Mahesh Subramony, Ph.D.
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subramon@uwosh.edu
Mahesh Subramony is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. His research interests are primarily in the area of strategic human resource management. He is currently intrigued by why effective HRM practices are adopted or rejected by business organizations, and how these practices impact business performance. His other research interests are in the areas of employee-customer interactions, strategic climates, and business-process outsourcing. He received his Ph.D. in I/O Psychology from Central Michigan University and an MA degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Delhi, India.
Prior to joining academics, Dr. Subramony worked for two Fortune 500 companies in their HR function, and remains interested in applied topics, such as workforce metrics and change management. He has given a number of conference presentations and published a number of journal articles. He is a member of Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists and the Academy of Management.
Representative Research (2004-2006)
Subramony, M. (2006). Why Organizations Select some Human Resource Management Practices and Reject Others: An Exploration of Rationales. Human Resource Management, 45(2), 195-210.
Subramony, M., Beehr, T.A., & Johnson, C.M. (2004). Employee and Customer Perceptions of Service Quality in an Indian Firm. Applied Psychology - An International Review, 53 (2), 311-327.
Subramony, M., Adams, G. A., Webster, J. Bentz, K. (2006). Human resources management practices and business performance: A meta-analytic investigation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA.
Subramony, M. (2005). Influence of Leader Attitudes on Customer-Orientation: A Multilevel, Multifunctional Investigation. Poster at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
Subramony, M (2005). Presentation in W. Cascio (Chair), HR Metrics: Measuring what Matters. Round table at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
Subramony, M (2005). Panel discussant in S. Brooks (Chair), The Split Personality of HR: Operational Efficiency and Strategic Partner. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
Subramony, M. (2004). Panel discussant in W. Cascio (Chair), HR Metrics - Continuing the Journey. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, Chicago, IL.
