James E. King Jr.
Associate Professor
University of Alabama
161 Mary Alston Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Tel: 205- 348-8916
Fax: 205- 348-6695
jking@cba.ua.edu
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EDUCATION
Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Concentration: Organizational Behavior
M.B.A.
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Concentration: Human Resources
B.S.
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Major: Electrical Engineering
PUBLICATIONS
King, J.E. and Holmes, O. 2011. Spirituality, Recruiting and Total Wellness: Overcoming
Challenges To Organizational Attraction. Accepted at Journal of Management, Spirituality and
Religion.
Williamson, I., King, J., Lepak, D. and Sarma, A., 2010. Firm Reputation, Recruitment Web Site Attributes
and Organizational Attractiveness Perceptions. Human Resource Management Journal, 49, 4, 669687.
King, J.E., Bell, M., and Lawrence, E., 2009. Religion as an aspect of Workplace Diversity: An
Examination of the U.S. context and a call for International Research. Journal of Management,
Spirituality and Religion, 6, 1, 43-57.
King, J.E. 2008. (Dis)Missing the Obvious: Will Mainstream Management Research Ever Take
Religion Seriously? Journal of Management Inquiry,17, 3, 214-224.
* Lawrence, E. and King, J.E. 2008. Determinates of Religious Expression in the Workplace.
Culture and Religion, 9, 3, 251-265.
* Student Mentored Paper
Stewart M., Williamson I. and King J. 2008. So You Want To Be A Business PhD? Exploring The Minority
Faculty “Pipeline”. Academy of Management Learning and Education Journal, 7, 1, 42-55.
King, J.E. and Williamson, I. 2005. Workplace Religious Expression, Religiosity and Job
Satisfaction: Clarifying a Relationship. Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, 2,
2,173-198.
Carson, C.M., and King, J. E. 2005. Leaving Leadership: Solving Leadership Problems Through
Empowerment. Management Decision, 43, 7, 1049-1053.
King, J. and Crowther, M. 2004. The Measurement of Religiosity and Spirituality: Examples and
Issues from Psychology. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 17, 4, 83-101.
Williams, I., Lepak, D. and King, J. 2003. The Effect of Company Recruitment Web Site Orientation on Job
Seekers’ Perceptions of Organizational Attractiveness. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 63, 2, 242-263.
King J.E. and Johnson C. D. 2003. Not So New Employment Relationships: African American and Female
Downsizing and Job Insecurity Experiences. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 8,
2, 1-28.
King, J. E. 2002. Re-employed Victims and Multiple Exposure: The Continually Accumulating
Impact of Layoffs. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 7, 4, 25-42.
Johnson, C. D., and King, J. E. 2002. Are We Properly Training Future HR/IR Practitioners? A Review of
the Curricula. Human Resource Management Review, 12, 4, 539-554.
King, J. 2000. White-Collar Reactions to Job Insecurity and the Role of the Psychological Contract:
Implications for Human Resource Management. Human Resource Management Journal, 39, 1, 79-91.
Under Review
King, J.E., Stewart, M.M. & McKay, P.F. (2010). Religious Bias and Stigma: Attitudes Toward
Working With A Muslim Co-Worker. Under Review at Journal of Applied Social Pyschology.
Work In Progress
King, J.E., Holmes, O., and Lawrence, E. Religion: The Missing Variable in Workplace Gender Bias
Research. Targeted for Journal of Applied Psychology.
King, J. E., Stewart, M., and Lawrence, E. Religious Manifestations: (Reasonably) Accommodating
and Balancing Passions in the Workplace. Targeted for Human Resource Management
Guadagno, R. Eno, C. and King, J.E. Gender Differences in Impression Management in
Organizations: An Empirical Investigation. Targeted for Journal of Applied Psychology.
Moore, T. and King, J.E. Interest in Co-Worker Religion: Why Workplace Religious Diversity
Matters.
Selected Conference Presentations and Proceedings
King, J. E., 2011. Are Religious Behaviors a Bigger Workplace Issue than Faith Differences?,
Academy of Management, San Antonio, August 2011.
Holmes, O., Lawrence, E., King, J. E., 2011. Religion and Work-Related Gender Attitudes: The
Moderating Role of Fundamentalism, Academy of Management, San Antonio, August
2011.
King, J. E., Stewart, M., and Lawrence, E. 2010. Religious Manifestations: (Reasonably)
Accommodating and Balancing Passions in the Workplace. Southern Management Association
Proceedings. St. Pete, FL.
King, J.E., Stewart, M.M., & McKay, P.F. 2010. Do Religious Differences Matter? Relationships
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among Religious Identity, Religiosity and Bias Toward Co-workers. Academy of Management
Conference (Best Papers Proceedings). Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
King, J. E., Stewart, M., Williamson, I, and McKay, P. 2009. Social Identity Theory and Religious
Bias Toward Workplace Others. Eastern Academy of Management (Proceedings Paper).
1140-1489. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Moore, T. and King, J.E. 2008. Interest in Co-Worker Religion: Why Workplace Religious Diversity
Matters, Southern Management Association Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
* Lawrence, E. & King, J.E. 2008. Political and Religious Differences: Are They Equal Aspects of
Diversity and Employee Rights? Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim.
* Student Mentored Paper
King, J. E. 2008. Employer Influences on Faith and Work. Invited presenter, FBI Wellness
Conference. Quantico, VA.
King, J.E. 2008. Incorporating Diversity in Management Courses. Academy of Management
Conference, Anaheim.
