William B. Abernathy, Ph.D.
E-Mail William.Abernathy@selu.edu
Office 102 Cardinal Newman Hall
Education
PH.D Ohio State University, Industrial &
Organizational Psychology
MA
Vanderbilt University, Experimental
Psychology
BA
Florida State University, Psychology
Experience
2006 -
Coordinator of Industrial /
Organizational Psychology graduate
program and Assistant Professor of
Psychology, Southeastern Louisiana
University, Hammond, LA
2004 – 2006 Vice President, Performance Systems,
Aubrey Daniels International, Atlanta,
GA
1981 – 2004 President: Abernathy & Associates,
Memphis, TN
1979 – 1981 Consultant, Edward J. Feeney &
Associates, Redding, CT
1971 – 1978 Associate Professor of Psychology,
Ohio University, Chillicothe, OH
SELU Courses
General Psychology, Research & Design, Conditioning & Learning, Industrial/
Organizational Psychology, Performance Systems, Performance Improvement,
Organizational Development, Practicum, Thesis
Publications
Abernathy, W.B. (In review, 2012). Performance Diagnostics: A Multidisciplinary Approach to
Employee Performance Analysis and Improvement. Atlanta: Performance Management
Publications.
Abernathy, W.B. (In press, summer 2012). Gregory Madden (ed.), APA Handbook of Behavior
Analysis, Behavioral Approaches to Business and Industrial Problems. American Psychological
Association, Washington, DC.
Abernathy, W.B. (2011). Working with Tom Gilbert. Human Incompetence: Confessions of A
Psychologist: Thomas F. Gilbert. Atlanta: Performance Management Publications.
Abernathy, W.B. (2011). Pay for Profit: Designing an Organization-wide Performance-based
Compensaation System. Atlanta: Performance Management Publications.
Abernathy, W.B. (2011). An Analysis of the Effects of Selected Management Practices on
Organizational Productivity and Performance. Performance Improvement, July.
Abernathy, W.B. (2010). A Comprehensive Performance Analysis and Improvement Method.
Performance Improvement, May/June.
Abernathy, W.B. (2009). Walden Two Revisited: Optimizing Performance Systems. In Behavioral
Systems: Understanding the Complex Contingencies of Culture. Eds. Ludwig, T. and Houmanfar,
R. Reno, NV: Context Press.
Abernathy, W.B. ((2008). Walden Two Revisited. Journal of Organizational Behavior
Management, Summer.
Abernathy, W.B. (2007). Performance Management: Applying the Psychology of Learning in the
Workplace. In Huffman, K. Psychology in Action, 8th ed. Wiley Press, New York
Abernathy, W.B. (2007) Implications and Applications of a Behavior Systems Perspective.
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, vol. 28, No. 2.
Daniels. A., Daniels, J., and Abernathy, W.B. (2006). The Leader’s Role in Pay Systems and
Organizational Performance. Compensation & Benefits Review. May/June, 2006.
Abernathy, W.B. (2005). Creating a Profit-Focused Workplace. P.M. E-Zine. October, 2005.
Abernathy, W.B.(2005). Behavior Systems Technology. World at Work Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, pp.
71-79.
Abernathy, W.B. (2005). Positive vs. Negative Management. Cambridge Center for Behavioral
Studies Messenger Newsletter, February.
Abernathy, W.B. (2004). Organizational Change: Shaping the Free Operant. OBM Network News,
18, no. 1.
Abernathy, W.B. (2003). A Behavior-Based Employee Performance System. Performance
Improvement, May/June,
Abernathy, W.B. (2002). Focused vs. Consolidated Measures in Performance Pay Systems. The
Behavior Analyst Today, 3, issue 1, April.
Abernathy, W.B. (2001). Managing Without Supervising: Creating an Organization-wide
Performance System. Atlanta, GA: Performance Management Publications.
Abernathy, W.B. (2000). “An Analysis of the Results and Structure of Twelve Organizations’
Performance Scorecard and Incentive Pay Systems,” in, Ed. Linda Hayes, Organizational Change.
(pp. 240-272). Reno, NV: Context Press.
Abernathy, W.B. (2000). Positive Leadership Within a Total Performance System. Memphis, TN:
Abernathy and Associates.
Abernathy, W.B. (2000). The Ten Commandments of Incentive Pay. Inc. Magazine, November,
Vol. 22, Issue 16.
Abernathy, W.B. (2000). Business, Blind Men, and Elephants. www.qualitysafetyedge.com
Abernathy, W.B. (1999). Evaluating Organizational Scorecards and Incentive-Pay Systems.
Employment Relations Today. Winter, 83-96.
Abernathy, W.B. (1998). Executive Forum, television interview with Jim Lovell.
Abernathy, W.B. (1998). Linking Performance Scorecards to Profit-Indexed Performance Pay.
American Compensation Association News. April, 23-25.
Abernathy, W.B.(1997). Balanced Scorecards Make Teamwork a Reality. Association for Quality
and Participation, Nov/Dec., pp. 58-59.
Abernathy, W.B. (1997). Branch Managers Don Sales Hats. Credit Union Management.
Abernathy, W.B. (1996). The Sin of Wages. Atlanta, GA: Performance Management Publications.
Abernathy, W.B. (1993). How to Design Effective Incentive Plans. Memphis, TN: PerfSys Press.
Abernathy, W.B. (1990). Designing an Incentive Compensation Plan for Lenders. The Journal of
Commercial Lending. Jan.
Abernathy, W.B. (1990). Designing and Managing an Organization-Wide Incentive Pay System.
Memphis, TN: Abernathy and Associates.
Abernathy, W.B. (1990). A Technique for Analyzing and Improving Bank Employee Sales
Performance. Successful Selling and Sales Management, May.
Abernathy, W.B. (1990). Bank-wide Incentives. Community Banking Journal, March.
Abernathy, W.B. (1990). Loan Officer Incentive Plans. Journal of Commercial Lending, May.
Abernathy, W.B. (1988). Restructuring Personnel Practices to Improve Operations Productivity.
Bank Systems and Equipment. June.
Abernathy, W.B. (1985). Incentive Pay: An Investment in Productivity and People. Bank Notes.
Abernathy, W.B. (1980). A Bank-wide Performance System. In R. O’Brien, A. Dickenson & M.
Rosow (Eds.), Case Studies in Organizational Behavior Management. New York: Prentice-Hall.
Abernathy, W.B. (1973). A Computer-assisted Mental Health Survey. Journal of Community
Psychiatry.
Abernathy, W.B. (1972). Computer-assisted Instruction, Community College Journal.