Dr. Erhardt
received his Ph.D. from the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. He holds a BS degree from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. He also holds two MS degrees in Industrial Relations from Iowa State University and Rutgers University. Dr. Erhardt
has a wide research interest on a range of topics including: knowledge work, creativity, virtual teamwork, workplace dynamics, Strategic HRM and intra- and inter-firm collaboration. His work has been cited over 2100 times and published in journals including Journal of Management, Human Resource Management Review, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Management Learning, Management Communication Quarterly, and Small Group Research. He is also serving on the Editorial Board of Small Group Research. At UMaine
, he is the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, and a Faculty Leadership Fellow. Dr. Erhardt
also works closely with a number of firms across various industries focusing on Human Resource Management issues, driving creative teamwork and managing workplace dynamics.
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Teaching
- BUA 326: Organizational Behavior
- BUA 330: Human Resource Management
- BUA 331: Labor-Management Relations
- BUA 490: Sports Management
- BUA 626: Management of Contemporary Organizations
- BUA 630: Human Resource Management
Teaching Evaluation Summary
Peer Reviewed Publications
Ferraris, A., Erhardt, N. & Bresciani, S. (Forthcoming). Ambidextrous work in smart city project alliances: Unpacking the role of human resource management systems. International Journal of Human Resource Management.
Erhardt, N., Martin-Rios, C. & Heckscher, C. (2016) . Am I doing the right thing? Unpacking workplace rituals as mechanisms for strong organizational culture. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 59: 31-41.
Erhardt, N. & Martin-Rios, C. (2016). Knowledge Management Systems in Sports: The Role of Organizational Structure, Tacit and Explicit Knowledge. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 15(2): 1-15.
Martin-Rios, C. & Erhardt, N. (Forthcoming). Small Business Activity and Knowledge Exchange in Informal Interfirm Networks. International Small Business Journal (On-Line).
Rubinstein, S., Martin-Rios, C., Erhardt, N., Gittell, J. & George, V. P. (2016). Organizational responses to uncertainty in airline operations control: Changes in patterns of communication networks. Journal of Air Transport Management, 57: 217-227.
Erhardt, N., Gibbs, J., Martin-Rios, C. & Sherblom, J. (2016). Exploring Affordances of Email for Team Learning Over Time. Small Group Research, 47(3): 243–278.
Erhardt, N., Martin-Rios, C. & Harkins, J. (2014). Knowledge flow from the top: The importance of teamwork structure in team sports. European Sport Management Quarterly, 14(4): 345-374.
Erhardt, N. & Gibbs, J. L. (2014). The Dialectical Nature of Impression Management in Knowledge Work: Unpacking Tensions in Media Use between Managers and Subordinates. Management Communication Quarterly, May issue: 155-186.
Miles, P. & Erhardt, N. (2014). Top Management Diversity is Just Good Business: Using CSR Measures to Explore the Diversity-firm Performance Link. Journal of Business and Economics, 5(4): 449-461.
Harkins, J., Erhardt, N. & Finegold, D. (2012). Reconsidering the link between human resource management and firm strategy for firms at the beginning and end of the organizational life cycle. European Journal of Business Research, 12(1): 59-70.
Gardner, T., Erhardt, N. & Martin-Rios, C. (2011). Rebranding Employment Branding: Establishing a New Research Agenda to Explore the Attributes, Antecedents, and Consequences of Workers’ Employment Brand Knowledge. Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, 30: 253-304.
Erhardt, N. L. (2011). Is it all about teamwork? Understanding processes in team-based knowledge work. Management Learning, 41(1): 87-112.
Erhardt, N.L., Martin-Rios, C., & Way, S.A. (2009). From bureaucratic forms towards team-based knowledge work systems: Implications for human resource management.
International Journal of Collaborative Enterprise, 1: 160-179
Martin-Rios, C. & Erhardt, N. L. (2008). Organizational knowledge transfer through human resource management: International diffusion of managerial performance management. European Journal of International Management. Special Issue on “Global Performance Management in the European Context” D. Briscoe & L. Claus (Eds.)
Lepak, D., Bartol, K. & Erhardt, N. (2005). A contingency framework for the delivery of HR practices. Human Resource Management Review, 15(2): 139-159.
Jackson, S. E., Joshi, A., & Erhardt, N. (2003). Recent Research on Team and Organizational Diversity: SWOT Analysis and Implications. Journal of Management, 29(6): 801-830.
Erhardt, N. L., Werbel, J.D., & Shrader, C. B. (2003). Board of Director Diversity and Firm Financial Performance. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 11(2): 102-111. Republished in the 20th Anniversary (2012) Issue of the ten most cited papers per year in this journal.
