The Heart of the Matter

"It's a blessing to work with ACU students, faculty, and staff.  And it's exciting to delve into the practice of management which affects so many people."

Contact Information:

Office:  254 Mabee Business Building
Address:  ACU Box 29325, Abilene, Texas 79699
E-mail:  monty.lynn@coba.acu.edu
Telephone:  325-674-2593
FAX:  325-674-2507

Degrees, Licenses & Certificates:

• Continuing education, Texas A&M University (2002), Southern New Hampshire University (2002), Babson College (1999)
• PhD, Brigham Young University, 1985
• MOB, Brigham Young University, 1985
• MS, Cornell University, 1984
• BSW, Harding University, 1981
• BA, Harding University, 1981

Academic Positions Held:

• Acting Dean, College of Business Administration, 2004
• Chair, Department of Management Sciences, 1999-2004
• Fulbright Scholar, University of Maribor (Slovenia), 1995-96

Professional & Teaching Awards: 

• Fulbright Scholar, University of Maribor (Slovenia, Central Europe), 1995-1996.
• Trustees Award, Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Abilene Christian University, 1990.
• Teacher of the Year, Department of Management Sciences, College of Business Administration, Abilene Christian University, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1990-91.

Undergraduate Courses Taught:

• MGMT 120:  Introduction to Business and Technology

Consulting & Service:

• Director, Christian Business Faculty Association 20th Annual Conference, San Antonio, 2004.
• Nase Gospodarstvo [Our Economy], Editorial Review Board, Slovenia, 2004-present.
• Member, Board of Directors, Christian Business Faculty Association, 2004-present.

International Experience:

• Visiting lecturer, University of Primorska (Slovenia, 2005), International Economics Camp (Russia, 2001, 2002), University of Potsdam (Germany, 1996), Boras University (Sweden 1996).
• Humanitarian Relief, San Pedro Sula, 1999; Economic Development, Chouleteca, 2002.
• NAFTA research funded by the Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, and Ottawa, Ontario, 1991.
• Research presented in the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria and France

Research Interests:

• Microenterprises in developing countries
• Integration of faith & business

Representative Publications/Research Presentations:

• Lynn, Monty L. (2005), “Organizational Buffering: Managing Boundaries and Cores,” Organization Studies.
• Lynn, Monty L. (2004).  “Ora et Labora:  The Practice of Prayerful Teaching,” Christian Education Journal.
• Lynn, Monty L. (2004).  “Prayerful Teaching:  A Survey of Themes,” Christian Higher Education, 3, 261-276.
• Mulej, Matjaz, Potocan, Vojko, Zenko, Zdenka, Kajzer, Stefan, Ursic, Dusko, Knez-Riedl, Jozica,  Lynn, Monty, and  Oysenik, Jozef (2004), “How to Restore Bertalanffian Systems Thinking,” Kybernetics: The International Journal of Systems and Cybernetics, 33 (1), 48-61.
• Lynn, Monty L. (2003, 2004). Venture Out! An Entrepreneurial Introduction to Business. Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press.