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Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign, 1979; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1974; B.A., New York University, 1972.
Academic Positions
Arizona State University: 1984-present. Previous Appointments: Kent State University.
Research Interests
I have mostly researched why employees quit their jobs, testing various turnover theories and ways to retain them (notably, realistic job previews). Recently, I have begun studying why people stay in jobs as turnover theories poorly explain the psychology behind staying. Thus, I have recently published a theory about motivational mindsets for organizational participation, identifying the origins for different mindsets and their impact on various workplace behaviors. Extending my growing interest in cross-cultural differences in turnover causes, I am investigating the validity of job embeddedness theory for explaining why Chinese and Mexican manufacturing workers in export-oriented processing zones stay or leave. Further, I am examining how managers attempt to retain valued employees who may be recruited away by competing firms, developing a survey measure based on mate-guarding tactics (how people ward off rivals who would poach their mates) from evolutionary psychology.
Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Admission to Society for Organizational Behavior (SOB membership), September, 2010; Ranked #207 of the most highly cited management scholar (Aguinis, Suarez-Gonzalez, Lannelongue, & Joo, 2012 “Scholarly Impact Revisited, Academy of Management Perspectives, 26, 105-132); Scholarly Achievement Award, Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management, 1992; Listed as One of the Most Published Authors in the Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology During the 1990s by Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Best Paper Award in Organizational Behavior, national meeting of the Academy of Management, 1987
Professional Leadership
Fellow, American Psychological Association, 1999; Fellow for Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1999; Editorial Board, Academy of Management Journal, 1994-1996, 1997-1999, 2001-2013; Editorial Board, Journal of Management, 1995-1999, 2005-present; Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Psychology, 1996-2007; reappointed.
Representative Publications
Hom, P., Mitchell, T., Lee, T., & Griffeth, R. (2012). Reviewing employee turnover: Focusing on proximal withdrawal states and an expanded criterion. Psychological Bulletin, 138, 831-858.
Hom, P., & Xiao, Z. (2011). Embedding social capital: How guanzi ties reinforce Chinese employees' retention. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 116, 188-202.
Hom, P., Tsui, A., Wu, J., & Lee, T., Zhang, Y., Fu, P.P., & Li, Lan (2009). "Why do Chinese managers stay?: A multilevel inquiry into the mediating role of social exchange and job embeddedness." Journal of Applied Psychology, 94, 277-297.
Hom, P., Roberson, L., & Ellis, A. (2008). "Challenging conventional wisdom about who quits: Revelations about employee turnover from corporate America." Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 1-34.
Salamin, A., & Hom, P. (2005). "In search of the elusive U-shaped performance-turnover relationship: Are high performing Swiss bankers more liable to quit?" Journal of Applied Psychology, 90, 1204-1216.
ASU is a tier 1 research university and W. P. Carey is proud of its strong tradition of teaching and classroom excellence. Our students directly benefit from the research and theories our faculty brings into the classroom. Below is a list of courses being taught during the current semester by this faculty member. Click a course to view it in the ASU course catalog.
MGT 791 - Seminar
A small class emphasizing discussion, presentations by students, and written research papers.
MGT 792 - Research
Independent study in which a student, under the supervision of a faculty member, conducts research that is expected to lead to a specific project such as a dissertation, report, or publication. Assignments might include data collection, experimental work, data analysis, or preparation of a manuscript.
MGT 799 - Dissertation
Supervised research focused on preparation of dissertation, including literature review, research, data collection and analysis, and writing.
