TIMOTHY M. GARDNER Huntsman School of Business alt.tim@gmail.com Utah State University 435.797.3037 Logan, UT 84322 http://bit.ly/nxlyw3 EDUCATION CORNELL UNIVERSITY School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Ph.D., 2002 Dissertation: In the Trenches at the Talent Wars: An Examination of Competitive Interaction for Human Resource Advantage via the Study of Target Firms Responses to Being the Victim of a Multi-Employee Talent Raid Committee Chair: Patrick M. Wright PhD THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Max M. Fisher College of Business, Master of Labor and Human Resources, 1996 Thesis: Pay for Customer Satisfaction: The Relationship between the Perceptions of Capability of Influencing a Measure of Customer Satisfaction and Motivation to Satisfy Customers Committee Chair: Robert L. Heneman PhD BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Liberal Studies, with Honors, 1990 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2012-Present Associate Professor of Management, Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University 2007-2012 Associate Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University 2002-2007 Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Strategy, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University RESEARCH INTERESTS I study the process of lateral hiring to better understand (1) the routines by which organizations discover, value, create, and utilize human capital; and (2) the impact of interfirm competition for human capital on the turnover of high value employees. I also publish research in the field of strategic human resource management, the study of how organizations manage human capital to gain and maintain a competitive advantage relative to rivals. Timothy M. Gardner Page 1
PUBLICATIONS Gardner, T. M., Wright, P. M., & Moynihan, L. M. (2011). The Impact of Motivation, Empowerment, and Skill Enhancing Practices on Aggregate Voluntary Turnover: The Mediating Effect of Collective Affective Commitment. Personnel Psychology, 64(2), 315-350. Gardner, T. M., Erhardt, N., & Martin-Rios, C. (2011). Rebranding Employment Branding: Establishing a New Research Agenda to Explore the Attributes, Antecedents, and Consequences of Workers Employment Brand Knowledge. Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, 30, 253-304. Gardner, T. M., Stansbury, J., & Hart, D. (2010). The Ethics of Lateral Hiring. Business Ethics Quarterly, 20(3), 341-369. Lead Article Gardner, T. M. & Wright, P. M. (January, 2009). Implicit Human Resource Management Theory: A Potential Threat to the Internal Validity of Human Resource Practice Measures. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 20(1), 57-74. Unconditionally Accepted: September 2007 Gardner, T. M. (2005). Interfirm Competition for Human Resources: Evidence from the Software Industry. Academy of Management Journal, 48(2), 237-256. Wright, P. M., Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., & Allen, M. R. (2005). The Relationship between HR Practices and Firm Performance: Examining Causal Order. Personnel Psychology, 58(2), 409-446. Finalist for Human Resource Division 2006 Scholarly Achievement Award Gardner, T. M. (2005). Human Resource Alliances as a Means of Improving the Recruiting, Management, and Retention of Employees. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 16(6), 1057-1074. Park, H. J., Gardner, T. M., & Wright, P. M. (2004). HR Practices or HR Capabilities: Which Matters? Insights from the Asia-Pacific Region. Asia-Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 42(3), 260-273. Wright, P. M., Gardner, T. M., & Moynihan, L. M. (2003). The Impact of Human Resource Practices on Business Unit Operating and Financial Performance. Human Resource Management Journal, 13(3), 21-36. Web of Science Journal Citation Rate: 86 Gardner, T. M. (2002). In The Trenches at the Talent Wars: Competitive Interaction for Scarce Human Resources. Human Resource Management, 41(2), 225-237. Wright, P. M., Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., Park, H. J., Gerhart, B., & Delery, J. E. (2001). Measurement Error in Research on Human Resources and Firm Performance: Additional Data and Suggestions for Future Research. Personnel Psychology, 54(4), 875-902. Timothy M. Gardner Page 2
Total Citations of Academic Work 326 Web of Science Journal Citation Rate (lagging indicator) 833 Google Scholar (leading indicator) BOOK CHAPTERS Wright, P. M. & Gardner, T. M. (2003). The Human Resource-Firm Performance Relationship: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges. In D. Holman, T. Wall, C. Clegg, P. Sparrow, and A. Howard (Eds.) The New Workplace: People, Technology, and Organizations: 311-328. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Reviewed in the British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2004, 42(1), 185-188. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Gardner, T. M. (2005). Book Review: From Blackjacks to Briefcases: A History of Commercialized Strikebreaking and Unionbusting in the United States, by Robert Michael Smith. Human Resource Management, 44(1), 105-108. Gardner, T. M. (1999). When Pay for Performance Works Too Well: The Negative Impact of Pay Dispersion. Academy of Management Executive, 13(4), 101-103. REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Gardner, T. M., Erhardt, N., & Martin-Rios, C. (2011). Rebranding Employment Branding: A Conceptual Framework for Worker Based Employment Brand Equity. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX. Gardner, T. M., Stansbury, J., & Hart, D. (2009). The Ethics of Lateral Hiring. