Education
Ph.D., Auburn University, 1996
M.B.A., Tulane University, 1988
B.S.M., Tulane University, 1986
Teaching Topics
Knowledge and skills for team projects
Organizational behavior
Knowledge development and management
Research Topics
Team processes and effectiveness
Motivation factors for individuals and teams
Personnel learning and development
Development and use of knowledge at work
Research Articles Published in Scientific Journals
Hirschfeld, R. R., Jordan, M. H., Thomas, C. H., & Feild, H. S. (in press). Observed leadership potential of personnel in a team setting: Big Five traits and proximal factors as predictors. International Journal of Selection and Assessment.
Hirschfeld, R. R., & Bernerth, J. B. (in press). Mental efficacy and physical efficacy at the team level: Inputs and outcomes among newly formed action teams. Journal of Applied Psychology.
Hirschfeld, R. R., & Thomas, C. H. (2008). Representations of trait engagement: Integration, additions, and mechanisms. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 1, 63−66.
Hirschfeld, R. R., & Lawson, L. (2008). Predicting individuals' interest after a performance result: The roles of motivational orientations at high and low performance. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 38, 557−584.
Hirschfeld, R. R., Thomas, C. H., & McNatt, D. B. (2008). Implications of self-deception for self-reported intrinsic and extrinsic motivational dispositions and actual learning performance: A higher order structural model. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 68, 154−173.
Hirschfeld, R. R., Thomas, C. H., & Lankau, M. J. (2006). Achievement and avoidance motivational orientations in the domain of mentoring. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 68, 524−537.
Hirschfeld, R. R., Jordan, M. H., Feild, H. S., Giles, W. F., & Armenakis, A. A. (2006). Becoming team players: Team members' mastery of teamwork knowledge as a predictor of team task proficiency and observed teamwork effectiveness. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 467−474.
Hirschfeld, R. R., Jordan, M. H., Feild, H. S., Giles, W. F., & Armenakis, A. A. (2005). Teams' female representation and perceived potency as inputs to team outcomes in a predominantly male field setting. Personnel Psychology, 58, 893−924.
Hirschfeld, R. R., Lawson, L., & Mossholder, K. W. (2004). Moderators of the relationship between cognitive ability and performance: General versus context-specific achievement motivation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34, 2389−2409.
Hirschfeld, R. R. (2002). Achievement orientation and psychological involvement in job tasks: The interactive effects of work alienation and intrinsic job satisfaction. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 1663−1681.
Hirschfeld, R. R., Schmitt, L. P., & Bedeian, A. G. (2002). Job-content perceptions, performance–reward expectancies, and absenteeism among low-wage public-sector clerical employees. Journal of Business and Psychology, 16, 553−564.
Hirschfeld, R. R., & Feild, H. S. (2000). Work centrality and work alienation: Distinct aspects of a general commitment to work. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21, 879−890.
Hirschfeld, R. R., Feild, H. S., & Bedeian, A. G. (2000). Work alienation as an individual-difference construct for predicting workplace adjustment: A test in two samples. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 1880−1902.
Hirschfeld, R. R. (2000). Does revising the intrinsic and extrinsic subscales of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form make a difference? Educational and Psychological Measurement, 60, 255−270.
Harris, S. G., Hirschfeld, R. R., Feild, H. S., & Mossholder, K. W. (1993). Psychological attachment: Relationships with job characteristics, attitudes, and preferences for newcomer development. Group and Organization Management, 18, 459−481.
Professional Honors
Selected as 2007−2008 Teacher of the Year, for the Department of Management at the University of Georgia, by Alpha Kappa Psi (Alpha Epsilon Chapter).
Formally recognized in 2006 for contributing to the career development of UGA students (recognition from the University of Georgia Career Center).
Selected as 2002−2003 Teacher of the Year, for the Department of Management at the University of Georgia, by Alpha Kappa Psi (Alpha Epsilon Chapter).
Honored for outstanding teaching at the 2002 University of Georgia Honors Day Event.
1996−1997 William H. Holley, Jr. Outstanding Doctoral Student Award for the Department of Management, College of Business, Auburn University.
One of five student paper award winners in the 1996−1997 International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council Student Paper Competition.
Professional Memberships
Academy of Management, American Psychological Association, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Southern Management Association
Prior Academic Experience
University of Georgia, Louisiana State University, Georgia Southern University, Troy University, Auburn University
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