January 2010

RICHARD M. STEERS
Lundquist College of Business
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403, U.S.A.
rsteers@uoregon.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine (Management and Industrial Psychology), l973
M.B.A., University of Southern California (Industrial Relations), l968
B.A., Whittier College (History), l967
University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Scandinavian Studies), l965-l966
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
l968-1970 Human Resources Manager, Corporate Industrial Relations Staff, Dow
Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, and Van Nuys, California
1973-1975 Assistant Professor of Management, School of Economics and
Management, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
1975-present Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Academic Positions:
Assistant Professor of Management, 1975–1977
Associate Professor of Management, 1977–1981
Professor of Management, 1981–1990
Kazumitsu Shiomi Professor of Management, 1990–2003
Professor Emeritus of Organization and Management, 2003–present
Administrative Positions:
Director of Doctoral Studies, Lundquist College of Business, 1977–1979
Chair, Management Department, Lundquist College of Business, 1978 –
1981
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Lundquist College of Business,
1983–1987
Associate Director, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of
Oregon, 1986–1988
Vice Provost for International Affairs, University of Oregon, 1994–1998
Assistant to the President for International Affairs, University of Oregon,
1998 – 2000
Chair, Management Department, Lundquist College of Business, 1998–
1999, 2001 – 2003, & 2005-2006
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Academy of Management, Elected Fellow (1984), Elected National President (1986-

1987)
American Psychological Association, Elected Fellow, Division l4 (l980)
Society of Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Elected Fellow (1980)
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American Psychological Society (Charter Member), Elected Fellow (1989)

EDITORIAL BOARDS

Journal of World Business (USA—1996-2010; Senior Editor, 2010-present)

Asia-Pacific HRM Journal (Australia—1990-present)
Asia-Pacific Business Review (UK—2003-present)
Management Review: The International Journal of Management Studies (Germany—
2003-present)
Academy of Management Journal (l976-1982)
Administrative Science Quarterly (l978-1982)
Journal of Business Research (l978-1996)
Academy of Management Review (l982-1985)
Special Associate Editor - Journal of Business Communications (1992)
International Editor, Journal of Management Inquiry (1992-1994)
Asia-Pacific Journal of Management (1990-1999)
Journal of International Management (1993-2006)
Guest Editor, Special Issue on the Future of Work Motivation Theories, Academy of
Management Review (2004)

VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS

Oxford University, Oxford, England (January-August, 1982)

College of Business, Texas A&M University (April, l986)
Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration, Bergen, Norway (October,
1987)
Nijenrode University, Breukelen, Netherlands (Summer and Fall, 1987; Summer 1989)
Graduate School of Management, University of California, Irvine (Academic Year 1989-
1990)
Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
(Summer 1991; Winter 1992; Spring and Summer, 1993; Winter 1995)
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands (Fall
2002, 2003, 2004)
Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Summer 2006, 2008)
Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan (Summer 2009)
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (Summer 2010)
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Porter, L. W., and Steers, R. M. "Organizational, Work, and Personal Factors in
Employee Turnover and Absenteeism," Psychological Bulletin, l973, 80, l5l-l76.
2. Porter, L. W., Steers, R. M., Mowday, R. T., and Boulian, P. V. "Organizational
Commitment, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover among Psychiatric Technicians."
Journal of Applied Psychology, l974, 59, 603-609.
3. Steers, R. M., and Porter, L. W. "The Role of Task-Goal Attributes in Employee
Performance." Psychological Bulletin, l974, 8l, 434-452.
4. Steers, R. M. "Task-Goal Attributes, n Achievement, and Supervisory Performance,"
Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, l975, l3, 392-403.
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5. Steers, R. M. "Problems in the Measurement or Organizational Effectiveness."

Administrative Science Quarterly, l975, 20, 546-58.
6. Steers, R. M. Human Development in Organizations. Manpower Administration, U.
S. Department of Labor, l975.

7. Steers, R. M. "Effects of Need for Achievement on the Job Performance-Job Attitude

Relationship." Journal of Applied Psychology, l975, 60, 678-682.

8. Steers, R. M. "Absence May Not Make the Heart Grow Fonder," Contemporary
Psychology, l975, 20, 904-905.

9. Steers, R. M. "Factors Affecting Job Attitudes in a Goal-Setting Environment."

Academy of Management Journal, l976, l9, 6-l6.

10. Steers, R. M., and Braunstein, D. N. "Validation and Reliability Studies on the
Manifest Needs Questionnaire." Eugene, Or.: Bureau of Business Research,
University of Oregon, l976.

