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Mitch Fields CV

Mitchell W. Fields, Ph.D. Dean, Odette School of Business
Professor, Management
mfields@uwindsor.ca 519-253-3000 ext. 3091 Office: OB 311

Education 

  • Ph.D.  Wayne State, Detroit, MI, 1983.
  • M.A.  Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1981.
  • B.A.  University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1977.

Employment Experience 

  • Dean, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor (July 2016 - Present)
  • Professor (Management), Odette School of Business, University of Windsor (July 1993 - Present)
  • Visiting/Adjunct Professor, Bond University, Gold Coast Australia (January 2010 - July 2010)
  • Executive Director, Centre for Executive Education, University of Windsor (July 2001 - June 2009)
  • Associate Professor, Business Administration, University of Windsor (July 1987 - July 1993)
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Bond University, Gold Coast Australia (July 1991 - July 1992)
  • Assistant Professor, Business Administration, University of Windsor (July 1985 - July 1987)
  • Part-time Lecturer, Oakland University (January 1981 - December 1986), Oakland, Michigan.
  • Assistant Professor, Texas A & M University (January 1982 - June 1985), College Station, Texas.

Honours and Awards 

  • 2015:  Professor of the Year (Management), Odette Commerce Society (Undergraduate Students).
  • 1994:  Best Paper Award, Human Resources division, Administrative Science Association of Canada 1994 conference.

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Chapters, Cases 

  • Fields, M., Thacker, J., & Tetrick, L. (1990). The Underlying Dynamics of Commitment to the Union: An international comparison. In K Rowland (Ed.), Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, International Human Resources Management, Supplement Volume 2. JAI Press. 
  • Fields, M., & Thacker, J. W. (1986). Is the Formula for Success Always the Same? In Shuler, R. and Youngblood, S. (Eds.), Case Problems in Personnel and Human Resources Management (pp. 273-275). Reston, Virginia, USA: Reston Publishing. 
  • Fields, M., & Thacker, J. W. (1986). QWL: Getting Started. In Schuler, R. and Youngblood, S. (Eds.), Case Problems in Personnel and Human Resource Management (pp. 276-280). Reston, Virginia, USA: Reston Publishing. 
  • Fields, M., & Barclay, L. A. (1985). Equal Employment Opportunity Attitudes: An examination of possible relationships. In J.S. Ramsey (Ed.), Preparing Women for the Future: Resources for Teachers and Trainers. Detroit, MI: University of Michigan Press. 
  • Fields, M. (1984). Exploratory Data Analysis in the Organizational Sciences. In Bateman and Ferris (Eds.), Method and Analysis in Organizational Research. Reston, Virginia, USA: Reston Publishing. 

Articles 

  • Thacker, J. W., & Fields, M. (2001).  The Steward: Destroying a Myth.   Journal of Managerial Psychology, 16 (3), 209-216, http://doi.org/10.1108/02683940110385758.
  • Shaw, J. B., Fields, M., Thacker, J. W., & Fisher, C. (1993).  The Availability of Personal and External Coping Resources: Their impact on job stress and employee attitudes during organizational restructuring.   Work & Stress, 7 (3), 229-246, http://doi.org/10.1080/02678379308257064.
  • Thacker, J. W., & Fields, M. (1992).  The Influence of Quality of Work Life on Company and Union Commitment.   Academy of Management Journal, 35 (2), 439-450, http://doi.org/10.2307/256382.
  • Fields, M., & Thacker, J. (1991).  The Job-Related Attitudes of Part and Full Time Workers: A quasiexperimental study.   Journal of Managerial Psychology, 6 (2), 17-20, http://doi.org/10.1108/02683949110142145.
  • Fields, M., & Thacker, J. W. (1991).  Union Influence on Internal Organizational Decisions: an empirical analysis.   Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 21 (9), 747-753, http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1991.tb00546.x.
  • Thacker, J., Tetrick, L., Fields, M., & Rempel, D. (1991).  Commitment to the Union: A comparison of the United States and Canadian workers.   Journal of Organizational Behavior, 12 (1), 63-71, http://doi.org/10.1002/job.4030120106.
  • Anderson, L., Tolson, L., Fields, M., & Thacker, J. (1990).  Extension of the Pelz Effect: The impact of leader's upward influence on group members' control within the organization.   Basic and Applied Social Psychology, II, 19-32.
  • Thacker, J. W., Fields, M., & Barclay, L. (1990).  Union Commitment: An examination of antecedent and outcome factors.   Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology, 63 (1), 33-48, http://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8325.1990.tb00508.x.
  • Anderson, L., Tolson, L., Fields, M., & Thacker, J. (1990).  Job Autonomy a Moderator of the Pelz Effect.   Journal of Social Psychology, The, 130 (5), 707-708, http://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1990.9922966.
  • Tetrick, L. E., Thacker, J. W., & Fields, M. W. (1989).  Evidence for the Stability of the Four Dimensions of the Commitment to the Union Scale.   Journal of Applied Psychology, 74 (5), 819-822, http://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.74.5.819.
  • Thacker, J. W., Fields, M., & Tetrick, L. (1989).  The Factor Structure of Union Commitment: an application of confirmatory factor analysis.   Journal of Applied Psychology, 74 (2), 228-232, http://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.74.2.228.
  • Fields, M., Kulick, N., & Thacker, J. W. (1989).  First Level Supervision in QWL Efforts: Transforming a liability into an asset.   The Human Resource (bi-monthly magazine), 6 (4), 8-9.
  • Fields, M., Masters, M., & Thacker, J. (1987).  Union Commitment and Membership Support for Political Action: An exploratory analysis.   Journal of Labor Research, 8 (2), 143-157, http://doi.org/10.1007/BF02685244.
  • Fields, M., & Shallenberger, W. S. (1987).  The Influence of Age and Education on Perceptions of Occupational Attractiveness.   Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology, 60 (4), 338-342, http://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8325.1987.tb00266.x.
  • Thacker, J. W., & Fields, M. (1987).  Union Involvement in Quality of Work Life Efforts: A longitudinal investigation.   Personnel Psychology: a journal of applied research, 40 (1), 97-111, http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.1987.tb02379.x.
  • Fields, M., & Thacker, J. W. (1985).  The Impact of Survey Feedback on Member Perceptions of the Union.   Labour Law Journal, 36, 477-484.
  • Fields, M. (1985).  Exploratory Data Analysis in Educational Administration: Tempering methodological advances with a conservative note.   Educational Administration Quarterly, 21, 247-262.

