Tim Gardner

Associate Professor

Department(s):
  • Management

Tim Gardner

Contact Information

  EBB 318J
  timothy.gardner@usu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D., Cornell University
M.L.H.R., The Ohio State University
B.L.S., Bowling Green State University

Interactions


Research Interests:

I study the process of lateral hiring to better understand the routines by which organizations discover, value, create, and utilize human capital. I also publish research in the field of strategic human resource management, the study of how organizations manage human capital to gain and maintain a competitive advantage relative to rivals.

Google Scholar Citations


Expertise:

Human Capital Strategy, Talent Management, Employment Branding, Employee Selection, Employee Retention, Lateral Hiring, and Labor Market Competition

Awards

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 on competition for human capital and the relationship between human resource practices and firm performance has appeared or is forthcoming in such leading publications as Harvard Business Review, Journal of Management, Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, Business Ethics Quarterly, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, Asia-Pacific Journal of Human Resources, and Human Resource Management. His current research interests focus on how organizations identify those at risk of quitting, the tactics used to retain them, and the effectiveness of these interventions. Gardner's research has been cited over 3000 times in the journals tracked by Google Scholar.

Prior to joining the Huntsman School, Gardner served as a Lecturer at Cornell University, Assistant Professor at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University, and Associate Professor at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. His research has been recognized with numerous grants, awards and distinctions, including the Robert Whitman Fellowship at the Marriott School of Management, the Ralph Alexander Best Dissertation Award from the Human Resource Division of the Academy of Management, research grants from the Kevin and Debra Rollins Center for eBusiness, the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, and School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

Videos

Dr. Timothy Gardner is interviewed on KUTV

Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Book Chapters

Magazine/Trade Publications

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

Other

  • Gardner, T., (1999). When Pay for Performance Works Too Well: The Negative Impact of Pay Dispersion. Academy of Management Executive *

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

Teaching

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