11. Steers, R. M. "Heterogeneity in Effectiveness Models: A Rejoinder." Administrative

Science Quarterly, l976, 2l, 343.

12. Steers, R. M., and Braunstein, D. N. "A Behaviorally-Based Measure of Manifest

Needs in Work Settings." Journal of Vocational Behavior, l976, 9, 25l-266.
13. Steers, R. M. "When Is an Organization Effective? A Process Approach to
Understanding Effectiveness." (Invited Article) Organizational Dynamics, l976, 5,
50-63.
14. Steers, R. M. "Antecedents and Outcomes of Organizational Commitment."
Administrative Science Quarterly, l977, 22, 46-56.
15. Steers, R. M. "Individual Differences in Participative Decision-Making." Human
Relations, l977, 30, 837-847.
16. Koch, J. L., and Steers, R. M. "Job Attachment, Satisfaction, and Turnover Among
Public Sector Employees." Journal of Vocational Behavior, l978, l2, ll9-l28.
17. Steers, R. M., and Mowday, R. T. "The Motivational Properties of Tasks." Academy
of Management Review, l977, 2, 645-658.
18. Steers, R. M., and Spencer, D. G. "The Role of Achievement Motivation in Job
Design." Journal of Applied Psychology, l977, 62, 472-479.
19. Porter, L. W., and Steers, R. M. "Organizational Commitment and Personnel
Attribution." First-Term Enlisted Attrition, Volume I. Washington, D.C.: Manpower
Research and Advisory Services, Smithsonian Institution, June l977, pgs. l0l-ll3.
20. Steers, R. M., and Spencer, D. G. "Achievement Needs and MBO Goal-Setting."
Personnel Journal, l978, 57 (l), 26-28.
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21. Rhodes, S. R., and Steers, R. M. "Summary Tables of Studies of Employee

Absenteeism." Technical Report No. l3, Office of Naval Research, Graduate School
of Management, University of Oregon, January l978.
22. Steers, R. M., and Rhodes, S. R. "Major Influences on Employee Attendance: A
Process Model." Journal of Applied Psychology, l978, 63, 39l-407.
23. Steers, R. M. Book Review of L. Spray, Organizational Effectiveness, and P.
Goodman and J. Pennings, New Perspectives in Organizational Effectiveness.
Administrative Science Quarterly, l978, 23, 5l2-5l5.
24. Morris, J. R., Steers, R. M., and Koch, J. L. "Influence of Organization Structure on
Role Conflict and Ambiguity for Three Occupational Groupings." Academy of
Management Journal, l979, 22, 58-7l.
25. Mowday, R. T., Steers, R. M., and Porter, L. W. "The Measurement of Organizational
Commitment." Journal of Vocational Behavior, l979, l4, 224-247.
26. Steers, R. M., and Rhodes, S. F. "A New Look at Absenteeism." Personnel,
November-December, l980.
27. Morris, J. R., and Steers, R. M. "Structural Influences on Organizational
Commitment." Journal of Vocational Behavior, l980, l7, 50-57.
28. Spencer, D. G., and Steers, R. M. "The Influence of Personal Factors and Perceived
Work Experiences on Employee Turnover and Absenteeism." Academy of
Management Journal, l980, 23, 567-572.
29. Steers, R. M., and Mowday, R. T. "Employee Turnover and Post-Decision
Accommodation Processes." In L. L. Cummings and B. M. Staw (Eds.) Research in
Organizational Behavior. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, l98l.
30. Rhodes, S. R., and Steers, R. M. "A Systematic Approach to Diagnosing Employee
Absenteeism." Employee Relations (U.K.), April/May, l98l, Vol. 3 (2).
31. Spencer, D. G., and Steers, R. M. "Performance as a Moderator of the Job
Satisfaction-Turnover Relationship." Journal of Applied Psychology, l98l, 66, 5ll-5l4.
32. Rhodes, S. R., and Steers, R. M. "Conventional vs. Worker-Owned Organizations."
Human Relations, l98l, 34, l0l3-l035.
33. Krackhardt, D., McKenna, J., Porter, L. W., and Steers, R. M. "Supervisory Behavior
and Employee Turnover: A Field Experiment." Academy of Management Journal,
l98l, 24, 249-259.
34. Steers, R. M., and Stone, T. H. "Organizational Exit." In K. M. Rowland and G. R.
Ferris (Eds.), Personnel Management, Boston: Allyn & Bacon, l982, pgs. 462-50l.
35. Steers, R. M., and Lee, T. W. "Facilitating Effective Performance Appraisals: The
Role of Employee Commitment and Organizational Climate." In F. Landy and S.
Zedeck (Eds.), Performance Measurement: Directions for the Future. Morristown,
NJ: LEA, l983.
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36. Steers, R. M., and Porter, L. W. "Employee Commitment to Organizations." In R.