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. Gardner, T. M. (2008). Why Are The Losers So Sore? The Ethics of Talent Poaching. Presentation to the Employers Recruiter Exchange (ERE.net) Expo, October 30, 2008, Hollywood FL. Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., Wright, P. M. (2007). The Influence of Human Resource Practices and Collective Affective Organizational Commitment on Aggregate Voluntary Turnover. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA. Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., Wright, P. M. (2007). The Influence of Human Resource Practices and Collective Affective Organizational Commitment on Aggregate Voluntary Turnover. Paper Presented at The Wharton School Macro-HR Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Rheinhardt, R., Wright, P. M., Haggerty, J., & Gardner, T. M. (2006). HR Practices and Proximal Outcomes: The Impact of HR Practices on Employee Engagement, Discretionary Behavior, and Turnover. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA. Timothy M. Gardner Page 3
Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., & Wright, P. M. (2005). High Involvement HR Systems and Customer Satisfaction: The Mediating Link of Collective Organizational Commitment. Paper Presented at the 2005 Conference on Commitment, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University. Wright, P. M., Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., & Allen, M. R. (2004). The Relationship between HR Practices and Firm Performance: Examining Causal Order. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA. Gardner, T. M. (2003). In the Trenches at the Talent Wars: An Examination of Competitive Interaction for Human Resources in the Software Industry. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA. Moynihan, L. M., Gardner, T. M., & Wright, P. M. (2003). High Performance HR Practices and Customer Satisfaction: Employee Process Mechanisms. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA. Gardner, T. M. (2003). The Role of Competition, Rivalry, and Cooperation in the Domain of Strategic Human Resource Management. Paper Presented at the Cornell University Conference on Strategic Human Resource Management, May 9-10, 2003, Ithaca, New York. Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., & Wright, P. M. (2002). The Role of Discretionary Behavior in Mediating the HR-Firm Performance Relationship. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Denver, CO. Gardner, T. M. (2002). Human Resource Alliances as a Means of Improving the Recruiting, Management, and Retention of Employees. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Denver, CO. Wright, P. M., Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., & Carrig, K. (2002). Creating an HR Value Chain: An Examination of the Impact of HR Practices on Employee Attitudes, Employee Behavior, and Business Unit Performance. Paper Presented at the Human Resource Management and Firm Performance Conference, University of Bath, Bath, UK. Chadwick, C. D. & Gardner, T. M. (2001). What Happens if We Take the Resource-Based View of the Firm Seriously? Observations on the Theory and Practice of Strategic Human Resource Management. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Academy of Management, Washington, D.C. Wright, P. M., Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., Park, H. J., Gerhart, B., & Delery, J. E. (2001). Measurement Error in Research on Human Resources and Firm Performance: Additional Data and Suggestions for Future Research. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Washington, D.C. Gardner, T. M. (2001). In the Trenches at the Talent Wars: Initiating and Defending Against Talent Raids. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Washington, D.C. Timothy M. Gardner Page 4
Moynihan, L. M., Gardner, T. M., Wright, P. M. & Park, H. J. (2001). Human Resource Management Practices and Customer Satisfaction: The Mediating Link of Commitment. Paper Presented at the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA. Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., Park, H. J., & Wright, P. M. (2000). Unlocking the Black Box: Examining the Processes Through Which Human Resource Practices Impact Business Performance. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Toronto, ON, Canada. Gardner, T. M., Wright, P. W., & Gerhart, B. (1999). Measurement Error in Assessing HR Practices: Systematic or Random? Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. TEACHING EXPERIENCE MBA Courses Strategic Alignment of Human Capital (Elective) Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, 2007-2011 Talent Sourcing and Acquisition (Elective) Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, 2008-2012 Compensation Decision-Making (Elective) Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, 2008-2012 Talent Management (Elective) Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, 2008-2012 Readings in Staffing and Talent Management (MBA Independent Study, 5-20 students) Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, 2006-2007 Human Resources and Organizational Behavior (Required Core Class) Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, 2003-2006 Masters and Undergraduate Courses Human Capital Management (aka HR Analytics) (Required) Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University, 2012-present Organizational Behavior (Required Core Class for MAcc Students) Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, 2002 Human Resource Management (Required Undergraduate Class) School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, 2000, 2002 Timothy M. Gardner Page 5
