Derek Crews, EdD

Professor, Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Program Area: Human Resources

Professional Preparation

• EdD, Nova Southeastern University, Concentration in Business Education
• MBA, University of North Texas, Concentration in Personnel and Industrial Relations
• BBA, University of North Texas, General Business

Profile

Derek Crews, EdD, has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Human Resource Management since 1993. He is a graduate of Harvard University’s Institute for Management and Leadership in Education, a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources with the Human Resources Certification Institute (SPHR), a Senior Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP), and a certified Master Trainer for AchieveGlobal and Development Dimensions International.

He has been awarded the Texas Woman’s University Mary Mason Lyon Award for excellence in teaching and scholarship, the Alderson-Broaddus University Student Government Association Outstanding Faculty Award, a Research Excellence Award for his dissertation study in workforce training at Nova Southeastern University, and was twice nominated for West Virginia Professor-of-the-Year.

He has published numerous articles and is the author of two textbooks, Mastering Human Resource Management and Principles of Talent Development, both published by FlatWorld. Dr. Crews has provided consulting and corporate training services for a wide variety of clients, including Alcoa, Black & Decker, GAF, JB Hunt Transport, Texas Instruments, and Walmart. His current research focuses on employee engagement, onboarding, and coaching. 

Representative Publications

Crews, D. (2024). Mastering Human Resource Management (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Flatworld.

Crews, D. (2023). Principles of Talent Development (1st ed.). Boston, MA: Flatworld.

Crews, D. (2021). Reinventing Performance Management. Archives of Business Research, 9(6), 1–12. 

Crews, D.E., & Russ, M.J. (2020). The impact of individual differences on multitasking ability. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 69(6), 1301-1319.

Russ, M,R., & Crews, D. (2014). A survey of multitasking behaviors in organizations. International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 4(1), 137-153.

Nugent, J., & Crews D. (2014). A case study in direct assessment of student learning outcomes. Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, 2014(3), 38-59.

Crews, D., and Richard, S. (2013). Aligning organizational culture with human resource strategies, International Journal of Business & Social Sciences, 4(15), 71-74.

Crews, D. & Russ, M.R. (2012). The impact of multitasking on human and organizational efficiency. Leadership & Organizational Management Journal, 2012(3), 54-68.

Crews. D., and Bhatia, D. (2012). Supervisory practices in the transportation/logistics industry. Advanced Management Journal, 77(1), 38-47.

Crews, D. (2010). Strategies for implementing sustainability: Five leadership challenges. Advanced Management Journal 75(2), 15-21.