Steers and L. Porter (Eds.), Motivation and Work Behavior, 3rd Ed., New York:
McGraw-Hill, l983.
37. Spencer, D. G., Steers, R. M., and Mowday, R. T. "An Empirical Test of the
Inclusion of Job Search Linkages into Mobley's Model of the Turnover Decision
Process." Journal of Occupational Psychology, l983, 56, l37-l44.
38. Ungson, G. R., and Steers, R. M. "Motivation and Politics in Executive
Compensation." Academy of Management Review, l984, 9, 3l3-323.
39. Steers, R. M., and Rhodes, S. R. "Knowledge and Speculation About Absenteeism."
In P. Goodman and R. Atkin (Eds.), Absenteeism. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, l984,
229-275.
40. Steers, R. M., and Ungson, G. R. "Strategic Issues in Executive Compensation
Decisions." In D. B. Balkin and L. R. Gomez-Mejia (Eds.) New Perspectives on
Compensation. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, l987, 294-307.
41. Steers, R. M. Book Review of C. Cooper and I. Robertson, International Review of
Industrial and Organizational Psychology: l986. For Journal of Occupational
Behavior, 1988.
42. Steers, R. M., and Miller, E. A. "Management in the l990s: The International
Challenge," Academy of Management Executive. 1988, 2, 21-23.
43. Steers, R. M. "Motivacion de presencia en los centros educativos." In La Gestion
Educativa Ante La Innovacion Y El Cambio, Edited by Roberto Pascual. Madrid,
Spain: Narcea, 1988.
44. Ungson, G. R., and Steers, R. M. "Rewarding Chief Executive Officers." In D.
Hambrick (Ed.), The Executive Effect: Concepts and Methods for Studying Top
Managers. Greenwich, CT.: JAI Press, 1988, pp. 101-125.
45. Steers, R. M. "Organizational Science in a Global Environment: Future Directions."
In C. A. B. Osigweh (Ed.), Organizational Science Abroad: Constraints and
Perspectives. New York: Plenum, 1989, pp. 293-304.
46. Steers, R. M. "The Cultural Imperative in HRM Research." In G. Ferris and K.
Rowland (Eds.). Advances in Personnel and Human Resource Management,
Supplement 1. Greenwich, CT.: JAI Press, 1989, pp. 223-232.
47. Steers, R. M. Review of J.P Campbell and R.J. Campbell (Ed's) Productivity in
Organizations: New Perspectives From Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1988. Published in Administrative Science Quarterly,
1989, 34, 667-669.
48. Shin, Y. K., Steers, R. M., Ungson, G. R., and Nam, S. "Work Environment and
Management Practice in Korean Corporations," (Invited Paper) International Human
Resource Management (Singapore), 1990, 1, 95-108.
49. Steers, R. M., Shin, Y. K., Ungson, G. R., and Nam, S. "Korean Corporate Culture:
A Comparative Analysis." In G. Ferris and K. Rowland (eds.), Advances in Personal
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and Human Resources Management, Supplement #2. Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI

Press, 1990, pp. 247-261.
50. Steers, R.M. "Giants Dominate in the Land of the Morning Calm." Global
Marketplace, published by the International Trade Institute, Portland, Spring l992.

