Steve Werner

Professor - Department Chairperson/ JPMorgan Chase Professor of International Business

Steve Werner

Bio

Steve Werner is the JPMorgan Chase Professor of International Business and Chair of the Management & Leadership Department. He received his Ph.D. in Management from the University of Florida. His research focuses on various human resource managment issues, particularly compensation and international HRM. He has published in academic and practitioner publications such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management,Journal of Management Studies,Organizational Research Methods Journal of Business Research, Human Relations, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of International Management, British Journal of Management, International Business Review, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Worldatwork Journal, ACA Journal, Compensation and Benefits Review and the Columbia Journal of World Business, among others. He has served as an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Human Resource Division of the Academy of Management. He is on the editorial boards of The Journal of Management, Human Resource Management Journal, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, and Human Resource Management Review.

Dr. Werner has taught courses at the undergraduate, masters, or doctoral level in compensation administration, compensation system design, human resource management, organizational power and politics, international human resource management, industrial relations, research methods in management, and international management. Dr. Werner 's comments have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Houston Chronicle, DBA Houston Magazine, ESPN Magazine,and in the Houston Business Journal, among others. He has been a consultant to a number of larger and smaller firms and organizations on various aspects of compensation and human resource management. His clients include KMPG, Conoco, and the State of Texas. He has also advised a number of compensation consulting firms, and has been an expert witness. He is a member of the Academy of Management, Society for Human Resource Management, and the Academy of International Business.

Research Interests

  • Compensation
  • Employee Benefits
  • Pay equity
  • Pay administration
  • International HRM
  • Managerial Pay
  • Fairness issues

