Human Resources

Student Profiles

Charles R. (Bob) Greer (PhD 1975), Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Professor of Management, Texas Christian University
Initial Placement:Oklahoma State University
Dissertation: "The Relationship of Returns to Investment in College Education and Major Area Selection", Chairperson: Joseph A. Pichler

Sara Barbor Rasch (PhD 1985)
Initial Placement: Winona State University
Dissertation: “An Examination of Wage Contour Hypothesis: Image Leadership in United States Construction Industry”, Chairperson: David Schulenburger

Nancy Brown Johnson (PhD 1987), Associate Professor of Management, University of Kentucky
Initial Placement: University of Kentucky
Dissertation: "The Cost and Benefits of Unionization Under Deregulation: The Case of the Airlines", Chairperson: David Shulenburger

Robert D. Bretz (PhD 1988), Professor and Chair of Management, University of Notre Dame
Initial Placement: Cornell University
Dissertation: "Exploring the Role of Human Resource Systems in the Organizational Choice Process: A Person-Organization Interactionist Perspective", Chairpersons: Ronald Ash and George Dreher

Steven Thomas (PhD 1989)
Initial Placement: Southwest Missouri State
Dissertation: “Two-Tier Collective Bargaining Agreements and Firm Performance”, Chairperson: Morris Kleiner

Yvonne Stedham (PhD 1990)
Initial Placement: University of Nevada
Dissertation: “The Effect of Fringe Benefits on Employee Retention: An Evaluation of Employer Responsiveness to Socio-Economic Changes in the Work Place”, Chairperson: George Dreher

Daniel Petree (PhD 1993)
Initial Placement: Rockhurst College
Dissertation: “Impact of Areawide Labor-Management Committees on Local Labor Climate, Firm Location and Employment”, Chairperson: Anthony Redwood

Venkata Bendapudi (PhD 1998), Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resource, Ohio State University
Initial Placement: Ohio State University
Dissertation: "The Shamrock Organization: Determinants and Consequences of Externalization", Chairperson: Ronald Ash

Charles Stevens (PhD 1998)
Initial Placement: North Dakota State
Dissertation: “Selecting Employees for the New Millennium: The Use of Personality Instruments in the Assessment of Person-Organization Fit”, Chairperson: Ron Ash

Jennifer Keil (PhD 1999)
Initial Placement: Hamline University
Disseration: "Compensation Risk Preferences", Chairperson: Keith Chauvin

LeAnne Coder (PhD 2007)
Initial Placement: Western Kentucky Univeristy
Dissertation: "Understanding Voluntary Turnover: Comparing Factors of Employer Change and Career Change ina Sample of Professional Workers", Chairperson: Ron Ash

Jake Messersmith (PhD 2008)
Initial Placement: George Washington University
Dissertation: "Transforming Caterpillars Into Butterflies:  The Role of Managerial Values and HR Systems in the Performance of Emergent Organizations", Chairperson: Jim Guthrie