David M. Kopp

David M. Kopp (born November 12, 1965) is an American educator in organizational learning and human resource development. He is the author of various publications on the social history of workplace training. In particular, Kopp has emphasized the significant roles of cultural, historical, and political contexts in shaping workplace training. Kopp received a B.S. in business administration at the University of Louisville in 1987. In 1999, he received an M.B.A. from the University of Orlando, and in 2001 a Ph.D. in human resource development from Barry University, where for his doctoral dissertation he used John Lennon and Paul McCartney to illustrate how differences in self-directed learning between a leadership could engender interpersonal conflict . Kopp is Associate Professor and Chairperson for the Organizational Learning and Leadership Program at Barry University. He is the Faculty Advisor for Shaquille O'Neal who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Resource Development at Barry University (see ).

Selected publications
*Kopp, D.M., & Desiderio, K.P. (2009). Training's woeful countenance. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 20(1), 135-142.
*Kopp, D.M. (2007). Rosie the riveter: A training perspective. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 18(4), 589-597.
*Kopp, D.M. (2005). Effective CDE, ineffective cde: What's the difference? The Diabetes Educator, 31, 641-647.
*Kopp, D.M. (2003). Linking differences in self-directed learning to dyadic conflict: An instrumental case study of John Lennon and Paul McCartney within the Beatles. In H.B. Long & Associates (Ed.), Current developments in e-learning and self-directed learning. (pp. 56-74). Boynton Beach, FL: Motorola University.
*Kopp, D.M. (1999, October, 20). Reflecting with Yoko Ono on leadership, Orlando Business Journal, p. 35.

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