Richard Thompson

Contact Information

Richard Thompson

College: College of Business, Engineering, & Technology

Department: Leadership, Management, Human Capital

rthompson@nu.edu

(866)776-0331

Richard Thompson serves as a professor in the School of Business and Economics, where he also served most recently as the academic program director for the One-on-One MBA program. He currently works with students at the masters and doctorate levels including dissertation students. Richard has forty years of experience in academic roles in higher education, including faculty and administrative positions and has worked exclusively in the on-line environment since 1999. He has served in administrative roles including BBA/MBA Program Chair, Founding Dean of the School of Business, Dean of Academic Administration, and the Chief Academic Officer (interim), and Vice President of Academic Affairs. He has served his last eight years with NCU/NU with the last seven years in our virtual classrooms. Richard received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado in 1993. Richard lives in Broomfield, CO with his wife and together they have four grown children and two grandchildren.

Publications

  • Richard C. Thompson. (January 01, 2023). ![CDATA[Education Services (Private)]]. Colorado Business Economic Outlook 2024.

  • Oedekoven, O. O., Perry, C., Vos, K., Daehn, D., Adeogun, J., Thompson, R., & Echols, A. (January 31, 2021). ![CDATA[Case Study: Northcentral University. Application of the Levelling Modules (White paper)]]. Understanding Academic Leveling; Case Studies and.

  • Thompson, J. K., & Thompson, R. C.. (January 01, 2021). ![CDATA[Racial Diversity in Publicly Traded Companies.]]. Research Anthology on Empowering Marginalized Comm.

  • Feldman, H. & Thompson, R.. (June 01, 1990). ![CDATA[Teaching Business Ethics: A Challenge for Business Educators in the 90's.]]. Journal of Marketing Education..

  • Thompson, J. K., & Thompson, R. C.. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Racial Diversity in Publicly Traded Companies.]]. International Journal of Sustainable Entrepreneurs.

  • Sheridan, J. E., Slocum Jr., J. W., Buda, R., & Thompson, R. C.. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Effects of Corporate Sponsorship and Departmental Power on Career Tournament.]]. Academy of Management Journal.

Presentations

  • (2020-01-01). Faculty Perceived Value of Program Assessment Processes: A Net Promoter Score Valuation.
  • (2012-10-01). Aligned: From learning outcomes to quality management in an online university. Orlando, Florida.
  • (2012-08-01). The Competitive Edge: Web-based Assessment of Learning.. Atlantic City, NJ.
  • (2012-01-02). Web-based learning assessment: A foundation for institutional improvement. Denver, CO.
  • (1990-02-01). Effects of Corporate Sponsorship and Departmental Power on Career Tournaments: A Study of Intraorganizational Mobility.. Dallas, TX.
  • (1986-08-01). Classic Works and Significant Contributors to the Strategic Management Literature: An Objective Research Through Citation Analysis. Chicago, IL.