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Gary P. Latham Secretary of State Professor of Organizational Effectiveness   Degrees   PhD, University of Akron MS, Georgia Tech BA, Dalhousie University Email

Positions Held Academic Positions 1990-Present   Secretary of State Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Cross appointment in the Graduate Faculty in the Centre for Industrial Relations, the Department of Psychology and the Faculty of Nursing 1983-1990   Ford Motor Research Professor, Business School, University of Washington (Chair of Management Department, 1986-1989) Non-Academic Positions 2009-2010   Past President, Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology 2008-2009   President, Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology 2007-2008   President Elect, Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology 2000-2001   Past President, Canadian Psychological Association 1999-2000   President, Canadian Psychological Association 1998-1999   President Elect, Canadian Psychological Association 1979-Present   President, G.P. Latham Human Resource Specialists Inc. 1973-1976   Manager and Staff Psychologist, Human Resource Research, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, Washington 1969-1971   Staff Psychologist, Harvesting Research Project, American Pulpwood Association, Atlanta, Georgia

Selected Articles and Papers "The criterion related validities and perceived fairness of the situational interview and the situational judgment test in an Iranian organization," Banki, S., & Latham, G.P., Applied Psychology: An International Review "The relevance and viability of subconscious goals in the workplace," Latham, G.P., Stajkovic, A., & Locke, E.A., Journal of Management "The effect of verbal self-guidance training for overcoming employment barriers: A study of Turkish Women," Yanar, B., Budworth, M. H., & Latham, G. P. , Applied Psychology: An International Review, 58, 2009, 586-601 "An exploratory field experiment of the effect of subconscious and conscious goals on employee performance," Shantz, A., & Latham, G. P., Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 109, 2009, 9-17 "The effects of learning goal difficulty level and cognitive ability on strategies and performance," Latham, G.P., Seijts, H., & Crim, D., Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 40, 2008, 220-229 "Goal setting and performance management in the public sector," Latham, G.P., Borgogni, L., & Petitta, L., International Public Management Journal, 11, 2008, 385-419 "The influence of a manager’s own performance appraisal on the evaluation of others," Latham, G.P., Budworth, M., Yanar, B., & Whyte, G. R., International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 16, 2008, 220-228 "New developments in and directions for goal setting," with E. A. Locke, European Psychologist, 12, 2007, 290-300 "The effect of training in verbal self-guidance on the self-efficacy and performance of Native North Americans in the selection interview," with M. Budworth, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 68, 2006, pp. 516-523 "The effect of training in verbal self-guidance on performance effectiveness in a MBA program," with T.C. Brown, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 38, 2006, pp. 1-11 "Advances in the science of performance appraisal: Implications for practice," with S. Mann, In G.P. Hodgkinson & J.K. Ford (Eds.), International Journal of Organizational and Industrial Psychology, 21, 2006, pp. 295-337 "Keys to motivating tomorrow's workforce ," with C. Ernst, Human Resource Management Review, 16, 2006, pp. 181-198 "The predictive and incremental validity of the situational and patterned behavior description interviews for teamplaying behavior," with U.C. Klehe, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 13, 2005, pp. 108-115 "Learning versus performing goals: When should each be used?," Academy of Management Executive, 19, 2005, pp. 124-131 "The effect of implicit person theory on performance appraisals ," with P. Heslin & D. VandeWalle, Journal of Applied Psychology, 90, 2005, pp. 842-856 "Work motivation theory and research at the dawn of the 21st century.," with C. Pinder, Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 2005, pp. 485-516 "The relative effectiveness of external, peer, and self-coaches for improving MBA teamplaying and EMBA academic performance," with C. Sue-Chan, Applied Psychology: An International Review, 53, 2004, pp. 260-278 "The motivational benefits of goal setting," Academy of Management Executive, 18, 2004, pp. 126-129 "The effect of upward feedback on managerial behavior," with P. Heslin, Applied Psychology: An International Review, 53, 2004, pp. 23-37 "Fostering integrative thinking: Adapting the executive education model to the MBA program.," with S.D. Latham & G. Whyte, Journal of Management Education, 28, 2004, pp. 3-18 "The situational interview as a predictor of academic and team performance: A study of the mediating effects of cognitive ability and emotional intelligence.," with C. Sue-Chan, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 12, 2004, pp. 312-320 "What should we do about motivation theory? Six recommendations for the twenty-first century.," with Locke, E.A., Academy of Management Review, 29, 2004, pp. 388-403 "Goal setting and goal