Robert Bretz
Professor Emeritus of Management
Management
574-631-9821
363C Mendoza College of Business
- Biography
- Background
- Publications
- Presentations
- Awards
- Grants
Bob Bretz is the Joe and Jane Giovanini Professor of Management. He is best known for his research on the job search and choice process and issues related to career success. Reflecting his focus on the person rather than the organization, his published work appears mostly in the Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology and has received awards from both the Careers Division and the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management. His article, “Job Search Behavior of Employed Managers” was the recipient of the Academy of Management HR Division’s Scholarly Achievement Award for 1995. Bretz is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association for Psychological Science (APS), and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
After joining the Notre Dame faculty in 1997, Professor Bretz served four consecutive terms (1998 – 2009) as the Chair of the Management Department. He is a Faculty Fellow of Notre Dame's Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning and has received Outstanding Professor awards from Notre Dame’s MBA and MNA Programs, as well as the Notre Dame Presidential Award for exceptional service to the University.
Education
Ph D, University of Kansas
MBA, University of Kansas
BA, Bethany College
Areas of Expertise
Work Psychology
Values Based Leadership
Job Applicant and Employee Decision Processes
"Gender, mentoring and career success: The importance of organizational context.", (With A. Ramaswami, G.F. Dreher, C. Wiethoff), Personnel Psychology, 63, 2010
"The interactive effects of gender and mentoring on career attainment: Making the case for female lawyers.", (With A. Ramaswami, G.F. Dreher, C. Weithoff), Journal of Career Development, 37, 2010
"A Longitudinal Model of Sponsorship and Career Success: A Study of Industrial-Organizational Psychologists", (With T. Judge, J. Kammerer-Mueller), Personnel Psychology, 57, 2004
"Attracting applicants in the war for talent: Differences in work preferences among high achievers", (With C. Quinn-Trank, S. Rynes), Journal of Business and Psychology, 16, 2002
"Personality and cognitive ability as predictors of job search among employed managers", (With J. Boudreau, W. Boswell, T. Judge), Personnel Psychology, 54, 2001
"Academic research inside organizations: Inputs, processes, and outcomes", (With S. Rynes, D. McNatt), Personnel Psychology, 52, 1999
"Realistic job previews: A test of the adverse self-selection hypothesis", (With T. Judge), Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 1998
"Experienced Hiring Versus College Recruiting: Practices and Emerging Trends", (With S. Rynes, M. Orlitzky), Personnel Psychology, 50, 1997
"An Empirical Investigation of the Determinants of Executive Career Success", (With T. Judge, D. Cable, J. Boudreau), Personnel Psychology, 48, 1995
"Job and Life Attitudes of Male Executives", (With T. Judge, J. Boudreau), Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 1994
"Job Search Behaviors of Employed Managers", (With J. Boudreau, T. Judge), Personnel Psychology, 47, 1994
"Person-Organization Fit and the Theory of Work Adjustment: Implications for Satisfaction, Tenure, and Career Success", (With T. Judge), Journal of Vocational Behavior, 44, 1994
"Political Influence Behavior and Career Success", (With T. Judge), Journal of Management, 20, 1994
"The Role of Human Resource Systems in Job Applicant Decision Processes", (With T. Judge), Journal of Management, 20, 1994
"Recruiter Perceptions of Applicant Fit: Implications for Individual Career Preparation and Job Search Behavior", (With S. Rynes, B. Gerhart), Journal of Vocational Behavior, 43, 1993
"Report on an Alternative Measure of Affective Disposition", (With T. Judge), Educational and Psychological Measurement, 53, 1993
"Comparing Traditional and Integrative Learning Methods in Organizational Training Programs", (With R. Thompsett), Journal of Applied Psychology, 77, 1992
"Effect of Work Values on Job Choice Decisions", (With T. Judge), Journal of Applied Psychology, 77, 1992
"Perceived Equity, Motivation, and Final Offer Arbitration in Major League Baseball", (With S. Thomas), Journal of Applied Psychology, 77, 1992
"The Current State of Performance Appraisal Research and Practice", (With G. Milkovich, W. Read), Journal of Management, 18, 1992
"Cognitive Ability and Career Attainment: The Moderating Effects of Early Career Success", (With G. Dreher), Journal of Applied Psychology, 76, 1991
"The Importance of Recruitment in Job Choice: A Different Way of Looking", (With S. Rynes, B. Gerhart), Personnel Psychology, 44, 1991
"College Grade Point Average as a Predictor of Adult Success: A Meta-Analytic Review and Some Additional Evidence", Public Personnel Management, 18 (1), 1989
"Do People Make the Place? An Examination of the Attraction-Selection- Attrition Hypothesis", (With R. Ash, G. Dreher), Personnel Psychology, 42, 1989
"Benefit Coverage and Employee Cost: Critical Factors in Explaining Compensation Satisfaction", (With G. Dreher, R. Ash), Personnel Psychology, 41, 1988
"B3: How Belief Formation Affects Perceptions of Busy Versus Balanced", Notre Dame MBA Spiritual Retreat, 2013
"Leadership and Motivation", Office of Student Affairs, 2013
"Gender, Mentoring and Career Success: The Importance of Organizational Context", Academy of Management, 2008
"Interactive Effects of Gender and Mentoring on Career Attainment: Do Female Lawyers Need Good Counsel", Academy of Management, 2008
"Faculty Fellow", University of Notre Dame, Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, 2010
"Outstanding Professor Award", University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business, Masters of Non Profit Administration, 2010
"Elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS)", Association for Psychological Science (APS), 2005
"Outstanding Professor Award", University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business, Traditional MBA Program, 2005
"Outstanding Teacher Award", University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business, Master of Science in Administration Program, 2004
"University of Notre Dame Presidential Award", University of Notre Dame, 2004
"Elected Fellow of the American Psychology Association (APA)", American Psychological Association (APA), 1998
"Elected Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology", Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), 1997
"Best Paper Award", Careers Division, Academy of Management, 1994
"Scholarly Achievement Award", Academy of Management, Human Resources Division, 1994
"Best Paper Award", Personnel & Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management, 1992
"Dissertation Fellowship", University of Kansas, School of Business, 1987
"Outstanding Educator Award", University of Kansas, School of Business, Graduate Business Council, 1987
"Best Contributed Paper Award", Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, 1986
The Relationship between Spirituality and Holistic Health and Well-Being, Beacon Health Systems, $75,000
Well-Being At Work, Notre Dame FRSP, $99,943
Flourishing In Ministry: Investigating Pastoral Well-Being and the Well-Lived PastoralLife, Lilly Endowment, $529,317