51. Steers, R.M. "Culture and Communication Patterns in Korean Firms." Pacific Region
Forum on Business and Management Communication, Simon Fraser University,
1992, pp. 26-32.
52. Clemen, R., and Steers, R.M. Fusion systems. Case prepared under a grant from the
National Institute for Dispute Resolution, Summer 1992.
53. Clemen, R., and Steers, R.M. Beijing Jeep. Case prepared under a grant from the
National Institute for Dispute Resolution, Summer 1992.
54. Steers, R.M., and Clemen, R. Consumer Products Corporation -- South Africa. Case
prepared under a grant from the National Institute for Dispute Resolution, Summer
1992.
55. Steers, R.M., and Clemen, R. AmKor Technologies. Case prepared under a grant from
the National Institute for Dispute Resolution, Summer 1992.
56. Steers, R.M., Bischoff, S., and Higgins, L.H. "Cross-Cultural Management Research:
The Fish and the Fisherman." Journal of Management Inquiry, 1992, 1, 321-330.
57. Steers, R.M., and Ungson, G.R. "In Search of the Holy Grail: Reflections on the
Internationalization of Business Education." In W. Stanbury and I. Vertinsky (eds.),
Internationalizing Business Education. Vancouver, B.C.: University of British
Columbia Press, 1993.
58. Huo, P., and Steers, R.M. "Cultural Influences on the Design of Incentive Systems:
The Case of East Asia." Asia-Pacific Journal of Management, 1993, 10(1), 71-85.
59. Shim, W. S., Steers, R. M., and Terborg, J.T. "The Effects of Goal Setting and Self-
Efficacy on Complex Task Performance." Working paper, Lundquist College of
Business, University of Oregon, 1993.
60. Koch, M.J., Nam, S., and Steers, R.M. HRM Practices in South Korea." In L. Moore
and D. Jennings (eds.), Human Resource Management in the Pacific Rim. Berlin: de
Gruyter, 1995.
61. Ungson, G. R., Steers, R. M., Nam, S., and Park, S. "Evolution of Corporate Strategy
in Korean High Technology Firms: 1960-90." In M. Lawless and L. Gomez-Meijia
(Eds.), Global Management in High Technology Industries. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI
Press, 1995.
62. Koh, W. L., Steers, R. M., and Terborg, J.T. "The Effects of Transformational
Leadership on Teacher Attitudes and Student Performance in Singapore." Journal of
Organizational Behavior, 1995, 16, 319-333. [Winner of the Best Paper Award for
JOB for 1995]
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63. Shim, W.S., and Steers, R.M. "Employee Commitment and Job Performance: A
Reappraisal." Working paper, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon,
1995.
64. Ungson, G. R., Steers, R. M., and Park, S. H. “Reappraising Korea: The Crisis,
Aftermath, and Future Challenges.” Management International Review, 1999, 4, 51-
83.
65. Steers, R. M., and Ungson, G. R. “Korean Enterprise in the New Millennium: The
Challenges Ahead,” Sangnam Forum, Center for Management Research, Yonsei
University, 2000.
66. Steers, R. M., and Sanchez-Runde, C. “Culture, Motivation, and Work Behavior.” In
M. Gannon and K. Newman (Eds.), Handbook of Cross-Cultural Management.
London: Blackwell, 2001, 190-215.
67. Shim, W. S., and Steers, R. M. “The Entrepreneurial Basis of Korean Enterprise: Past
Accomplishments and Future Challenges,” Asia Pacific Business Review, 2001, 7, 22
– 43. Reprinted in C. Rowley, T.W. Sohn, & J Bae, Managing Korean Business:
Organization, Culture, Human Resources, and Change. London: Frank Cass, 2002.
68. Steers, R.M. “Korea’s Last Confucian Autocrat,” Asian Wall Street Journal, March
26, 2002.
69. Steers, R.M., Mowday, R.T., & Shapiro, D. “The Future of Work Motivation
Theory.” Academy of Management Review, 2004, 29, 379-387.
70. Porter, L.W., Steers, R.M., and Mowday, R.T. “Do Employee Attitudes Towards
Organizations Matter? The Study of Employee Commitment to Organizations,” In
Kenneth Smith and Michael Hitt (Eds.), Great Minds in Management. London:
Oxford University Press, 2006.
71. Nardon, L., and Steers, R.M., “Learning Cultures on the Fly,” In M. Javidan, R.
Steers, and M. Hitt (Eds.), Advances in International Management: The Global
Mindset. Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2007.

72. Steers, R.M., Meyer, A., and Sanchez-Runde, C. “National Culture and the Adoption
of New Technologies,” Journal of World Business, 2008, 43, 255-260.

73. Nardon, L., and Steers, R. “The New Global Manager: Learning Cultures on the Fly,”
Organizational Dynamics, 2008, 37, 47-59.

