Theresa M. Welbourne, Ph.D.'s Page

Dr. Theresa M. Welbourne is the founder, President, and CEO of eePulse, Inc., a technology and management research organization delivering web-based leadership tools for employee data and dialogue. She also is a Research Professor of Management and Organization at the Center for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. With over 30 years in HRM, Dr. Welbourne’s expertise is in the area of HR leadership in high growth and high change organizations, specializing in implementation of systems that optimize employee energy and engagement to drive performance improvement. After working in professional and consulting roles in HRM, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1992. Her research has been featured in popular publications such as Inc. Magazine, Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Business Week, New York Times, and Entrepreneur Magazine and published in books and in journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Human Resource Planning, Journal of Organization Behavior, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Group and Organization Management. She also is the Editor-in-Chief of Human Resource Management, the Journal, adjunct professor in Executive Education at University of Michigan and author of the Leadership Pulse™, the first real-time benchmarking and learning initiative for leaders (www.leadershippulse.com for more information).