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Brian Dineen

Brian Dineen

The Frederick and Alice Leeds Professor of Management
Associate Department Head in Management
Organizational Behavior/Human Resources

Education

Ph.D., Labor and Human Resources, The Ohio State University
MLHR, Labor and Human Resources, The Ohio State University
B.B.A., University of Notre Dame

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Brian Dineen is the Leeds Professor of Management and Associate Department Head for Faculty Affairs. His research interests span issues related to recruitment, job search, and employee retention.  More specifically, he investigates factors that influence the quality of initial applicant pools in organizations, including recruitment message orientation and mass customization, as well as effort expenditure and resume fraud among job seekers.  He also studies employee retention issues that include Human Resource Management inducements and investments and third party employment branding. His research has been published in outlets such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Human Resource Management Journal, Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, and the Journal of Management. He has taught Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, and Negotiations courses to undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students. He is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, and Human Resource Management Review.

Journal Articles

  • Dineen, B.R., Yu, K.Y.T., & Stevenson-Street, J.M. (2023). "Recruitment in Personnel Psychology and beyond: Where we’ve been working, and where we might work next." Personnel Psychology vol. 76 617-650. | Download |
  • Wu, L. & Dineen, B.R. (2023). "Expanding branding: Effects of multiple brand types on organizational attractiveness." Chinese Management Studies vol. 17 1346-1367. | Download |
  • Soltis, S.M., Dineen, B.R., & Wolfson, M.A. (2023). "Contextualizing social networks: The role of person-organization fit in the network-job performance relationship." Human Resource Management vol. 62 445-460. | Download |
  • Yu, K.Y.T., Dineen, B.R., Allen, D.G., & Klotz, A.C. (2022). "Winning applicants and influencing job seekers: An introduction to the special issue on employer branding and talent acquisition." Human Resource Management vol. 61 515-524. | Download |
  • Pratt, B., Dineen, B.R., & Wu, L. (2022). "Nowhere to grow: Ranking success and turnover composition in elite employers." Journal of Organizational Behavior vol. 43 584-603. | Download |
  • Henle, C.A., Dineen, B.R., & Duffy, M.K. (2019). "Assessing intentional resume deception: Development and nomological network of a resume fraud measure." Journal of Business and Psychology vol. 34 87-106. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., VandeWalle, D., Noe, R.A., Wu, L., & Lockhart, D. (2018). "Who cares about demands-abilities fit? Moderating effects of goal orientation on recruitment and organizational entry outcomes." Personnel Psychology | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., Duffy, M.K., Henle, C.A., & Lee, K. (2017). "Green by comparison: Deviant and normative transmutations of job search envy in a temporal context." Academy of Management Journal vol. 60 295-320. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., Vandewalle, D., Noe, R.A., Wu, L., & Lockhart, D. (in press). (2017). "Who cares about demands-abilities fit? Moderating Effects of goal orientation on recruitment and organizational entry outcomes." To appear in Personnel Psychology | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., & Allen, D.G. (2016). "Third party employment branding: Human capital inflows and outflows following 'Best Places to Work' certifications." Academy of Management Journal vol. 59 90-112. | Download |
  • Lopez-Kidwell, V., Grosser, T., Dineen, B.R., & Borgatti, S. (2013). "What matters when: A multi-stage model and empirical investigation of job search effort." Academy of Management Journal vol. 57 (4), 1655-1678. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R. & Williamson, I.O. (2012). "Screening-oriented recruitment messages: Antecedents and relationships with applicant pool quality." Human Resource Management vol. 51 (3), 343-360. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., Ling, J., & Soltis, S.M. (2011). "Manager responses to internal transfer attempts: Managerial orientation, social capital, and perceived benefits as predictors of assisting, hindering, or refraining." Organizational Psychology Review vol. 1 (4), 293-315. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R. & Noe, R.A. (2009). "Effects of customization on application decisions and applicant pool characteristics in a Web-based recruitment context." Journal of Applied Psychology vol. 94 (1), 224-234. | Download |
  • Brower, H., Lester, S., Korsgaard, A., & Dineen, B.R. (2009). "A closer look at trust between managers and subordinates: Understanding the effects of both trusting and being trusted on subordinate outcomes." Journal of Management vol. 35 (2), 327-347. | Download |
  • Tomlinson, E.C., Dineen, B.R., & Lewicki, R.J. (2009). "Trust congruence among negotiators as a predictor of joint behavioral outcomes in integrative negotiations." International Journal of Conflict Management vol. 20 (2), 173-187. | Download |
  • Shaw, J.D., Dineen, B.R., Fang, R., & Vellella, R. (2009). "Employee-organization exchange relationships, HRM practices, and quit rates of good and poor performers." Academy of Management Journal vol. 52 (5), 1016-1033. | Download |
  • Yao, E., Fang, R., Dineen, B.R., & Yao, X. (2009). "Effects of customer feedback level and (in)consistency on new product acceptance in the click-and-mortar context." Journal of Business Research vol. 62 (12), 1281-1288. | Download |
  • DelVecchio, D., Jarvis, C.B., Klink, R.R., & Dineen, B.R. (2007). "Leveraging brand equity to attract human capital." Marketing Letters vol. 18 (3), 149-164. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., Ling, J., Ash, S.R., & DelVecchio, D. (2007). "Aesthetic properties and message customization: Navigating the dark side of Web recruitment." Journal of Applied Psychology vol. 92 (2), 356-372. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., Noe, R.A., Shaw, J.D., Duffy, M.K., & Wiethoff, C. (2007). "Level and dispersion of satisfaction in teams: Using foci and social context to explain the satisfaction-absenteeism relationship." Academy of Management Journal vol. 50 (3), 623-643. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., Lewicki, R.J., & Tomlinson, E.C. (2006). "Supervisory guidance and behavioral integrity: Relationships with employee citizenship and deviant behavior." Journal of Applied Psychology vol. 91 (3), 622-635. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R. (2005). "TeamXchange: A team project experience involving virtual teams and fluid team membership." Journal of Management Education vol. 29 (4), 593-616. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., Noe, R.A., & Wang, C. (2004). "Perceived fairness of Web-based applicant screening procedures: Weighing the rules of justice and the role of individual differences." Human Resource Management vol. 43 (2), 127-145. | Download |
  • Tomlinson, E.C., Dineen, B.R., & Lewicki, R.J. (2004). "The road to reconciliation: Antecedents of victim willingness to reconcile following a broken promise." Journal of Management vol. 30 (2), 165-187. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R., Ash, S.R., & Noe, R.A. (2002). "A web of applicant attraction: Person-organization fit in the context of Web-based recruitment." Journal of Applied Psychology vol. 87 (4), 397-428. | Download |
  • Dixon, M., Wang, S., Calvin, J., Dineen, B.R., & Tomlinson, E.C. (2002). "The panel interview: A review of empirical research and guidelines for practice." Public Personnel Management vol. 31 (3), 397-428. | Download |

