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College Teaching, Oct 12, 2023

Proceedings - Academy of Management, 2015

Compensation & Benefits Review, Jan 30, 2023

In recent years, cryptocurrency has begun to ascend as a worldwide phenomenon. As a result of its... more In recent years, cryptocurrency has begun to ascend as a worldwide phenomenon. As a result of its rising popularity, prospective and existing employees have taken an interest in receiving payment in cryptocurrency. This appeal has prompted compensation professionals and other leaders to consider incorporating cryptocurrency into their compensation strategies. While this form of payment may present as an innovative compensation plan, compensation professionals should be fully aware of the complexities involved and the potential challenges associated with its application. This article provides an overview of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, reasons why employees may want to be paid in cryptocurrency, pertinent legal/regulatory factors, administrative challenges for employers, associated risks, and recommendations for compensation professionals who may be considering integrating cryptocurrency into their compensation strategies.

Proceedings - Academy of Management, Aug 1, 2020

Compensation & Benefits Review, Aug 25, 2020

Infectious diseases at work can be endemic such as seasonal influenza and emerging such as the no... more Infectious diseases at work can be endemic such as seasonal influenza and emerging such as the novel coronavirus 2019. Infectious diseases have an impact on employees and other types of workers. Compensation and benefits professionals are often at the forefront of preventing workplace infections, addressing workplace infections, and ensuring the continuity of talent when workplace outbreaks and business shutdowns occur. This article provides an overview of pertinent laws, key compensation decisions, and ways to refocus existing benefit programs to meet the challenge of not only just safety, health, and wellness but also infection prevention and control.

Compensation & Benefits Review

Pay transparency is quickly ascending to the forefront of human resources compensation issues. Em... more Pay transparency is quickly ascending to the forefront of human resources compensation issues. Employees—especially younger employees—at organizations and society in general are seeking fairer outcomes and more transparency with compensation falls in line with those expectations. Governments are responding by drafting and passing new pay transparency legislation. Based on the research conducted, pay transparency can yield benefits such as helping to close pay gaps, reducing employee turnover, and elevating trust with management and others, but can also create confusion and negative outcomes. This article provides a summary of what pay transparency is, why it is gaining in importance, how it impacts organizations and where the trend may be heading. A list of strategic recommendations is offered for organizational leaders to consider when navigating through an environment with greater pay transparency.

Compensation & Benefits Review

Infectious diseases at work can be endemic such as seasonal influenza and emerging such as the no... more Infectious diseases at work can be endemic such as seasonal influenza and emerging such as the novel coronavirus 2019. Infectious diseases have an impact on employees and other types of workers. Compensation and benefits professionals are often at the forefront of preventing workplace infections, addressing workplace infections, and ensuring the continuity of talent when workplace outbreaks and business shutdowns occur. This article provides an overview of pertinent laws, key compensation decisions, and ways to refocus existing benefit programs to meet the challenge of not only just safety, health, and wellness but also infection prevention and control.

Management Decision, Aug 23, 2022

This article examines the impact of leader succession on organizational performance. We argue tha... more This article examines the impact of leader succession on organizational performance. We argue that both time and size of program are critical factors that need to be considered to appropriately determine the impacts of the leader succession on performance. We focus our analysis on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and examine the effect of performance-related coaching firings on on-field performance (win-loss percentage, Sagarin rating, Sagarin rank) and financial performance (team revenue). We cluster teams into three categories based on revenue and analyze team performance following leader succession after the first, second, and fourth year following the change. While most studies in this area report findings consistent with vicious cycle theory or ritual scapegoating, our findings offer primary support for common sense theory and ritual scapegoating, contingent on time and the size of the program as determined by team revenue.

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015

Journal of Workplace Rights, 2010

Employment Relations Today, 2012

Management Decision, 2013

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to clarify distinct aspects of firm culture, delineate its effect... more PurposeThe aim of this paper is to clarify distinct aspects of firm culture, delineate its effects on performance outcomes, and to examine culture intensity on theoretic grounds with attention to its effects and limits.Design/methodology/approachThe study analyzes a data set of 2,657 individual cases that are empirically aggregated into 302 organizational units. Its operationalization of culture intensity derives from distinct culture theory. Hypothesized relations are examined via structural equation modeling and hierarchical regression analysis.FindingsStructural equation modeling results show culture relates positively to cooperation, coordination, and performance. Hierarchical regression analysis results show intensity influences cooperation and coordination directly and does not moderate culture's relations with those outcomes.Research limitations/implicationsThe large scale empirical study of a broad diversity of firms has advantages over smaller and more targeted studies ...

