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Jill Robinson
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Jill Robinson

Jill Robinson Ph.D.

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Department Chair; Professor of Management
Business Administration & Management

About Dr. Robinson

Dr. Jill Robinson is a Professor of Management in the Business Administration & Management Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Redlands. Jill has taught full-time at the University of Redlands since 2004. Research interests are in leadership development, followership, and gender issues in business with numerous presentations and publications.
Dr. Robinson has taught full-time at the University of Redlands since 2004. Her research interests are in leadership development, followership, and gender issues in business with numerous presentations and publications. She is excited to be currently finishing a textbook entitled “Leadership Development: Beginning the Journey” due out in summer 2025.
"I continue to be inspired by my students and their potential to become thoughtful, ethical, and creative leaders. I am honored to be a part of their education and life on campus."
Prior to teaching, Dr. Robinson worked in Human Resource Management within the Healthcare field. In her free time, she enjoys writing, gardening, art, and spending time with family and friends, mainly her granddaughter Aubrey.

Education

  • Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, Claremont Graduate University
  • M.B.A., Human Resources, California State University
  • B.S., Psychology, Texas A&M University

Professional Background

  • Department Chair, Business Administration and Management
  • Certified Practitioner in Connective Leadership
  • Served on the Advisory Board for the Connective Leadership Institute

Publications

Harrington, M., Robinson, J.L., Lipman-Blumen, J. (2024). Connective Leadership. Encyclopedia of Leadership Studies. Sage Publications.

Robinson, J.L., Bartel, S., & Bleil, P. (2018). Margaret Thatcher: Gender and the Iron Lady. Women & Leadership. SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals.

Robinson, J. L. & Lipman-Blumen, J. (2017) Challenging our assumptions about male and female preferences for competition. Journal of Leadership Studies, 10, 66-74.

Robinson, J. L., Cartwright, C., Harrington, M., & Walsh, K. (2017). Connective Leadership: From Zero-Sum to Inclusion. In Breaking the Zero-Sum Game: Transforming Societies Through Inclusive Leadership, edited by Aldo Boitano, Raul Lagomarsino, and H. Eric Schockman.

Robinson, J. (2016). Connecting leadership and learning: Do versatile learners make connective leaders? Higher Learning Research Communications, 6(1).

Robinson, J. L. & Topping, D. (2013). The rhetoric of power: A comparison of Hitler and Martin Luther King Jr., Journal of Management Inquiry, 22, 194-210.

 

Awards and service

  • University of Redlands Professor of the Year, 2017-2018
  • Outstanding Research Award, 2016
  • Community Service Rose Award, Zonta Club of Redlands