Conference Proceedings

  • Lopez-Kidwell, V., Grosser, T., Dineen, B.R., & Borgatti, S. (2011). "What matters when: A multi-stage examination of factors contributing to job search effort." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. vol. Page1 | Download |

Forthcoming Publications

  • Henle, C.A., Dineen, B.R., & Duffy, M.K. "Assessing intentional resume deception: Development and nomological network of a resume fraud measure." Journal of Business & Psychology. | Download |

Book Chapters

  • Dineen, B.R., Van Hoye, G., Lievens, F., & Rosokha, L.M. (2019). "Third party employment branding: What are its signaling dimensions, mechanisms, and sources? In M. Buckley, A. Wheeler, J. Baur and J. Halbesleben (Eds.)." Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management vol. 37 173-226.
  • Dineen, B.R. & Allen, D.G. (2013). "Internet recruiting 2.0: Shifting paradigms. In K. Y. T. Yu and Daniel M. Cable (Eds.)The Oxford Handbook of Recruitment." New York: Oxford University Press 382-401. | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R. & Soltis, S.M. (2011). "Recruitment: A review of research and emerging directions. In S. Zedeck (Ed.)." APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Download |
  • Dineen, B.R. & Noe, R.A. (2003). "The impact of team fluidity and its implications for Human Resource Management research and practice. In J. Martocchio and G. Ferris (Eds.) Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management." Elsevier 1-37. | Download |
  • Lewicki, R.J. & Dineen, B.R. (2002). "Negotiation in virtual organizations. In R.L. Heneman & D.B. Greenberger (Eds.)." Human Resource Management in virtual organizations 263-294. | Download |
  • Lewicki, R.J., Dineen, B.R., & Tomlinson, E.C. (2002). "Organizational Theory Chapter Addendum: The 1990s. In V.A. Kremenyuk (Ed.) International negotiation: Analysis, approaches, issues." San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass. 175-185. | Download |
  • Best Workplace

    Are ‘Best Places to Work’ and Related Rankings Good for Organizations and their Employees?

    Research touts the benefits of organizational rankings and certifications, particularly those recognizing “best employers,” “best places to work,” and the like. Yet, there are reasons to consider a more balanced view of employee-related ranking and certification effects, says Daniels School Professor Brian Dineen

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  • Resume Fraud

    Truth or Consequences: Measuring intentional resume deception among job seekers

    Resume fraud is increasingly common in today’s competitive job market, typically garnering the most media attention when it involves top-level executives. According to Brian Dineen, a professor of organizational behavior/human resources in Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, it’s even more prevalent among rank and file employees, with some staffing agencies reporting erroneous information in more than half of their screened resumes.

    Full story: Truth or Consequences: Measuring intentional resume deception among job seekers

  •  Business

    Working Best

    Countless business publications across the globe rank the “Best Places to Work” on an annual basis, but how does this relate to key human capital outcomes? A recent study coauthored by Purdue's Brian Dineen, an associate professor of organizational behavior and human resources at the Krannert School, finds that companies who receive such awards have an easier task of retaining staff.

    Full story: Working Best

  • best places to work

    Professor Brian Dineen discusses his research about the hiring effects on companies of “best places to work” certifications with Krannert Dean David Hummels.

  • Resume fraud linked to job search envy

    Unemployed job-seekers can be motivated to embellish their resumes when they are envious of peers, according to a study published in the Academy of Management Journal.

  • best places to work

    Brian Dineen Associate Professor of Management on best places to work

  • Purdue Daniels How We Work & Live

    When Might Turnover Spawn Innovation?

    The Daniels School’s Brian Dineen shows how organizations can position themselves to spawn new ideas in the face of employee turnover.

    Full story: When Might Turnover Spawn Innovation?

  • Convocation recognizes faculty for honors, awards, teaching excellence
    Faculty members were recognized Tuesday (May 7) at the Faculty Awards Convocation for a range of honors, including national and international awards; University and college awards; Fellow awards; and distinguished and named professorships. Among the honorees from the Krannert School of Management were faculty members Brian Dineen, Heather Howard, David Schoorman and Ilana Stonebraker.
  • Brian Dineen
    Study: Resume fraud linked to job search envy

    Unemployed job-seekers can be motivated to embellish their resumes when they are envious of peers, according to a study published in the Academy of Management Journal.

Contact

dineenb@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 496-2022
Office: RAWL 4037

Area(s) of Expertise

Human Resource Management, Job Search, Management, Negotiations, Organizational Culture