Atlantic Richfield, General Dynamics, J.I. Case Co., Mead-Johnson, American Honda, and Alyeska Pipeline Company.

Dr. Hunsaker has been a distinguished visiting professor in the Executive MBA Program at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and a faculty member at Bond University in Australia, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, California State University-Northridge, the University of Southern California, the University of California-San Diego Leadership and Management Program, and the Institute for Quality and Productivity. He has also taught courses for the Ahlers Center for International Business in Paris, Rome, Munich, Barcelona, Berlin, Istanbul, and Prague. 

Professor Hunsaker has won many awards for his teaching and research including two University Professorships for outstanding career achievement in teaching, scholarship and service (the most prestigious faculty award given by USD); another University Professorship for Outstanding Research; the Innovative Undergraduate Business Educator award; and Executive MBA Professor of the Year.

Selected Current Research

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Hunsaker, P., Hunsaker, J. (2012). Educating Leaders to Manage Sub-optimization and Collaboration in Interdependent Team-based Organizations. Journal of Business Leadership/American National Business Hall of Fame, 19 (1), 23-36.

Hunsaker, P., Pavett, C., Hunsaker, J., , . (2011). Increasing Student Learning Effectiveness with Team Charters. Journal of Education for Business, Vol. 8 ( No. 3), 127-139.

Book, Textbook-Revised

Hunsaker, P. (2012). Training In Interpersonal Skills, Sixth Edition . Pearson/Prentice-Hall (6th)

Hunsaker, P., Alessandra , T., , . (2009). A Nova Arte Do Gerenciamento De Pessoas . Elsevier Editora Ltda

Hunsaker, P. (2008). Training In Interpersonal Skills, Fifth Edition . Pearson Prentice Hall (5th ed)

Book, Scholarly-New

Baron, , E., Benoliel, M., Bourne, M., Bourne , P., Doke, D., Hobbs, ., Hau,, ., Hunsaker, J., Hun (2010). The Book of Management: The Ten Essential Skills for Achieving High Performance . Dorling Kindersley Ltd. (2010/First edition), 720.

Hunsaker, P., Hunsaker, J. (2009). Managing People. Dorling Kindersley

Book, Scholarly-Revised

Hunsaker, P., Alessandra, A. (2008). The New Art of Managing People, 2nd Edition. Free Press (2nd)

Hunsaker, J., Hunsaker, P. (2009). The Paper Tower Exercise: Experiencing Leadership and Group Dynamics. Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Canadian Edition (4th Edition)

Conference Proceeding

Hunsaker, P., Hunsaker, J. (2012). Mitigating Free-Riding Behavior in Virtual Teams. Proceedings of the Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International, Ninth Annual Mee

Hunsaker, J., Hunsaker, P. (2010). Making Group Projects Effective Learning Expereinces. Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International