Faculty

Dr. Thomas Li-Ping Tang, Professor

Educational Background

• Ph.D. (Industrial/Organizational Psychology); Case Western Reserve University; 1981
• M.A. (Industrial/Organizational Psychology); Case Western Reserve University; 1977
• B.S. (Psychology); Chung Yuan University; 1971

Achievements/Activities

Teaching Interests:

• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management
• Compensation

Research Topics:

• Work motivation
• Attitudes Toward Money (Money Ethic)
• Job Satisfaction
• Pay Satisfaction
• Quality Circles
• Self-Managing Teams
• Commitment
• Turnover
• Cross-Cultural Issues

Published in Such Journals as:

• Journal of Applied Psychology
• Personnel Psychology
• Intelligence
• Management and Organization Review
• Human Relations
• Journal of Management
• Journal of Organizational Behavior
• Computers & Education
• Journal of Business Ethics
• Personality and Individual Differences
• Public Administration Review
• Public Personnell Management
• Ethics & Behavior
• SAM Advanced Management Journal
• Management Decision
• Management Research
• Compensation Benefits Review
• Journal of Higher Education
• Higher Education
• Journal of Marketing for Higher Education
• Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector
• Journal of Managerial Psychology
• Human Resource Development Quarterly
• International Journal of Stress Management
• Journal of Economic Psychology
• Personnel Review
• Journal of Compensation and Benefits
• European Sport Management Quarterly
• and many other journals

Member of:

• Academy of Management
• International Association of Applied Psychology
• International Association for Chinese Management Research
• Editorial Board for 10 Journals (reviewer for 45 journals)

Achievements:

• Outstanding Career Achievement Award, MTSU, 2008
• Jones College of Business Outstanding Faculty Member, MTSU 2008
• Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management, SIM (2011) and IM (2003, 2007 and 2009)
• Outstanding Research Award, MTSU, 1999
• Outstanding Research Award, MTSU, 1991
• Distinguished International Service Award, MTSU, 1999

How To Contact Dr. Tang

• E-mail: thomas.tang@mtsu.edu
• Phone: (615) 898-2005
• Address:
  PO Box 516
  Middle Tennessee State University
  Murfreesboro, TN 37132
• In Person: Business and Aerospace Building N144