Gelaye Debebe , Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Organizational Sciences,
at The George Washington University

Biography
Gelaye Debebe is Assistant Professor of Organizational Sciences at The George Washington University and Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Gender in Organizations at the Simmons Graduate School of Management. Dr. Debebe holds a BS in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, an MS in Human Resource Development from The American University, and a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of Michigan Business School. She has taught Leadership, Action Research, Organizational Behavior, and Cross-Cultural Management. Her primary research is in the area of cross-cultural communicative competence and leadership development.

 

Selected Publications

Debebe, G. (forthcoming). Cross-Cultural Competence and Coordination: The Role of Organizational Learning in Economic Development, Lexington Books.
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Debebe, G. (2008) “Cross-Cultural Competence and Power-Based Rules: A Native American Case Study,” International Journal of Intercultural Relations, in press.

Debebe, G. (2008). “Brain Waste,” in K.A. Reinert and R.S. Rajan (eds.), Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press.

Debebe, G. (2007) “Inspiring Transformation: Lessons from the CGIAR Women’s Leadership Series.” CGIAR Gender and Diversity Working Paper 47.

Wrzesniewski, A., Dutton, J.E., and Debebe, G. (2004). “Interpersonal Sensemaking and the Meaning of Work,” Research in Organizational Behavior, 25.

Debebe, G. (2002). “Guest Learning and Adaptation in the Field: A Navajo Case Study,” Development in Practice, 12:3. Reprinted in J. Pettit and L. Roper (eds.), Development and the Learning Organization, Oxfam and Institute for Development Studies, Oxford, 2003.

Wrzesniewski, A., Dutton, J.E., and Debebe, G. (2002). “Gaining Access through Good Graces,” in M. Feldman, J. Bell, and M. Berger (eds.), Gaining Access to People and Organizations, Altamira Press, London.

 

Courses Taught

Leadership in Organizations
Action Research
Organizational Behavior
Cross-Cultural Management

 

Contact

The George Washington University
Department of Organizational Sciences and Communication
600 21st St. N.W.
Washington DC 20052
Tel: 202-994-1937
e-mail: gdebebe@gwu.edu