Management

Dr. Jay Hardy is the Associate Dean of Research for the College of Business at Oregon State University. In this role, Dr. Hardy oversees research initiatives within the College of Business at Oregon State University, striving to enhance the research environment for both faculty and students. Dr. Hardy represents the college in several university committees and works closely with various stakeholders to align the college's research objectives with broader university goals. The commitment to fostering a rich, interdisciplinary research landscape enables the College of Business to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of knowledge within various Business Disciplines and Design.

Research areas: Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior

Research interests: Training and Development, Employee Selection, Systemic Bias, Simulations and Computational Modeling

Dr. Hardy's research is in the field of human resource management (HR). His recent work has focused on (a) understanding how self-regulated learning processes can be leveraged for improving dynamic training and development interventions, (b) exploring the implications of the job applicant experience for shaping applicant behavior, and (c) applying simulation and computational modeling methodologies to understanding practical HR phenomena, such as learning and systematic bias in the workplace. His research has been published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Human Resource Management Review, among others.