About

John W. Budd is a Professor of Work and Organizations at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, where he holds the Industrial Relations Land Grant Chair. His expertise includes labor relations, collective bargaining, industrial relations, and labor policy. Professor Budd is the author of several books, including 'Employment with a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice' and 'Labor Relations: Striking a Balance,' and has contributed numerous journal articles on topics related to employment relationships, workplace law, and public policy. He is actively involved in professional organizations, serving as President of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), a LERA Fellow, and Secretary-Treasurer of the North Star LERA chapter. His academic background includes a BA in Economics and Mathematics from Colgate University, an MA in Economics from Princeton University, and a PhD in Economics from Princeton University. Professor Budd has received multiple awards for his research, teaching, and service, including the Richard A. Lester Prize, the Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize, and the James G. Scoville Best International/Comparative Industrial Relations Paper Award. Within the university, he has held leadership roles such as Chair of the Department of Work and Organizations and Director of the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies. His research focuses on employee voice, labor unions, political systems, and conflict resolution in the workplace.

Research topics

• Sociology
• Political Science
• Social Science
• Computer Science
• Law
• Social psychology
• Management
• Mathematics
• Engineering
• Public relations
• Art
• Psychology
• Positive economics
• Economics
• Visual arts

Selected publications

• The Role of Theory in the MLIS Curriculum

  Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference · 2024-10-16

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  This panel explores the integration of theory into the master’s curriculum for library and information studies. Balancing theoretical focus with more practical emphasis can be a challenge, and engaging students in theory by tying it to practice can be complicated. The panel will provide opportunities to explore these challenges in the specific contexts of reference and information literacy instruction courses, but also more generally throughout the LIS curriculum.

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• Organizational Governance and Trade‐Offs Between Pay and Subjective Employee Well‐Being: A Comparative Analysis

  British Journal of Industrial Relations · 2024-11-19 · 2 citations

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  ABSTRACT The incompleteness of labour contracts is expected to cause uncertainty among forward‐looking employees as to whether implicit contracts with greater intrinsic rewards in lieu of pay will be breached by employers, thus reducing employee well‐being. David Marsden theorized that an organization's form of governance can serve as a stable, easy‐to‐observe signal of the likelihood of a breach, and thus employees across governance types will exhibit different extrinsic–intrinsic trade‐offs. Using the European Working Conditions Survey, we extend Marsden's theory and find supportive evidence across 35 European countries and 9 governance categories. We also extend Marsden's theorizing into the comparative domain and analyse patterns of subjective well‐being, compensatory pay and organizational governance across varieties of political economies.

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• A new approach to data integration with AI to enhance the specificity of prostate cancer diagnosis

  European Urology · 2024-03-01

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• Playing the Publish or Perish Game: Guidance for Doctoral Students and Early Career Faculty

  Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference · 2024-10-16

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  “Publish or perish,” or the idea that one must consistently publish to succeed in an academic career is a well-known adage within higher education (Schaberg, 2016). Specifically, Bond (2023) shares that publications are promoted as a path to career success. The scholarly output of professors simultaneously affects the reputations of the professors and their institutions. Similarly, doctoral programs often require students to publish before they graduate. When applying for academic positions, having publications beyond the dissertation is seen as a strength by prospective employers. Although publications are viewed as a strength, Huang (2021) discusses some challenges doctoral students have with publishing, including a lack of understanding of the publication process. Many students who are in master’s degree programs may complete a thesis. However, the thesis process diverges from journal articles because the publication procedures differ. Huang (2021) further notes that the pressure to publish in high-quality, well-known journals is another challenge. These journals are identified as the best because of the rigor involved in their peer review process, and they typically accept fewer papers per year. Finally, journal publications are a competitive process, and the inability to complete a publication on time can cause anxiety among students. Researchers have called for an evaluation of publishing practices in academia. For example, Saxena, Godfrey, and Yannessa (2023) explain that publishing expectations can lead to the production of low-quality publications and an increase in unethical behaviors such as plagiarism. Moreover, inexperienced writers may seek to validate their research by relying on the willing acceptance of predatory journals (Mertkan, Aliusta, & Bayrakli, 2022). These journals flood the internet with low-quality papers that do not adhere to rigorous peer-review standards. Consequently, inferior research that has not been vetted is often repetitively cited. Since navigating the publication process is a skill that must be gained, Dyke (2019) suggests that it is necessary to teach early-career academics how to manage the rigors of publication expectations. Dyke asserts that learning to manage stress and time is essential for successfully publishing. Also, new scholars must be taught how to explain their research’s benefits and potential impact. Dyke further argues that publishers can play a crucial role in teaching publication skills. Instead of relying solely on universities, publishers can develop courses to clarify the process of writing publications. These courses can include content about basic writing and editing skills and submitting revisions. The panel recognizes that publishing is indeed not a game. However, it is a necessary component of career progression at many universities. Therefore, in response to library and information science doctoral and early career professionals’ scholarly publishing professional development needs, this panel seeks to advise about strengthening writing skills and clarifying the peer review publishing process. This panel will include expert editors and editorial board members with over a century of combined scholarly publishing experience. Attendees will participate in a discussion of the peer review process and receive suggestions for efficiently writing and submitting journal articles. The panelists are Drs. John Budd and Denice Adkins (co-editors of JELIS), Yunfei Du (editorial board member of JELIS), Maria Cahill (co-editor of School Library Research), and Vanessa Reyes (co-editor of The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion). The moderator will be Dr. Daniella Smith (editorial board member of Public Library Quarterly). Program Format This interactive program will include polls to increase audience engagement and an online whiteboard to collect questions for the discussion after the presentation. The program format will be as follows: Session introduction: The moderator will introduce the session by sharing the presentation objectives and research about publishing in academia.. Panel introduction: Each panelist will introduce themselves and their experience with scholarly publications. Topic Discussion: The panelists will answer questions related to the following topics. Understanding the peer review process: The presenters will share the peer-reviewed process used by the journals and the pros and cons of the peer-review process. Implementing strategies for publishing quicker: Panelists will provide suggestions for streamlining the publication process. Submitting revisions and options for addressing comments: Our experts will discuss their expectations for article revisions and the do’s and don’ts of getting an article published after revisions have been requested. Preparing content for peer-reviewed journals: There is a difference between casual and scholarly writing. The panelists will discuss the differences and provide examples of their expectations regarding the content of peer-reviewed publications. Identifying appropriate journals: The panel will suggest how to determine the best journals for their research areas and how to avoid predatory journals. Identifying publication tools and resources: Authors curate tools and acquire skills that help them navigate the publication process. The presenters will share their favorite tools and resources. Making writing enjoyable: The panelists will discuss embracing writing and making publishing fun. Final words of advice and questions: The session will conclude with audience questions and final panelist thoughts.

