About Us

The OBHR group presently has eleven faculty members and one assistant manager. The faculty members comprise Michael Benoliel (Ed.D., Human Resource Development, The George Washington University), Graham Brown (Ph.D., University of British Columbia), Don Ferrin (Ph.D., University of Minnesota), Lance Ferris (Ph.D., University of Waterloo), Gary Greguras (Ph.D., Bowling Green State University), Wei Hua (Ph.D., UCLA), Thomas Menkhoff (Dr rer soc, University of Bielefeld), Layne Paddock (Ph.D., University of Arizona), Jochen Reb (Ph.D., University of Arizona), Tan Hwee Hoon (Ph.D., Purdue University) and Jayarani Tan (Ph.D., University of Bielefeld). Our administrative assistant manager is Jace Loi. In addition, we have a number OBHR practitioners and business folks who, as adjunct faculty, offer specific, skill-based courses.

In line with SMU's mission and vision, the OBHR group excels in teaching, research and service. We conduct core courses such as "Leadership & Team Building" and "Management of People at Work," and offer a sizeable number of elective courses such as "Organisational Change and Design," "Cross-Cultural Management and the Management of Diversity," and "Negotiation Skills for Business" (see link for a full list of courses offered). The OBHR major is relatively new, having been launched in August 2005. In addition, we are all active in research and have published widely in reputable journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organisation Science, Organisational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes, and Personnel Psychology.