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H. Wayne Huizenga
College of Business and Entrepreneurship
College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Assistant Professor
Management
H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & Entrepreneurship
Dr. Will Hawks serves as Assistant Professor of Management at the Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship (NSU). He has over 20 years of leadership experience in various sectors, including higher education, hospitality, government, and corporate affairs. Dr. Hawks is passionate about empowering people and unleashing organizational performance through positive employee relations, workplace culture analysis, process innovation, executive development, and servant leadership.
Dr. Hawks serves as lead or co-investigator for funded research projects totaling over $1 million. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Economic Affairs and SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, as well as presented at conferences by the National Case Research Association (NACRA), Academy of Business Research (ABR), Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), and Academy of Management (AOM).
Before joining NSU, he was the Senior Manager (Chief of Staff) for global employee and labor relations at a Fortune 40 organization having four businesses, 195K+ employees, and $70B+ in annual revenue. As a senior leader, he led several strategic initiatives across multiple countries and regions.
HRM5380 Employee Relations
HRM5375 Managing Total Rewards
HRM5320 Career Development
MGT5170 Applying Strategy for Managers
MGT5105-Managing Organizational Behavior in a Dynamic & Complex World
MGT4880-Business Strategy & Policy
HRM4300 Managing Workplace Diversity
MGT4170 Organizational Behavior
HRM4160 Human Resource Management
INB3550 International Business
MGT3100 Managing Conflict & Change
MGT3020 Business Communications
BUS2000 Professional Success I
BUS3000 Professional Success II
BUS3700 Professional Success III
Hawks, W. (Contributing Author, Reviewer, & Editor). Mujtaba, B. G. (2022). Workforce Diversity Management: Challenges, Competencies and Strategies (3rd Edition). ILEAD Academy Publications: Davie, Florida, USA.
Neymotin, F. & Hawks, W. (2025). ASSA Annual Meeting (AEA/LERA), "Minimum Wages and Foster Care Placement Disruption," Paper, International, San Francisco, CA.
Hawks, W. (2024). North American Case Research Association (NACRA) Annual Conference, "Company Policies Matter: Starbucks versus the Memphis Seven," Paper, International, Orlando, FL.
Neymotin, F. & Hawks, W. (2024). "Minimum Wages and Foster Care." Academy of Business Research Conference. Academy of Business Research. New Orleans, LA.
Sims, R. L., Gong, B., & Hawks, W. (2023). Race and Happiness in the United States: The Importance of Faith. Paper presented at the National Academy of Management Meeting, Management, Spirituality, and Religion Division, Boston, MA.
Hawks, W. & Bonaretti, D., (2023). Temporary Employees? Financial and Cultural Benefits of Supporting International Faculty to Pursue Continued Employment at NSU. 2023 NSU Diversity Summit.
Hawks, W., Deranek, K., Sainfort, F., & Lawrence, E. (2025). Setting the Record Straight at Teeth Lovers Dentistry: Promoting Health Equity in Clinical Case Notetaking. SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals. Https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071980460
Deranek, K., Hawks, W., Lawrence, E., Sainfort, F., & Feiler, K. (2025). Getting Leadership Right at Patients-Are-Foremost Medical Center: Influencing and Impacting Quality Healthcare. SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals. Https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071965481
Hawks, W., Lawrence, E., & Sainfort, F. (2024) Promoting High-Quality Patient Care & Health Equity. HR Pulse Magazine. American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA). Https://www.hrpulse-digital.com/ahhq/0424_winter_2024/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=2031382#articleId2031382
Neymotin, F. & Hawks, W. (2024). Minimum Wages & Foster Care Placement Disruption. Economic Affairs, 44(3), 540-560. Https://doi.org/10.1111/ecaf.12671
Sims, R. L., Hawks, W., & Gong, B. (2024). What is there to be happy about? Race and Resilience in the United States. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 43(1), 153-170. Https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-01-2023-0018
Hawks, W. (Expert Contributor). McCann, A. (2024) States Where Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most. WalletHub. https://wallethub.com/edu/states-unemployment-claims/72730#expert=Will_Hawks
Hawks, W. (2020). “Foster Care Placement Disruption Monitoring and Reduction: An Innovation Study”, University of Southern California. Https://doi.org/10.25549/usctheses-c89-286613