King, J. E. 2007. PDW Organizer and Chair: Religion and Work: Developing A Research Program
in an Understudied Area, Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia.
King, J., Bell, M., & Lawrence, E. 2007. Religion versus Other Diversity: Contrasts, Comparisons,
and a Call for Research. Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia.
King, J. 2006. Religion and Religiosity: Understanding and Overcoming Taboos and Obstacles to a
Management Research Program. Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta.
King, J.E. 2005. Workplace Religious Expression, Religiosity and Job Satisfaction: Clarifying a
Relationship. Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu.
Williamson, I., Lepak, D., King, J. & Sarma, A. 2004. The Influence of Company Recruitment Web
Site Attributes on Organizational Attractiveness. Society For Industrial and Organizational
Psychology, Chicago.
King, J. 2002. Re-employed Victims and Multiple Exposure: The Continually Accumulating Impact
of Layoffs. Academy of Management Conference. Academy of Management Meeting,
Denver, CO.
Stewart M., Williamson I. and King J. 2002. Career Crossroads: Explaining Why/When Business
Professionals Pursue Academic Careers. Academy of Management Meeting, Denver, CO.
Williamson, I., Lepak, D. and King, J. 2002. The Effect of Company Recruitment Web Site
Orientation on Job Seekers’ Perceptions of Organizational Attractiveness. Southern
Management Association, Atlanta, GA.
Johnson, C. D and King, J.E. 1999. Are we properly training future HR/IR practitioners?:
A review of the curricula. Innovative teaching in HR/IR Conference, June, Atlanta, GA.
King, J.E. and Johnson, C. D. 1999. The use of realistic scenario response in teaching human
resource management. Innovative teaching in HR/IR Conference, June, Atlanta, GA.
King, J. E. 1998. Job Insecurity Among White-Collar Professionals: Just An Issue For
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Restructuring Organizations. OB/HR Symposium, Academy of Management Meeting, San
Diego, CA.
King, J. and Ranft, A. 1996. Communicating Organizational Culture Through Socialization and Recruitment:
Implications for Organizational Outcomes. Southern Management Association, New Orleans, LA.
Awarded Best Paper in Human Resource Track.
Book Chapter
Johnson, C. D., and King, J. E. 2001. Are We Properly Training Future HR/IR Practitioners? A Review of
the Curricula. In D. Lewin & B. Kaufman (Eds.), Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations: New
Research on Labor Relations and the Performance of University HR/IR Programs, 10, 163-181.
Service
Board of Directors – Legacy YMCA, Bessemer, AL
Reviewer – Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division, Academy of Management
Reviewer - Management, Spirituality and Religion Division, Academy of Management
Ad hoc reviewer – National Science Foundation
Ad hoc reviewer – Journal of Management, Religion and Spirituality
Ad hoc reviewer – Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Ad hoc reviewer - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Ad hoc reviewer – Sex Roles: A Research Journal
Ad hoc reviewer – Journal of Management Education
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Memberships
Academy of Management
Southern Management Association
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
Employment Summary
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Assistant Professor of Management (2006 - present)
Courses include Ethics (UG), Human Resource Management (MM) and
Performance Management (MM)
Samford University, Birmingham, AL
Associate Professor, (2003-2006)
Assistant Professor of Management (1997 – 2003)
Courses included Organizational Behavior (MBA, UG), Human Resource
Management (MBA, UG), Organizational and Management Perspectives (MBA, UG)
General Electric Corporation, East Windsor, NJ; King of Prussia, PA; Louisville, KY
Human Resource Management Professional (1990-1993)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL
Engineering Junior Fellow (1984-1988)
James E. King Jr.
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BIO
James E. King, Jr, is an Associate Professor in the Business School at The University of Alabama. He
received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MBA
from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Alabama. Prior to entering academia he was a human resource professional for the
General Electric Corporation where he completed the Human Resource Management (Leadership)
Program and worked in areas including recruiting, appraisal, training and labor relations. He has served as
an expert witness in the area of employment discrimination and has worked with municipal departments to
carry out fair and defensible promotional processes.
His research interests center on potential work/life conflicts and currently focus on religious diversity and
faith at work issues. His work has been published in leading human resource and management journals
including the Human Resource Management Journal, Academy of Management Learning and Education
Journal, Journal of Change Management, Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations and the Journal of
Vocational Behavior.
James E. King, Jr, is an Assistant Professor in the Business School at The University of Alabama. He
received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an
MBA from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington and a B.S. in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Alabama.
As a professor at the University of Alabama he teaches courses in Business Ethics, Human Resource
Management and Leadership. He teaches in both the MBA and Executive MBA programs. Previously
he was an Associate Professor at Samford University. Prior to entering academia he was a human
resource professional for the General Electric Corporation where he completed the Human Resource
Leadership Program and worked in areas including recruiting, appraisal, training and labor relations.
He has served as an expert witness in the area of employment discrimination and has worked with
municipal departments to carry out fair and defensible promotional processes.
His research interests center on potential work/life conflicts and currently focus on religious diversity
and faith at work issues. His work has been published in leading human resource and management
journals including the Human Resource Management Journal, Academy of Management Learning and
Education Journal, Journal of Change Management, Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations and
the Journal of Vocational Behavior.
Specifically related to adult learners, Dr. King has experience in creating and/or facilitating sessions on
ethical leadership, sexual harassment, facilitation, diversity, first time manager challenges and
downsizing. Additionally he has experience teaching a variety of courses to adult learners during
evening MBA, executive MBA and Master’s of Management programs that primarily serve working
professionals working to boost their skills to advance within organizational leadership.
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