Dr. Eugene Kutcher appointed interim dean of the College of

Contact Info

Email: ekutcher [at] rider.edu

Phone Number: 609-896-5203

Department: Department of Management

Office Location: Sweigart Hall

Additional Info:

Academic Focus: Human Resource Management, Management

Eugene Kutcher is currently serving as the Dean for the Norm Brodsky College of Business. Prior to this, he chaired the Department of Management where he has been a faculty member since 2007. Dr. Kutcher received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, where he majored in Business Management and Psychology, his master’s degree from Montclair State University, and his Ph.D. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Virginia Tech. His published and presented research has focused on employee engagement, social elements of employee selection, and work-family balance. His applied professional experience has been in the realms of training and development, employee attitudes, and program evaluation. At Rider, Dr. Kutcher teaches courses in Employee Selection & Training, Employee Engagement, Management Skills, and Human Resource Management, and received the university’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2013. He has served the university as the Director of DAARSTOC (an executive skill-building program), co-chair of the Faculty Mentoring Committee, co-chair of the Norm Brodsky College of Business Core Curriculum Revision Task Force, as well as several other high-impact committees and initiatives.

Research Interests

Social aspects of Selection and Recruitment, Person Organization Fit, Employee Engagement, Training Effectiveness, and Work Family Dynamics

Background Information

  • Doctor of Philosophy, 2007, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Master of Arts, 2001, Montclair State University, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Bachelor of Arts, 1996, Rutgers University, Psychology
  • Bachelor of Science, 1996, Rutgers University, Business Management

Refereed Articles

  • Bragger, J. D., Kutcher, E. J., Schettino, G., Muzyczyn, B., & Farago, P. (2016). The Job Interview and Cognitive Performance: Does Structure Reduce Performance on Selection Batteries, and Can Explanation of Purpose Improve It? Performance Improvement Quarterly, 29 (2). doi: 10.1002/piq.21218.
  • Bragger, J., Evans, D., Kutcher III, E. J., Sumner, K., & Fritzky, E. (2015). Factors Affecting Perceptions of Procedural Fairness of Downsizing: A Policy Capturing Approach. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 26 (2), 127-154, doi: 10.1002/hrdq.21208.
  • Bragger, J. D., Kutcher III, E. J., & Torres, N. L. (2014). Against the Deselection of the Stereotype Threat Agenda. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 7 (3), 443-447.
  • Bragger, J. D., Kutcher, E. J., Menier, A., Sessa, V., & Sumner, K. (2014). Giving Non-selective Downsizing a Performance Review. Human Resource Development Review, 13, 58-78.
  • Kutcher III, E. J., Bragger, J. D., & Masco, J. L. (2013). How Interviewees Consider Content and Context Cues to Person-Organization Fit. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 21 (3), 294-308.

Refereed Proceedings

Full Paper

  • Kutcher III, E. J., Bragger, J. D., Donovan, J. J., & Carrasco, J. (2014). Stereotype Threat in Pre-Employment Testing: Interviewed and Activated?  International Academy of Management and Business.
  • Kutcher III, E. J. & Donovan, J. D. (2013). Employee Engagement: Moving beyond the Survey. Eastern Academy of Management Conference.
  • Donovan, J. & Kutcher, E. J. (2012). HR Systems Proposal Project. Eastern Academy of Management.
  • Kutcher III, E. J. (2011). Teaching 'Employee Selection & Training': Students as Consultants. Eastern Academy of Management Conference.

Presentation of Refereed Papers

International

  • Kutcher III, E. J., Bragger, J. D., Donovan, J. J., & Carrasco, J. (2014, September). Stereotype Threat in Pre-Employment Testing: Interviewed and Activated? International Academy of Management and Business, Rome, Italy.

National

  • Donovan, J. D., Quintela, G., Kutcher, E. J., Macey, W. H., & Nei, D. S. (2017). Limits of Engagement: A Panel Discussion. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, Florida.
  • Hauenstein, N. M., Kutcher, E. J., & Roediger, M. (2016, April). Measuring Rating Accuracy and Over-estimating Accuracy Effects. Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Anaheim, California.
  • Kutcher III, E. J., Donovan, J. J., Brummel, B., Hyland, P., Macey, W. H., William Welch Tiffany & Company Unites States of America (2014, May). Panel Discussion: The state of Engagement. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Bragger, J. D., Kutcher III, E. J. , Masco, J. L. , & Rodriguez-Srednicki, O. (2012, April). Work Family Conflict, Culture, and Childcare: Predicting citizenship behavior. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, California.

Regional

  • Donovan, J. & Kutcher, E. (2016, March). Engaging in the Workplace and the Classroom. Mid-Atlantic Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (MOBTC), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Donovan, J. & Kutcher III, E. J. (2015). Facilitating student engagement through course design. Mid-Atlantic Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (MOBTC), Newtown, Pennsylvania.
  • Kutcher III, E. J. & Donovan, J. D. (2013, May). Employee Engagement: Moving beyond the Survey. Eastern Academy of Management Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Kutcher III, E. J. & Donovan, J. D. (2013, March). Discussing the Regenerative Classroom: Lessons from Employee Engagement. Mid-Atlantic Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (MOBTC), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Promislo, M. & Kutcher, E. J. (2013). Give The Students What They Want? The Dilemma of Extra Credit. Mid-Atlantic Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (MOBTC), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Donovan, J. & Kutcher, E. J. (2012, May). HR Systems Proposal Project. Eastern Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Presentation of Non-Refereed Papers

State

  • Kutcher III, E. J., Jordan, M., & Lind, R. (2014, November). Employee Engagement. New Jersey Organizational Development Learning Day, Newark, New Jersey.

Honors/Awards/Grants

Awards

  • 2014: Greek Awards, Advisor of the Year. Rider University Greek Council.
  • 2014: Michelle McCormack Award. Rider University Student Government Association. Outstanding Student Organization Advisor of the Year
  • 2013: Distinguished Teaching Award. Rider University.
  • 2011: Personal Characteristics, Religious Beliefs & Practices, and Ethical Decision Making Rider University and AAUP, Summer Research Fellowship.
  • 2009: 'Exploring Applicant Reactions in the Job Search Process' Rider University and AAUP, Summer Research Fellowship.
  • 2009: Course Development Grant, MGT 310 Online Distance Learning Advisory Council.
  • 2008: 'The Inducement of Stereotype Threat in the Job Interview' Norm Brodsky College of Business, Davis Fellowship.

Honors

  • 2014: Davis Fellowship. Rider University Norm Brodsky College of Business. Modeling Employee Engagement Practices in the Classroom, w/ J Donovan