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Wayne F. Cascio

Robert H. Reynolds Chair of Global Leadership
Management
Fellow, National Academy of Human Resources

Courses Taught

  • Human Resources Management: Compensation,MGMT4450
  • Managing People for Competitive Advantage,MGMT6380
  • Human Resources Management: Compensation Administration, MGMT6740

Areas of Expertise

  • Staffing
  • Training
  • Performance management
  • Compensation
  • Organizational restructuring
  • Economic impact of HR activities

Professional History

Certifications

  • Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • American Psychological Association, Division of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Diplomate in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology

Academic Experience

  • Visiting Professor, Rotterdam School of Management, July 2003; 2004, and 2005.
  • G. T. Kok Distinguished Professor of Management, Nanyang Business School, Singapore (30 days during 2004-2005).
  • Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong, Dept. of Psychology, Spring semester, 2002.
  • Visiting Scholar, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, Fall semester, 2001.
  • Summer, 1991 - 1995: Visiting Professor, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et Sociales, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Summer, 1989 - Visiting Professor, Instut fur Fuhrung und Personalmanagement, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • Visiting Scholar, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, August 1987 - June 1988.
  • Summer, 1984, 1986, 1988, and 1990, Visiting Professor of Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • 1980-1981 Visiting Associate Professor of Management and Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
  • 1973-1980 School of Business and Organizational Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida

Selected Publications

Books

  • The Financial Impact of Investments in People (with John Boudreau and Pete Ramstad). (in preparation), Pearson Education, Wharton School Publishing
  • Managing Human Resources: Productivity, Quality of Work Life, Profits (7th ed.). (2006). Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin/McGraw-Hill..
  • Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management (6th ed., with H. Aguinis). (2005). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
  • Responsible restructuring: Creative and profitable alternatives to layoffs. (2002). San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. and the Society for Human Resource Management.
  • Costing Human Resources: The Financial Impact of Behavior in Organizations (4th ed, 2000). Cincinnati, OH: Southwestern.
  • Guide to Responsible Restructuring (1995). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the American Workplace. USGPO Stock No. 029-000-00454-4.
  • Managing Human Resources: First Canadian edition (with J. Thacker). (1993). Toronto: McGraw-Hill.
  • Planning, Employment, and Placement. Vol.II of the ASPA/BNA human resource management series (Editor). Co-authored Chapter 1, Societal trends and staffing policies (with R. Zammuto). Washington, D.C.: ASPA/BNA, 1989.
  • Human Resources Management: An Information Systems Approach (with E. Awad). Reston, VA: Reston, 1981.

