Ph.D. Human Resource Management Concentration

 

Applications to the Human Resource Management concentration are not being accepted at this time.

 

Ph.D. in Business Administration - Human Resource Management Concentration

The Human Resource Management concentration is a full-time program that provides students a broad theoretical foundation in various areas of management including human resource management, organizational behavior, and strategic management. Students will gain a strong methodological and statistical foundation for conducting top-level research, and they'll have the opportunity to gain a deeper expertise as they specialize in research devoted to their own areas of interest.

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CONCENTRATION COURSES

Courses in the human resource management concentration focus on relevant bodies of knowledge including organizational behavior and theories, human resource management, and acquiring and optimizing human resources.  

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MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Research Mentorship

The Mentorship program in the Department of Management has two primary goals: First, to help the Ph.D. student develop the conceptual and methodological skills required for conducting original research, and secondly, to help the student acquire the knowledge necessary to establish expertise in their area of concentration.

All incoming Ph.D. students are assigned a faculty mentor and work collaboratively with their mentor and other professors or students as a research team to undertake and publish research. An important aspect of this program is to expose students to a wide variety of research perspectives. As each mentor may have different perspectives on research, the student benefits from working with a variety of mentors. The faculty mentor will often be heavily involved in the development of the research design, in guiding the analysis, and in "polishing" the research paper and moving it through the publication process.

Teaching Mentorship

Students will be assigned a mentor to guide their teaching for every course they teach. As part of this mentorship, students who are teaching are required to discuss their course preparation with a faculty who has previously taught the course. Students are also encouraged to invite their mentor to class, so faculty can provide useful suggestions for effective teaching.

Research Seminars

The research seminars provide a forum for students to develop and refine their research ideas and methodology and their presentation skills. These skills are vital for research presentations at conferences, job interviews, and in the classroom. The mentor will play a supporting role during the presentation.


PLACEMENT

Students from our Human Resource Management Ph.D. program have accepted positions at Louisiana State University, The University of Illinois, Cleveland State University, Saint Bonaventure University and Bentley University.


RESEARCH FACULTY

Levashina, Julia

Julia Levashina, Ph.D.

jlevashi@kent.edu
330-672-1144

Research Interests: 

  • Exploring employment interviews including:
    • AI powered interviews
    • Methods for structuring interviews
    • Probing
    • Faking
    • Interviewer perceptions of applicant impression management behaviors

About:

Dr. Julia Levashina is a Professor at Kent State University. She is teaching and conducting research across a range of areas in Human Resource Management. She has co-authored the most recent review on the structured employment interview published in Personnel Psychology. Her recent co-authored research on LinkedIn has been recognized by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) 2020 Jeanneret Award for Excellence in the Study of Individual or Group Assessment. She has published 21 journal articles in Management and Psychology journals including Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, and Journal of Business Research. She has co-chaired or chaired several SIOP symposiums and panel discussions on interviews and made 42 conference presentations.

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    Debbie Knapp

    Deborah Knapp, Ph.D.

    dknapp1@kent.edu
    330-672-1147

    Research Interests: 

    • Employment Law
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Workplace Bullying

    About:

    Deborah Erdos Knapp is an associate professor of management at Kent State University. In addition to her university and community service activities, she provides sexual harassment and diversity training to public and private organizations and provides expert testimony in sexual harassment cases. She has published many works in the areas of sexual harassment, employment law, and workplace bullying.

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      asli arikan

      Asli Arikan, Ph.D.

      aarikan@kent.edu
      330-672-1157

      About:

      Dr. Arikan is an assistant professor in the Department of Management at the Kent State Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. She has been published in many academic journals and scholarly works. 

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        Ilgaz arikan

        Ilgaz Arikan, Ph.D.

        iarikan@kent.edu
        330-672-1156

        About:

        Ilgaz Arikan received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University. Prior to his current position at Kent, he taught at Boston University, Georgia State University and at the Ohio State University in MBA, Executive MBA and Executive Education programs. He has authored articles in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Management Information Systems Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Strategic Management Journal, Business and Politics, among others; and chapters in academic and professional books on entrepreneurial and established firms' strategies, the choice between initial public offerings versus mergers & acquisitions, management of heritage firms, dynamic capabilities, impact of animosity between nations on firms’ international market entry and governance choices, strategic alliances and joint ventures.

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          Mary Hogue

          Mary Hogue, Ph.D.

          mhogue@kent.edu
          330-672-1148

          Research Interests: 

          • Work experiences of women and men including:
            • How social status attached to marginalized group membership becomes internalized, impacting the identity of individuals in ways that affect their thoughts about the pay they should receive.
            • How others lead and their willingness to be led.
            • Gender differences in technology
            • Employment interviews
            • Career plans

          About:

          As an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, Mary Hogue's research and expertise lie in the field of organizational behavior. Her research examines the different work experiences of women and men. In particular, she examines how the social status attached to marginalized group membership becomes internalized, impacting the identity of individuals in ways that affect their thoughts about the pay they should receive, their attempts to lead others and their willingness to be led. She has also examined gender differences in technology usage, intentions toward faking in employment interviews, and career plans. Her research has appeared in Psychology of Women Quarterly, The Leadership Quarterly, Sex Roles, and Journal of Business Ethics among other outlets, and she's served on the editorial boards of Psychology of Women Quarterly and The Services Industries Journal. 

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