Chester Spell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management
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Phone Number: 856-225-6922 |
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E-Mail: cspell@camden.rutgers.edu |
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Home Page: http://crab.rutgers.edu/~cspell |
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Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research interests: Main interests center around employee health and wellness and how organizations respond to these issues. Research projects have investigated organizational justice and employee mental health, the adoption of employee substance abuse programs, and the alignment of employer and employee interests to improve behavioral health. His work has appeared in publications such as the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, and the Journal of Organizational Behavior.
Courses
taught: Compensation and motivation; Human Resource Management
Representative
Publications:
Bezrukova, Thatcher, S.H.M., K. Jehn, K., & Spell, C. (2011). The
effects of alignments: Examining group faultlines, organizational
cultures, and performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97, 77-92.
Spell, C., Bezrukova, K., Haar, J. & Spell, C.J. (2011). Faultlines,
Fairness, and Fighting: A Justice Perspective on Conflict in Diverse
Groups. Small Group Research, 42, 309-340.
Bezrukova, K, Spell, C. & Perry, J. (2010).Violent splits or healthy
divides? Coping with injustice through faultlines. Personnel Psychology,
63, 719–751.
Spell, C. & Arnold, T. (2007). A multi-level analysis of organizational
justice climate, structure and employee mental health. Journal of
Management, 33,724-751.
Spell, C., & Arnold, T. (2007). An appraisal perspective of justice,
structure, and job control as antecedents of psychological distress.
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 28, 729-751.
Spell, C. & Blum, T. (2005). The adoption of workplace substance abuse
programs: Strategic Choice and institutional perspectives. Academy of
Management Journal, 48, 1125-1142.
Spell, C. Management Fashions: Where do they come from, and are they old
wine in new bottles? (2001). Journal of Management Inquiry, 10,358-37.
Spell, C. (2001). Organizational technologies and human resource
management. Human Relations, 54, 235-255.
Spell, C., & Blum, T. (2000) Getting ahead: Organizational practices
that set boundaries around mobility patterns. Journal of Organizational
Behavior, 21: 299-314.
Shane, S., & Spell, C. (1998). Factors for new franchise success. Sloan
Management Review, 39, 43-50.
Blum, T., Milne, S., & Spell, C. (1996). Workplace characteristics and
health care cost containment practices. Journal of Management, 22,
675-702.
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Media Guide
Dr. Chester Spell, associate professor of management at the
Rutgers School of Business—Camden; regularly teaches the courses
Human Resource Management, Compensation, and Organizational
Behavior. He can discuss:
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