BIO

Bob Bretz is the Joe and Jane Giovanini Professor of Management. His research and teaching interests include staffing and selection issues, and the linkages between individual and organizational effectiveness. He is best known for his research concerning individual job search and choice behavior. Bretz is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He has served on the editorial review boards of Personnel Psychology and the Journal of Management. Prior to joining the Notre Dame faculty in 1997, Bretz taught at the University of Iowa and at Cornell University. He has received Outstanding Educator awards from Notre Dame’s MBA and MNA Programs, as well as the Notre Dame Presidential Award in 2004. His published work has appeared in psychology and management publications, including Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, and the Journal of Management. His article, “Job Search Behavior of Employed Managers” (Personnel Psychology) was the recipient of the Academy of Management’s HR Division’s Scholarly Achievement Award for 1995. A recent article in The Industrial / Organizational Psychologist (TIP) identified Bretz as one of the 10 most prolific authors in the field’s two leading journals (Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology) for the decade of the 1990s.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Job Applicant Decision Processes
• Human Resource Management

EDUCATION

• BA, Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS
• MBA, University of Kansas
• Ph D, University of Kansas

TEACHING

• Leadership and Motivation
• Managing Talent
• Directed Readings: Organizational Decision Processes

PUBLICATIONS

"Gender, mentoring and career success: The importance of organizational context.," (with A. Ramaswami, G.F. Dreher, C. Wiethoff),  Personnel Psychology, 63, 2010, 385-405.

"The interactive effects of gender and mentoring on career attainment: Making the case for female lawyers.," (with A. Ramaswami, G.F. Dreher, C. Weithoff),  Journal of Career Development, 37, 2010, 692-716.

"A Longitudinal Model of Sponsorship and Career Success: A Study of Industrial-Organizational Psychologists," (with T. A. Judge, J. D. Kammerer-Mueller, ),  Personnel Psychology, 57, 2004, 271-303.

"Attracting applicants in the war for talent: Differences in work preferences among high achievers," (with C. Quinn-Trank, S. L. Rynes, ),  Journal of Business and Psychology, 16, 2002, 331-345.

"Personality and cognitive ability as predictors of job search among employed managers," (with J. W. Boudreau, W. R. Boswell, T. A. Judge, ),  Personnel Psychology, 54, 2001, 25-50.

"Academic research inside organizations: Inputs, processes, and outcomes," (with S. L. Rynes, D. B. McNatt, ),  Personnel Psychology, 52, 1999, 869-898.

"Realistic job previews: A test of the adverse self-selection hypothesis," (with T. A. Judge),  Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 1998, 330-337.

"Experienced Hiring Versus College Recruiting: Practices and Emerging Trends," (with S. L. Rynes, M. Orlitzky, ),  Personnel Psychology, 50, 1997, 309-339.

"An Empirical Investigation of the Determinants of Executive Career Success," (with T. A. Judge, D. M. Cable, J. W. Boudreau, ),  Personnel Psychology, 48, 1995, 485-519.

"Job and Life Attitudes of Male Executives," (with T. A. Judge, J. W. Boudreau, ),  Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 1994, 767-782.

"Job Search Behaviors of Employed Managers," (with J. W. Boudreau, T. A. Judge),  Personnel Psychology, 47, 1994, 275-302.

"Person-Organization Fit and the Theory of Work Adjustment: Implications for Satisfaction, Tenure, and Career Success," (with T. A. Judge),  Journal of Vocational Behavior, 44, 1994, 32-54.

"Political Influence Behavior and Career Success," (with T. A. Judge, ),  Journal of Management, 20, 1994, 43-65.

"The Role of Human Resource Systems in Job Applicant Decision Processes," (with T. A. Judge),  Journal of Management, 20, 1994, 531-551.

"Recruiter Perceptions of Applicant Fit: Implications for Individual Career Preparation and Job Search Behavior," (with S. L. Rynes, B. Gerhart),  Journal of Vocational Behavior, 43, 1993, 310-327.

"Report on an Alternative Measure of Affective Disposition," (with T. A. Judge, ),  Educational and Psychological Measurement, 53, 1993, 1095-1104.

"Comparing Traditional and Integrative Learning Methods in Organizational Training Programs," (with R. E. Thompsett),  Journal of Applied Psychology, 77, 1992, 941-951.

"Effect of Work Values on Job Choice Decisions," (with T. A. Judge, ),  Journal of Applied Psychology, 77, 1992, 261-271.

"Perceived Equity, Motivation, and Final Offer Arbitration in Major League Baseball," (with S. L. Thomas),  Journal of Applied Psychology, 77, 1992, 280-287.

"The Current State of Performance Appraisal Research and Practice," (with G. T. Milkovich, W. Read),  Journal of Management, 18, 1992, 321-352.

"Cognitive Ability and Career Attainment: The Moderating Effects of Early Career Success," (with G. F. Dreher, ),  Journal of Applied Psychology, 76, 1991, 392-397.

"The Importance of Recruitment in Job Choice: A Different Way of Looking," (with S. L. Rynes, B. Gerhart),  Personnel Psychology, 44, 1991, 487-521.

"College Grade Point Average as a Predictor of Adult Success: A Meta-Analytic Review and Some Additional Evidence,"  Public Personnel Management, 18 (1), 1989, 22-Nov.

"Do People Make the Place? An Examination of the Attraction-Selection- Attrition Hypothesis," (with R. A. Ash, G. F. Dreher),  Personnel Psychology, 42, 1989, 561-581.

"Benefit Coverage and Employee Cost: Critical Factors in Explaining Compensation Satisfaction," (with G. D. Dreher, R. A. Ash, ),  Personnel Psychology, 41, 1988, 237-254.

PRESENTATIONS

Ramaswami, A., Dreher, G., Robert Bretz, Wiethoff, C., Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, "Gender, Mentoring and Career Success: The Importance of Organizational Context," (August12, 2008).

Ramaswami, A, Dreher, G., Robert Bretz, Wiethoff, C., Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, "Interactive Effects of Gender and Mentoring on Career Attainment: Do Female Lawyers Need Good Counsel," (August12, 2008).