Ross AzevedoAssociate Professor

Ross Azevedo
CSOM Human Rsc & Industr Rel
3-249 CarlSMgmt
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612/624-1098
azeve001@umn.edu


Education
BA, 1964, Economics, Univ. of California-Davis
MS, 1966, Cornell Univ.
PhD, 1972, Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell Univ.

Research

Expertise
Compensation systems
Labor markets and discrimination
Collective bargaining and negotiation

Current Research
Lags in training response to demand changes
Incentive systems for employed scientists and engineers
Migration and labor market adjustments
Discrimination and its impact
Time-dynamic aspects of equity theory


Publications

Major Publications

  • "Compensation: The American Way," with J. Scoville, Journal of International Comparative Management, 2001
  • "The Implications of a Diverse Labor Market on Human Resources Planning and Recruitment," with R. Arvey, D. Ostgaard and S. Raghuram, Human Resource Strategies for Managing Diversity, E. Kossek and S. Lobel, eds., 1996
  • "Canadian-United States Experience with Comparable Worth: The View From Minnesota," with L. Roth, Labor Law Journal, 1991
  • "Location of Negotiations and Bargaining Behavior: My Place or Yours?," with M. Duane and Y. Rhee, Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector, 1990
  • "Migration, Unemployment Dispersion and the Phillips Curve," with G. O'Connell, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1980

Instruction

Courses

Fall, 2009
HRIR 5021 Systems of Conflict and Dispute Resolution Sec.  001
HRIR 8052 Compensation Theory and Applications Sec.  001
HRIR 8053 Employer-Sponsored Employee Benefit Programs Sec.  001


Service

Current Administrative Appointments

  • Industrial Relations Curriculum Committee
  • Industrial Relations Undergraduate Committee
  • Graduate School Grievance Committee
  • Minnesota Daily Board of Directors

Community Relationships

  • Volunteer community mediator, Dispute Resolution Center, St. Paul
  • Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau of Minnesota
  • Member, Advisory Council, Southwest Community School Board of Directors, Dispute Resolution Center, St. Paul