Strategic Human Resource Management, 5th Edition

Jeffrey A. Mello, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University. He previously served as dean of the business schools at Rhode Island College, Siena College and Barry University. He has held additional faculty and administrative positions at The George Washington University, University of California at Berkeley, Towson University and Golden Gate University. He received a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, from Boston University and an MBA and doctorate from Northeastern University. He has published in journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Business Horizons, International Journal of Public Administration, Business & Society Review, Journal of Employment Discrimination Law, Seton Hall Legislative Journal, Journal of Individual Employment Rights, Public Personnel Management, Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, Labor Law Journal, Journal of Law and Business, Journal of Strategic Management Education, Journal of Human Resources Education and the Journal of Management Education. He currently serves on the editorial boards of four journals and has served as an editor for the Journal of Management Education, Journal of Legal Studies Education, and Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal. He is a member of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Society for Human Resource Management, Academy of Management, and the Eastern Academy of Management, of which he is a fellow. In his corporate career, he held management and executive positions in the publishing, technology and retail industries and was the senior vice-president of a privately held human resource management consultancy. He has consulted with a variety of non-profit organizations, has served on a number of community boards and is a former semi-professional athlete.