Book Chapers and Encyclopedia Entries

  • "Staffing" (with H. Aguinis). (In process). Annals of the Academy of Management.
  • "How editors are selected." (In press). In Baruch, Y., Konrad, A., Aguinis, H., & Starbuck, W. (Eds.), Opening the Black Box of Editorship. NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • "Sex discrimination in the worklpace: Lessons from two high-profile cases" (In press). In Crosby, F.J., Stockdale, Pl, & Ropp, A.S. (Eds.), Sex discrimination in employment Malden, MA: Blackwell.
  • "Trends, paradoxes, and some directions for research in career studies." (In press). In M. A. Peiperl & H. P. Gunz (Eds.), Handbook of Career Studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • "The economic impact of employee bahaviors on organizational performance." (In press) In E. Lawler & J. O'tolle (Eds.), Work in America (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Society for Human Resource Management.
  • "Utility analysis." (In press). In (S. Rogelberg, Ed.), Encyclopedia of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • "Downsizing, layoffs, rightsizing." In (S. Rogelberg, Ed.), Encyclopedia of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • "Business restructuring in a changing world." (In press). A Wharton (Ed.), People, performance, profit. San Francisco, CA: Accenture.
  • "Educating the HR professional and general manager on key issues in International HRM." (In press). In (V. Scarpello, Ed.), A Collection of Thoughts on Human Resource Management Education in the United States. Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
  • "Global performance management systems." (In press). In I. Bjorkman & G. Stahl (Eds.), Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management, London: Edward Elgar Ltd.
  • "From business partner to driving business success: The next step in the evolution of HR management." (2005). In D. Ulrich, M. Losey, & S. Meisinger (Eds.), The Future of Human Resource Management Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  • Blackwell Dictionary of HRM (2nd ed.) (2004). Provided expanded definitions for the terms "downsizing" and "training utility." (Youngblood/Peters, Eds.), Blackwell Publishers, London.
  • "Downsizing and Outplacement." (2004). S. Zedeck (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology. New York: Academic Press.
  • "Work-family balance: Does the market reward firms that respect it?" (with C. Young). (2005). In D. F. Halpern & S. E. Murphy (Eds.), From work-family balance to work-family interaction: Changing the metaphor (pp. 49-63). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • "Financial consequences of employment-change decisions in major U. S. corporations: 1982-2000" (with C. Young). (2003). In K. P. De Meuse & M. L. Marks (Eds.), Resizing the Organization – Managing Layoffs, Divestitures, and Closings: Maximizing Gain While Minimizing Pain (pp. 131-156). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • "Social and technical issues in staffing decisions" (with I. Goldstein, J. Outtz, and S. Zedeck). (2004). In H. Aguinis (Ed.), Test Score Banding in Human Resource Selection: Legal, Technical, and Societal Issues. NY: Quorum Books.
  • "Changes in workers, work, and organizations." (2003). In I. B. Winer (overall Ed.), W. C. Borman, D. R. Ilgen, & R. Klimoski (Volume Eds.), Handbook of Psychology, Vol. 12: Industrial and Organizational Psychology (pp. 401-422). New York: Wiley.
  • "Human resource management." (2003). The College Board’s 2003 Guide to College Majors. New York: The College Board.
  • "Corporate downsizing." (2003). In J. Ciment (Ed.), Social Issues: An Encyclopedia of Controversies, History, and Debates. Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe
  • "Human resource management, psychology of." (2002). In N. J. Smelser & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science.
  • "The virtual organization." (2002). In C. L. Cooper & W. W. Burke, The New World of Work (pp. 203-221). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Business.
  • "The changing world of work: Preparing yourself for the road ahead." In J. M. Kummerow (Ed.), New Directions in Career Planning and the Workplace (2nd ed., 2000, pp. 3-32). Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black Publishing. Selected by Choice Magazine for its Outstanding Academic Titles list, January 2002.
  • "The Virtual Workplace: Implications for Organizational Behavior." (1999). In C. L. Cooper & D. Rousseau (Eds.), Trends in Organizational Behavior (pp. 1-14). NY: John Wiley.
  • "Responsible restructuring in the private sector." (1998). In L. Groarke (Ed.), The ethics of the new economy: Restructuring and beyond (pp. 61-73). Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfred Laurier University Press.
  • "Learning from outcomes: Financial experiences of 300 firms that have downsized." (1998). In M. K. Gowing, J. D. Kraft, and J. C. Quick (Eds.), The new organizational reality: Downsizing, restructuring, and revitalization (pp. 55-70). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.
