Otmar Varela

Photograph of Otmar VarelaProfessor of Management

Email: oxvarela@ualr.edu
Phone: 501-916-6766
Location: Reynolds Building 231


Education

PhD Organizational Behavior Tulane University
MS International Business Tulane University
MBA Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (Madrid- Spain)
BS Legal & Political Sciences Universidad Central Venezuela

Publications

Varela, O. (2020, June). Teaching soft core skills into the business curriculum: Can we teach longitudinally? Journal of Education for Business, 95, 180-192.
Varela, O. (2019, March). Multicultural competence: An empirical comparison between intercultural sensitivity and cultural intelligence. European Journal of International Management, 13, 177-197.
Varela, O., Mead, E., & (2018, March). Teamwork skill assessment: Development of a measure for academia. Journal of Education for Business, 93(4), 172-182.
Varela, O. (2017, December). Learning outcomes of study abroad programs: A meta-analysis. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 16(4), 531-561.
Varela, O., Cater, J., & Norbert, M. (2015, March). Learner-instructor similarity: A social attribution approach to learning. Journal of Management Development, 34(4), 460-475.

Teaching

2024 UALR Spring

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Sections
MGMT7102-001
MGMT7102-9S1
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-001
MGMT7101-9S1
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-001
MGMT7310-9S1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Section
MGMT3300-991

2023 UALR Fall

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Sections
MGMT7102-501
MGMT7102-9S1
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-501
MGMT7101-9S1
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-001
MGMT7310-9S1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-992
MGMT3300-9U2

2023 UALR Spring

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Sections
MGMT7102-001
MGMT7102-9S1
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-001
MGMT7101-9S1
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-001
MGMT7310-9S1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-994
MGMT3300-9U1
MGMT3300-9U4

2023 UALR Summer

Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-101
MGMT7101-9S1
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-101
MGMT7310-9S1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-991
MGMT3300-9U1

2022 UALR Fall

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Sections
MGMT7102-501
MGMT7102-9S2
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-501
MGMT7101-9S1
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-001
MGMT7310-9S1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-992
MGMT3300-9U2

2022 UALR Spring

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Sections
MGMT7102-001
MGMT7102-9S1
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-001
MGMT7101-9S1
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-001
MGMT7310-9S1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-991
MGMT3300-9U1

2021 UALR Fall

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Sections
MGMT7102-501
MGMT7102-5W1
MGMT7102-9H2
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-501
MGMT7101-5W1
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-001
MGMT7310-9W1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-992
MGMT3300-9U2

2021 UALR Spring

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Section
MGMT7102-9W1
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Section
MGMT7101-9W1
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-001
MGMT7310-9W1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-991
MGMT3300-9U1

2021 UALR Summer

Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-201
MGMT7101-9W2
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Section
MGMT7310-9H1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-991
MGMT3300-9U1

2020 UALR Fall

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Sections
MGMT7102-9H1
MGMT7102-9H2
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Section
MGMT7101-9H1
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-9H1
MGMT7310-9H2
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-992
MGMT3300-9U2

2020 UALR Spring

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Section
MGMT7102-001
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Section
MGMT7101-052
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Section
MGMT7310-001
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-001
MGMT3300-991
MGMT3300-9U1
Seminar in Current Topics (MGMT7398)
Section
MGMT7398-991

2020 UALR Summer

Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Section
MGMT7101-9H2
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Section
MGMT7310-9H1
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-991
MGMT3300-9U1

2019 UALR Fall

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Sections
MGMT7102-001
MGMT7102-002
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-001
MGMT7101-002
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Sections
MGMT7310-001
MGMT7310-002
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-992
MGMT3300-9U2

2019 UALR Spring

Develop Leadership Skills II (MGMT7102)
Sections
MGMT7102-001
MGMT7102-002
Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Sections
MGMT7101-001
MGMT7101-002
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Section
MGMT7310-001
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-991
MGMT3300-9U1

2019 UALR Summer

Developing Leadership Skills I (MGMT7101)
Section
MGMT7101-101
Organizational Behavior (MGMT7310)
Section
MGMT7310-201
Organizational Behavior and Ma (MGMT3300)
Sections
MGMT3300-991
MGMT3300-9U1