Ms Carol Hamilton Lecturer Office: ZSH 642 Phone:(540) 568-3412 E-mail: hamil1cw@jmu.edu

Welcome
Today’s business environment offers incredible opportunities to pursue your personal interests, using your gifts and abilities to make a positive contribution in the workplace.  Whether you create new products or services, new jobs, or greater value within your company, my goal is that each student will learn to think critically, to work cooperatively, and to feel confident and secure in his or her abilities to achieve outcomes that have a positive, long-term impact in our world today.

Recent Courses Taught
COB 202 – Interpersonal Skills
MGT 472 – Venture Creation
COB 487 – Strategic Management
MBA 501 – Management & Organizational Behavior

Education
M.B.A., James Madison University, 1997 with a concentration in Entrepreneurship
B.S. Administrative Management, Clemson University, 1980

Research and Professional Interests
Entrepreneurship
Small Business Development

 Key Publications
Boettger, Yvonne; Dirolf, Robert; and Hamilton, Carol; Simple Solutions: Business Plan Writer’s Workbook, First Edition, Chiave Consulting, 2003.

Boettger, Yvonne; Dirolf, Robert; and Hamilton, Carol; Crafting a Business Plan, First Edition, Chiave Consulting, 2003.

 Eliason, Bob, Hamilton, Carol; COB 300A-Management, (Sixth Edition of DuBrin’s Essentials of Management), 2004.

Campus and Community Involvement
Madison Teaching Fellows – Multicultural Proficiency in Teaching, 2005-2006
Foundation Board Member – Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, 2002-2007
Lecturer for JMU Mine Action program and Blue Ridge Community College workshops

Experience
Worked in an administrative capacity with IBM in the 1980’s (5 years)
Worked in administrative, accounting, and human resources for large non-profit organizations (6 years)
Worked as a technical writer for a software company (1 year)
Founded a non-profit organization to train and support small (less than 5 employees) businesses in the Shenandoah Valley (5 years)

Of Note
I enjoy cooking, listening to music (all kinds), reading, and traveling.

I’m family-oriented and am currently trying to learn something about my three children’s current pursuits: theology, studio art, and sports.  I also have a twin sister who is a corporate attorney in Savannah, Ga. and a brother who is an architect and manages a group of architects in Charleston, SC.  I get many of my business stories from them!

I am currently exploring the topic of diversity, racism, and multiculturalism as a personal interest.