Conference Proceedings 

  • Fields, M., & Thacker, J. W. (1995).  Advancing the Investigations of Union Commitment: An examination of relevant outcomes.   Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual conference, Montreal.
  • Fields, M., & Thacker, J. (1990).  The Steward: Destroying a Myth. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual conference, Whistler, BC.
  • Fields, M., Thacker, J., & Tetrick, L. (1989).  The Underlying Dynamics of Commitment to the Union: An international comparison.   International Conference on Personnel and Human Resource Management, Hong Kong.
  • Fields, M., & Thacker, J. W. (1988).  The Effects of QWL on Commitment to Company and Union: An examination of pre-post changes.   Industrial Relations Research Association First Annual Joint IRRA-Academy of Management conference, 201-209.
  • Fields, M., & Thacker, J. W. (1988).  The Job-related Attitudes of Part-time and Full-time Workers: A quasi experimental study.  Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual conference, Halifax.
  • Fields, M., Thacker, J. W., & Tetrick, L. (1988).  The Dimensionality of Union Commitment: An application of confirmatory factor analysis.  Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual conference, Halifax.

Presentations 

  • Fields, M. & Thacker, J. (1992). An Evaluation of Steward Training.  Industrial Relations Research Association.
  • Fields, M. & Thacker, J. (1990, September). Creating a Strong Role for Unions in the QWL Process.  Canadian Ecology of Work Life conference, Toronto.
  • Fields, M. & Thacker, J. (1989, June). Correlates of Union Member Political Attitudes.  Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual conference, Montreal.
  • Fields, M. (1988, June). Commitment to the Union: A comparison of Canadian and United States Workers.  Canadian Psychological Association annual meeting, Halifax.
  • Fields, M. & Thacker, J. W. (1986). Do Union Officials Exert Influence on Company Decisions? An empirical determination.  Industrial Relations Research Association conference, New Orleans.
  • Fields, M., Thacker, J. W., & Kulick, N. P. (1985). Joint QWL Projects and Some Consequences for Unions: An empirical analysis.  Canadian Industrial Relations Research Association annual meeting.
  • Fields, M. & Shallenberger, W. A. (1985). The Role of Age and Education on Perceptions of Occupational Attractiveness: A cross-sectional analysis.  Southwest Academy of Management.
  • Fields, M., Kulick, N. P., & Thacker, J. W. (1983). An Investigation of Relationship between Supervisory Consideration and Union Attitudes.  Midwest Psychological Association - 55th meeting, Chicago.
  • Fields, M. (1983, August). First Level Supervisors in QWL Effort: Documenting the problem.  Academy of Management 43rd annual meeting.
  • Fields, M. & Barclay, L. A. (1982). Attitudes toward Equal Employment Opportunity: An examination of person and situation variables.  Midwest Conference on Women and Organizations (first), Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • Fields, M., Kulick, N. P., & Thacker, J. W. (1982, June). Assessing Change in QWL Projects. Fifth NTL Ecology of Work conference: Improving productivity and quality of worklife, Pittsburgh.
  • Fields, M. (1981). Surveys and Survey Feedback as a Means of Facilitating QWL Efforts.  Michigan Quality of Worklife conference, Detroit.
  • Fields, M., Barclay, L. A., & Halpert, J. A. (1981). Perceived Differences in Job Isolation and Related Satisfaction for Different Racial Groups.  Midwest Academy of Management conference, Chicago.
  • Fields, M., Barclay, L. A., & Halpert, J. A. (1981). The Impact of Gender, Perceived Female Isolation, and Beliefs in Traditional Roles for Women on Job Satisfaction.  Midwest Psychological Association 53rd annual meeting, Detroit.

Service - Community

Civic Committee Memberships/Participation 

  • 2019:  Alzheimer’s Society of Windsor Essex - Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee, 2011-Present.
  • 2013:  Art Gallery of Windsor Foundation - Board of Directors Chair, 2010-2013.
  • 2019:  Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) - Board of Directors, 2013-Present.
  • 2019:  Alzheimer's Society of Windsor Essex - Board of Directors, 2009-Present.
  • 2013:  Art Gallery of Windsor Foundation, 2007-2013.
  • 2003:  Leadership Windsor Essex Advisory Committee, Member