HCIT Directors

Paul Tesluk

Paul Tesluk

Associate Professor and Associate Director, HCIT
Department of Management and Organization
Phone: (301) 405-4968
E-mail: ptesluk@rhsmith.umd.edu

Education

Ph.D., Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Pennsylvania State University

Interests

Issues impacting work team effectiveness including, information and knowledge sharing in teams, virtual teams, and leadership in teams; Development of managerial talent and human capital through the use of work experiences and implications for organizations and career development.

Professional Activities / Affiliations

  • Member, Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Member, National Academy of Management
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology

Selected Consulting Activities

  • Recruitment & Retention Programs: Marriott International
  • Organizational Climate and Culture Assessment & Feedback Systems: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania State Education Association
  • Implementation of High Involvement Systems : Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Laitram Corporation
  • Compensation & Performance Management Systems: Laitram Corporation

Current Research Projects

  • Factors Influencing Knowledge Sharing in and the Effectiveness of Virtual Teams
  • Search and Discovery Processes in Organizational Innovation: The Role of Motivational Mechanisms
  • Nature of HR Systems Best Suited to The Use of IT For Competitive Advantage in Government vs. Healthcare vs. Manufacturing Industries

Awards

Awarded the William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award – presented by the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology for the best publication in the field appearing during the past full year (1998).

Selected Publications

Kirkman, B.L., Rosen, B., Gibson, C.B., and Tesluk, P., & McPherson, S. (in press). "Five challenges to virtual team success: Lessons from Sabre, Inc.", Academy of Management Executive.

Tesluk, P. E., & Mathieu, J. E. (1999). "Overcoming road blocks to effectiveness: Incorporating management of performance barriers into models of work group effectiveness.", Journal of Applied Psychology, 84, 200-217

Tesluk, P. E., & Jacobs, R. J. (1998). "Toward an integrated model of work experience.", Personnel Psychology, 51, 321-355.