Jake Smith

Jake Smith serves as Senior Instructor in the Flores MBA Program at Louisiana State University's E.J. Ourso College of Business, teaching Organizational Behavior, Leadership, and Strategic Management courses. His expertise is recognized through the Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching (2020-2021) and multiple scholarly awards.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Business Administration - Management, Louisiana State University (2019)
• BBA in Finance, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater (2005)

Professor Smith's research investigates Motivation, Performance Pressure & Stress, and Organizational Climate & Culture. Recent work integrates climate theory across domains and examines historical symbols in organizations, revealing how workplace environments shape employee behavior under competitive pressures. His publications demonstrate consistent contributions to organizational behavior theory since 2016.

His scholarly impact is recognized through:

• LSU Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching – Graduate (2020-2021)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant Award (2017-2018)
• Best Paper Proceedings – Academy of Management Meeting (2018)
• Best in Track Paper – Southwest Academy of Management Conference (2016)

Professor Smith actively develops future leaders as Faculty Advisor for Omicron Delta Kappa (2021–Present) and Flores MBA Case Competition Coach (2020–2024). His mentorship extends to the Masters of Science in Analytics Practicum Team, where he guides data-driven strategic decision making. This commitment to student development complements his research on organizational climate formation.

While not leading a formal research laboratory, he maintains active scholarly collaboration evidenced by recent Journal of Applied Psychology publications and book chapters on organizational dynamics.