Chris Beehner

Dr. Beehner joined Walden University in 2016 as a Contributing Faculty member in the Doctor of Business Administration program, within the College of Management and Technology. He has more than six years of college and university teaching experience, and was previously employed in the supply chain management field. His research interests include sustainability, leadership, and workplace spirituality, and his doctorate degree was earned in the area of organizational leadership.

Dr. Beehner has published on the topic of workplace spirituality in a peer-reviewed academic journal, and written two chapters in major research manuals on the topic of sustainability within a business or leadership context. He has made sustainable business education presentations at the Earth Charter Institute in San Jose, Costa Rica, several conferences, and served as a panelist at a regional meeting of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME). He recently published a book entitled Spirituality, Sustainability, and Success with Palgrave MacMillan, and is currently writing Systems Leadership for Sustainability under contract with Routledge.

Education

• DBA, Northcentral University - San Diego, CA United States
• MPA, City University Seattle - Renton, WA United States

Awards / Honors

• Delta Mu Delta, Business Honor Society, Northcentral University, 2015

Publications

• Beehner, C. G., Blackwell, M. J. (2016). The impact of workplace spirituality on food service worker turnover intention. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion.
• Beehner, C. G. (2018). Spirituality, sustainability & success: Concepts and cases.

Presentations

• Beehner, C. G. (2018). Teaching sustainability to a traditional business audience. International Academy of Business and Public Administration Discipline.