Dr.Thomas E. Becker

Chairperson and Professor of Management Department of Business Administration Website E-mail: beckertudel [dot] edu

Education:

• Ph.D. – The Ohio State University, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1990
• M. A. – The Ohio State University, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1988
• B. A. – University of South Florida, 1982

Research Interests:

• Employee commitment
• Integrity
• Motivation
• Job performance
• Research methods and statistics

Recent Publications:

• Becker, T. E., Ullrich, J., & Van Dick, R.  (in press).  Within-person variation in employee commitment: Where it comes from and why it matters.  Human Resource Management Review.
• Becker, T. E.  (2011).  Nepotism and the commitment of relevant parties.  In R. G. Jones (Ed.), Understanding and adapting to organizational nepotism (pp. 129-145).  New York: Routledge.
• Eisenberger, R., Karagonlar, G., Stinglhamber, F.,Neves, P., Becker, T. E., Gonzalez-Morales, M. G., & Steiger-Mueller, M.  (2010).  Leader-member exchange and affective organizational commitment: The contribution of supervisor’s organizational embodiment.  Journal of Applied Psychology, 95, 1085-1103.
• Klein, H. J., Becker, T. E., & Meyer, J. P. (Eds.).  (2009). Commitment in organizations: Accumulated wisdom and new directions.  New York: Routledge.
  • (a) Becker, T. E.  (2009).  Interpersonal commitments.  In H. J. Klein, T. E. Becker, & J. P. Meyer (Eds.), Commitment in organizations: Accumulated wisdom and new directions (pp. 137-178).  New York: Routledge.
  • (b) Becker, T. E., Klein, H. J., & Meyer, J. P.  (2009).  Commitment in organizations: Accumulated wisdom and new directions.  In H. J. Klein, T. E. Becker, & J. P. Meyer (Eds.), Commitment in organizations: Accumulated wisdom and new directions (pp. 419-452).  New York: Routlege.
• Jeffries, F. J., & Becker, T. E.  (2008).  Trust, norms, and cooperation: Development and test of a simplified model.  Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, 9, 316-336.  [Selected for the editor’s 2008 best paper of the year award.]
• Becker, T. E., & Bennett, R.  (2007).  Employee attachment and deviance in organizations.  In J. Langan-Fox, C. Cooper, and R. Klimoski (Eds.), Research companion to the dysfunctional workplace: Management challenges and symptoms (pp. 136-151).  Northampton, MA: Elgar.
• Meyer, J. P., Becker, T. E., & Van Dick, R.  (2006).  Social identities and commitments at work: Toward an integrative model.  Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27, 665-683.
• Van Dick, R., Becker, T. E., & Meyer, J. P.  (2006).  Commitment and identification: Forms, foci, and future.  Introduction and overview.  Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27, 545-548.  (Editors’ introduction to a special issue.)
• Becker, T. E. (2005). Potential problems in the statistical control of variables in organizational research: A qualitative analysis with recommendations. Organizational Research Methods, 8, 274-289. 
• Meyer, J. P., Becker, T. E., & Vandenberghe, C. (2004). Employee commitment and motivation: A conceptual analysis and integrative model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 991-1007. 
• Becker, T. E., & Kernan, M. (2003). Matching commitment to supervisors and organizations to in-role and extra-role performance. Human Performance, 16, 327-348. 
• Gopinath, C., & Becker, T. E. (2000). Communication, procedural justice, and employee attitudes: Relationships under conditions of divestiture. Journal of Management, 26, 63-83. 
• Becker, T. E. (1998). Integrity in organizations: Beyond honesty and conscientiousness. Academy of Management Review, 23, 154-161. 
• Becker, T. E., Billings, R. S., Eveleth, D. M., & Gilbert, N. W. (1996). Foci and bases of commitment: Implications for performance. Academy of Management Journal, 39, 464-482. 
• Becker, T. E., & Martin, S. L. (1995). Trying to look bad at work: Methods and motives for managing poor impressions in organizations. Academy of Management Journal, 38, 174-199.  
• Becker, T. E. (1992). Foci and bases of commitment: Are they distinctions worth making? Academy of Management Journal, 35, 232-244. 
• Becker, T. E., & Colquitt, A. L. (1992). Potential versus actual faking of a biodata form: An analysis along several dimensions of item type. Personnel Psychology, 45, 389-406. 
• Becker, T. E., & Klimoski, R. J. (1989). A field study of the relationship between the organizational feedback environment and performance. Personnel Psychology, 42, 343-358.