74. Nardon, L., and Steers, R.M., “The Culture Theory Jungle: Convergence and
Divergence in Models of National Cultures,” in R. Bhagat and R. Steers (Eds.),
Cambridge Handbook of Culture, Organizations, and Work. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2009.
75. Steers, R.M., Nardon, L., and Sanchez-Runde, C. “Culture and Organization Design:
Strategy, Structure, and Decision-Making,” in R. Bhagat and R. Steers (Eds.),
Cambridge Handbook of Culture, Organizations, and Work. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2009.
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76. Steers, R.M., Sanchez-Runde, C., and Lee, S.M. “Cultural Drivers of Work Behavior:
Personal Values, Motivation, and Job Attitudes,” in R. Bhagat and R. Steers (Eds.),
Cambridge Handbook of Culture, Organizations, and Work. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2009.
77. Aten, K., Nardon, L., and Steers, R. “The Role of Management Development in
Cultivating a Global Mindset,” In Steven J. Armstrong and Cynthia Fukami (Eds.),
Handbook of Management Learning, Education, and Development, Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage Publications, 2009.
BOOK PUBLICATIONS
1. Steers, R. M., and Porter, L. W. Motivation and Work Behavior. New York:
McGraw-Hill Book Company, l975.
2. Steers, R. M. Organizational Effectiveness: A Behavioral View. Santa Monica, CA.:
Goodyear Publishing Company, l977. Also published as: Steers, R. M. Efektivitas
Organisasi. Jakarta, Indonesia: Penerbit Erlangga, l980.
3. Mowday, R. T., and Steers, R. M. Research in Organizations: Issues and
Controversies. Santa Monica, CA.: Goodyear Publishing Co., l979.
4. Steers, R. M., and Porter, L. W. Motivation and Work Behavior, Second Edition.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, l979. International edition: Tokyo:
McGraw-Hill Kogahusha, Ltd., l979.
5. Steers, R. M. Introduction to Organizational Behavior. Glenview, IL.: Scott,
Foresman, l98l.
6. Mowday, R. T., Porter, L. W., and Steers, R. M. Employee-Organization Linkages:
The Psychology of Commitment, Absenteeism, and Turnover. New York: Academic
Press l982.
7. Steers, R. M., and Porter, L. W. Motivation and Work Behavior, Third Edition. New
York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, l983.
8. Steers, R. M. Introduction to Organizational Behavior, Second Edition. Glenview,
IL.: Scott, Foresman, l984.
9. Steers, R. M., Ungson, G. R., and Mowday, R. T. Managing Effective Organizations:
An Introduction. Boston: Kent Publishing Company, l985.
10. Daft, R., and Steers, R. M. Organizations: A Micro/Macro Approach. Glenview, IL.:
Scott, Foresman, l986. Organizaciones: El Comportamiento del Individuo y de Los
Grupos Humanos. (Spanish language translation). Mexico City: Grupo Noriega-
Lumusa, 1992.
11. Steers, R. M., and Porter, L. W. Motivation and Work Behavior, Fourth Edition. New
York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, l987. International edition: Singapore:
McGraw-Hill, l987.
12. Steers, R. M. Introduction to Organizational Behavior, Third Edition. Glenview, IL.:
Scott, Foresman, l988.
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13. Steers, R. M., Shin, J. K., and Ungson, G. R. The Chaebol: Korea's New Industrial
Might. New York: Harper & Row, 1989. English language paperback edition: New
York: Harper Business, 1990. Korean language edition: Seoul, Korea: Sisayounguhsa
Publishing Company, 1991.
14. Rhodes, S. R., and Steers, R. M. Managing Employee Absenteeism. Reading, Mass.:
Addison-Wesley, 1990.
15. Steers, R. M., and Porter, L. W. Motivation and Work Behavior, Fifth Edition. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.
16. Steers, R. M. Introduction to Organizational Behavior, Fourth Edition. New York:
HarperCollins, 1991. Chinese language edition: Taipei, Taiwan: Wu Nan Publishing
Company, 1995.
17. Steers, R. M., and Black, J. S. Organizational Behavior, Fifth Edition. New York:
HarperCollins, 1994.
18. Steers, R. M., Porter, L. W., and Bigley, G. Motivation and Leadership at Work,
Sixth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
19. Ungson, G. R., Steers, R. M., and Park, S. H. Korean Enterprise: The Quest for
Globalization. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1997.
20. Steers, R. M. Made in Korea: Chung Ju Yung and the Rise of Hyundai. New York:
Routledge, 1999.
21. Porter, L. W., Bigley, G., and Steers, R. M. Motivation and Work Behavior, Seventh
Edition. New York: Irwin-McGraw-Hill, 2003.
22. Steers, R. M., and Nardon, L. Managing in the Global Economy. Armonk, NY: M.E.
Sharpe, 2006.
23. Javidan, M., Steers, R., and Hitt, M. (Eds.), The Global Mindset. Amsterdam:
Elsevier, 2007.

24. Bhagat, R., and Steers, R.M. (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Culture, Organizations,
and Work. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
25. Steers, R.M., Sanchez-Runde, C, and Nardon, L. Management Across Cultures:
Challenges and Strategies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.