Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
AWARDS
PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL (SELECTED)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: GRADUATE LEVEL (SELECTED)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: EXECUTIVE EDUCATION LEVEL (SELECTED)
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Hector A. Martinez

Lexington,KY

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Master of Science Human Resources Management and Analytics Program

University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics
07.2023 - Current

Visiting Professor

INCAE Business School
06.2023 - Current
  • MBA Program: Leadership and HR courses.

Lecturer

University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics
08.2021 - Current

Facilitator Executive Education Programs

Weatherhead School of Management
09.2020 - Current

Assistant Professor

INCAE Business School
08.2016 - 01.2021
  • MBA Program: Leadership and HR courses.

Education

PhD Graduate - Organizational Behavior

Weatherhead School of Management CWRU
Cleveland, OH
05.2016

Master in Business Administration - Concentration in Marketing

INCAE Business School
Managua, NI
06.2008

Bachelor of Arts - Literature

New College of Florida, Honors College
Sarasota, FL
05.1994

Skills

  • Relationship building
  • Strategic planning
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Decision-making
  • People management
  • Operations management

Certification

  • Sept 2013 360 Feedback Hay Group Boston, MA
  • June 2011 Executive Coaching Certification Weatherhead SOM Cleveland, OH

Timeline

Director of Master of Science Human Resources Management and Analytics Program

University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics
07.2023 - Current

Visiting Professor

INCAE Business School
06.2023 - Current

Lecturer

University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics
08.2021 - Current

Facilitator Executive Education Programs

Weatherhead School of Management
09.2020 - Current

Assistant Professor

INCAE Business School
08.2016 - 01.2021

Master in Business Administration - Concentration in Marketing

INCAE Business School

Bachelor of Arts - Literature

New College of Florida, Honors College

PhD Graduate - Organizational Behavior

Weatherhead School of Management CWRU

AWARDS

May 2025 Gatton College Teaching Excellence Award Lexington, KY

PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES

  • Loignon, A., Bergeron, D., Johnson, M., Dunn, A., Li, C., Martinez, H.A., Speights, S., & Woznyj, H. (2025). Signaling with babble? Exploring the effects of gender and speaking time on leader emergence. The Leadership Quarterly, (Vol. 36:4).
  • Martinez, H.A., Rochford, K., Boyatzis, R. (2021). Inspired and Effective: The Role of the Ideal Self in Employee Engagement, Well-being, and Positive Organizational Behaviors. Frontiers in Psychology.
  • Kaiser, A., Fahrenbach, F., & Martinez, H.A. (2021). Creating Shared Visions in Organizations – Taking an Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Perspective. HICSS Conference Proceedings.
  • Trinh, M., van Esch, C., Martinez, H.A., & Messer, T. (2020). Appreciating Large Classes: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Foster a Hospitable Learning Space for Experiential Learning. Journal of Management Education.
  • Messer, T., Van Esch, C., Martinez, H. A., & Trinh, M. P. (2020). Consideration of Appreciative Inquiry as a Methodology for Experiential Learning in Large Classes. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2020, No. 1, p. 21762). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
  • Martinez, H. A. (2016). Inspired AND Effective: The role of the ideal self in the meaningfulness of work. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2016, No. 1, p. 17675). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
  • Bergeron, D. M., Schroeder, T. D., & Martinez, H. A. (2013) Proactive Personality at Work: Seeing More to Do and Doing More? Journal of Business and Psychology, 1-16.
  • Bergeron, D., Schroeder, T., Martinez, H., Amdurer, E., & Van Esch, C. (2012, July). The stability of organizational citizenship behavior over time: Women as good citizens. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2012, No. 1, p. 14833). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
  • Martinez, H. A. & Boyatzis, R. (2022). Leadership beyond the leader: Leadership as a function of relationship quality. Book Chapter for 2nd edition of SAGE Handbook of Leadership.
  • Metzger, M., Martinez, H., & Lopez, M.A. (2011) “Appreciative Intelligence in Action - A Case Study of Sustainable Value Creation by Irupana Organic Food of Bolivia”. Book Chapter for Positive Design and Appreciative Construction: From Sustainable Development to Sustainable Value (Advances in Appreciative Inquiry volume 4).
  • Ickis, J., Martinez, H. “The Power of CSR in Crises Management: Lessons from Three Latin American Food Companies.” (2010) INCAE Business Review, (1) 11.
  • Martinez, H. “Case: General Motors LAAM: Digital Marketing.” (2010) INCAE Business Review, (1) 11: 14.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL (SELECTED)

  • Aug 2054 MGT 410 Organizational Behavior Gatton College University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
  • Aug 2025 MGT 320 Survey of HR Management Gatton College University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
  • Jan 2024 MGT 390 Leadership and Development Gatton College University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
  • Aug 2022 MGT 450 Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Gatton College University of Kentucky Lexington, KY

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: GRADUATE LEVEL (SELECTED)

  • July 2025 MGT 795 Coaching for Intentional Change Master’s SHRM and Analytics Gatton College, University of Kentucky Online
  • July 2025 MGT 670 HR Consulting Capstone Master’s SHRM and Analytics Gatton College, University of Kentucky Online
  • Sept 2020 Coaching for Intentional Change INCAE Business School Alajuela, CR
  • Feb 2020 Leadership III INCAE Business School Alajuela, CR
  • Nov 2019 Managing People and Organizations INCAE Business School Alajuela, CR
  • Nov 2019 Leadership II INCAE Business School Alajuela, CR
  • Sept 2019 Management Consulting Practice INCAE Business School Alajuela, CR

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: EXECUTIVE EDUCATION LEVEL (SELECTED)

  • May 2025 Intro to EI Weatherhead School of Management Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
  • Sept 2022 Leadership and Team Dynamics Senior Executive Program INCAE Business School and Babson College Online
  • Sept 2022 Intro to Organizational Culture DISCUS Program Gatton College, University of Kentucky Online
  • July 2022 Leadership and Team Dynamics Gerencia con Liderazgo Program INCAE Business School Online
  • Sept 2021 Leadership and Team Dynamics Senior Executive Program INCAE Business School and Babson College Online
  • Sept 2020 Advanced EI Program Sheetz Weatherhead School of Management Case Western Reserve University Online
Hector A. Martinez