Kevin Hurt

Dr. Kevin Hurt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing & Management at Columbus State University. His academic work focuses on leadership theories, particularly servant leadership and its intersections with organizational behavior, conflict resolution, and decision-making processes.

Research interests include:

• Servant leadership's impact on organizational trust and employee turnover
• Conflict dynamics in top management teams
• Technology's role in distributed leadership
• Cultural intelligence in cross-cultural management

Recent publications examine servant leadership's relationship to affective conflict (2024), positional authority dynamics (2023), and the influence of confidence and autonomy on work passion (2022). His work often explores practical applications of leadership theories in organizational settings.