Dr. Richard A. Posthuma is a Professor of Management. He earned his Master's degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University in 1977; his J.D., cum laude, from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1992; and his Ph.D. from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University in 1999. He has worked for many years in Human Resource Management, Labor Relations, and Law in both the private and public sectors in union and nonunion settings. His teaching interests include Human Resource Management, Negotiation, Employee Relations, and Employment Law. He conducts and publishes research in both domestic and international settings related to employee staffing (recruiting, selection, and turnover), conflict management, and legal institutions.

• Ph D in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Purdue University (1999)
• JD in Law, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School (1992)
• Other in Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University (1977)
• BA in Sociology, Calvin College (1976)

• Working in Danger Zones: Customized Risk Management For Expatriate Occupations. Taylor Francis (2020), Richard A. Posthuma, Eric D. Smith, Jase Ramsey, Yang Zhang.
• A risk management model for research on expatriates in hostile work enviroments. International Journal of Human Resource Management (2019), Richard A. Posthuma, jase Ramsey, Gabriela Flores, Rawia Ahmed.
• Are we asking the right questions? Predictive validity comparison of four structured interview question types. Journal of Business Research (2019), Chris Hartwell, Clark Johnson, Richard A. Posthuma.
• On-the-Job and Off-the-Job Embeddedness Differentially Influence Relationships between Informal Job Search and Turnover Journal of Applied Psychology (2019), Caitlin Porter, Richard Posthuma, Carl Maertz, Janice Joplin.
• Posthuma, R., Cox, C., Castro, F., & Smith, E. (2019). Managing age diversity in the workplace. Oxford University Press (2019), Cody Cox, Richard A. Posthuma, Fabian Castro, Eric Smith.

• TMT Functional Orientation Heterogeneity, Global Strategic Posture, and Firm Performance: An International Perspective., Volume Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Adrian Gil, Richard A. Posthuma, .
• Educational Leadership, Leader-Member Exchange, and Teacher Self-Efficacy (2020), Denver Fowler, Richard A. Posthuma.
• Extending Psychological Ownership Theory Across National Cultures: A Comparison Between Mexican and US Managers (2020), Volume Mexico City, Mexico, Franziska M. Renz, Richard A. Posthuma, Eric D. Smith.
• Chin, T. C., Cao, L., & Posthuma, R. (2019, July). How employee commitment affects innovation: Insights from Yin-Yang harmony cognition. (2019), Volume Boston, Richard A. Posthuma.
• Innovative, Interesting, and Inclusive Research on Expatriates (2019), Volume Boston, Richard A. Posthuma.

• A Risk Exposure Assessment of U. S. Employment Laws