Dr. Jalajas lives in Rocky Point, NY with his wife, Claudine, and their three children. He has been teaching at C.W. Post since 1994 in the management department. For fun, Dr. Jalajas runs marathons and, in 2002, he completed an Ironman triathon.

Dr. Jalajas's reseach focuses on innovation, downsizing, and ethics.

Dr. Jalajas's has tought courses in Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Strategic Human Resource Management, Operations Managent, and Business and Society, in the MBA program. At the undergraduate level, Dr. Jalajas has taught Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, and a course in introduction to computers.

Barano, A.M., Bommer, M. & Jalajas, D. S. (2005) Sources of innovation for high-tech SMEs: A comparison of USA, Canada, and Portugal. International Journal of Technology Management.

Bommer, M. & Jalajas, D. S. (2004) Innovation sources of large and small technology-based firms. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 51(1), 13-18.

Bommer, M. & Jalajas, D.S. (2002) The innovation work environment of high-tech SMEs in the U.S. and Canada. R&D Management, 32(5), 379-386.

Jalajas, D. S. & Bommer, M. (1999). The influence of motivation versus downsizing on individual behavior. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 10(4), 329-341.

Jalajas, D. S., & Bommer, M. (1999) A Comparison of the Impact of Past and the Threat of Future Downsizing on Workers. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 14(1), 89-100.

Bommer, M. & Jalajas, D. S. (1999). The threat of organizational downsizing on the innovative propensity of R&D professionals. R&D Management, 29(1), 27-34.

Bommer, M., & Jalajas, D. S. (1996). Technological innovation support: A comparison of domestic and multinational high-tech firms in Canada. Technology Studies, 3(1), 50-73.

Bommer, M. & Jalajas, D.S. (1996). Author’s response: Organization, culture, and commmunications perspectives on technological innovation support. Technology Studies, 3(1), 91-93.

Jalajas, D. S., & Bommer, M. (1996). The effect of downsizing on the behaviors and motivations of survivors. Organization Development Journal, 14(2), 45-54.

Jalajas, D. S. (1994) The role of self-esteem in the stress process: Empirical results from job hunting. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24, 1984-2001.

Bommer, M., Boyer, D., & Jalajas, D. S. (1993) Technology transfer utilizing partnering and a self-managed project team: Lessons learned. Project Management Journal, 24 (2), 27-33.

Jalajas, D. S., & Sutton, R. I. (1993) Feuds in student groups: Coping with Whiners, Martyrs, Saboteurs, Bullies, and Deadbeats. In C. M. Vance (Ed.) Mastering Management Education: Innovations in Teaching Effectiveness. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. [See paper below]

Jalajas, D. S., & Sutton, R. I. (1985) Feuds in student groups: Coping with Whiners, Martyrs, Saboteurs, Bullies, and Deadbeats. The Organizational Behavior Teaching Review, 9 (4), 94-102. [Journal name changed to Journal of Management Education.]

Bommer, M. & Jalajas, D.S. (2002, November) Innovation Sources of Large and Small High-Tech Firms. The 2002 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, CA.

Bommer, M. & Jalajas, D. S. (2002, March) Sources of innovation SMEs: U.S. and Canadian perspectives. Management of Technology V: Proceedings of The Fifth International Conference on Management of Technology. Miami, FL: Industrial Engineering and Management Press.

Jalajas, D. S. & Bommer, M. (1998, November) A comparison of the impact of past and the threat of
future downsizings on workers. Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Las Vegas, NV.

Jalajas, D. S. & Palvia, S. (1997, April) An experimental methodology to study the effectiveness of four computer software education approaches. Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, Annapolis, MD.

Palvia, S. & Jalajas, D. S. (1996, November) Computer software education: Alternative conceptual
approaches. Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute,
Orlando, FL.

Bommer, M., & Jalajas, D. S. (1996) The impact of organizational downsizing on engineers and its implications for a company’s innovation process. In T. M. Khalil and B. A. Bayraktar (Eds.) Management of Technology V: Proceedings of The Fifth International Conference on Management of Technology. Miami, FL: Industrial Engineering and Management Press.

Jalajas, D. S., & Bommer, M. (1994) Organizational and national determinants of innovation support: A comparison of the U.S. and Canada. In T. M. Khalil and B. A. Bayraktar (Eds.) Management of Technology IV: Proceedings of The Fourth International Conference on Management of Technology. Miami, FL: Industrial Engineering and Management Press.

Jalajas, D. S. (1993) Ethical decision making in college students: A test of Jones's moral intensity concept. In S. Schor (Ed.) Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management. Hartford, CT: Eastern Academy of Management.

Jalajas, D. S. (1991, June) Building theories of conflict and cooperation: The Porsche Carrera Task Force Simulation. Paper presented at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Bellingham, WA.

Jalajas, D. S. (1979, April) Intersexual investigation of personal space. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Associate Member of the American Psychological Association

Dr. Jalajas is currently chair of the College of Management's undergraduate curriculum committee, and is the team leader for Camp Business, a joint summer program with Commerce Bank for top high school students.