Wayne Cascio, PhD, who holds the Robert H. Reynolds Distinguished Chair in Global Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver Business School and professor of management, was recently awarded the Western Academy of Management’s Outstanding Scholar Award, sponsored by the Journal of Management Inquiry. This is a lifetime achievement award given once a year by the Western Academy of Management.
Cascio attended the event in March where the Western Academy of Management held its annual conference on the beautiful island of Kauai, Hawaii. Scholars from across the country gathered to share perspectives and ideas on all things leadership and management.
Dr. Cascio also led the Junior Faculty Development workshop, Developing a Sustainable Research Program, where participants interacted with Cascio throughout the session. They listened in on Dr. Cascio’s career, and how he developed several streams of sustainable research over the course of it. Thirty young scholars participated, including CU Denver Business School Management faculty member, Professor Kyle Ernhart.
In addition, Cascio participated in a 1-hour Q&A session with more than 80 scholars, a session that ranged far and wide, from personal time-management techniques to publishing high-impact research.
Wayne F. Cascio is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Colorado, and he holds the Robert H. Reynolds Chair in Global Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver. He has served as president of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (1992-1993), Chair of the SHRM Foundation (2007), the HR Division of the Academy of Management (1984), and as a member of the Academy of Management’s Board of Governors (2003-2006). From 2007-2014 he served as a senior editor of the Journal of World Business.
He has authored or edited 28 books on human resource management, including Short Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management (with John Boudreau, 2012), Investing in People (with John Boudreau, 2nd ed., 2011), Managing Human Resources (10th ed., 2015), and Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management (7th ed., with Herman Aguinis, 2011). He is a two-time winner of the best-paper award from the Academy of Management Executive for his research on downsizing.
Dr. Cascio earned his B.A. degree from Holy Cross College, his M.A. degree from Emory University, and his Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Rochester.
