GARY R. THURGOOD Mays Business School Texas A&M University College Station, TX (801)

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1 EDUCATION GARY R. THURGOOD (801) ,, Present (Expected graduation: May 2016) PhD Student, Management (Organizational Behavior / Human Resource Management) Dissertation Title: Job design, personality traits, and the pursuit of meaningful work: A configural approach. (Proposal defended June, 2015). Advisory Committee: Dr. Murray Barrick (Chair) Dr. Stephen Courtright Dr. Stephanie Payne Dr. Deidra Schleicher Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management, 2005 Master of Business Administration Brigham Young University, College of Engineering and Technology, 2001 Bachelor of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS Meaning of Work, Motivation, Strategic HRM and Leadership REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Courtright, S. H., Thurgood, G. R., Stewart, G. L., & Pierotti, A. In press. Structural interdependence in teams: An integrative framework and meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology. Barrick, M. R., Thurgood, G. R., Smith, T. A., & Courtright, S. H Collective organizational engagement: Linking motivational antecedents, strategic implementation, and firm performance. Academy of Management Journal. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Courtright, S. H., Thurgood, G. R., Colbert, A. E., & McCormick, B. W. [Title omitted to protect the blind review process] Under review at Journal of Applied Psychology. Thurgood, G. R. & Barrick, M. R. Individual differences and the differential impact of strategic HRM practices on engagement. Preparing manuscript for submission. Target: Journal of Applied Psychology.

2 Thurgood, G. R., Harris, T. B., & Kirkman, B. L. Contextual factors influencing the cascading effect of empowering leadership. (Data analysis complete). Harrison, J. S., & Thurgood, G. R.* CEO Narcissism, alliance activity, and innovation. (Data analysis in progress). Barrick, M. R., Boivie, S., Thurgood, G. R.* Development and validation of unobtrusive measures of CEO personality and leadership behaviors. (Data collection in progress). Harrison, J. S., Thurgood, G. R., Boivie, S. & Pfarrer, M. D. Measuring CEO personality on a large-scale: A research agenda. (Data collection in progress). Barrick, M. R., Thurgood, G. R., Davison, R. Psychological ownership: Construct validity and contribution to motivation. (Data collection in progress). Barrick, M. R., Morgan, T., Thurgood, G. R. Higher-order motivational forces experienced through job design. (Data collection in progress). *Names listed in alphabetical order CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND SYMPOSIA Thurgood, G. R. & Barrick, M. R. Individual differences and the differential impact of strategic HRM practices on engagement. To be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting, Academy of Management, Vancouver, BC. Thurgood, G. R., Harris, T. B., & Kirkman, B. L. Contextual factors influencing the cascading effect of empowering leadership. To be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting, Academy of Management, Vancouver, BC. Harrison, J. S., Thurgood, G. R. CEO Narcissism, alliance activity, and innovation. To be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting, Strategic Management Society, Denver, CO. Thurgood, G. R. Upper echelon revisited: The influence of dark-side CEO traits on alliance formation and governance Annual Meeting, Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA. Thurgood, G. R., Smith, T. A., & Barrick, M. R. Job Design, HR Systems, CEO Leadership and Firm Performance: A Strategic Theory of Engagement Annual Meeting, Academy of Management, Orlando, FL. Courtright, S. H., Colbert, A. E., Thurgood, G. R., & McCormick, B. W. When empowering leadership is perceived as passive-avoidant leadership: The role of leader extraversion Annual Meeting, Academy of Management, Orlando, FL.

3 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE, Management Department, 2011 Present Research Assistant, Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management Instructor MGMT 373: Managing Human Resources (Writing-Intensive Course) Spring, 2015, (24 students) Overall course rating: 4.67 / 5.00 Instructor quality rating: Overall this was an effective instructor 4.59 / 5.00 Spring, 2015 (25 students) Overall course rating: 4.38 / 5.00 Instructor quality rating: Overall this was an effective instructor 4.28 / 5.00 Summer, 2014 (18 students) Overall course rating: 4.74 / 5.00 Instructor quality rating: On the whole, this is a good instructor 4.88 / 5.00 Fall, 2013 (17 students) Overall course rating: 4.69 / 5.00 Instructor quality rating: On the whole, this is a good instructor 4.85 / 5.00 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS PhD Student Excellence Award, Management Department,, 2015 Dean s Award for Outstanding Research by a Doctoral Student,, Texas A&M University, Office of Graduate and Professional Studies Research Presentation Grant, Texas A&M University, 2015 Mays PhD Student Research Excellence Fellowship,, 2014 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Organizational Behavior Division, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 2014 Mays Fellowship,, Dean s PhD Enhancement Grant,, Texas A&M PhD Excellence Fellowship,, Marriott School Scholarship, Brigham Young University, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES Academy of Management: Reviewer, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2013-Present Organization Behavior Division Doctoral Student Consortium, 2015 Human Resources Division Doctoral Student Consortium, 2014 New Doctoral Student Consortium Program Committee, 2013

4 Member, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, and Research Methods Divisions Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Student Affiliate Ad-hoc reviewer: Group & Organization Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Prior to beginning my doctoral studies, I spent several years in the transportation engineering and planning and the management consulting fields working on a variety of projects with unique environmental, political, and financial challenges. My clients have included: Several municipal, county, and state governmental agencies located throughout the western United States, Institutions such as Brigham Young University, the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, California State University Monterrey Bay, and the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, Public transit organizations such as Bay Area Rapid Transit (California), and the Utah Transit Authority, and Corporations such as Rio Tinto (UK), Walmart, Home Depot, and the Wendy s Company. I have also provided planning and engineering consulting services for a number of large scale, master-planned community development projects. PROJECT MANAGER WCEC Engineers, Inc, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Organizational Leadership Resource, 2004 PROJECT ENGINEER Wilbur Smith Associates, Sear-Brown,

5 REFERENCES Murray R. Barrick Professor, Paul M. & Rosalie Robertson Chair in Business Director, Center for Human Resource Management Wendy R. Boswell Professor and Department Head Jerry & Kay Cox Endowed Chair in Business Stephen H. Courtright Assistant Professor