Jonathan H. Westover is an assistant professor of management in the Woodbury School of Business at Utah Valley University. He is also a human resource development and performance management consultant. He is passionate about teaching, loves to conduct research, and enjoys writing in all styles—from academic, to op-ed, to other create writing projects. He also enjoys his involvement in various service assignments and activities, both on and off of campus.
Adult Training and Development
Examining the Theoretical and Empirical Developments and Future Research Directions in the Cross-Disciplinary Job Satisfaction Literature, The International Journal of Learning (2010)
Job satisfaction is an important factor in driving organizational learning and organizational change, and as...
Training the Next Generation of Knowledge Workers: Readings for Effective Secondary Education and Workplace Learning Practices (2010)
In today’s shifting global economy and the emergence of the technology and service-oriented knowledge organization,...
Introduction, Training the Next Generation of Knowledge Workers: Readings for Effective Secondary Education and Workplace Learning Practices (2010)
Lifelong Learning: Effective Adult Learning Strategies and Implementation for Working Professionals, Training the Next Generation of Knowledge Workers: Effective Secondary Education and Workplace Learning Practices (2010)
Researchers have examined the process of learning and how to best implement learning programs. Furthermore,...
Lifelong Learning: Effective Adult Learning Strategies and Implementation for Working Professionals, International Journal of Learning (2009)
Researchers have examined the process of learning and how to best implement learning programs. Furthermore,...
CSR, Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit Management, and International Development
An Exploration of Social Entrepreneurship in the Entrepreneurship Era (with Mohammad Reza Noruzi and Gholam Reza Rahimi), Asian Social Science Journal (2010)
Entrepreneurship has been the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector as...
Trickle-Up Economic Development: A Critical Examination of Microfinance Programs, The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability (2010)
With the Muhammad Yunus being recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering approach...
Sociological Theories of Global Development and the Resurgence of the Role of the State, Global Studies Journal (2009)
Many development theorists have argued for a global world system approach to looking at development...
A Review and Comparison of Sociological Theories of Global Development, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (2009)
The sociology of development has undergone significant changes since modernization theory attempted to explain the...
World Cities and Shifting Economic Development Trajectories in the Age of Globalization, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management (2009)
What is the role of world cities in the age of globalization? Hymer (1972), Friedmann...
Employee Performance Management, Recruiting & Selection
Global Economic Shifts Impacting the Perceived Importance of Various Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Characteristics and Overall Job Satisfaction, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management (2010)
In this research, I apply and extend Handel’s (2005) Post and Neo-Fordist framework for understanding...
Individual Factors Impacting Working Orientations and Perceptions in the Workplace: A Continued Examination of the Relationship between Individual-Level Religious, Racial/Ethnic, and Family Backgrounds with Worker Job Satisfaction, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (2010)
Workers’ perceptions of their jobs and work environments are not only affected by societal level...
Enhancing Long-term Worker Productivity and Performance: The Connection of Key Work Domains to Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment (with Andrew R. Westover and L. Alan Westover), International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (2010)
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore key work domains that impact...
Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Linking Job Quality Characteristics to Worker Satisfaction, The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability (2010)
As work plays such an increasingly important role in our everyday lives, it is important...
IHRM and Effective Global Staffing Systems in the Iranian Context: An Exploration of Staffing Roles for HR Managers in Iranian Organizations and other MNC's (with Mohammad R. Noruzi), Timisoara Journal of Economics (2010)
The creation of global HR systems remains a real challenge for organizations fighting to stay...
International and Comparative Management
Global Economic Shifts Impacting the Perceived Importance of Various Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Characteristics and Overall Job Satisfaction, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management (2010)
In this research, I apply and extend Handel’s (2005) Post and Neo-Fordist framework for understanding...
State Welfare Provisions and Cross-National Differences in Work Quality and Job Satisfaction, Global Studies Journal (2010)
Scholars are increasingly recognizing that overall job satisfaction/job quality assessments are embedded in a context...
An Exploration of Social Entrepreneurship in the Entrepreneurship Era (with Mohammad Reza Noruzi and Gholam Reza Rahimi), Asian Social Science Journal (2010)
Entrepreneurship has been the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector as...
