Richard A. Swanson Research Excellence Award

The Richard A. Swanson Research Excellence Award is given to the author(s) of the outstanding Human Resource Development Quarterly refereed article in each annual volume.

Award Criteria

• New knowledge contribution to the HRD profession
• Theoretical and/or practical importance of the problem
• Appropriateness of approach and/or methods used
• Extent to which the results justify the conclusions
• Quality of the reporting

Nomination/Review Process

Each committee member will nominate 2 or 3 of all the refereed articles printed in the volume (4 issues) for the award. Each will then rate the nominated articles using specific criteria under each of the above categories. The highest rated article will receive the award.

Deadlines

Committee decisions must be forwarded to the Awards Program Chair, Maria Cseh, and the AHRD Office by February 1.

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Award Winners

Volume 19 (2008)

The Power of Work Experiences: Critical Characteristics to Developing Expertise in Strategic Thinking

Ellen F. Goldman, George Washington University

Volume 18 (2007)

Where to now? The Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Workplace Learning and Development: A Review of the Research

Ann K. Brooks, Texas State University - San Marcos

Tamara Clunis, Texas State University - San Marcos

Volume 17 (2006)

Key Characteristics of Effective and Ineffective Developmental Interactions

Erik R. Eddy, Siena College

Caroline P. D’Abate, Skidmore College

Scott I. Tannenbaum, The Group for Organizational Effectiveness

Susan Givens-Skeaton, Saint Joseph’s University

Greg Robinson, University of San Francisco

Volume 16 (2005)

Contextual Factors Influencing Informal Learning in a Workplace Setting: The Case of “Reinventing Itself Company”

Andrea D. Ellinger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Volume 15 (2004)

Determinants of Participation and Nonparticipation in Job-Related Education and Training in Shenzhen, China

Jin Xiao, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mun C. Tsang, Teachers College, Columbia University

Volume 14 (2003)

Supervisory Coaching Behavior, Employee Satisfaction, and Warehouse Employee Performance: A Dyadic Perspective in the Distribution Industry

Andrea D. Ellinger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Alexander E. Ellinger, University of Alabama

Scott B. Keller, Michigan State University

Volume 13 (2002)

Matching Training Methods and Factors of Cognitive Ability: A Means to Improve Training Outcomes

Shani D. Carter, Center for Management and Technology, Rhode Island College

Volume 12 (2001)

Leadership Styles and Work-Related Values of Managers and Employees of Manufacturing Enterprises in Post-Communist Countries

Alexandre Ardichvili, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Volume 11 (2000)

Development of a Generalized Learning Transfer System Inventory

Elwood F. Holton, Louisiana State University

Reid A. Bates, Louisiana State University

Wendy E. A. Ruona, University of Georgia

Volume 10 (1999)

Leadership and Culture: Work-Related Values and Leadership Styles Among One Company’s US and German Telecommunication Employees

K. Peter Kuchinke, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign

Volume 9 (1998)

Current Status and Future Trends of Diversity Initiatives in the Workplace: Diversity Experts’ Perspective

Rose Mary Wentling, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign

Nilda Palma-Rivas, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign

Volume 8 (1997)

The Job Training Experiences of Black and White Women, 1970-1991

Richard K. Caputo, Barry University

Mary Cianni, Barry University

Volume 7 (1996)

How Executive Women Learn Corporate Culture

Laura Bierema, Michigan State University

Volume 6 (1995)

Managerial Behaviors and Workgroup Climate as Predictors of Employee Outcomes

Allan H. Church, W. Warner Burke and Associates

Volume 5 (1994)

Augmenting Behavior-Modeling Training: Testing the Effects of Pre-and-Post-Training Interventions

Jon Werner, University of South Carolina

Ann O’Leary, Texas A&M University

Timothy T. Baldwin, Indiana University

Kenneth N. Wexley, Human Resources Decisions, Inc.

Volume 4 (1993)

The Relationship Between Organizational Transfer Climate and Positive Transfer of Training

Janice Rouiller, ASTD

Irwin Goldstein, University of Maryland

Volume 3 (1992)

A Case Study in Forecasting the Financial Benefits of Unstructured and Structured On-the-Job Training

Ronald Jacobs, Ohio State University

Michael Jones, Kenworth Truck Company

Sue Neil, Paccar, Inc.

Volume 2 (1991)

Organizational Training and Signals of Importance: Linking Pretraining perceptions to Intentions to Transfer

Timothy Baldwin, Indiana University

Richard Magjuka, Indiana University

Volume 1 (1990)

QWL Improves Worksite Quality: Success Rates in a Large Pool of Studies

Robert T. Golembiewski, University of Georgia

Ben Chu Sun, National Cheng Chi, Taiwan

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