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William Ross

Pronouns: "He"/"Him"/"His" (when talking ABOUT me); "Sir"/"Yes Sir"/"Professor Ross" (when talking TO me)
Professor
Management University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

William Ross's office hours

Monday
1:05 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday
1:05 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Remote office hours offered: Virtual appointments via Zoom are usually an option from 10 - 11 a.m. Weds. & Fri. E-mail me at wross@uwlax.edu to schedule a videoconference. No regular office hours during summers or between semesters.
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William Ross Pronouns: "He"/"Him"/"His" (when talking ABOUT me); "Sir"/"Yes Sir"/"Professor Ross" (when talking TO me)

Professor

Management

Specialty area(s)

Human Resource Management, Labor & Employment Relations, Conflict Management, Organizational Behavior.  

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Brief biography

Dr. William Ross is a Professor of Human Resource Management and Labor & Employment Relations in the Department of Management, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He is also a member of the Graduate Faculty and served as Department Chair: 2013-2019.

Current courses at UWL

Dr. Ross rotates through the following undergraduate courses:


MGT 303: Principles of Labor-Management Relations;
MGT 308: Organizational Behavior
MGT 483: Employee Training and Development 
MGT 485: Collective Bargaining (and Negotiation Skills)
MGT 486: Human Resource Management: Current Topics and Policy Issues


Education

Ph.D.: Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

M.A.: Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

B.A.: Psychology, Auburn University.

Career

Teaching history

Graduate Courses:
MGT 738: Labor-Management Relations (MBA)
MGT 740: Current Topics in Human Resource Management and Labor & Employment Relations (MBA)

Professional history

HONORS & AWARDS:

2024

Selected, Jennifer & Mike Hansen “College of Business Administration Research
Award.” (also nominated, Jennifer & Mike Hansen “College of Business
Administration Dean’s Impact Award.”).  Selected to carry the Mace at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse graduation (commencement) ceremony.

2022

“Outstanding Reviewer” Emerald Literati Award, selected by the editors of
the International Journal of Organizational Theory & Behavior.

2021

Nominated, “UW-L Eagle Excellence Teaching” Award.  Also nominated: 2018, 2017, 2015.
Nominated, “UW-L Eagle Excellence in Advising” Award.

2013
The entry, “Using the Internet to attract and evaluate job candidates” was published in the Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior (Z. Yan, Editor). This three-volume set was nominated for an Outstanding Reference Sources Award by the American Library Association.

2010
Featured in a Building Bridges: College of Business Newsletter article profiling faculty members nominated by their former students as excellent teachers.

2005
Who's Who among American Teachers (also awarded in 1996, 2002, and 2004)

2003
The paper, “Negotiator’s Trust and Distrust Perceptions and Mediation Strategies” was one of only four papers selected for a Distinguished Research Award by the Academy of Organizational Culture, Communication,
and Conflict.

2003
Who's Who In Business Higher Education

2002
The article, “Watching the Detectives…” (on electronic monitoring) was published in Personnel Psychology; this volume of the journal won the Emerald Golden Page Award for 2002.

2001
Invited Speaker, UW-L Freshman Convocation Address.

2000
Winner: Charles Nichol Essay Award for the article, "Measuring Success in Mediation" published in
The Mediation Journal; Award presented by the Wisconsin Association of Mediators.

1999
Member, Beta Gamma Sigma honor society.

1998
Paper, "Hybrid forms of dispute resolution: Theoretical implications of combining mediation and arbitration," Nominated for the "Best Paper" award in the Conflict Management Division at the Academy of Management convention.

1987
Recipient, "Best Mediation and Dispute Resolution Paper" Award, First International Convention
of the International Association for Conflict Management.

Earlier:
Member, Phi Kappa Phi honor society.
Member, Psi Chi honor society.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa Members in the Auburn Community honor society.

Kudos

published

William Maas, Accountancy; William Ross, Management; and Samuel Ross, Information Systems UWL alumni; co-authored the article "One More Time: What Should We Do With Gig Workers? Federal Legal Standards and State Developments" in Labor Law Journal published on Oct. 21 by Wolters Kluwer.

Submitted on: Nov. 13

published

William Ross, Management, co-authored the article "Miles and TechCo: Teaching Management Students About Motivation-Related Topics Through a Case Study" in International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies and was accepted for publication by Inderscience Publishers in August 2024. Co-author: Tomlin, B.

Submitted on: Aug. 20

published

Randika Eramudugoda and William Ross, both Management, co-authored the article "Using a Business Case to Teach Students About Time Management" in International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies published on Oct. 5 by Inderscience. Other co-author: Myles Dellger; DOI: 10.1504/IJTCS.2022.10050974

Submitted on: Oct. 13, 2022

awarded

William Ross, Management, received the award for Outstanding Reviewer in the 2022 Emerald Literati Awards from International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior.

Submitted on: Sept. 23, 2022

published

Christopher Ballweg and William Ross, both Management; and Davide Secchi, University of Southern Denmark; co-authored the article "Do I Want to Work for Him?” The Effects of Variations in Content, Source, and Age of Managers’ Social Networking Information on Prospective Job Applicants’ Attitudes" in International Journal of Web-Based Communities, Vol. 17 (3), 217-246. published on Aug. 1 by Inderscience.

Submitted on: Aug. 23, 2021

published

William Ross, Management, authored the article "Teaching Human Resource Management Students About Worker Centers. " in Journal of Human Resources Education, 14(1), 1–31. published on Friday, April 16 by Troy University. Worker Centers – nonprofit organizations which provide services to and advocate for workers – have grown dramatically in recent years. They largely exist outside of the scope of labor laws, yet many critics charge that they are, in effect, surrogate unions. The paper describes three different class assignments to teach Human Resource Management and Labor & Employment Relations students about the complex challenges Worker Centers pose to efficient business management and the challenges that modern business practices (e.g., classifying workers as independent contractors) pose to workers.

Submitted on: April 16, 2021

published

Danny Franklin and William Ross, both Management, co-authored the article "Characteristics of Effective Trade Secrets and Confidential Information Policies: Guidance from Labor Arbitration Cases" in Labor Law Journal, 71 (1) 43-57 published on March 17 by Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory US.

Submitted on: May 19, 2020

published

William Ross, Management, co-authored the article "Predicting Intention to Participate in Socially Responsible Collective Action in a Social Networking Website Group" in Journal of the Association for Information Systems published on April 1 by Association for Information Systems.

Submitted on: May 7, 2020

published

William Ross, Management, co-authored the article "Human Resource Problems during Software Conversion at Johnson Regional Hospitals: A Teaching Case" in International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies published on Nov. 25, 2019 by Inderscience Publishers.

Submitted on: April 30, 2020

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