Publications

  • Werner, S. 2025. Utilizing Benefits to Strategically Foster Employee Engagement. Journal of Total Rewards, 6(1), February 27, 2025.
  • Tawse, A., Atwater, L., Vera, D., & Werner, S. 2024. Strategy implementation: the role of middle manager leadership and coordination. Journal of Strategy and Management, 17(1), 59-77.
  • Balkin, D.B., and Werner, S. 2023. Theorizing the Relationship Between Discretionary Employee Benefits and Individual Performance. Human Resource Management Review, 33: 1-10.
  • Werner, S., & Sebastijanovic, M. 2021. Neutralizing the Zoombies: How to Eradicate Video Meeting Fatigue. Workspan (November 17, 2021).
  • Werner, S., and Balkin, D. 2021. Strategic Benefits: How Employee Benefits can Create a Sustainable Competitive Edge. Journal of Total Rewards, Q1: 8-22.
  • Greene, J., Mero, N., & Werner, S. 2018. The negative effects of job embeddedness on performance. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 33(1), 58-73.
  • Kim, K.Y.,Longacre, T., and Werner, S. 2017. The Effects of Multi-level Signals on Sex Discrimination Experiences among Female Employees. Human Resource Management, 56(6): 995-1013.
  • Werner, S. 2017. Adapting Total Rewards to Industry Factors: The Case of the Oil and Gas Industry. WorldatWork Journal, 26(4): 6-15.
  • Werner, S., Kuiate, C.S., Noland, T., and Francia, A. 2016. Benefits and Strategic Outcomes: Are Supplemental Retirement Plans and Safer Driving Related in the U.S. Trucking Industry? Human Resource Management, 55(5): 885-900.
  • Vera, D., Nemanich, L., Velez-Castrillon, S., and Werner, S. 2016. Knowledge-Based and Contextual Factors Associated with R&D Teams' Improvisation Capability. Journal of Management, 42(7): 1874-1903.
  • Lee, H., Werner, S., & Kim, T. Y. 2016. High performance work systems and organization attraction: the moderating effects of vocational interests. Employee Relations: The International Journal, 38(5): 682-702.
  • Balkin, D.B., Roussel, P., and Werner, S. 2015. Performance Contingent Pay and Autonomy: Implications for Rewarding Extra-Role Creativity. Human Resource Management Review. 25: 384-395.
  • Kim, K.Y, Pathak, S., and Werner, S. 2015. When do International Human Capital Enhancing Practices Benefit the Bottom Line?: An Ability, Motivation, and Opportunity Perspective. Journal of International Business Studies, 46(7): 784-805.
  • Werner, S. 2015. Research for the Real World: Ways Benefits Can Attract Employees. Workspan, July: 12-13.
  • Vera, D., Crossan, M, Rerup, C., and Werner, S. 2014. "Thinking Before Acting" or "Acting Before Thinking": Antecedents of Individual Action Propensity in Work Situations. Journal of Management Studies, 51(4): 603-633.
  • Park, J.H., Abbott, J.A., and Werner, S. 2014. A Perspective-Taking Model for Global Assignments. Journal of Global Mobility, 2(3): 280-297.
  • Werner, S. 2014. How to Maximize the Value of Evidence-Based Decision Making and Minimize the Costs. WorldatWork Journal, 23(2): 19-28.
  • Mero, N.P., Guidice, R.M., and Werner, S. 2014. A Field Study of the Antecedents and Performance Consequences of Perceived Accountability. Journal of Management, 40(6): 1627-1652.
  • Werner, S., & Werner, N. 2012. Compensation Professionals Should Know About 10 Recent Academic Studies. WorldatWork Journal, 21(4): 1-13.
  • Werner, S. 2011. High Performance Work Systems in the Global Context: A Commentary Essay. Journal of Business Research, Vol. 64 Issue 8: 919-921.
  • Werner, S., & Werner, N. 2010. Three Indications Your Company Has Performance Management Issues. Workspan, 53 (4): 36-41.
  • Aguinis, H., Werner, S., Abbott, J.A., Angert, C., Park, J. H. & Kohlhausen, D. 2010. Customer-centric Science: Reporting Significant Research Results with Rigor, Relevance, and Practical Impact in Mind. Organizational Research Methods, 13: 515-539.
  • Werner, S., & Werner, N. 2009. Three Indications Your Company Has External Inequity Issues. Workspan, 52 (9): 66-70.
  • Werner, S. 2008. Managing Human Resources in North America: Current Issues and New Directions for Research. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 19(8): 1395-1396.
  • Brouthers, K.D., Brouthers, L.E., and Werner, S. 2008. Resource-Based Advantages in an International Context. Journal of Management, 34(2): 189-217.
  • Brouthers, K.D., Brouthers, L.E., and Werner, S. 2008. Real Options, International Entry Mode Choices and Performance. Journal of Management Studies, 45(5): 936-960.
  • Brouthers, L.E., Lascu, D., and Werner, S. 2008. Competitive Irrationality in Transitional Economies: Are Communist Managers Less Irrational? Journal of Business Ethics, 83: 397-408.
  • Werner, S., Praxedes, M., & Kim, H.G. 2007. The Reporting of Nonresponse Analyses in Survey Research. Organizational Research Methods, 10(2): 287-295.
  • Miller, B.K., & Werner, S. 2007. Predictors of Helping Behavior Toward Workers with Disabilities. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37(11): 2660-2687.
  • Werner, S., Tosi, H.L, & Gomez-Mejia, L.R. 2005. Organizational Governance and Employee Pay: How Ownership Structure Affects the Firm's Compensation Strategy. Strategic Management Journal, 26(4): 377-384.
  • Konopaske, R., & Werner, S. 2005. US Managers' Willingness to Accept a Global Assignment: Do Expatriate Benefits and Assignment Length Make A Difference? International Journal of Human Resource Management, 16(7): 1159-1175.
  • Miller, B.K., & Werner, S. 2005. Factors Influencing the Inflation of Task Performance Ratings for Workers with Disabilities and Contextual Performance Ratings for Their Co-Workers. Human Performance, 18(3): 309-329.
  • Gomez, C., and Werner, S. 2004. The Effect of Institutional and Strategic Forces on Management Style in Subsidiaries of U.S. MNCs in Mexico. Journal of Business Research, 57(10): 1135-1145.
  • Werner, S., & Ward, S. 2004. Recent Developments in Compensation Research: An Eclectic Review. Human Resource Management Review, 14(2): 201-227.
  • Ward, S., & Werner, S. 2004. Ten Recent Academic Studies You Should Know About. WorldatWork Journal, 13(1): 62-71.
  • Brouthers, K.D., Brouthers, L.E., and Werner, S. 2003. Transaction Cost Enhanced Entry Mode Choices and Firm Performance. Strategic Management Journal, 24(12): 1239-1248.
  • Werner, S. 2002. Recent Developments in International Management Research: A Review of the the Top 20 Management Journals. Journal of Management, 28(3): 277-306.
  • Werner, S. & Brouthers, L.E. 2002. How International is Management? Journal of International Business Studies, 33(3): 583-592.
  • Konopaske, R., Werner, S., and Neupert, K. 2002. Entry Mode Strategy and Performance: The Role of FDI Staffing. Journal of Business Research, 55(9): 759-770.
  • Konopaske, R., and Werner, S. 2002. Equity in Non-North American Contexts: Adapting Equity Theory to the New Global Environment. Human Resource Management Review, 12(3): 405-418.
  • Brouthers, K.D., Brouthers, L.E., and Werner, S. 2002. Industrial Sector, Perceived Environmental Uncertainty and Entry Mode Choice. Journal of Business Research, 55(6): 495-507.
  • Werner, S., and Ward, S.G. 2001. Cutting Through the Fog of Academic Writing: Ten Studies Worth Deciphering. WorldatWork Journal, 10: 47-55.
  • Brouthers, K.D., Brouthers, L.E., and Werner, S. 2001. R&D Mode Choices in Central and Eastern Europe. Journal of Business Research, 52: 83-91.
  • Brouthers, K.D., Brouthers, L.E., & Werner, S. 2000. Influences on Strategic Decision Making in the Dutch Financial Services Industry. Journal of Management, 26(5): 863-884.
  • Werner, S., and Ones, D. 2000. Determinants of Perceived Pay Inequities: The Effects of Comparison Other Characteristics and Organizational Communication. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30(6): 1281-1309.
  • Werner, S., Konopaske, R., and Gemeinhardt, G. 2000. The Effects of United Way Membership on Employee Pay in Nonprofit Organizations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 11(1): 35-48.
  • Tosi, H.L., Werner, S., Katz, J.P, and Gomez-Mejia, L.R. 2000. The Determinants of CEO compensation: A Meta-analysis of Firm Size and Performance. Journal of Management, Vol. 26(2), 301-339.
  • Brouthers, L.E., Werner, S., and Matulich, E. 2000. The Influence of Triad Nations' Environments on Price-Quality Product Strategies and MNC Performance. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 31(1), 39-62.
  • Wayhan, V., & Werner, S. 2000. The Impact of Downsizing on Financial Performance: A Longitudinal Perspective. Journal of Management, Vol. 26(2), 341-363.
  • Brouthers, L.E., Brouthers, K.D., and Werner, S. 2000. Perceived Environmental Uncertainty, Entry Mode Choice, and Satisfaction with MNC Performance. British Journal of Management, 11(3): 183-195.
  • Brouthers, L.E., Brouthers, K.D., and Werner, S. 1999. Is Dunning's Eclectic Theory Descriptive or Normative? Journal of International Business Studies, 30(4), 831-844.
  • Werner, S., and Mero, N.P. 1999. Fair or Foul?: The Effects of External, Internal, and Employee Equity on Changes in Performance of Major League Baseball Players. Human Relations, 52(10), 1291-1311.
  • Werner, S., Konopaske, R., and Touhey, C. 1999. Caveat Emptor: Ten Questions to ask Yourself About Compensation Surveys. Compensation and Benefits Review, 31(3): 54-59.
  • Katz, J.P., Werner, S., and Brouthers, L.E. 1999. Does "Winning" Mean the Same Thing Around the World?: National Ideology and the Performance of Global Competitors. Journal of Business Research, 44(2): 117-126.
  • Werner, S. 1997. Ten Questions to Ask About Compensation and Benefits Research. ACA (American Compensation Association) Journal, 6: 56-65.
  • Werner, S., Brouthers, L.E., and Brouthers, K.D. 1996. International Risk and Perceived Environmental Uncertainty: The Internal Consistency of Miller's Measure. Journal of International Business Studies, 27: 571-589.
  • Brouthers, L.E., Werner, S., and Wilkinson, T. 1996. The Aggregate Impact of Firms' FDI Strategies on the Trade Balances of Home Countries. Journal of International Business Studies, 27(2): 359-373.
  • Werner, S., Brouthers, L.E., and Gemeinhardt, G. 1996. Reexamining the Determinants of the Location of Foreign Direct Investment Within the United States: An Empirical Synthesis by Industry and Country of Origin. Journal of International Management, 2(2): 127-147.
  • Brouthers, K.D., Brouthers, L.E., and Werner, S. 1996. Dunning's Eclectic Theory and the Smaller Firm: The Impact of Ownership and Locational Advantages on the Choice of Entry Modes in the Computer Software Industry. International Business Review, 5(4): 377-394.
  • Werner, S., and Tosi, H.L. 1995. Other People's Money: The Effects of Ownership on Compensation Strategy and Managerial Pay. Academy of Management Journal, 38(6): 1672-1691.