orientation: An integration of two different yet related literatures.," with G.H. Seijts, K. Tasa, & B.W. Latham, Academy of Management Journal, 47, 2004, pp. 227-239 "Facilitators and inhibitors of the transfer of knowledge between scientists and practitioners in human resource management: Leveraging cultural, individual and institutional variables.," with S.D. Latham, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 12, 2003, pp. 245-256 "Toward a boundryless psychology," Canadian Psychology, 44, 2003, pp. 216-217 "Training the trainer as well as the trainee: Lessons to be learned from clinical psychology," with P. Heslin, Canadian Psychology, 44, 2003, pp. 218-231 "Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey.," with E.A. Locke, American Psychologist, 57, 2002, pp. 705-717 "The effects of behavioral outcome goals, learning goals, and urging people to do their best on an individual's teamwork behavior in a group problem-solving task," with T.C. Brown, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 34, 2002, pp. 276-285 "The effect of learning, outcome, and proximal goals on a moderately complex task.," with G.H. Seijts, Journal of Organizational Behaviour, 22, 2001, pp. 291-307 "The importance of understanding and changing employee outcome expectancies for gaining commitment to an organizational goal," Personnel Psychology, 54, 2001, pp. 707-716 "The reciprocal transfer of learning from journals to practice," Applied Psychology: An International Review, 50(2), 2001, pp. 201-211 "The reciprocal effects of science on practice: Insights from the practice and science of goal setting," Canadian Psychology, 42, 2001, pp. 1-11 "The effects of goal setting and group size on performance in a social dilemma," with G.H. Seijts, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 32, 2000, pp. 104-116 "Effect of mental practice and goal setting as a transfer of training intervention on supervisors' self-efficacy and communication skills: An exploratory study," with Morin, L., Applied Psychology: An International Review, 49, 2000, pp. 566-578 "The Futility of Utility Analysis Revisted: When Even an Expert Fails," with G. Whyte, Personnel Psychology, 50, 1997, pp. 601-610 Books/Chapters Becoming the Evidenced-based Manager: Making the science of management work for you, Davies-Black - SHRM, 2009 Work motivation and performance management prescriptions, with Greenbaum, R.L. & Bardes, M. , In C. Cooper & R. Burke (Eds.), The Peak Performing Organization. London: Routledge, 33-49, 2009 The influence of organizational politics on performance appraisal, with Dello Russo, S. , In C. Cooper and S. Cartwright (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Personnel Psychology (pp.388-410). Oxford University Press. Oxford University Press. Oxford, UK, 388-410, 2008 Employee motivation, with E. A. Locke, In C.L. Cooper & J. Barling (Eds.), Handbook of Organizational Behavior. Los Angeles: Sage, 318-333, 2008 The study of employee motivation in the 20th Century. , with M. Budworth, In L. Koppes (Ed.) The Science and Practice of Industrial-Organizational Psychology: The first hundred years. Lawrence Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ, 2007 Work motivation: History, theory, research and practice, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2007 Goal setting theory: Theory by induction, with E.A. Locke, In K. Smith & M. Hitt (Eds.), Great minds in management: The process of theory development, pp. 128-150, 2005 Training leaders in principles of organizational justice., with D. Skarlicki, In J. Greenberg & J. Colquitt (Eds). Handbook of Organizational Justice. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005 Leadership in the private sector: Yesterday versus tomorrow. In C. Cooper (Ed.), The Twenty-first Century Manager , with C.D. McCauley, Oxford University Press, 2005 The high performance cycle: Standing the test of time, with Locke, E.A. & Fassina, N.E. In S. Sonnentag (Ed.), The psychological management of individual performance. A handbook in the psychology of management in organizations. Chichester: Wiley, pp. 201-228, 2002 Increasing re-employment through training in verbal self-guidance, In M. Erez, U. Kleinbeck, & H.K. Thierry (Eds.), Work motivation in the context of a globalizing economy, 2001 Motivating performance through goals., In E.A. Locke (Ed.) Handbook of principles of organizational behavior. Oxford: Blackwell., 2000 A Research Agenda for the Situational Interview, The Employment Interview: Theory Research and Practice. R.W. Eder and M.M. Harris (Eds.) Sage Publications Inc, 1999 Implications of Goal Setting Theory for Faculty Motivation, with S. Daghighi and E.A. Locke, Teaching Well and Liking It: The Motivation of Faculty in Higher Education, J.L. Bess (Ed.) San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1997 A Legally Defensible Interview for Selecting the Best, with C. Sue-Chan, Fair Employment Strategies, R.S. Barrett (Ed), New York: Quorum Books, 1996 Skills for managerial success: Theory, experience, and practice, with L.W. Mealiea, Chicago: Irwin, 1996 A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance, with E.A. Locke, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1990 Goal Setting: A motivational technique that works, with E.A, Locke, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall , 1984