Journal of Management, 2005

In recent years, organizational scholars have increasingly focused on various forms of bad behavi... more In recent years, organizational scholars have increasingly focused on various forms of bad behavior in the workplace. Notable examples of these behaviors include deviance, aggression, antisocial behavior, and violence. Unfortunately, as this body of work has grown, so too has a proliferation of concepts, constructs, and definitions. This article reviews the literature regarding the general set of concepts and constructs relating to bad behavior in organizations. The authors identify both areas of uniqueness as well as areas of overlap among these various concepts and constructs. They also propose a typology to guide future theory development and empirical research.

Journal of Workplace Rights, 2009

Welcome to the sixth issue of the Journal of Workplace Rights. The Journal of Workplace Rights is... more Welcome to the sixth issue of the Journal of Workplace Rights. The Journal of Workplace Rights is dedicated to the proposition that human rights should not be compromised by employers. It uses an expansive definition of human rights based on the Universal Declaration of Human rights as passed by the United Nations in 1948. A list of proposed topics can be found on our website. The Journal invites prospective authors to submit articles that are completely unrelated to these topics as long as their focus is on workplace rights. Before I preview this issue's articles, I wish to pay special thanks to the following Editorial Board members who did a terrific job of reviewing them in a timely yet thorough manner:

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to clarify distinct aspects of firm culture, delineate its eff... more Purpose – The aim of this paper is to clarify distinct aspects of firm culture, delineate its effects on performance outcomes, and to examine culture intensity on theoretic grounds with attention to its effects and limits. Design/methodology/approach – The study analyzes a data set of 2,657 individual cases that are empirically aggregated into 302 organizational units. Its operationalization of culture intensity derives from distinct culture theory. Hypothesized relations are examined via structural equation modeling and hierarchical regression analysis. Findings – Structural equation modeling results show culture relates positively to cooperation, coordination, and performance. Hierarchical regression analysis results show intensity influences cooperation and coordination directly and does not moderate culture’s relations with those outcomes. Research limitations/implications – The large scale empirical study of a broad diversity of firms has advantages over smaller and more target...

College Teaching, Oct 12, 2023

Proceedings - Academy of Management, 2015

Compensation & Benefits Review, Jan 30, 2023

In recent years, cryptocurrency has begun to ascend as a worldwide phenomenon. As a result of its... more In recent years, cryptocurrency has begun to ascend as a worldwide phenomenon. As a result of its rising popularity, prospective and existing employees have taken an interest in receiving payment in cryptocurrency. This appeal has prompted compensation professionals and other leaders to consider incorporating cryptocurrency into their compensation strategies. While this form of payment may present as an innovative compensation plan, compensation professionals should be fully aware of the complexities involved and the potential challenges associated with its application. This article provides an overview of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, reasons why employees may want to be paid in cryptocurrency, pertinent legal/regulatory factors, administrative challenges for employers, associated risks, and recommendations for compensation professionals who may be considering integrating cryptocurrency into their compensation strategies.

Proceedings - Academy of Management, Aug 1, 2020

Compensation & Benefits Review, Aug 25, 2020

Infectious diseases at work can be endemic such as seasonal influenza and emerging such as the no... more Infectious diseases at work can be endemic such as seasonal influenza and emerging such as the novel coronavirus 2019. Infectious diseases have an impact on employees and other types of workers. Compensation and benefits professionals are often at the forefront of preventing workplace infections, addressing workplace infections, and ensuring the continuity of talent when workplace outbreaks and business shutdowns occur. This article provides an overview of pertinent laws, key compensation decisions, and ways to refocus existing benefit programs to meet the challenge of not only just safety, health, and wellness but also infection prevention and control.

Compensation & Benefits Review

Pay transparency is quickly ascending to the forefront of human resources compensation issues. Em... more Pay transparency is quickly ascending to the forefront of human resources compensation issues. Employees—especially younger employees—at organizations and society in general are seeking fairer outcomes and more transparency with compensation falls in line with those expectations. Governments are responding by drafting and passing new pay transparency legislation. Based on the research conducted, pay transparency can yield benefits such as helping to close pay gaps, reducing employee turnover, and elevating trust with management and others, but can also create confusion and negative outcomes. This article provides a summary of what pay transparency is, why it is gaining in importance, how it impacts organizations and where the trend may be heading. A list of strategic recommendations is offered for organizational leaders to consider when navigating through an environment with greater pay transparency.

