Richard E. Kopelman
Professor of Management
646-312-3629
Richard.Kopelman@baruch.cuny.edu
Education:
BS University of Pennsylvania Economics 1965 MBA Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 1967 DBA Harvard Business School, Harvard University 1974
Areas of Expertise:
Work Motivation, Productivity, Human Resource Management, Organizational Performance
Selected Publications:
“A Recognition and Reward Initiative to Improve Service Excellence: A Quasi-Experimental Field Study in a Public Higher Education Institution,” (with Naomi Gardberg and Ann Brandwein) Public Personnel Management, 40, 133-149, 2011
"Development of a Construct-Valid Scale of Theory X/Y Behaviors," (with David J. Prottas and David W. Falk) Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, 31, 120-135, 2010
"Comparative Work-Family Practice Availability and Emplyee Attitudes," (with David J. Prottas) The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 12, 79-96, 2009
“Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Y: Toward a Construct Valid Measure,” (with David J. Prottas and Anne L. Davis) Journal of Managerial Issues, 20, 255-271, 2008
“Work-Family Programs: Factors Affecting Employee Knowledge and Accuracy,” (with David J. Prottas, Cynthia A. Thompson, and Eileen W. Jahn) Personnel Review, 36, 163-189, 2007
“A Multilevel Examination of Work-Life Practices: Is More Always Better?” (with David J. Prottas, Cynthia A. Thompson, and Eileen W. Jahn) Journal of Managerial Issues, 18, 232-253, 2006
"A Demonstration of the Anchoring Effect," (with Anne L. Davis) Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2, 203-206, 2004
Academic Activities:
Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, Journal of Psychology, National Productivity Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, Perceptions, Journal of Organizational Excellence
Academic Director (and Co-Director), Baruch Executive Master of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations (MSILR) Program, 1994-present
Member, Program Steering Committee, Baruch/Mt. Sinai MBA in Health Care Administration, 1996-present
Area Coordinator, PhD Program in Business, Organizational Behavior and Policy Studies, 1988-96.
Academic Co-Director and Joint Committee Member, Baruch/Cornell MSILR Program, 1979-97.
Professional Activities:
Consultant and Trainer, Center for Advanced Study in Education (CASE), CUNY Graduate Center, 1995-2005.
Consultant, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1996-99.
Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, President, Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology (METRO), 1986-89.
Director, Applied Photonics Corporation, 1986-89.
Director, Nassau Symphony Orchestra, 1984-85.
Awards, Honors, etc.:
President's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Research, Baruch College, 2005
President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Baruch College, 1987
City University Award for Overall Excellence in Research, Service and Teaching, 1999
Teaching Excellence Award, School of Business and Public Administration, Baruch College, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Compensation Association, 2000
Listed in Who's Who in America, 1984-85 through 2008.
Last Updated: 3/6/2012
