Managing Human Resources, 11th Edition |

Parbudyal Singh is Full Professor and the Director of the School of Human Resource Management at York University. Prior to this, he was the Director of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and Associate Dean of the School of Business, University of New Haven, Connecticut. He also taught at McMaster University. His Ph.D. studies, completed in 1998 at McMaster University, focused on the effects of organizational strategy on executive compensation. Dr. Singh has won numerous scholastic awards and national research grants. Among other awards, at York University he won the Atkinson Alumni Teaching Award (2005), the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research (2005), and the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2007). He has supervised more than 35 graduate students (Ph.D. and Master’s). Dr. Singh’s research covers a broad array of management issues, especially those related to the effects of the changing business environment on HRM and industrial relations. He has more than 80 publications, including articles in top refereed journals such as Industrial Relations, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Labor Research, Management International Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Comparative Labor Law Journal, Canadian Public Administration, Group and Organization Management, and Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals. Dr. Singh has worked as an HR manager in a large manufacturing company. He has offered advice to more than 30 of Canada’s leading organizations.

Stephen D. Risavy is an associate professor of organizational behaviour and human resources management at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis School of Business and Economics. He holds a PhD from the University of Guelph and MASc and BA degrees from the University of Waterloo. Before joining Laurier, he was the director of human resources for Fusion Homes and worked as a human resources management consultant. Dr. Risavy teaches courses in Human Resources Management, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Recruitment and Selection, and Strategic Compensation. He has received a Teaching Excellence Award and a Paul R. Lawrence Fellowship, with research funded by SSHRC and Wilfrid Laurier University. His research, which focuses on personnel selection and the scholarship of teaching and learning, has resulted in over 30 publications in refereed journals such as Case Research Journal, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, and Journal of Management Education. Dr. Risavy also serves on the editorial boards of two journals.

Monica Belcourt is the Director of the School of Human Resources Management at York University. She is the Past President of the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO), past Director of the School of Administrative Studies and the founding Director of the Graduate Program in Human Resources Management at York University. Her research is grounded in the experience she gained as Director of Personnel for CP Rail, Director of Employee Development, National Film Board, and as a functional HR specialist for the federal government. Dr. Belcourt alternated work with graduate school, earning a MA in Psychology, a M. Ed in adult education, and a PhD in business. She also holds the designation CHRP (Certified Human Resources Professional). She has taught HR at McGill, Concordia, Universite du Quebec a Montreal and York, and given seminars for HR professionals and executives. She created Canada’s first degrees in human resources management: B.HRM (honours) and a Masters in HRM (www.atkinson.yorku.ca/mhrm/). Monica is the Series Editor for the Nelson Canada Series in HRM, lead author of Strategic Human Resources Planning, and is the lead author of the best selling book, Managing Human Resources, published by Nelson (www.belcourt.nelson.com). She is a frequent commentator on HRM issues for CTV, Canada AM, CBC, The Report on Business, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian HR Reporter and other media.

Scott A. Snell is professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. During his career, Dr. Snell has taught courses in human resources management, principles of management, and strategic management to undergraduates, graduates, and executives. He is actively involved in executive education and serves as faculty director for Penn State’s Strategic Leadership Program as well as faculty leader for programs in human resources, developing managerial effectiveness, and managing the global enterprise. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Snell serves as director of research for Penn State’s Institute for the Study of Organizational Effectiveness. As an industry consultant, Professor Snell has worked with companies such as Arthur Andersen, AT&T, GE, IBM, and Shell Chemical to redesign human resources systems to cope with changes in the competitive environment. His specialization is the realignment of staffing, training, and reward systems to complement technology, quality, and other strategic initiatives. Recently, his work has centred on the development of human capital as a source of competitive advantage. Dr. Snell’s research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Management Review, Industrial Relations, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Management, Journal of Managerial Issues, Organizational Dynamics, Organizational Studies, Personnel Administrator, Strategic Management Journal, and Working Woman.

Dr. Shad Morris is the William F. Edwards Distinguished Fellow and professor of management at the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University. He teaches courses in areas of human resources management and international business. Prior to joining the Marriott School, Dr. Morris was an assistant professor of management and human resources at The Ohio State University. He has also held appointments at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in China, Indian School of Business in India and SKK Graduate School of Business in South Korea. Dr. Morris' research focuses on strategic human resource management in a global environment. His research has been published in a number of top journals. He has worked for the World Bank, Management Systems International and Alcoa. Dr. Morris has consulted with numerous companies on their HR and knowledge practices. He is the recipient of the International HRM Scholarly Research Award from the Academy of Management and has been a faculty fellow at Cambridge University’s Centre for International Human Resource Management. In addition, Dr. Morris was an associate editor at the Academy of Management Review and serves on the board of the International Journal of Human Resources Management. Dr. Morris received a B.S. in psychology and a master's degree in organizational behavior from Brigham Young University. He also received his Ph.D. in human resources management from Cornell University.