Ron Karren
Professor Emeritus
Management
Education
PhD, University of Maryland, 1978
MA, New School for the Social Research, 1973
BA, Rutgers University, 1971
Professional Experience
Professor, University of Massachusetts, 1982-Present
Ph.D. Director, Isenberg School of Management, 1989, 1990-1998
Personnel Psychologist, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1982
Personnel Research Psychologist, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1978-1981
Academic Appointments
Professor of Management, University of Massachusetts, 9/2014-9/2016
Associate Professor of Management, 9/1989-9/2014
Assistant Professor of Management, 9/1982-9/1989
Research Interests
Personnel Selection
Hiring
Job Interviews
Job Loss
Age Discrimination
Career Decision Making
Personality and Honesty Tests
Decision Making
Research Methods
Policy Capturing
Teaching Interests
Doctoral
- Research Methods
- Human Resource Management
Undergraduate
- Human Resource Management
- Current Issues of HRM
Masters
- Human Resource Management
- Staffing
Selected Publications
Karren, R. and Sherman, K. (2012). Layoffs and unemployment discrimination: A new Stigma. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 27 (8), 848-863.
Karren, R. (2012). Introduction to the special issue on job loss. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 27 (8), 772-779.
Till, R. and Karren, R. (2011). Organizational justice perceptions and pay level satisfaction. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 26 (1), 42-57.
Peters, L. Shmerling, S., & Karren, R.J. (2011). Constructivist pedagogy in asynchronous online education: Examining proactive behavior and the impact on student engagement levels. International Journal on E-Learning, 10 (3), 311-330.