Executive MBA Courses Strategic Human Resource Management (Instructor for 24 class hour required course) Korea University Business School, 2008-2009 Executive Education & Other Short Courses Building Talent and the Next Generation of Leaders, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Center for Digital Strategies; Roundtable participant in a one-day moderated discussion for Global 500 executives, 2011 Winning the Talent Wars, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University; Instructor in two-day workshop for recruiting leaders, 2006 The Role of Human Resource Management in Supporting Organizational Change, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University; Instructor in two-week workshop for mid-level executives of LG Electronics, 2003-2004 Competitive Responses in Staffing Strategy, Cornell University, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies; Guest lecturer for two-day executive education program, 2001 Linking HR Practices with Firm Performance The Service Industry, Cornell University, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies; Guest lecturer for two-day executive education program, 2000 CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA ORGANIZED The Value Proposition of Human Capital: A Mini-Conference of the Strategic Human Capital Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society (with Ben Campbell, Janice Molloy, and Shad Morris). Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, June 17-18, 2011. People and Organizations Conference (with Matthew Bidwell, Diane Burton, Peter Cappelli, and Peter Sherer). The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, October 8-9, 2010. People and Organizations Conference: Understanding Human Capital as a Valuable and Variable Asset (with Diane Burton, Ben Campbell, Peter Cappelli, and Shad Morris). The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, June 25-26, 2009. People and Organizations Research Interest Group (with Diane Burton, Ben Campbell, Peter Cappelli, and Shad Morris). Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Anaheim CA. The Wharton School Macro-HR Conference (with Ben Campbell, Peter Cappelli, and Shad Morris). The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, June 29-30, 2007. HONORS AND AWARDS Beta Gamma Sigma. 2008. Teacher of the Year. 2007. Awarded by the Students of the OB/HR MBA Track at the Marriott School of Management. Timothy M. Gardner Page 6
Finalist, 2006 Scholarly Achievement Award. Human Resource Division of the Academy of Management. Robert Whitman Fellowship, 2005-2007. Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University. Ralph Alexander Best Dissertation Award. 2003. Human Resource Division of the Academy of Management, Accompanied by $500.00 Honorarium. Best Graduate Student Paper on Emerging Workforce and Employment Issues. 2001. Cornell University & Lee Hecht Harrison for the paper In the Trenches at the Talent Wars: Competitive Interaction for Scarce Human Resources. Accompanied by $1,200 honorarium. GRANTS Principal Investigator, Consequences of Responding to Talent Raids in the Software Industry. Kevin and Debra Rollins Center for ebusiness, Brigham Young University, $8,000.00, 2003. Principal Investigator, In the Trenches at the Talent Wars: Competitive Interaction for Scarce Human Resources, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. $2,750.00, 2001. Principal Investigator, In the Trenches at the Talent Wars: Competitive Interaction for Scarce Human Resources, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, Cornell University. $13,145, 2000-2001. UNIVERSITY SERVICE Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University Faculty Advisor to the National MBA Human Capital Case Competition, 2008-2011 Member, Dissertation Committee, Ying Chen, Ph.D., 2011 (University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign) Faculty Advisor to the HOP Student Career Symposium, 2009-2011 Member Faculty Hiring Committee, Organization Studies Group, 2007-2008 Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University Chair, Faculty Hiring Committee, Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy, 2006-2007 Member, MBA Core Faculty Committee, 2003-2007 Member, Faculty Hiring Committee, Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy, 2003-2006 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Professional Association Memberships Academy of Management Strategic Management Society Professional Association Activities Human Resource Division of the Academy of Management Member, Ralph Alexander Best Dissertation Award Committee 2011 Timothy M. Gardner Page 7
Member, Nominations Committee 2010 Member, Organizing Committee, HR Doctoral Student Consortium 2004-2009 Editorial Activities Manuscript Reviewing (Journals) Personnel Psychology: Member of the Editorial Board (7/1/10 to 12/31/13) Human Resource Management the Journal: Member of the Editorial Board and Book Review Editor (2006 to 2011) Ad Hoc Reviewer: Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Organization Science, Human Resource Management the Journal, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, National Meetings of the Academy of Management, Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society Manuscript Reviewing (Books) Cambridge University Press OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2000, 2002 Lecturer, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1997-2002 Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1995-1997 Compensation Administrator, The Longaberger Company, Dresden, OH 1994-1995 Associate Relations Manager, Consolidated Stores, Columbus, OH 1992-1994 Graduate Administrative Assistant, Office of Off-Campus Student Services, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1990-1992 Case Manager, Ruth S. Ide Community Mental Health Center, Toledo, OH Timothy M. Gardner Page 8