Research


The criticality of the research experience cannot be over-emphasized. During all years of the doctoral program, students are expected to actively participate with advisers and other faculty members in research projects with the goal of publishing the results of completed research. Students should also attend national academic conferences.


Financial aid is structured so that each student is typically a research assistant for three years and a teaching assistant or instructor for one. In this way, each individual gains important developmental experience in both teaching and research. PhD applicants are encouraged to explore the faculty profiles to see the range of high-quality individuals on the faculty and to get a sense of the type of research undertaken at Minnesota.


DissertationTopics

As examples of the nature of HRIR research by PhD students, recent doctoral dissertations include:

  • The Dimensionality of Deviant Employee Behavior in the Workplace
  • Correcting for Social Desirability in Personality Measures: Issues of Applicant Comparison and Construct Validity
  • Free-Riding Behavior: A Dispositional Approach
  • Cognitive Ability, Person Job Fit, and Occupational Mobility
  • HR Practices, HR Systems, and Firm Performance
  • Strike Incidence and Duration in Korea
  • Work Incentives and Disability Insurance
  • Determinants of Innovative Human Resource Practices and Systems
  • The Effects of Profit Sharing Plans and ESOPs on Firm Employment Fluctuations
  • Occupational Safety: Effects of Employee Participation Plans in Decision-making and Financial Returns
  • Employee Participation in Decision-Making and Financial Returns: Effects on Firm Performance
  • An Assessment of Occupational Stress Claims and Tests of Predictive Models Using Workers’ Compensation Data
  • Human Behavior in Dictator Games