  • Encyclopedia of Psychology. Provided definition of “test utility.” A. Foreman (Ed.). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association. (1998).
  • "Contradictions in human resource management." (1996). In A. Gutschelhofer & J. Scheff (Eds.), Paradoxes management: Contradictions in management - A management of contradictions. (Vol. 3 of the "Management Perspectiven" series, pp. 279-295). Vienna: Linde Verlag.
  • "Sliding bands: An alternative to top-down selection?" (with S. Zedeck, I. Goldstein, & J. Outtz). (1996). In R.S. Barrett (Ed,), Fair employment strategies in human resource management (pp. 222-234). NY: Quorum.
  • "International HRM: The state of research and practice" (with E. Bailey). In O. Shenkar (Ed.), Global Perspectives of Human Resource Management, (p. 15-36). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1995.
  • "The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and the 1991 Civil Rights Act: Requirements for Psychological Practice in the Workplace" (1994). In Sales, B.D., and Vanden Bos, G.R. (Eds.), Psychology in Litigation and Legislation, pp. 175-211. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • "Assessing the Utility of Selection Decisions - Theoretical and Practical Considerations." In N. Schmitt & W. C. Borman (Eds.), Personnel Selection (pp. 310-340). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
  • "Reconciling Economic and Social Objectives in Personnel Selection: Impact of Alternative Decision Rules. " In D.M. Saunders (Ed.), New Approaches to Employee Management (pp. 61-86). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1992.
  • "Utility Analysis as an Evaluation Tool." In I. L. Goldstein Ed.), Training and Development in Organizations. (pp. 63-88). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1989.
  • "Strategic Human Resource Management in High Technology Industry." In L. R. Gomez-Mejia and M. W. Lawless (Eds.), Organizational Issues In High Technology Management (pp. 179-197). Greenwich, Ct: JAI Press, 1990.
  • "Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage: Challenges for Human Resource Management." In K. Rowland and G. Ferris (Eds.), Human Resource Management, Supplement 1: International Human Resources Management (pp. 137-151). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1989.
  • "Impact of Selection and Training Research on Productivity, Quality of Work Life, and Profits." In P. Whitney and R. B. Ochsman (Eds.), Psychology and Productivity (pp. 69-80). NY Plenum, 1989.
  • "Performance Appraisal and the Law" (with H. J. Bernardin). R. Schuler, S. A. Youngblood, and V. Huber, Readings in Personnel and Human Resource Management (3rd ed.) (pp. 235-247). St. Paul, MN: West, 1988.
  • "The Financial Impact of Employee Attitudes" (pp. 567-577), and "Performance Appraisal Formats" (pp. 91-107). In C. E. Schneier, R. W. Beatty, and G. McEvoy (Eds.), Personnel/Human Resource Management Today (2nd ed.). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1986.
  • "Technical and Legal Standards for Performance Assessment" (with B. Nathan). Chapter 1 in R. Berk (Ed.), Performance Assessment: Methods and Applications (pp.1-50). Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986.
  • "Technical and Mechanical Job Performance Appraisal." Chapter 13 in R. Berk (Ed.), Performance Assessment: Methods and Applications (pp. 361-375). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986.
  • "An Annotated Bibliography of Court Cases Relevant to Employment Decisions 1980-1984" (with H. J. Bernardin). Brooks AFB, TX: USAF Human Resources Laboratory, 1984.
  • "Personnel Decisions in the Context of Civil Rights Legislation." In G. D. Dreher and P. R. Sackett (Eds.), Perspectives on Employee Staffing and Selection (pp. 103-111). Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1983.
  • "Fair Personnel Decision Making." In C. Brotherton (ed.), Towards Fairness in Selection and Placement Processes (pp. 81-106). Sussex, England: Wiley, 1981.
  • "Court Cases Relevant to Employment Decisions: An Annotated Bibliography" (with H. J. Bernardin). Brooks AFB, Texas: USAF Human Resources Laboratory, AFHRL TR-80-44, February 1981.
  • "Do Your Career Plans Fit the 1980s South Florida Job Market" (with D. Kujawa). Miami: F.I.U. Press, 1979.
  • "The Civil Service Exam Is Passed: Now What?" (with L. J. Real). In C. A. Spielberger (Ed.), Police Selection and Evaluation Issues and Problems (pp. 115-141). Washington, D.C.: Hemisphere-Wiley, 1978.
  • "Police Personnel Management Information Systems The Dallas and Dade Experiences" Washington, D.C.: Police Foundation, 1977.
  • "Prosper - A Program for Coping with Problems of Race in the Working Environment" (with B. M. Bass and J. W. McPherson, Xerox, Inc.). Scottsville, N.Y.: Transnational Programs, Inc., 1972.
  • "An Interviewing Workshop." Sales Personnel Development, Heublein, Inc., 1972.
  • For more publications, refer to Dr. Cascio's Curriculum Vita