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• Employment relationship

  Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023-02-23 · 1 citations

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  Thoroughly revised and updated to include contemporary terms that have gained importance such as furlough, unconscious bias, platform work, and Great Resignation, this second edition of the Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management is an authoritative and comprehensive reference resource comprising almost 400 entries on core HR areas and concepts.

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• Work

  Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023-02-23

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  Thoroughly revised and updated to include contemporary terms that have gained importance such as furlough, unconscious bias, platform work, and Great Resignation, this second edition of the Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management is an authoritative and comprehensive reference resource comprising almost 400 entries on core HR areas and concepts.

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• Equity

  Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023-02-23

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  Thoroughly revised and updated to include contemporary terms that have gained importance such as furlough, unconscious bias, platform work, and Great Resignation, this second edition of the Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management is an authoritative and comprehensive reference resource comprising almost 400 entries on core HR areas and concepts.

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• Organizational Ownership and Trade-offs Between Pay and Subjective Employee Well-being: a Comparative Analysis

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2023-01-01

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• Never ‘one‐size‐fits‐all’: Mick Marchington's unique voice on voice, from micro‐level informality to macro‐level turbulence

  Human Resource Management Journal · 2022-05-17 · 14 citations

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  Abstract Mick Marchington's contributions to employee voice, participation, and involvement are broad and deep. This scholarship is consistently distinguished by a rejection of ‘one‐size‐fits‐all’ approaches in favour of complex, multi‐layered understandings. We reflect on some of Marchington's key contributions to employee voice, participation, and involvement, with an emphasis on the importance of internal actors who are conditioned by diverse internal and external influences. We also illustrate the lasting importance of this approach by applying it to the COVID‐19 health crisis currently unfolding.

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• Using Efficiency, Equity and Voice for Defining Job Quality, and Legal Regulation for Achieving It

  Oxford University Press eBooks · 2022-08-18 · 25 citations

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  Abstract This chapter uses the three key employment relationship objectives identified by pluralist employment relations theory—efficiency, equity and voice—to define the elements of job quality. This unique approach results in the principle that high-quality jobs are those that deliver efficiency, equity and voice for workers and organizations whereas low-quality jobs lack efficiency, equity and/or voice. The resulting job quality measures are new additions to the scholarly literature and policy statements on job quality, especially with respect to efficiency and voice. Notably, the foundational use of efficiency, equity and voice uniquely indicated that good jobs are not only those that are good for workers but are also productive jobs that serve organizational and societal interests and that provide multiple channels of voice. Pluralist industrial relations thought is also used to inform strategies for achieving high levels of job quality. In contrast to alternative perspectives that rely on markets or organizational leaders, a pluralist industrial relations approach focuses attention on how to structure capitalist, non-market institutions to promote desirable levels of job quality. Legal interventions in the United States and Europe that can promote job quality by improving efficiency, equity and/or voice are used as illustrations.

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Frequent coauthors

• Karen Mumford

  University of York

  21 shared

• Matthew J. Slaughter

  Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

  21 shared

• Brian P. McCall

  18 shared

• Aaron Sojourner

  W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

  15 shared

• Jozef Konings

  15 shared

• J. Ryan Lamare

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  15 shared

• Kristen M. Munday

  University of Minnesota System

  14 shared

• Alexander J. S. Colvin

  Cornell University

  14 shared

Labs

• Labor and Employment RelationsPI

Education

• PhD, Economics

  Princeton University

  1991

Awards & honors

• Richard A. Lester Prize for the Outstanding Book in Labor Ec…
• Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize (2020)
• James G. Scoville Best International/Comparative Industrial…
• Distinguished Teaching Award (1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998,…
• Textbook and Academic Authors Association Textbook Excellenc…