Trickle-Up Economic Development: A Critical Examination of Microfinance Programs, The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability (2010)
With the Muhammad Yunus being recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering approach...
Theoretical and Empirical Developments in Linking Job Quality Characteristics to Worker Satisfaction, The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability (2010)
As work plays such an increasingly important role in our everyday lives, it is important...
Micro and Macro Theory; Quantitative/Statistical Analysis
Global Economic Shifts Impacting the Perceived Importance of Various Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Characteristics and Overall Job Satisfaction, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management (2010)
In this research, I apply and extend Handel’s (2005) Post and Neo-Fordist framework for understanding...
State Welfare Provisions and Cross-National Differences in Work Quality and Job Satisfaction, Global Studies Journal (2010)
Scholars are increasingly recognizing that overall job satisfaction/job quality assessments are embedded in a context...
Socio-Economic Status and Occupational Differences in the Experience of Mortality, The Internet Journal of Epidemiology (2010)
It is well recognized that work is a very important part of our everyday lives...
A Review and Comparison of Sociological Theories of Global Development, Globalization, Labor, and the Transformation of Work: Readings for Seeking a Competitive Advantage in an Increasingly Global Economy (2010)
The sociology of development has undergone significant changes since modernization theory attempted to explain the...
Global Shifts: Changing Job Quality and Job Satisfaction Determinants in Socialist and Post-Socialist Hungary, International Journal of Social Economics (2010)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend Handel's intrinsic and extrinsic framework...
Organizational Behavior, Leadership & Ethics
“Gendered” Perceptions: Job Satisfaction and Gender Differences in the Workplace, The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations (2010)
There is a large cross-disciplinary research literature on gender and work, and it continues to...
Global Economic Shifts Impacting the Perceived Importance of Various Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Characteristics and Overall Job Satisfaction, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management (2010)
In this research, I apply and extend Handel’s (2005) Post and Neo-Fordist framework for understanding...
State Welfare Provisions and Cross-National Differences in Work Quality and Job Satisfaction, Global Studies Journal (2010)
Scholars are increasingly recognizing that overall job satisfaction/job quality assessments are embedded in a context...
An Exploration of Social Entrepreneurship in the Entrepreneurship Era (with Mohammad Reza Noruzi and Gholam Reza Rahimi), Asian Social Science Journal (2010)
Entrepreneurship has been the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector as...
Individual Factors Impacting Working Orientations and Perceptions in the Workplace: A Continued Examination of the Relationship between Individual-Level Religious, Racial/Ethnic, and Family Backgrounds with Worker Job Satisfaction, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (2010)
Workers’ perceptions of their jobs and work environments are not only affected by societal level...
Other
Introduction, Globalization, Labor, and the Transformation of Work: Readings for Seeking a Competitive Advantage in an Increasingly Global Economy (2010)
Introduction, Training the Next Generation of Knowledge Workers: Readings for Effective Secondary Education and Workplace Learning Practices (2010)
Divorce, The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007)
Strategic International Human Resource Management
“Gendered” Perceptions: Job Satisfaction and Gender Differences in the Workplace, The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations (2010)
There is a large cross-disciplinary research literature on gender and work, and it continues to...
Global Economic Shifts Impacting the Perceived Importance of Various Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Characteristics and Overall Job Satisfaction, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management (2010)
In this research, I apply and extend Handel’s (2005) Post and Neo-Fordist framework for understanding...
State Welfare Provisions and Cross-National Differences in Work Quality and Job Satisfaction, Global Studies Journal (2010)
Scholars are increasingly recognizing that overall job satisfaction/job quality assessments are embedded in a context...
An Exploration of Social Entrepreneurship in the Entrepreneurship Era (with Mohammad Reza Noruzi and Gholam Reza Rahimi), Asian Social Science Journal (2010)
Entrepreneurship has been the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector as...
Individual Factors Impacting Working Orientations and Perceptions in the Workplace: A Continued Examination of the Relationship between Individual-Level Religious, Racial/Ethnic, and Family Backgrounds with Worker Job Satisfaction, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (2010)
Workers’ perceptions of their jobs and work environments are not only affected by societal level...