Ployhart, Robert Edwin

Professor

My primary program of research focuses on understanding staffing within the context of forces shaping contemporary Human Resources. For example, I have sought to understand the inherent multilevel nature of staffing, delineating how staffing practices relate to criteria across multiple levels of analysis, and how micro staffing practices (such as performance appraisal) are affected by national culture.

Biographical Profile

College
Darla Moore School of Business
Department
Moore Sch - Div. of Research
Tenure Status
Tenured

International Activity

International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research, Service
Countries
Belgium, Germany, Canada, England
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences, Business and Entrepeneurship

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
staffing, selection, recruitment, human resources, organizational behavior, management
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences, Business and Entrepeneurship
Personal Focus Areas
human resources, organizational behavior, staffing, recruitment, personnel selection, statistics and measurement

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
06/1999 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan PhD Industrial/Organizational Psychology
08/1996 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio MA Industrial/Organizational Psychology
05/1994 North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota BS Psychology and Business Administration

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
Membership Academy of Management
Membership American Psychological Association
Membership Society for Applied Psychology
02/2018 Professional Activity Associate Editor Academy of Management Review

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
08/1999 - 08/2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology University of Maryland
08/2001 - 08/2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
08/2003 - 08/2004 Associate Professor, Tenured, Department of Psychology George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
08/2004 - 08/2010 Associate Professor, Tenured, Department of Management, Moore School of Business University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
08/2010 Professor, Tenured, Department of Management, Moore School of Business University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
08/2011 - Present Bank of America Professor of Business Administration, Department of Management University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2006 Award Moore Research Fellow, Darla Moore School of Business
2006 Award Professor of the Year, Doctoral Student Assoc., Moore School of Business
2009 Award Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Applied Psychology American Psychology Association (APA)
2011 Award Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
2011 Award Fellow of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
2011 Award Journal of Management Scholarly Impact Award, Journal of Management
2011 Award Scholarly Impact Award
2012 Award USC Educational Foundation Research Award for Professional Schools University of South Carolina
2015 Award Scholarly Achievement Award for "The Effects of Staffing and Training on Firm Productivity and Profit Growth Before, During, and After the Great Recession" Academy of Management - Human Resources Division
2016 Award Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Co-authored with William Shepherd) Wiley Award for Excellence In Survey Research
2017 Award Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Co-authored with William Shepherd) M. Scott Meyers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace
2020 Award Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award University of South Carolina
2023 Award Carolina Distinguished Professorship Office of the Provost, University of South Carolina
Award University of South Carolina Rising Star
Award Best Paper of 2006 Award, Journal of Management
Award Two Thumbs Up Award, USC Office of Student Disability Services
Award Alfred G. Smith, Jr., Excellence in Teaching Award
Award Best Paper in Research Methods Track Southern Management Association
2011 Fellowship Fellow, American Psychological Association
2011 Fellowship Fellow, Association for Psychological Science
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