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RESEARCH RECORD AT BRYANT

Works have been published in a variety of journals in the areas of ethics, employee rights, sexual harassment, and gender issues. More papers are forthcoming and several works are in progress. In order to make management knowledge accessible to a broader audience, I have appeared on PBS affiliate Channel 36 for 6 separate half-hour interviews. Topics covered during these interviews have included, Internet as a Collaborative Tool, Business Ethics, Employee Loyalty, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, and Stress Management.. I have also given a number of interviews in the print media. A list of publications and presentations follows.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Harsh K. Luthar, Jasmine Tata, and Eileen Kwesiga (Published online, forthcoming 2009 in print). A Model for Predicting Outcomes of Sexual Harassment Complaints by Race and Gender. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal. http://www.springerlink.com/content/06505v1538k56w24/fulltext.pdf.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Shirley Wilson. (2008). DOTA's Software Engineering Group: What’s Going on in Your Department Jimmy? Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies. Instructor Notes. Volume 14 (6), 73-87.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Shirley Wilson. (2008). DOTA's Software Engineering Group: What’s Going on in Your Department Jimmy? Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies. Volume 14 (5), 105-115.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Vipan Luthar (2008). The likelihood to Sexually Harass: A Comparison Among American, Indian, and Chinese Students. International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management. Volume 8 (1), 59-77.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Vipan K. Luthar (2007). A Theoretical Framework Explaining Cross-Cultural Sexual Harassment: Integrating Hofstede and Schwartz. Journal of Labor Research, Volume 28, Number 1 / Winter 2007, Pages 169-188.
  • Pawan S Budhwar, Harsh K. Luthar, and Jyotsna Bhatnagar (2006). The Dynamics of HRM Systems in Indian BPO Firms. Journal of Labor Research, Volume 27 (3), 339-360
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Ranjan Karri (2005). Exposure to Ethics Education and the Perception of Linkage between Organizational Ethical Behavior and Business Outcomes, Journal of Business Ethics. Volume 61, Number 4, Pages: 353 – 368.
  • Lynne Bowes-Sperry, Jasmine Tata, and Harsh K. Luthar (2003). “Comparing Sexual Harassment tc "Distinguishing Sexual Harassment  " \l 3to Other Forms of Workplace Aggression” in Misbehavior and Dysfunctional Attitudes in Organizations published by Palgrave/Macmillan. (Book Chapter).
  • Harsh K. Luthar (2003). Stress Reduction and Employee Health: The Role of Yoga, Relaxation, and Meditation. See www.workforce.com. http://www.workforce.com/archive/article/23/56/19.php.
  • Vipan K. Luthar and Harsh K. Luthar (2002). Using Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions to Explain Sexually Harassing Behaviors in an International Context. International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 13 (2), 268-284.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Catherine Pastille (2000). Modeling Subordinate Perceptions of Sexual Harassment: The Role of Superior-Subordinate Social-Sexual Interaction. Human Resource Management Review, Vol. 10 (2), 211-244.
  • Harsh K. Luthar (1999). Learning the Tao of Meditation Training. Supplement to the February 1999 issue of Workforce, Vol. 78(2), 10-11.
  • Workforce Magazine has republished the above article with a slightly different title, “Learning Meditation Training” in their research database that scholars, students, and Human Resource Professionals can access after registering at workforce Magazine website. See www.workforce.com. http://www.workforce.com/archive/article/22/05/12.php
  • Joseph Bonnici and Harsh K. Luthar (1999). Trust and Commitment in Service Relationships: Revisited. Journal of Customer Service in Marketing and Management, Vol. 5(1), 49-52.
  • Ron A. DiBattista, Harsh K. Luthar, Catherine L. Pastille (1998). Developing HR Benefits Programs: A Priority for U.S. Companies Operating in Canada. Journal of Individual Employment Rights, Vol. 6 (4), 255-269.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Joseph Bonnici (1998). The Arbitration of Discrimination Complaints: A New Look at the Issues. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, Vol. 11 (3), 159-170.
  • Harsh K. Luthar, Ron A. DiBattista, & Ted Gautschi (1997). Perception of What the Ethical Climate is and What it Should Be: The Role of Gender, Academic Status, and Ethical Education. Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 16, 205-217.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Joseph Bonnici (1997). Race and Gender Characteristics in the Arbitration of Salespersons: A Conceptual Approach. International Journal of Management, Vol. 14 (3), 417-421.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Joseph Bonnici (1997). Arbitration in Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges. The Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector, Vol. 26 (1), 9-25.
  • Joseph Bonnici and Harsh K. Luthar (1997). MacDonald’s Collaborative Research Revisited. College Student Journal, Vol. 31 (1), 84-85.
  • Joseph Bonnici, Dexter E. Gulledge, & Harsh K. Luthar (1997). Gambling Taxation: A Proposal for the Goods and Services Test in the Tax Code. International Tax Journal, Vol. 23 (2), 55-61.
  • Harsh K. Luthar (1996-1997). Chivalry and Paternalism v. Nurturance and Maternalism: Are Female Managers Partial to Female Grievants? The Missing Link in the Grievance Resolution Literature. Journal of Individual Employment Rights, Vol. 5 (3), 189-204.
  • Harsh K. Luthar (1996). Gender Differences in Evaluation of Performance and Leadership Ability: Autocratic vs. Democratic Managers. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, Vol. 35 (5-6), 337-361.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Joseph Bonnici (1996). Opening the Door Further to Arbitrators in Academic Grievances. The International Journal of Business Disciplines, Vol. 6 (2), 27-35.
  • Harsh K. Luthar (1995-96). The Neglect of Critical Issues in the Sexual Harassment Discussion: Implications for Organizational and Public Policies. Journal of Individual Employment Rights, Vol. 4(4), 261-276.
  • Joseph Bonnici and Harsh K. Luthar (1996). Peer Evaluated Debates: Developing Oral Communication Skills Through Marketing Case Studies. Marketing Education Review, Vol. 6(2), 73-81.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Tony T. Townsend (1995). "Man Handling." The National Review, Feb. 6, 1995, Vol. XLVII, No. 2.
  • Tony T. Townsend and Harsh K. Luthar (May, 1995). "Auditing Your Sexual Harassment Climate: How do the Men Feel". Human Resource (HR) Magazine, pp. 92-96.

