Lisa Kahle-Piasecki

Dr. Lisa Kahle-Piasecki is an Associate Professor in the School of Business at Heidelberg University and teaches in the undergraduate and graduate management areas. She is the Phyllis M. Chelovitz Endowed Chair in Business Administration. She received her PhD from the University of Toledo and holds certification from the Association for Talent Development as an Associate Professional in Talent Development and is an active consultant for area organizations. She is the author of two textbooks and many peer-reviewed journal articles. She is a global educator, having lived and worked in multiple countries. Her previous higher education leadership experience includes administrative experience, having served as an interim co-dean, Director of a Center for Teaching Excellence, and former chair of a management and marketing department. She is the past-president of the Greater Toledo, Ohio Chapter Association for Talent Development.

Selected Publications

Kahle-Piasecki, L., & Bereza, M., & Cumberland, D. Digital badges: Employer Perceptions, a pilot study (2024). Small Business Institute Journal, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.53703/001c.125642

Cumberland, D., Deckard, T., Kahle-Piasecki, L., Kerrick, S., & Ellinger, A. (2024). Making sense of the digital badging landscape in education and workplace settings: A scoping review of the empirical literature. European Journal of Training and Development 48(1/2), 253-275. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-06-2022-0067

Kahle-Piasecki, L., & Hyslop, D. (2022, March- April). Building a culture for employee engagement. International Journal of Research in Commerce and Management Studies 4(2), 26-33.

Selected Conference Proceedings and Presentations
Ziems-Mueller, W., Hernandez, D., Haan, P., & Kahle-Piasecki, L. (2024, July 18). Exploring migration trends across North American countries. [Paper Presentation]. 17th Global Studies Conference, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, July 17-19, 2024.

Alonso Galicia, P., & Kahle-Piasecki, L. (2020, December 14-16). Cross-cultural interactions in business & entrepreneurship classes: A collaborative exercise through experiential learning. [Paper presentation]. Tecnológico de Monterrey 7th International Conference on Educational Innovation of Education, Monterrey, Mexico.

Kaltenecker, E., & Kahle-Piasecki, L. (2019, September 26-27). The impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Ownership, Location, and Internationalization advantages of firms: An exploratory study [Paper Presentation]. Cambridge International 23rd Annual Manufacturing Symposium, Cambridge, England.

Textbooks

Kahle-Piasecki, Solano, D., & Bereza, M. (2024). Common ground: Understanding the gap that unites Latin America and the US. [Textbook]. Kendall Hunt Publishing. ISBN 9798385116218 https://he.kendallhunt.com/search?search_api_views_fulltext=common+ground

Rymsha, C. & Kahle-Piasecki, L. (2024). Leadership for the now. [Textbook]. Kendall Hunt Publishing. ISBN 9798385103942.
https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/leadership-now

Podcast Appearances

Ecosystemic Futures, Guest. (2025, May 21). The Renaissance Graduate: Education for Complex System Challenges. [Podcast]. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/89-the-renaissance-graduate-education-for-complex/id1675146725?i=1000709128423

Back to Basics, Guest. (2025, May 5). The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Here: How AI Will Change Education and Business. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGXctVAyjU8

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Management
Association for Talent Development

Awards

2019-2020 Recipient of the Excellence in Scholarship Award
2016 Recipient of the Urban All-American Achievement Award presented by the Central City Ministries of Toledo (CCMT).

Courses Taught

BUS 201: Business Communication Tools
BUS 490: Business and Community Strategy
HRM 340: Human Resources Management
HRM 380: Total Compensation Management
HRM 440: Training and Development
MGT 420: Current Issues/Practices in Management/Leadership
GSB 512: Ethical Communication for Leaders
GSB 587: Leading Innovation and Change
GSB 590: Strategic Management Capstone

Expertise

Management, Human Resources, International, Strategy, Leadership

Research Interests

Fourth Industrial Revolution, Intersection of Technology in the Workplace and Classroom, Leadership, Global Human Resource Practices

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