Malcolm Coco, D.P.A., PHR

Professor of Human Resource Management

Contact Information:

Office: 271 Mabee Business Building
Address:  ACU Box 29330, Abilene, Texas 79699
E-mail:  malcolm.coco@coba.acu.edu
Telephone:  325-674-2560
FAX: 325-674-2507

Degrees, Licenses & Certificates:

Professional in Human Resources (PHR), 1995
DPA, Nova Southeastern University, 1993
MS, Central Michigan University, 1979
BS, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1968

Academic Positions Held:

Professor of Human Resources, ACU, 2007-present
Associate Professor of Human Resources, ACU, 1991-2007
Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration, ACU, 1993-1997
World Class lecturer in Oxford, England, 1997
World Class lecturer in Japan and China, 1996

Other Positions:

Counselor, Caruth Small Business Development Center, ACU, 1990-1993
Director of Strategic Air Command Rated Officer Assignments and Deputy Director of World Wide Air Force Rated Officer Assignments for over 40,000 flying officers at the Air Force Military Personnel Center
College of Business Administration Associate Dean 1993-1997
Director of Internships 1997-Present

Professional & Teaching Awards:

College of Business Administration's Outstanding Teacher Award 2000
ARETE Award for Community Service 2000
International Who's Who of Professionals 1999
Management Sciences Department Teacher of the Year, 1997
International Who's Who, 1997
Society for Human Resource Management Educator of the Year for Texas, 1996
Who's Who Among American Teachers, 1996
Big Country Society for Human Resource Educator of the Year, 1995
Dean's Award for Service, 1995
Dean's Award for Education, 1993
Center For Non-Profit Management, Certificate of Appreciation, 1992,1996
Student's Choice Award for Educator of the Year, 1994

Courses Taught:

Human resource management
Career management
Internships
Safety and health
Cases in human resource management
Human resource management research
Introduction to management
Statistics
Consumer behavior
University 100
International business
Introduction to business

Consulting:

Small Business Development Center
West Texas Council of Government
Coca Cola
YWCA
Texas Association of Appraisal Districts
Job Service Employer Committee
Texas Workforce Commission
Dallas/Ft. Worth Association of Healthcare Recruiters
Abilene Christian University Annual Lectureship

International Experience:

Lecturer, ACU World Class program, in: China and Japan, 1996
England and France, 1997
Mexico, 1998, 1999
Canada 1996, 1998
China 1999

Research Areas:

Employee selection via biodata
Violence in the workplace
Planning, recruitment, and selection
Career management.
Internships
Ethics
Compensation and Benefits

Current Projects:

National Church of Christ Minister Salary and Benefits Survey
National ACBSP

Representative Publications/Research Presentations:

"Classification of Pilot Candidates Using Biodata" Military Training Association, October 1991
"Performance and Biodata: There is a Correlation" Association of Management Proceedings, July 1992
"Theory Z - The Answer to the American Dream" Faculty Scholars, Abilene Christian University, March 1994
"Internships and CoOps: The Secret to Quality Employees" Texas State Society of Human Resource Management Conference, October 1994
"An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship of Biodata to Performance" International Association of Management Proceedings, August 1995
"The New War Zone: The Workplace" Association of Management International Conference, August 1996
"The New War Zone: The Workplace" Society for the Advancement of Management Proceedings, March 1997
"HR Careers Beyond 2000: Using Technology To Be Competitive" Texas State Socity of Human Resource Management Conference, October 1997
"Networking By Networking: Video Conference and Network Opportunities in the Class Room" Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs Annual Conference Proceedings, June 1998
Cooperative Education: A Try Before You Buy Arrangement" Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs Annual Conference Proceedings, June 1998
"From Teaching to Learning: Practically Preparing Students for the Next Millennium" International Association of Management Proceedings, August 1998
"HR Careers in the Next Millennium" Texas State Society of Human Resource Management Conference, October 1998
"Workplace Violence" The Best of International Papers Kluwer BedrijfsInformatie (Dutch Journal)
"Impact of TLC on Compensation of Mexican Employees" COMARI Journal: Mexican Confederation of Industial Relations Association, December 1998
"Internships: Try Before You Buy" Society for the Advancement of Management Advanced Management Journal, March 1999
"Re-engineering Higher Education: Ethics in Internship Administration" Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs Annual Conference Proceedings, June 1999
"The Future of Human Resources" National Society of Human Resource Management Conference, October 1999
"Internship Ethics" Christian Business Faculty Association Proceedings, October 1999
"Benefits in a Post NAFTA Mexico" The Third International Symposium on Multinational Business Management: The 21st Century Global Corporation Proceedings, December 1999
"Is There a 'Silver Bullet'?" Texas Association of Appraisal Districts, February 2000
"A Survey of Advisor Board Activity" Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs Annual Conference Proceedings, June 2000
"A Survey of Workplace Violence Prevention Programs" American Society of Business and Behavioral Science Proceedings, February 2001
"Business Faculty Opinions of Web-Based Teaching Methods Using Kirkpatrick's Objectives" Mountain Plains Management Conference Proceedings, October 2001
"Preparing Students For the Workplace" Texas State Society of Human Resource Management Conference, October 2001
"Internships and Industry" Texas State Society of Human Resource Management Conference, October 2001

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership:

Volunteer consulting: Meals on Wheels Plus, Harmony House, Disability Resources, Abilene Pastoral Care and Counseling Center, Caruth Small Business Development Center.