PROCEEDINGS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Harsh K. Luthar (2008). Different Ways of Knowing and the Meaning of Knowledge: Understanding Bhagavad-Gita’s Karma Yoga in the Spiritual Paradigm.  Presented in the symposium titled, “Questions We Ask and Answers that the Bhagavad-Gita Provides (sponsored by the MSR and HR divisions). Academy of Management Conference 2008. Anaheim, California.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Vipan K. Luthar (2005). The American, East Indian, and Chinese Cultures: The Likelihood to Sexually Harass. Competitive paper selected through a blind referee process presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Jasmine Tata (2005). A Model for Predicting Outcomes of Sexual Harassment Complaints by Race and Gender. Competitive paper selected through a blind referee process presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Harsh K. Luthar (2005). Transformational Leadership and Self-Awareness in Hinduism: A Role Model for Creating Adaptive Organizations. Presented in the symposium titled, “Leadership for Adaptive Organizations: Models from the Christian, Hindu and Buddhist Traditions (sponsored by the MSR and MED divisions). Academy of Management Conference 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Ranjan Karri (2004). Ethical Education and Individual Characteristics: Perceptions Of The Linkage Between Ethical behavior and Business Outcomes. Competitive paper selected through a blind referee process presented at the Academy of Management Conference in the Management Education Development (MED) Division in August of 2004, New Orleans.
  • Harsh K. Luthar (2003). The use of technology to maximize human interaction in distance learning environments: Structural and behavioral considerations. Paper presented at the November 2003 NESA Conference at Bryant College, Smithfield, RI.
  • Vipan K. Luthar and Harsh K. Luthar (2002). A Theoretical Framework to Explain Sexual Harassment in an International Cross-Cultural Context. Competitive paper selected through a blind referee process presented at the Academy of Management Conference 2002, Denver, Colorado. Abstract.
  • Harsh K. Luthar (2002). Innovative Distance Learning Web-Enabled Course Designs: Innovative Distance Learning. Teaching Business and Society in an Executive MBA program. Symposium presentation at the Academy of Management Conference 2002, Denver, Colorado.
  • Michael J. Dougherty and Harsh K. Luthar (1991). Wage Negotiations after the Fort Stewart Decision: An Opening for Federal Employees or a Mirage? Proceedings of the 44th Annual Meeting, Industrial Relations Research Association. Abstract.
  • Harsh K. Luthar and Jerald F. Robinson (1990). Arbitration of Title VII Disputes in Academe: Impact of University of Pennsylvania v. EEOC. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting, Industrial Relations Research Association, pp. 416-424.
  • Dane M. Partridge, Kent F. Murrmann, Harsh K. Luthar, and Gordon Cheung (1989). Union Organizing in the South: Progress and Prospects. Proceedings of the Southern Industrial Relations Research Association, Published Abstract of a Professional Paper Presentation, pp. 70-72.