Books

  • Werner, S. (Editor). 2026. A New Perspective on Employee Benefits: Using Benefits Strategically to Create a Sustainable Competitive Advantage. Leeds, England: Emerald Publishing.
  • Jackson, S.E., Schuler, R.S., & Werner, S. 2018. Managing Human Resources, 12th Edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Werner, S., Inkpen, A., and Moffett, M. (2016). Managing Human Resources in the Oil and Gas Industry. Tulsa, OK: Pennwell.
  • Gomez-Mejia, L.R., and Werner, S. (Editors) Global Compensation: Foundations and Perspectives. London, UK: Routledge. [2008]
  • Werner, S. (Editor). Managing Human Resources in North America. Routledge [2007]

Academic Associations & Editorial Boards

  • Journal of Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Human Resource Management Review
  • International Journal of Human Resource Management

Contact Info

Phone:
 713-743-4672 
Email:
  swerner@uh.edu
Room:
 MH 315G
Website:
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Courses

  • Mana 8345 Research Methodologies
  • Mana 8330 Seminar in Management Research
  • Mana 7394 Management of HR in Oil and Gas
  • Mana 7358 Compensation and Benefits
  • Mana 7353 Regional Issues in Global Management
  • Mana 7346 Global Human Resource Management
  • Mana 7339 Leadership Development
  • Mana 7336 Human Resource Management
  • Mana 6332 Organizational Behavior

Education

Ph.D.
University of Florida
M.B.A.
San Jose State University
B.A.
San Jose State University