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Larry J. Williams 
University Professor of Management  
Snead Hall, 301 W. Main Street, Box 844000
Richmond,  VA 23284-4000 

Office Room Number: B4137 
Office Phone: 804-828-7163 
Fax Number: 804-828-8884 
E-mail Address:  ljwilli1@vcu.edu
 

Profile: University Professor of Management, joined the VCU faculty in August of 1997. Previously, he was an Associate Professor and Jay Ross Young Faculty Scholar at Purdue University (1987-1996) and the Fisher Distinguished Scholar at the University of Tennessee (1996-1997). His main research interests involve the application of structural equation methods to various substantive and methodological concerns in the field of organizational behavior. Professor Williams recent efforts have focused on problems related to the use of survey methods in organizational research and the application of advanced causal modeling techniques to these problems. Dr. Williams has published in a variety of leading organizational journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Research in Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Organizational Research Methods. Dr. Williams has served as Chairperson for the Research Methods Division (RMD) of the Academy of Management, and for several years was a member of the RMD Executive Committee. Dr. Williams also served as the Founding Editor of Organizational Research Methods, a journal sponsored by the RMD and published quarterly by Sage. He previously served as Consulting Editor for the Research Methods and Analysis section of the Journal of Management (1993-1996). He has been a member of the editorial board of Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal. He currently serves as Director of the Center for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA) at V.C.U. . Among his recent accomplishments, in 2004 Dr. Williams was recognized by the Southern Management Association as an author of 2 of the 6 most highly cited articles in the 30 year history of the Journal of Management. He was also elected in 2004 to be a member of the Society for Organizational Behavior, an international group of approximately 80 leading scholars from the field of organizational behavior. In 2005, Dr. Williams was selected to be the recipient of the 2005 Distinguished Career Contributions Award by the Academy of Management’s Research Methods Division. In 2008, Professor Williams was recognized as one of the 150 most-cited authors in the field of management (1981-2004) in an article published in the Journal of Management.

Education: Indiana University (Ph.D., 1988), Purdue University (M.S., 1983), Purdue University (B.S., 1979)

Professional Experience: Detroit Edison Electric, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Teaching: University Professor of Management, joined the VCU faculty in August of 1997. Previously, Associate Professor and Jay Ross Young Faculty Scholar at Purdue University (1987-1996) and Fisher DistinguishedScholar at the University of Tennessee.

Research: Research methods, structural equation analysis, method variance, organizational citizenship behaviors.

Department: Management

Publications:

Williams, L. J., & O’Boyle, E. Measurement models for linking latent variables and indicators: A Review of Human Resource Management Research Using Parcels. In Press, Human Resource Management Review.

Mazzeo, S., Mitchell, K., & Williams, L. Structural models of eating disordered behavior in female undergraduates: Differences between African American and Caucasian Women. In press, Psychology of Women Quarterly.

Williams, M., Brower, H., Ford, L., Williams, L, & Carraher. S. (2008). A comprehensive model and measure of compensation satisfaction. In press, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.

Meija, R., Kliewer, W. & Williams, L. (2006). “Domestic violence exposure in Columbian adolescents: Pathways to Violent and Prosocial Behavior,” Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19 (2), 257-267.

James, L., McIntyre, M., Glisson, C., Green, P., Patton, P., LeBreton, J., Frost, B., Russell, S., Sablynski, C., Mitchell, T., & Williams, L. (2005). Use of conditional reasoning to measure aggression. Organizational Research Methods, 8, 69-99.

Meija, R., Kliewer, W. & Williams, L. (2006) Domestic violence exposure in Columbian adolescents: Pathways to Violent and Prosocial behavior, 257-267, Journal of Traumatic Stress.

James, L., McIntyre, M., Glisson, C., Green, P., Patton, P., LeBreton, J., Frost, B., Russell, S., Sablynski, C., Mitchell, T., & Williams, L. (2005). Use of conditional reasoning to measure aggression. Organizational Research Methods, 8, 69-99.

Burnette, J., & Williams, L. (2005). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM): An Introduction to Basic Techniques and Advanced Issues. In R. Swanson & E. Holton (Eds.), Research in Organizations Foundations and Methods of Inquiry.

Williams, M. L., Karriker, J. H., & Williams, L. J. 2005. Implications of direct and indirect measurement for the study of organizational justice. Presented at the Southern Management Association meetings, November, Charleston, SC.

Williams, L., Gavin, M., & Hartman, N. (2004). Structural equation modeling methods in strategy research: Applications and issues. In Ketchen, D., & Bergh, D. (Eds.), Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, 303-346. Elsevier.

Burnette, J., & Williams, L. (2005). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM): An Introduction to Basic Techniques and Advanced Issues. In R. Swanson & E. Holton (Eds.), Research in Organizations Foundations and Methods of Inquiry.

Williams, L., Gavin, M., & Hartman, N. (2004). Structural equation modeling methods in strategy research: Applications and issues. In Ketchen, D., & Bergh, D. (Eds.), Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, 303-346. Elsevier.

Williams, L., Edwards, J., & Vandenberg, R. (2003). Recent advances in causal modeling methods for organizational and management research. Journal of Management, 29, 903-936.

Goldenhar, L., Williams, L., & Swanson, N. (2003). Modeling job stressors and injury outcomes for construction laborers. Work and Stress, 17, 218-240.

Williams, L., Ford, L., & Nguyen, N. (2002). Basic and advanced measurement models for confirmatory factor analysis. In Rogelberg, S. (Ed.), Handbook of Research Methods in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 366-389. Blackwell Publishers, Oxford UK

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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