Joe joined the Department of Management in April 2020. Prior to coming to Otago, he served as an associate professor in the College of Business and Innovation at the University of Toledo and as an assistant professor in the College of Business at the University of Wyoming in the United States. Joe earned his B.S.E. (Civil Engineering) and M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University, and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. Prior to earning his Ph.D., he worked as a structural designer for Barber & Hoffman, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also worked as a senior HR analyst for the Timken Company in Canton, Ohio. Dr. Cooper's research focuses on the motivation and performance of individuals through the study of workplace commitments, goal setting, organizational roles, and culture. His teaching experience includes courses in Organizations and Sustainability, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Recruitment and Selection, Human Resource Development, and Managerial Skills.
Joe grew up in the mountains of West Virginia and loves all things outdoors. He is an avid skier and can often be found hiking or mountain biking with his wife and three kids.
Research interests
Joe's research interests are varied but tend to focus on the following areas:
Workplace commitments
Organizational roles, role conflict, and role transitions
Cooper, J., & Sheridan, L. (2024, January). The influence of 'idealism' on burnout: An empirical study of Australian and New Zealand workers. Verbal presentation at the 5th Human Resources International Conference (HRIC): Common Good Human Resource Management, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sheridan, L., & Cooper, J. (2023). The role of 'idealism' in employee burnout: An empirical study of Australia and New Zealand workers. Proceedings of the 36th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference. (pp. 1116). Retrieved from https://anzamconference.org
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wittmer, J. L. S., Cooper, J. T., & Buchanan, C. L. (2023). Coaching to develop emotional intelligence and decrease work-family conflict: An application of the work-home resources model. Psychological Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00332941231183619
Journal - Research Article
Klein, H. J., Brinsfield, C. T., & Cooper, J. T. (2021). The experience of commitment in the contemporary workplace: An exploratory reexamination of commitment model antecedents. Human Resource Management, 60, 885-902. doi: 10.1002/hrm.22040
Journal - Research Article
Wallace, S. A., Green, K. Y., Johnson, C. M., Cooper, J. T., & Gilstrap, C. M. (2020). An extended TOE framework for cybersecurity-adoption decisions. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 47, 338-363. doi: 10.17705/1CAIS.04716
Journal - Research Article
Cooper, J. T., Stanley, L. J., Stevens, C. E., Shenkar, O., & Kausch, C. (2020). Switching analytical mindsets: A person-centered approach to the analysis of cultural values. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 20(2), 223-247. doi: 10.1177/1470595820939981
Journal - Research Article
Schell, S., De Groote, J., Stanley, L., & Cooper, J. (2019, June). Disentangling the roles of goal alignment and commitment as antecedents of innovative behavior in family firms. Verbal presentation at the International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) Conference, Bergamo, Italy.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Schell, S., de Groote, J. K., Stanley, L. J., & Cooper, J. T. (2019). Goals in balance: Linking commitment, goal alignment and innovative behavior in family firms. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019(1). doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10586abstract
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cooper, J., Stevens, C., & Oneto, S. (2019). Firm level role conflict: A framework for understanding the impact of stakeholder frictions on strategic decision making. Academy of Management Global Proceedings, Slovenia(2019). Retrieved from https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amgblproc.slovenia.2019.0243.abs
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cooper, J. T., & Cardon, M. S. (2019). Role residual: A model of the antecedents and consequences of enduring role sender expectations. Group & Organization Management, 44(5), 990-1017. doi: 10.1177/1059601118815030
Journal - Research Article
Klein, H. J., Brinsfield, C. T., Cooper, J. T., & Molloy, J. C. (2017). Quondam commitments: An examination of commitments employees no longer have. Academy of Management Discoveries, 3(4), 331-357. doi: 10.5465/amd.2015.0073
Journal - Research Article
Cooper, J. T., Stanley, L. J., Klein, H. J., & Tenhiälä, A. (2016). Profiles of commitment in standard and fixed-term employment arrangements: Implications for work outcomes. European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology, 25(1), 149-165. doi: 10.1080/1359432X.2014.990443
Journal - Research Article
Cooper, J. T., Stanley, L. J., Stevens, C. E., & Kausch, C. (2014). Is culture about country or individual differences? Identifying distinct cultural profiles using LPA. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014(1). doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2014.10160abstract
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Klein, H. J., Cooper, J. T., Molloy, J. C., & Swanson, J. A. (2014). The assessment of commitment: Advantages of a unidimensional, target-free approach. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99(2), 222-238. doi: 10.1037/a0034751
Journal - Research Article
Klein, H. J., Brinsfield, C., Cooper, J. T., & Molloy, J. C. (2014). Quondam commitments: An examination of commitments employees no longer have. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014(1). doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2014.14115abstract
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Klein, H. J., Cooper, J. T., & Monahan, C. A. (2013). Goal commitment. In E. A. Locke & G. P. Latham (Eds.), New developments in goal setting and task performance. (pp. 65-89). New York, NY: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203082744
Chapter in Book - Research
Cooper, J. T., Kidwell, R. E., & Eddleston, K. A. (2013). Boss and parent, employee and child: Work-family roles and deviant behavior in the family firm. Family Relations, 62(3), 457-471. doi: 10.1111/fare.12012
Journal - Research Article
Cooper, J. T., & Stevens, C. E. (2012). The influence of firm level role conflict on the social impact of business activity. In M. Haase & M. Kleinaltenkamp (Eds.), Proceedings of the 37th Annual Macromarketing Conference: Sustainable Development of Markets and Marketing Systems in a Globalized World. (pp. 489-493). Macromarketing Society. Retrieved from http://www.macromarketing.org/conference
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Klein, H. J., Molloy, J. C., & Cooper, J. T. (2012). Conceptual foundations: Construct definitions and theoretical representations of workplace commitments. In H. J. Klein, T. E. Becker & J. P. Meyer (Eds.), Commitment in organizations: Accumulated wisdom and new directions. (pp. 3-36). New York, NY: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203882122
Chapter in Book - Research
Stevens, C. E., & Cooper, J. T. (2010). A behavioral theory of governments' ability to make credible commitments to firms: The case of the East Asian paradox. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 27(4), 587-610. doi: 10.1007/s10490-009-9166-z
Journal - Research Article
Klein, H. J., Austin, J. T., & Cooper, J. T. (2008). Goal choice and decision processes. In R. Kanfer, G. Chen & R. D. Pritchard (Eds.), Work motivation: Past, present and future. (pp. 101-150). New York, NY: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