Selected Speaking Engagements and Consulting

  • University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business. (2007, January). More than “Always low prices”: A comparison of Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club to Costco.
  • University of Geneva, Switzerland, International Organizations MBA Program. (2006, December). Taught one-week module on “Managing People in Global Markets.”
  • Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain. (2006, December). Faculty seminar: “The Economic Impact of Employee Behaviors on Organizational Performance.”
  • More than “Always low prices”: A comparison of Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club to Costco. Rutt Bridges Seminar Series, UCDHSC, The Business School, October 30, 2006
  • The new human capital equation. Keynote address presented at the 2006 work-Life conference, "Global economic solutions: Framing work-life's contributions". New York, NY: June 13, 2006.
  • Mountain States Employer's council, HR Best Practices Conference. Keynote address "The economic impact of employee behaviors on organizational performance." Denver, April 2006
  • The Business School, University of Colorado - Denver and Halth Sciences Center. Faculty research seminar: "The economic impact of employee behaviors on organizational performance."
  • TNT Corp. Taught full-day workshop to HR staff on "Financial impact of human resource management" for Cornell University's, Center for Advanced Human resource Studeies, Amsterdam, March, April, 2006
  • Indian School of Business. Taught 3-day executive education course, "LInking HR strategy to business results," Hyderabad, India, January 2006.
  • North Carolina I/O Psychology Assoc. Trends and changes in the world of work. Greensboro, NC, April, 2005.
  • Colorado HR Thought Leaders. “Talent management.” Denver, April, 2005.
  • School of Business, Nanyang Technological University. Faculty seminar: “Economic impact of effective human capital management,” March, 2005.
  • University of Johannesburg, Center for Work Performance. Workshop: “Aligning HR strategy with general business strategy: The case of SYSCO Corporation.” Johannesburg, South Africa, February, 2005.
  • Hong Kong Baptist University. Taught 32-hour module on quantitative methods for HR professionals. February, 2005, Hong Kong.
  • SHL, South Africa. Half day workshop: “New realities of recruitment and retention.” Pretoria, South Africa, January, 2005.
  • Bard Center for Entrepreneurship, U. of Colorado. “Managing a downsizing process.” Sixth Rutt Bridges Business Seminar Series, November, 2004.
  • International Military Testing Association – NATO. Keynote address: “New realities of recruitment and retention.” Brussels, Belgium, October, 2004.
  • Westinghouse Corp. Served as consulting expert for Westinghouse Savannah River Company RIF procedures, July-October, 2004.
  • SK Group (Korea). Workshop: “Exit-Management Strategies.” Cornell University, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, Ithaca, NY, August, 2004.
  • Society for Human Resource Management. Presentation: “Responsible Restructuring: Creative and Profitable Alternatives to Layoffs.” New Orleans, LA: June, 2004.
  • Colorado Human Resources Association. Presentation: “HR Role Models: Business partnerships for courageous leaders.” Denver, June, 2004.
  • Employment Law Alliance. Keynote address: “Restructuring organizations: Strategies for success.” Charleston, SC: May, 2004.
  • University of Hawaii, College of Business – taught 2-week module on compensation and benefits. April, 2004.
  • Miami University, Oxford, Ohio – Presentation: “Foundations of workforce measurement: Human capital metrics.” Richard T. Farmer School of Business, March, 2004.
  • National HR Assoc. – Denver. Presentation: “How HR professionals can assist management in responsible restructuring,” February, 2004.
  • Beck v. Boeing and Nouri v. Boeing. Testified for plaintiffs in cases of alleged gender discrimination (Beck) and national-origin discrimination (Nouri) (Sept., 2000 – May, 2004).
  • For more speaking engagements, refer to Dr. Cascio's Curriculum Vita

