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Dr. Olga Chapa is an Assistant Professor of Management in the School of Business at the University of Houston-Victoria. Prior to coming to UHV, she received her BBA, MBA, and PhD from the University of Texas-Pan American.

Dr. Chapa's teaching interest encompasses a variety of management areas. She has taught courses in Strategic Methods for Business, Business Government and Society, Organizational Theory, and Principles of Management. Her primary research focus is based on aligning job requirements with gender and the social and cultural needs of female college graduates. Dr. Chapa's extensive research on gender roles, social support, and cultural factors influencing human behavior within the organizational context, earned her an Emerald/EFMD Highly Commended Dissertation Award in 2009.

Dr. Chapa's additional research also strongly supports her interest in the implementation of well-being programs that focus on emergency responders. This significant research extends to the validation and purification of an instrument intended to measure bravery, a work she authored and presented at the Western Academy of Management National Conference. Significant contributions include her work on corruptive behavior in the form of infringement of intellectual property rights in China that was published in an international business journal.

In addition to her teaching and research, Dr. Chapa has an extensive record of professional and community service. She has served as a reviewer for several international conferences and is currently serving on the Crossroads Commission on Education Committee, Perpetual Hope Home, The Academy of Management, and The Organizational Behavior Teaching Society. She is also the faculty advisor for the MASA student organization at UHV.

Academic Background

• PhD - University of Texas Pan American, Business Administration with Emphasis in International Business, May 2009 
• MBA - University of Texas Pan American, Management, May 2002 
• BBA - University of Texas Pan American, Business Administration, May 1997 

Courses Taught at UHV

• BUSI 6351 - Business and Society
• HCAD 4355 - Organizational Change
• MGMT 3303 - Principles of Management
• MGMT 4305 - Leadership
• MGMT 4309 - Strategic Management
• MGMT 4322 - Strategy and the Business Environment
• MGMT 4325 - Organizational Change
• MGMT 6354 - Leadership and Organizational Change

Selected Research

• Chapa, O. & Stringer, D. (2013). The Path of Measuring Moral Courage in the Workplace. Sam Advanced Management Journal.
• Chapa, O. , Redd, T. & Dagher, G.  K. (2012). A Study of Gender and Organizational Attributes Preferences. Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Conference.
• Chapa, O. & Kaynak, H. (2011). A Study of Gender and Relocation. Academy of Management Annual Conference.
• Chapa, O. & Kaynak, H. (2010). Attracting the Collectivist Female: The Challenge of Relocation Requirements. International Academy of Management.
• Stringer, D. & Chapa, O. (2010). Religious activity as a coping mechanism among Hispanic emergency personnel.. Review of Management Innovation and Creativity.
• Donna, S. & Chapa, O. (2010). Religious Activity as a Coping Mechanism for Time Stress. Intellectbase International Consortium Conference.
• Chapa, O. & Vicdan, H. (2008). Exploring the Transformation of Gender Roles with Respect to Consumer Complaint Behavior: The Cases of Mexico, Turkey and the United States. American Marketing Science Cultural Perspectives in Marketing.
• Chapa, O. & LeMaster, J. (2007). Chinese Intellectual Property Rights? Know Before You Go. Thunderbird International Business Review.
• Chapa, O. & Feinberg, M. (2006). Bravery Scale Development and Purification. Western Academy of Management.

Professional Honors and Achievements

• 2011: Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Gender and Diversity in the Organization
• 2010: Received an award for Best Reviewer of the Academy of International Business Northeast Chapter 2010 Conference, Academy of International Business Northeast Chapter AIBNE
• 2009: Emerald/EFMD Highly Commended Dissertation Award, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• 2009: Invited to become a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma organization, Beta Gamma Sigma
• 2006: Nominated and participated in the OBTS Doctorial Institute, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society
• 2005: Representative for graduate students from South Texas in a congressional hearing aimed to draw attention to the lack of funding for underrepresented groups seeking graduate degrees., United States Congressional Hearing