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Dr. David Zatz
Change agent and writer
David Zatz created and ran the car site Allpar.com (1997-2017), has a car-related Youtube channel and two Mopar-related web sites, motales and stellpower. As part of Toolpack Consulting, David Zatz works with companies, government agencies, colleges, and nonprofits to increase their effectiveness based on research and process changes.
David has written for Quality Digest, HRMagazine, Administrator, and the Encyclopedia of Management. He is currently on the faculty of the School of Global and Public Affairs of Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he developed and taught (or teaches) several graduate level classes:
- Analytics and decision-making, including basic statistics and research methods (PADM 6606), online and in-person
- Analytical decision making (MADS 6610), online/hybrid
- Strategic organizational performance appraisal (PADM 7713), in-person
- Customer experience (PADM 6706-6708), adapted for on-line and in-person continuing education delvery
He has also delivered sections of the strategic management capstone course (MADS 6612) in Vancouver, BC.
Research
- Increasing credibility through visibility and communication
- The effects of overtime on health
- How role segmentation helps lower interrole conflict
- Other Publications and Presentations
Personal reflections
Books
- Dodge Viper: The Full Story, Veloce
- Century of Chrysler
- The Rise and Reinvention of Chrysler Minivans
- Wagoneer, Gladiator, Comanche, and Scrambler: Jeep’s Go-Anywhere Vehicles, Ertel
- My Slant on Things (by Gary Platz)
- What Do I Do With This Survey Report?
Other articles on this site
- The informal contract: watch out when you do organizational change
- The real Edison vs Tesla story
- Photos from Vancouver and Burnaby
- Schools and education
- Other publications and presentations
Dave runs MacStats (statistics software) and MoTales (cars). He has two children, and is married to Dr. Katherine Zatz. LinkedIn bio
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