Ishqaidef, Ghadir

Education

Ursinus College, PA, 2001-2005
Bachelor of Arts in Business and Economics, Distinguished Honors, Magna Cum Laude
Double minor in Math and Computer Science

Teaching Experience

2007-2009
MGMT 410 – Human Resource Management
2009-present
MGMT 310 – Organizational Behavior, an introductory management course to business majors.

Research Interests:

Strategic Human Resource Management/HRM

Non-traditional employment/contingent labor

Work climate and culture

Career Management

Publications

Rathert, C., Ishqaidef, G., & May, D.R. (October-December 2009). Improving Work Environments in Health Care: Test of a Theoretical Framework. in Health Care Management Review, 34(4): 334-343.

Rathert, C., Ishqaidef, G., & May, D.R. (January/February, 2009). Abstracts from the Academy of Management: Creating a Person-Centered Workplace for Health Care Staff: What Can Managers Do? in Journal of Healthcare Management, 54(1): 74.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Ishqaidef, G., Halbesleben, J. Career Commitment and Continuous Professional Development Activity: The Role of Professional Orientation. in proceedings of Southern Management Association, St. Petersburg, FL. Oct, 2010.

Ishqaidef, G. Temporary Staffing Agencies: State-of-the-Art Practices of Personnel Selection. in proceedings of the Association on Employment Practices and Principles (AEPP) 18th annual conference, San Francesco, CA, Sept 2010.

Rathert, C., Ishqaidef, G., & May, D.R. Person-Centered Work Environments in Health Care: Tests of a Theoretical Framework. in Best Papers Proceedings of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, August, 2008

Ishqaidef, G., & Cirka, C.C., Hard Choices: Staffing and Quality of Care in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes. in Proceedings of National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Lexington, VA, April 2005.

Professional Membership and Service

Academy of Management (HR, HCM, and CAR divisions), since 2007
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), since 2008
Association on Employment Practices and Principles, since 2010
The Global Association for Strategic Talent Management, since 2010
International Association for Applied Psychology, since 2008
Association of Business Doctoral Students (ABDS), University of Kansas, since 2006.

• Serving as PhD Research Team Representative, 08/09
• Serving as Faculty Assembly Representative, 09/10

Reviewer for Academy of Management conference, Southern Management Association conference, Academy of Management Learning and Education (AMLE) journal, since 2008.
Volunteered as chair of sessions in AoM, since 2010

Academic Areas

Human Resources