SELECTED INTERVIEWS AND QUOTES IN THE MEDIA

  • Interviewed April, 2006, by PBS (Channel 36 in Providence) on the show “The 13 th State” with Paul Zangari. The half-hour discussion focused on the use of Internet as a collaborative research tool as well as for community building.  
  • Interviewed April 17, 2003, by PBS (Channel 36 in Providence) on the show “The 13 th State” with Paul Zangari. The half-hour discussion focused on Business Ethics practices in organizations today.
  • Interviewed by Channel 12 in Rhode Island on the issue of employee compensation. Aired on February 14, 2000.
  • Interviewed November 1997, by PBS (Channel 36 in Providence) on the show “The 13 th State” with Paul Zangari. The half-hour discussion focused on employee loyalty in organizations today. The interview was again replayed on Channel 36 in its entirety in February of 1998.
  • Interviewed and quoted by Suzzanne Undy in the well-known and nationally distributed Fitness Magazine (December 1996) for a major article on stress management through relaxation and meditation.
  • Interviewed (October 5, 1996) by PBS (Channel 36 in Providence) on the show "The 13th State" with Paul Zangari. The half-hour discussion focused on my research interests, stress management and employee wellness issues in the workplace and the philosophy of meditation.
  • The September 27, 1996 issue of Chronicle of Higher Education (page A22) devoted a column to one of my research papers on sexual harassment.
  • Interviewed and quoted by the Providence Journal-Bulletin (August 1, 1996) on the finalization of a six-year local union contract between Rhode Island’s largest beer distributor and the Teamsters.
  • Interviewed and quoted on sexual harassment issues by CQ Researcher, published by the Congressional Quarterly Inc., in their July 19, 1996 (Volume 6, No. 27) issue, on pages 629 and 636. The At Issue section carried part of our National Review piece titled, “ Man Handling” (Page 641)
  • Interviewed (July 10, 1996) by Channel 10 in Rhode Island on Stress Management Issues for the 12 PM afternoon news show.
  • Interviewed by the Providence Journal-Bulletin on ways to reduce stress. The article titled “10 tips for reducing stress”, appeared on the first page of the Lifebeat section of the paper on June 19, 1996. Scores of other major and minor newspapers across the country, including those in Texas, New York, California, Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma have published parts of the Interview or the complete story in their own columns.
  • Interviewed (January 1996) by PBS (Channel 36 in Providence) on the show "The 13th State" with Paul Zangari. The half-hour discussion centered on management of stress in the workplace through yoga and meditation and by adopting a new attitude towards life.
  • Interviewed (April 11, 1995) by PBS (Channel 36 in Providence) on the show "The 13th State" with Paul Zangari. The half-hour discussion focused on sexual harassment in the work environment. Both legal and social issues were explored and discussed in the context of my research.

Brief Biography : Dr. Harsh K. Luthar is a tenured Professor in the Management Department of the College of Business at Bryant University. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Human Resource Management, Employment Relations, Business and Society, Management Theory and Practice, Introduction to Business, Labor Relations, and Collective Bargaining. Professor Luthar publishes both scholarly and popular papers related to the management discipline.