Makes learning feel rewarding and fun.
Helps students see the joy in learning.
Dr. Macgorine Cassell serves as Professor of Business Administration at Fairmont State University within the College of Business and Aviation. Her academic credentials include a B.B.A. from Fort Valley State College, an M.P.A. from Clark Atlanta University, an M.B.A. from National University, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Human Behavior from United States International University (Alliant International University), conferred in 1988, with a specialization in Organizational Behavior. She joined Fairmont State University in 1992 and has accumulated 27 years in higher education teaching by 2009, alongside 4 years of non-teaching experience.
Dr. Cassell's teaching encompasses Principles of Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, Organizational Change and Development, Organizational Theory and Design, Strategic Management and Policy, International Business, and Principles of Marketing. Her research outputs include "NAFTA: Promises and Deliveries" (International Business & Economics Research Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, 2008; with Donatus I. Amaram and Rebecca Blake), "OECD Convention on Combating Bribery: Review of Progress, Problems, and Prospects" (International Academy of Business and Public Administration Conference proceedings, 2008), "Workplace Generational Conflict: Causes, Consequences and Cures" (Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resources Conference proceedings, 2007), "Para-Verbal Cultural Issues in International Business Transactions" (Association for Global Business Annual Conference proceedings, 2007), "Bringing SMILE S to the Classroom: Strategies to Create a Stimulating Learning Environment for Teacher and Student" (Academic Business World International Conference proceedings, 2008; with Timothy Oxley), and "Outsourcing and Temporary Labor: Complexities and Dynamics for Workforce Efficiency" (International Academy of Business and Economics Conference proceedings, 2006; with Donatus Amaram).
Dr. Cassell has conducted textbook reviews for Management (Hitt, Black, Porter; Pearson Prentice Hall, 2nd ed., 2009), Organizational Behavior: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace (Colquitt, LePine, Wesson; McGraw-Hill, 2009), Global Business Today (Hill; McGraw-Hill Irwin, 5th ed., 2007), among others. She has chaired conference sessions, reviewed papers for organization behavior teaching conferences, and received student nominations recognizing her effective teaching. Actively engaged in university service, she serves on the Faculty Personnel Committee and Faculty Senate committees, representing Marketing and Management (2023-2024).