PhD in IRHR

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Mason Ameri is a doctoral student at Rutgers University’s School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR). As a former Field Examiner for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Mason worked for President Obama’s appointed General Counsel. Under the supervision of the Regional Director, Mason investigated allegations of unfair labor practices, which included discriminatory discharges, employer repudiation of contractual agreements, duty of fair representation, and bad-faith bargaining.

  • Courses Taught

    • Dynamics of Work & Work Organization
    • Issues at Work: Unemployment
       

  • Research Initiatives

    Recruitment, Occupational Behavior, Strategic Human Resource Management, and Diversity Management

Ph.D Student

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I'm interested in employee ownership and cooperatives. Other interests are networks and innovation.

  • Courses Taught

    Business English and various ESL courses in Taiwan at corporations and universities.

  • Education

    Master in Business Administration (MBA) from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan (2011)
    Bachelor in Physics from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada (1991)

  • Publications

    MBA thesis was "Employee Ownership as a Determinant of Innovation."

  • Research Initiatives

    Employee Ownership
    Efficiency Wages

  • Awards

    Corey Rosen Fellow (2013-2014)

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  • 848-445-4634
    732-318-1055
  • danweltmann@yahoo.com

  • School of Management and Labor Relations
    Rutgers University
    Janice H. Levin Building
    94 Rockafeller Road, Suite 213C
    Piscataway, NJ 08854

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Ph.D. Student

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  1. Ashley Han is a first-year Ph.D. student at Rutgers’ School of Management and Labor Relations. Her research interests include workplace aggression, bullying and abusive behavior at work, Human Resource Management (HRM) as a potential cause of counterproductive employee behavior, dysfunctional leadership, and the self-perception and experiences of expatriates.

  • Education

    B.A., Human Resource Management, Rutgers University (2012)

  • Ashley.Han@rutgers.edu

  • School of Management and Labor Relations
    Rutgers University
    Janice H. Levin Building
    94 Rockafeller Road
    Piscataway, NJ 08854


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Ph.D. Student

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Fuxi Wang is a second-year doctoral student at Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations. Her primary research interests include labor relations and human resources in China, especially democratic management, a union based form of employee participation in Chinese context. Other interests include dispute resolution, strategic human resources management, employment participation and skill development.

  • Education

    B.S., Finance (Graduated with Honor), Renmin University of China (2011)

  • Publications

    Wang, Fuxi. 2010. “Collective Labor Disputes and the Changing Characteristics of Mass Incidents in China,” Journal of China Institute of labor Relations, No.6. pp. 80-85.

    Cheng, Yanyuan, Fuxi Wang. 2008. “A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and Korean Dismissal System,” Journal of Beijing Administrative College, No.6, pp. 79-82.

  • Research Initiatives

    Employee participation

    Conflict resolution

    Strategic human resources management

    Skill development

  • 224-848-0692
  • fuxi.wang1989@gmail.com

  • School of Management and Labor Relations
    Rutgers University
    Labor Education Center
    50 Labor Center Way
    Piscataway, NJ 08903
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If you'd like to pursue a PhD, contact:

PhD Director     

Professor Doug Kruse
848-445-5991
irhrphd@smlr.rutgers.edu

Ph.D. Candidate

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Chunyun Li is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate. Her research focuses on labor and human resource issues in China, labor in global value chains, and global talent management in biotechnology industry in emerging economies.

  • Education

    M.S., Human Resource Management, Rutgers University (2011)

    B.A., Labor and Social Security, Renmin University of China (2009)

  • Publications

    Liu, M. and Li, C. 2012. Environment Pressures, Managerial Industrial Relations Ideologies, and Unionization in the Chinese Enterprises. British Journal of Industrial Relations.

    Liu, M., Li, C., and Kim, S.2011. Chinese Trade Unions in Transition: A three-level analysis, in Sheldon, P., Kim, S., Li, Y., and Warner, M. (eds.), China’s Changing Workplace: Dynamism, diversity, and disparity, London: Routledge.

Ph.D. Candidate

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Anne-Laure Winkler is a doctoral candidate whose research interests lie at the intersection of human resource management, ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Prior to joining SMLR, Anne-Laure worked eight years in the biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry, in strategic management consulting at ZS Associates in France, and product management at Genzyme, in the US and Japan. She completed her undergraduate and MBA degrees at ESSEC business school in France.

  • Courses Taught

    • Corporate Governance
       
    • Perspectives on Labor Studies (hybrid course: online and face to face)
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    • Selected problems in HR: Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (hybrid course)

  • Education

    MBA, Business Administration, ESSEC Business School, France (1998)

  • Publications

    Jiang, K., Lepak, D. P., Han, K., Hong, Y., Kim, A., & Winkler, A.-L. Forthcoming. Clarifying the construct of human resource systems: Relating human resource management to employee performance. Human Resource Management Review.

    Finegold, D., Ali, M., & Winkler, A-L. 2011. Governing Value Creation: New Models for the Global Economy. In C. Crouch, & C., MacLean (Eds.), The Responsible Corporation in a Global Economy: 251-284. New York: Oxford University Press.

    Finegold, D., Kumar, B. V., Winkler, A.-L., & Argod, V. 2011. Will They Return? Indian Students in the United States. Economic and Political Weekly, 46: 21-24.     

    Finegold, D., Klossek, A., Nippa, M. & Winkler, A.-L. 2010. Explaining Firm Approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility: Institutional Environment and Firm Size. European Journal of International Management, 4: 213-233.

    Winkler, A-L. & Finegold, D. 2008. Giving patients a say: how to work with patient advocacy groups. Nature Biotechnology, 26: 23-26.

  • Research Initiatives

    She is studying contextual and individual drivers which affect corporate social responsibility outcomes. She is particularly interested in exploring if and how a deep collaboration with certain stakeholders, like non-profit organizations, changes the way a company becomes more socially responsible.

  • Awards

    2011
    Best Student Paper Finalist
    Labor and Employment Relations Association

    2009, 2010
    Founder’s Award
    Society for Business Ethics

    2009
    Best Paper Proceedings
    68th Academy of Management Annual Meeting
     

Ph.D. Candidate

Other

His research interests include Worker Centers and community organizations, with a particular focus in networking problems that arise between organizations. Other interests include workforce and economic development, networks and organizational outcomes, and Social Network Analysis more broadly.

  • Education

    BA, English (High Honors), Rutgers University (2007)

  • Research Initiatives

    His research interests include Worker Centers and community organizations, with a particular focus in networking problems that arise between organizations.

Ph.D. Candidate

Other

Kaifeng Jiang is a fifth-year doctoral candidate at Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations. His primary research interests are focusing on the effects of human resource management (HRM) practices on employee, team, and organizational outcomes. Related interests include leadership, work teams, organizational climate, employee engagement, and employee turnover.

Ph.D. Student

Other

She is interested in issues of value fit (person-organization, person-job, and person-person), organizational culture, diversity, motivation, international HR, strategic HR, selection, and training and development. Her master’s thesis was “The effects of value congruence among team members on job satisfaction and organizational commitment.”

Prior to Ph.D. study, she worked for several years as a HR staff and training specialist in Korea.
 

  • Education

    MBA, Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, Seoul National University (2004)

    BA, English Literature, Ewha Womans University (2001)