Achievements and Honors

  • Outstanding teacher, U. of Colorado Executive MBA Program, 1993-1994, 2005
  • University of Geneva, Doctor honoris causa, 2004
  • Professor of the year, 11-month MBA, 2004; 1999
  • Heneman Career Achievement Award, Human Resources Division, Academy of Management
  • Best article award, Academy of Management Executive, 1994 and 2003
  • Bemis Award for Excellence in HRM PMA Assessment Council, 1994
  • Best paper award, Human Resources Division, Academy of Management, 1992
  • Outstanding Researcher, CU-Denver College of Business, 1983 and 1990
  • One of 12 faculty profiled in the President's Report: University of Colorado, 1989-1990
  • The Distinguished Faculty Award, Personnel/Human Resources Division, Academy of Management, 1988
  • Outstanding Young Men in America Award, 1980
  • listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Men of Science; Who's Who in the West; Community Leaders of the World
  • International Man of the Year Award 1992/1993 for contributions to education (Cambridge, England International Biographical Centre).

Academic and Professional Activities

Academic

  • College of Business: Chair, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee (2002-2005; 2005-2008)
  • Internal Affairs Committee (2000-2003)
  • Chair, Subcommittee on People, Strategic Planning Process, 2000-2001
  • Dean’s Search Committee, Chair (June, 1999 – 2000)
  • Performance Appraisal Redesign Team (1999)
  • Primary Unit Reengineering Team, Chair, 1997-1998
  • College of Business Reorganization Task Force (1996-1997), Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Advisory Council, 1994-present
  • Lead author, proposal for a M.S. degree in International Business, 1992-1995
  • Program Manager, CU-Denver -IBM Certificate Program in International Business, September, 1992
  • Chair, Task Force on International Business Curricular Issues, Fall 1992
  • Director of International Program Faculty, College of Business, 1991-present
  • University of Colorado President's Academic Advisory Committee, 1988 - 1994
  • College Outreach Committee (1989-1990)
  • College Sabbatical Leave Committee (1989-1991)
  • Member, UCD Chancellor's Subcommittee on Research, January - May 1989
  • Chair, College of Business Promotion and Tenure Committee 1985-1987
  • University-Wide Faculty Benefits Committee 1982-1985
  • College of Business Dean's Review Committee 1985
  • Chair, College of Business Recruitment Committee 1984; 1986
  • Educational Policy Committee 1984
  • Faculty Advisor, Student Personnel Association 1982-1986

Professional

  • Society for Human Resource Management Foundation (2000-2008, chair-elect, 2006)
  • Chair, Ethics Committee, Academy of Managment Board of Governors, 2005-2006 o Academy of Management, Board of Governors (2003-2006) o Chair, Journals Committee, 2004-2005)
  • Society for Human Resource Management Foundation (2000-2007; Vice-President, Liaison, 2003-2005)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2003-2008
  • Editorial Board, Professional Practice Book Series (SIOP), 1994-2003
  • Editorial Board, Frontiers Book Series (SIOP), 1994-1997
  • President, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1992-1993
  • Representative to APA Council of Representatives, Div. of I/O Psychology (1990-1993)
  • Member of Executive Committee, Society for I/O Psychology (1990-1994)
  • Member of special review committee to provide critical analysis of the Principles for the Validation and Use of Employee Selection Procedures (3rd ed.). 1985-1986
  • Chairperson, Personnel/Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management 1984-1985
  • National Program Chair, Academy of Management Convention, Personnel/Human Resources Division, Dallas, 1983
  • American Psychological Association, Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment 1983 - 1985

Public Service

  • Member of Committee to Assess the Quality of the Federal Workforce, U.S. Office of Personnel
  • Management - Merit Systems Protection Board, 1990 - 1992.