Kweisi Ausar

Kweisi Ausar, Ph.D.

Professor in Residence

Department(s)
Hospitality
Mail Code
6021

Biography

Kweisi Ausar is a Professor in Residence at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas specializing in exploring perceptions and behaviors of managers and employees in organizational contexts. Dr. Ausar has authored and co-authored articles on authentic leadership, ethical leadership, employee engagement, supervisor support, and spirituality in the workplace. He is currently focused on conceptualizing spiritual intelligence.

As a former corporate executive, Ausar has a strong background in strategic human capital development and knows what it takes to make career transitions. Ausar is an expert in people development from both practical and academic perspectives.

Ausar holds active memberships in the Center for Creative Leadership, Society of Human Resource Management, Academy of Management, and the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education.

Before coming to UNLV, Kweisi Ausar enjoyed a 23-year career with Darden Restaurants where he worked his way up from food server to the executive level.

Areas of Research

  • Leadership Behaviors
  • Competency-Based Leadership
  • Workplace Spirituality

Industry Focus

  • Selection
  • Training and Development
  • Performance Management Systems
    • Former restaurant industry executive

Courses Taught

  • Hospitality Leadership, Management, and Ethics (HMD 307)
  • Organizational Leadership and Human Dynamics (MHA 645)
  • Hospitality Career Development (TCA 201)

Organizations/Service

  • University Online Education Faculty Advisor
  • Center for Creative Leadership 360 Facilitator
  • Reviewer for the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management