Tim Gardner

Associate Professor

Department(s):
  • Management

Tim Gardner

Contact Information

  Eccles Business Building 318J
  timothy.gardner@usu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD, Cornell University
MLHR, The Ohio State University, 
BLS, Bowling Green State University

Awards

2025, Graduate Student Mentoring Award, Department of Management, Huntsman School of Business​, Utah State University​
2019, Teacher of the Year, Department of Management, Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University
2019, Fantastic Teacher Award, First-Year Cohort of the USU Master of Human Resources Program
2017, Academy of Management, Human Resources Innovative Teaching Award

2015, Graduate Student Mentoring Award, Department of Management, Huntsman School of Business​, Utah State University​
2007, Teacher of the Year, Awarded by the MBA Students of the Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University

Biography

Professor Gardner is a recognized expert on strategic human resource management, including aligning HR systems with firm strategy, employment branding, unorthodox sourcing and recruiting techniques, and retention. His career includes extensive experience in the human resources field for several U.S.-based companies.

Gardner's research has been cited approximately 7000 times in the journals, newspapers, textbooks, and popular books tracked by Google Scholar. His h-index score (a measure of quantity and quality of academic publications is 22 - placing him among the top-tier of scholars in the field of management.

Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Professional Journal

  • Gardner, T., (2025). How Salespeople Game the System. Harvard Business Review (print edition), 103:2, 110-117. *
  • Albrecht, C., Gardner, T., Allred, S., Winn, B., Condie, A., (2016). To Sit at the Table, You have to Know the Language: Important Financial Metrics for HR Directors.. Strategic HR Review, 15:3
  • Gardner, T., (2016). 13 Signs that Someone is about to Quit, According to Research. Harvard Business Review - Online *
  • Gardner, T., (1999). When Pay for Performance Works Too Well: The Negative Impact of Pay Dispersion. Academy of Management Executive, 13:4, 101-103. *

Public or Trade Journal

Book Chapters

Magazine/Trade Publications

  • Andors, A., Gardner, T., (2012). The Value of Poaching. HR Magazine *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

MGT 6670 - Labor and Employee Relations, Fall 2024
MGT 6670 - Labor and Employee Relations, Summer 2024
MGT 6630 - Compensation and Benefits Management, Spring 2024
MGT 6630 - Compensation and Benefits Management, Spring 2024
MGT 6670 - Labor and Employee Relations, Fall 2023
MGT 6670 - Labor and Employee Relations, Summer 2023
MGT 6630 - Compensation and Benefits Management, Spring 2023
MGT 6630 - Compensation and Benefits Management, Spring 2023
MGT 6670 - Labor and Employee Relations, Fall 2022
MGT 6630 - Compensation and Benefits Management, Spring 2022
MGT 6870 - HR in an International Context, Spring 2022
MGT 6670 - Labor and Employee Relations, Fall 2021
MGT 6630 - Compensation and Benefits Management, Spring 2021
MGT 6670 - Labor and Employee Relations, Fall 2020
MGT 6630 - Compensation and Benefits Management, Spring 2020
MGT 6870 - Global Strategic Thinking, Spring 2020
MGT 6870 - Global Strategic Thinking, Fall 2019
MGT 6670 - Labor and Employee Relations, Fall 2019
MGT 6870 - Global Strategic Thinking, Spring 2019
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2019
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2019
MGT 6870 - Global Strategic Thinking, Fall 2018
MGT 6640 - Selected Topics in Management and Human Resources, Fall 2018
MGT 6640 - Selected Topics in Management and Human Resources, Summer 2018
MGT 6870 - Global Strategic Thinking, Spring 2018
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2018
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2018
MGT 6870 - Global Strategic Thinking, Fall 2017
MGT 6640 - Selected Topics in Management and Human Resources, Fall 2017
MGT 6640 - Selected Topics in Management and Human Resources, Summer 2017
MGT 6640 - Selected Topics in Management and Human Resources, Spring 2017
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2017
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2017
MGT 6640 - Labor and Employee Relations, Fall 2016
MGT 6640 - Labor and Employee Relations, Summer 2016
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2016
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2016
MGT 6640 - Employee Relations & The Labor Movement, Fall 2015
MGT 6640 - Employee Relations & the Labor Movement, Summer 2015
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2015
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2015
MGT 6670 - Employee Relations and the Labor Movement, Fall 2014
MGT 6685 - Strategic Human Capital Management, Spring 2014
MGT 6685 - Strategic Human Capital Management, Spring 2014
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2014
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2014
MGT 6685 - Strategic Human Capital Management, Fall 2013
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2013
MGT 6630 - Total Rewards and Employee Performance, Spring 2013
MGT 6680 - Human Capital Management, Fall 2012
MGT 6680 - Human Capital Management, Fall 2012