Compensation & Benefits Review

Infectious diseases at work can be endemic such as seasonal influenza and emerging such as the no... more Infectious diseases at work can be endemic such as seasonal influenza and emerging such as the novel coronavirus 2019. Infectious diseases have an impact on employees and other types of workers. Compensation and benefits professionals are often at the forefront of preventing workplace infections, addressing workplace infections, and ensuring the continuity of talent when workplace outbreaks and business shutdowns occur. This article provides an overview of pertinent laws, key compensation decisions, and ways to refocus existing benefit programs to meet the challenge of not only just safety, health, and wellness but also infection prevention and control.

Management Decision, Aug 23, 2022

This article examines the impact of leader succession on organizational performance. We argue tha... more This article examines the impact of leader succession on organizational performance. We argue that both time and size of program are critical factors that need to be considered to appropriately determine the impacts of the leader succession on performance. We focus our analysis on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and examine the effect of performance-related coaching firings on on-field performance (win-loss percentage, Sagarin rating, Sagarin rank) and financial performance (team revenue). We cluster teams into three categories based on revenue and analyze team performance following leader succession after the first, second, and fourth year following the change. While most studies in this area report findings consistent with vicious cycle theory or ritual scapegoating, our findings offer primary support for common sense theory and ritual scapegoating, contingent on time and the size of the program as determined by team revenue.

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015

Journal of Workplace Rights, 2010

Employment Relations Today, 2012

Management Decision, 2013

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to clarify distinct aspects of firm culture, delineate its effect... more PurposeThe aim of this paper is to clarify distinct aspects of firm culture, delineate its effects on performance outcomes, and to examine culture intensity on theoretic grounds with attention to its effects and limits.Design/methodology/approachThe study analyzes a data set of 2,657 individual cases that are empirically aggregated into 302 organizational units. Its operationalization of culture intensity derives from distinct culture theory. Hypothesized relations are examined via structural equation modeling and hierarchical regression analysis.FindingsStructural equation modeling results show culture relates positively to cooperation, coordination, and performance. Hierarchical regression analysis results show intensity influences cooperation and coordination directly and does not moderate culture's relations with those outcomes.Research limitations/implicationsThe large scale empirical study of a broad diversity of firms has advantages over smaller and more targeted studies ...

Journal of Management, 2005

In recent years, organizational scholars have increasingly focused on various forms of bad behavi... more In recent years, organizational scholars have increasingly focused on various forms of bad behavior in the workplace. Notable examples of these behaviors include deviance, aggression, antisocial behavior, and violence. Unfortunately, as this body of work has grown, so too has a proliferation of concepts, constructs, and definitions. This article reviews the literature regarding the general set of concepts and constructs relating to bad behavior in organizations. The authors identify both areas of uniqueness as well as areas of overlap among these various concepts and constructs. They also propose a typology to guide future theory development and empirical research.

Journal of Workplace Rights, 2009

Welcome to the sixth issue of the Journal of Workplace Rights. The Journal of Workplace Rights is... more Welcome to the sixth issue of the Journal of Workplace Rights. The Journal of Workplace Rights is dedicated to the proposition that human rights should not be compromised by employers. It uses an expansive definition of human rights based on the Universal Declaration of Human rights as passed by the United Nations in 1948. A list of proposed topics can be found on our website. The Journal invites prospective authors to submit articles that are completely unrelated to these topics as long as their focus is on workplace rights. Before I preview this issue's articles, I wish to pay special thanks to the following Editorial Board members who did a terrific job of reviewing them in a timely yet thorough manner:

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to clarify distinct aspects of firm culture, delineate its eff... more Purpose – The aim of this paper is to clarify distinct aspects of firm culture, delineate its effects on performance outcomes, and to examine culture intensity on theoretic grounds with attention to its effects and limits. Design/methodology/approach – The study analyzes a data set of 2,657 individual cases that are empirically aggregated into 302 organizational units. Its operationalization of culture intensity derives from distinct culture theory. Hypothesized relations are examined via structural equation modeling and hierarchical regression analysis. Findings – Structural equation modeling results show culture relates positively to cooperation, coordination, and performance. Hierarchical regression analysis results show intensity influences cooperation and coordination directly and does not moderate culture’s relations with those outcomes. Research limitations/implications – The large scale empirical study of a broad diversity of firms has advantages over smaller and more target...