My research goals are to understand why HR policies are adopted and what effect they have on organizations and their employees. The HR practices I focus on are related to work-life transitions, including daily micro-level transitions from the work role to the family role, and more macro-level transitions that occur only rarely in a lifetime such as retirement. I am particularly interested in the role of institutional forces such as public policy and working time regimes on the adoption and effectiveness of these practices. Most of my research is thus situated at the macro or meso level of analysis. Coming from a multidisciplinary background, my program of research approaches the relationship between institutional forces, HR policy, and work-life transitions with a variety of perspectives in mind.
Links to my published works can be found below. If you are unable to access any of these articles, please feel free to e-mail me to request a copy.
I regularly attend the Academy of Management, Labor and Employment Relations Association, and Work and Family Researchers Network conferences. A full listing of previous and upcoming conference presentations can be found on my CV.