DR. BILL SOLOMONSON

Dr. Bill Solomonson is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership. His research interests include the client-consultant relationship, organizational performance improvement, and equity in education. Dr. Solomonson’s primary professional affiliation is with the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), for which he has been a journal peer reviewer for Performance Improvement Quarterly and a certification reviewer for the Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) designation. Additionally, he has served as Chair of the ISPI Research Committee, Chair of the Thomas F. Gilbert Distinguished Professional Achievement Award Committee, and Chair of the Academic Guild. He is a former member of the Board of Directors for ISPI as well as a former member of the Steering Committee for the Alliance for Excellence in Online Education (A4EOE). He is currently President of the Board of Directors for the Buddhist Society for Compassionate Wisdom North America. He has been nominated for both the Oakland University Honors College Inspiration Award and the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning Teaching Excellence Award. In 2016, he was awarded the Distinguished Online Faculty Award from the Alliance for Excellence in Online Education and in 2020 received the Oakland University Team Award. He has consulted with Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Audi, Volkswagen, Chrysler, Delphi, Henry Ford Health Systems, Siemens, US Army, Wayne State University, Beaumont Hospitals, Kellogg’s, Fiat, Raytheon, and others.

Courses taught

• HRD 3510 – Principles of Leadership
• HRD 4700 – E-learning in Organizations
• HRD 6150 – Leadership in a Global Context

Publications

Solomonson, W.L., Kwon, C., & Sim, E. (in press). Toward Racial Equity in HRD Education: An Examination of Racial Gaps in Student Performance in One Undergraduate program in the United States. Human Resource Development International. London: Taylor & Francis. 

Solomonson, W.L. (2023). Desmond Brower: Sub-Contracting as an External Needs Assessor. In P.A. Ertmer, J. Stefaniak, K.D. Glazewski (Eds.) The ID Casebook: Case Studies in Instructional Design, 6^th Edition. Routledge.

Solomonson, W.L., Giberson, T. (2020). A Competency-Based Performance System in a Health Care IT Setting. Human Performance Technology. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.  (Reprinted chapter selected by editorial board for global research anthology).

Solomonson, W.L. (2019). Desmond Brower: Sub-Contracting as an External Needs Assessor. In P.A. Ertmer, J.A. Quinn, K.D. Glazewski (Eds.) The ID Casebook: Case Studies in Instructional Design, 5^th Edition (pp. 215-228). Routledge.

Kromrei, H., Solomonson, W. L., & Juzych, M. S. (2017). Teaching Residents to Teach. In J. Stephaniak (Ed.) Advancing Medical Education through Strategic Instructional Design. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Solomonson, W.L. (2016). How we do what we do and is there a better way?  PerformanceXpress. Retrieved from ispi.org/ISPI/Resources/PX/Articles/Editors__Pick/How_We_Do_What_We_Do_and_is_There_a_Better_Way____June_2016

Solomonson, W.L., Giberson, T. (2015). A Competency-Based Performance System in a Health Care IT Setting. In J. Stephaniak (Ed.) Cases on Human Performance Improvement Technologies. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. 

Solomonson, W.L. (2015).  What Can We Learn From I-O? Performance Improvement Quarterly, 28(3).

Solomonson, W.L. (2015).  Should I Stay or Should I Go? Client Factors Affecting Relationship Commitment in the Consultative Relationship. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 28(2).

Solomonson, W.L. & Giberson, T. (2014). A Competency-Based Performance System in a Health Care IT Setting. In J. Stephaniak (Ed.) Cases on Human Performance Improvement Technologies. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Kromrei, H., Solomonson, W. L., & Juzych, M.S. (2014). Systematic Self‐Evaluation in Graduate Medical Education. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 27(3), 53-74.

Solomonson, W.L. (2013). Performance Consulting with Rummler’s Anatomy of Performance (AOP): A Case Study. Performance Improvement, 52 (3), 19-27. 

Solomonson, W.L. (2013). Knowledge Management. In R.C. Richey (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Terminology for Educational Communications and Technology. New York, NY: Springer. AECT.

Solomonson, W.L. (2013). Management Systems. In R.C. Richey (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Terminology for Educational Communications and Technology. New York, NY: Springer. AECT.

Solomonson, W.L. (2012). Trust in the Client-Consultant Relationship. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 25(3), 53-80.

Mi, M., Stefaniak, J. Solomonson, W.L. (2012). Application of Web 2.0 Technologies in Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Medical Education. MedEdPORTAL.

Solomonson, W.L. (2012). Whither the Relationship? Building Trust in Your Client Interactions. PerformanceXPress.

Solomonson, W.L. (2008). Toward fluent instructional design in the context of people. Performance Improvement, 47 (7), 12-19.