Dr. Thomas Bateman earned his B.A. from Miami University and his doctorate in business administration from Indiana University. He is Bank of America professor and management area coordinator at the University of Virginia, teaching organizational behavior and leadership. Tom taught at Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina and for 2 years at the Institute of Management Development, a world leader in design and delivery of executive education in Europe. He is an active management writer, researcher, and consultant, and serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals. His articles appear in professional journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Thomas’ research interests center on proactive behaviour by employees at all levels, with a recent turn toward public leadership and scientists.