Jack Harris

Jack Harris brings 50 years of successful experience in higher education at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and over 35 years of management and consulting experience with government and business. He teaches courses such as Sociology of Business and Management, Sociology of Community, and the Senior Seminar: Research Practicum. He is an expert on community development, social entrepreneurship, change management, project management, and business process re-engineering.

He has co-authored articles on such subjects as “Transforming Information Services: New Roles, New Strategies,” (with J. Jacobstein and B. Strock) IQ Service Report, ICMA (international City and County Managers Association), Spring, 2001; “Embezzlement, a Real Cause for Concern,” (with F. Bartz and B. Strock) PM-Public Management, Volume 82, Number 10, 2000; He is co-author of The Municipal Computer Systems Handbook with Barry Strock. He is currently writing an academic textbook entitled Not for Profit: A Sociology of Small Business. He has assisted in organizational analysis and design, leadership and management training and staff development, employee motivation, group dynamics and team building, conflict management and resolution, and the analysis of workplace culture.