Jake Aguas
Lecturer
The George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics
Office Location: Beckman Hall 303Q
Email: jaguas@chapman.edu
- Education:
- Ph.D., Organizational Leadership (Concentration in Human Resource Development), Regent
University
M.A., Organizational Leadership, Biola University
B.A., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Biography
Dr. Jake Aguas has held leadership positions with a Fortune 100 company and one of
the country's top-polling firms. He was a leader in the retail bank division of JPMorgan
Chase for 15 years, notably serving as its Human Resource Manager for Talent Acquisition
for the Western United States. He currently serves as a principal consultant to one
of Canada's premier leadership development organizations and oversees the training
and facilitation throughout North America. Dr. Aguas’ research has been featured in
the Washington Post, KNX Radio, and numerous research and professional journals such
as the Global Journal of Management.
Dr. Aguas Jake has authored two books: Megatrends: The Transformative Forces Reshaping the United States and Generation Z and COVID-19 Crisis, both of which have been adopted by numerous universities and organizations. Jake speaks regularly on generational differences in the workplace, leadership, productive conflict, and emotional, social, and cultural intelligence.
Dr. Aguas co-led an international study tour to Beijing and Shanghai, China and Hong Kong, instructing on culture, behavior, and economics in modern China, and currently teaches a component of the high-profile course on Taylor Swift at UC Berkeley featured on CBS News and NFL broadcasts. Dr. Aguas consults internationally, helping leaders build stronger organizations through their people and processes. He specializes in leadership development and strategy, team building, training and development, coaching, and the design and implementation of global human resource management functions.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
Dr. Aguas Jake has authored two books: Megatrends: The Transformative Forces Reshaping the United States and Generation Z and COVID-19 Crisis, both of which have been adopted by numerous universities and organizations. Jake speaks regularly on generational differences in the workplace, leadership, productive conflict, and emotional, social, and cultural intelligence.
Dr. Aguas co-led an international study tour to Beijing and Shanghai, China and Hong Kong, instructing on culture, behavior, and economics in modern China, and currently teaches a component of the high-profile course on Taylor Swift at UC Berkeley featured on CBS News and NFL broadcasts. Dr. Aguas consults internationally, helping leaders build stronger organizations through their people and processes. He specializes in leadership development and strategy, team building, training and development, coaching, and the design and implementation of global human resource management functions.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
- Management of Organizations
- Human Resource Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Management in Organizations
- Human Resource Management
- Economic Analysis for Business
- Management of Entrepreneurial Enterprises