Jim’s research has appeared in popular press outlets including The Harvard Business Review (print, online, and podcast), Bloomberg Businessweek, Toronto Star, and Raleigh News-Observer, among others. His consulting and presentation clients have included Grant Thornton LLP, RSM McGladrey, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Ajilon Professional Staffing, Transportation Insight, Eye Care Associates, the National Association of Real Estate Companies, the Medical Group Managers Association, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Nevada Society of CPAs, among others.

He  received the 2010 “Best Paper in Management Education” award at the Academy of Management annual meeting, and has been published in the “Best Paper Proceedings” multiple times (most recently in 2008, 2009, and 2010). Jim received the “Appalachian State University College of Business Researcher of the Year” award in 2009, and the “University of Nevada, Reno College of Business Researcher of the Year” award in 2004.  Jim also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Review.

Jim lives in Boone, North Carolina with his wife Jennifer, two children (Ansel and Iris), and 3 dogs (Cassie, Doonie & Darby).