Faculty

Education

PhD University of Maryland
Masters SUNY@Buffalo
Bachelors SUNY@Buffalo

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Areas

Human Resources

Interests

Teaching Interests:

• Intro/survey courses human resource management (undergraduate & graduate)
• Courses in compensation & reward systems (graduate)
• Courses in international HRM (undergraduate & graduate)

Research Interests:

• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Compensation and Rewards

Current Activities

Guthrie is currently conducting research on compensation issues and also has a number of research projects underway focusing on the relationship between human resource management practices and firm effectiveness. He is currently on the Editorial Boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal (U.K.) and the Irish Journal of Management.

Selected Publications

Messersmith, J.G, Guthrie, J.P., Ji, Y. & Lee, J. Executive turnover:  The influence of dispersion and other pay system characteristics. Journal of Applied Psychology, forthcoming.

Armstrong, C., Flood, P.C., Guthrie, J.P., Liu, W., MacCurtain, S. & Mkamwa, T.  The impact of diversity and equality management on firm performance:  Beyond high performance work systems.  Human Resource Management, forthcoming.  

Datta, D.K., Guthrie, J.P., Basuil, D. & Pandey, A.  Causes and effects of employee downsizing:  A review and synthesis.  Journal of Management, 2010, 36(1): 281-348. 
Messersmith, J.G. & Guthrie, J.P.  2010. High performance work systems in emergent organizations: Implications for firm performance.  Human Resource Management, 2010, 49(2): 241-264.

Unions and the Adoption of High Performance Work Systems:  Does Employment Security Play a Role? (with Liu, W., Flood, P. & MacCurtain.  Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2009, 63(1): 109-127.

Martin-Tapia, I. & Arragon-Correa, J. & Guthrie, J.P. 2009. High Performance Work Systems and Export Performance.  International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2009, 20(3):  633-653.

Guthrie, J.P., Flood, P.C., Liu, W. & MacCurtain, S.  2009.  High performance work systems in Ireland:  Human resource and organizational outcomes.  International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2009, 20(1): 112-125.

Guthrie, J.P. & Datta, D.K. 2008. Dumb and dumber: The impact of downsizing on firm performance as moderated by industry conditions. Organization Science, 19(1): 108-123.

Guthrie, J.P. Remuneration: Pay effects at work. In Boxall, P., Purcell, J. & Wright, P. (Eds.), The Handbook of Human Resource Management, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 344 - 363.

West, M.A., Guthrie, J.P., Dawson, J.F., Borrill, C.S. & Carter, M. Reducing patient mortality in hospitals: The role of human resource management. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2006, 27: 983-1002.

Datta, D.K., Guthrie, J.P. & Wright, P.M. HRM and labor productivity: Does industry matter? Academy of Management Journal, 2005, 48(1): 135-145.

Guthrie, J.P. & Hollensbe, E.C. Group incentives and performance: A study of spontaneous goal setting, goal choice, and goal commitment. Journal of Management, 2004, 30(2): 263-284.

Guthrie, J.P., Spell, C. & Nyamori, R. Correlates and consequences of high involvement management: The role of competitive strategy. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2002, 13(1): 183-197.

Guthrie, J.P. High involvement work practices, turnover and productivity: Evidence from New Zealand. Academy of Management Journal, 2001, 44: 180-190.

Hollensbe, E.C. & Guthrie, J.P. Group pay-for-performance plans: The role of spontaneous goal-setting. Academy of Management Review, 2000, 25: 864-872.