Melissa Woodard   Associate Professor  (formerly Melissa Barringer) Telephone: 413-545-5628 Email: mwoodard@mgmt.umass.edu Office: SOM 220D

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Education: Ph.D. in Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, 1992 M.S. in Social Work, University of Tennessee, 1976 B.S. in Psychology, St. Lawrence University, 1972

Research/Teaching Interests: Total compensation Alternative work arrangements Multi-level issues Human resource management Compensation administration Theories of individual behavior

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Publications/Presentations:

McComb, S.A., Bourne, K.A. & Barringer, M.W.  "Reconciling the Paradox of Part-Time Service Workers:  Strategies for Managers."  Organizational Dynamics, 32 (4):  342-356, 2003.

 

Barringer, M.W., McComb, S.A. & Bourne, K.A. "Beyond the Dichotomy:  Expanding Our Ability to Understand Part-time and Full-time Work Arrangements."  Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005.

 

Bourne, K.A., Barringer, M.W. & McComb,S.A. "Understanding the Effects of Family-Friendly Benefits:  The Moderating Role of Social Support."  Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, New Orleans, LA, 2004.

 

Miller, D.J., Giacobbe-Miller, J.K., Barringer, M.W. & Karren, R.  "A Chinese-U.S. Comparative Study of Age Cohort Differences in Cultural Values."  Presented at the Eastern Academy of Management International Meetings, Porto, Portugal, 2003.

 

Miller, J.K., Barringer, M.W., Miller, D.J. & Bourne, K.A.  "The Short-Term Study Abroad as an Alternative to International Exchange."  Presented at the Eastern Academy of Management International Meetings, Cape Town, South Africa, 2005.

Porschitz, E. Woodard, M & McComb, S.A.  "The Fairness of It All:  Justice as a Mediator between Participation and Citizenship Behavior."  Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Atlanta, GA, 2006.

 

Sherman, K. Kennedy, D., Woodard, M. & McComb, S.A. "Bringing the "Exchange" Back Into Leader-Member Exchange:  Understanding Congruent and Disparate Perspectives of LMX." Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Anaheim, CA,  2008.

 

McComb, S.A., Barringer, M.W., and Bourne, K.A.  "Understanding Part-Time Work Arrangements:  A Multi-Level Perspective."  Research in Multi-Level Issues, Volume 3.  Boston:  Elsevier JAI, 3-56.  2004. 

 

McComb, S.A., Barringer, M.W., and Bourne, K.A.  "The Construction Zone of Part-Time Employment Research:  Using a Roadmap to Guide Our Way."  In Research in Multi-Level Issues, Volume 3.  Boston:  Elsevier JAI, 79-90.  2004.