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Ben Baran is a management researcher, consultant, U.S. Navy veteran, and former public-relations professional. A veteran of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, he led the guided missile destroyer USS Preble during more than 500 hours of complex operations from the California coast to the North Arabian Gulf. In his research and consulting--which focuses on issues related to organizational behavior, human capital management, and strategy--Baran has delivered solutions to organizations across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. He holds a master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he is currently a Ph.D. candidate in organizational science. Baran's research has appeared in a number of scholarly journals, including Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Military Psychology, and the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Previously, he earned bachelor's degrees in political science and communication from Villanova University. He is also a partner at Whinot (http://www.whinot.com), which is a web-based platform that connects small-to-medium businesses with a community of consultants. For more information about his work, see http://www.benbaran.com.