Academic/Professional Service 2008-present Board of Directors , Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2001-2007 Board of Governors, Centre for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C. 1994-2001 Board of Trustees, Canadian Psychological Association 1995-present Chair, Convention Committee, Canadian Psychological Association Editorial Boards: Journal of Behavior Management, Group and Organization Management, Asian Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Applied Psychology: An International Review, Canadian Journal of Administrative Science, Organization Dynamics, Journal of Management 1995 Human Resources Advisory Committee, for the Vice-President of Human Resources, University of Toronto

Honors/Awards 2009-2010 James McKeen Cattell Award for Lifetime of Outstanding Contributions to Applied Psychological Research, Association for Psychological Science 2008 Harry and Miriam Levinson Award for Exceptional Contribution to Consulting Organizational Psychology, American Psychological Foundation 2008 Thomas A Mahoney Mentoring Award, Academy of Management 2007 Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Organizational Behavior Division, Academy of Management 2006 Recipient of the Michael R. Losey Human Resource Research Award from the Society for Human Resource Management 2006 Fellow of the International Association of Applied Psychology (First Cohort) 2004 Heneman Award for Career Achievement , Human Resource Research from the Human Resource Division of the Academy of Management 2004 Recipient of the Distinguished Scholar/Practitioner Award from the Academy of Management 2002 Recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology of the American Psychological Association, (First person to have received both the award for science and the Distinguished Proessional Contributions Award 1998) 2000 President of the Canadian Psychology Association 1999 President-elect of the Canadian Psychology Association 1998 Recipient of the Distinguished Professional Contributions Award from the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology of the American Psychological Association 1997 First recipient of the Distinguished Contributions to the Industrial-Organizational Psychology in Canada Award from the Canadian Psychological Association Listed in Who's Who in the West; Listed in Community Leaders of America, American Biographic Institute 1996 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 1992 Fellow of the American Psychological Society Nov 1991 Visiting Distinguished Scientist, University of Amsterdam Dec 1989 Visiting Distinguished Scientist, Taiwan 1988 Recipient of 'Outstanding Publication in Organizational Behavior in 1988' from the Academy of Management 1987 Fellow of the Academy of Management 1986-1990 Ford Motor Company Professor of Management and Organization, University of Washington 1985 Recipient of the Burlington Northern Foundation Distinguished Scholar Award, University of Washington 1983 Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association 1979 Fellow of the American Psychological Association

Research and Teaching Interests Teaches courses in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour. Research includes employee motivation, performance appraisal and training. Currently has a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant to investigate the use of goal setting theory as a basis for enhancing transfer of training. Latham is also examining ways of increasing organizational justice and organizational citizenship in the workplace. He is currently working with his doctoral students on ways to help Aboriginal individuals develop career exploration, job search and interview skills.