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Jesus Bravo

Scholarly Associate Professor - Career
Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship

Contact

Office: FLOYD ACADEMIC BUILDING - WSU TRI-CITIES

Education

  • PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  • BA (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  • Other (Morton College Illinois)

Jesus Bravo

Dr. Jesus Bravo is an assistant professor in the Department of Management, IS and Entrepreneurship, where he teaches Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, and Managerial Effectiveness Through Diversity. He comes from the University of Illinois at Chicago where he earned both his Baccalaureate and Ph.D. degrees in Business Administration with a concentration in HRM and OB. His research focuses on such topics as employee careers, mentoring relationships, fairness perceptions in the workplace, and organizational change. Dr. Bravo has published his research in journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, The Journal of Career Assessment and Career Development International. Dr. Bravo has received various awards and honors for his research such as the Emerald Group Publishing Citations Excellence award honoring the best and most highly cited research of from the past 15 years, recipient of one of best accepted papers award for the ONE Division of the Academy of Management Conference, Outstanding Reviewer Award given by the OB Division of the Academy of Management, Best Applied Paper Award, and the Best Symposium in the Careers Division of the Academy of Management Annual Meetings.

Research Interests

employee careers
employee-organization relationship
mentoring relationships
organizational career development
organizational change
workplace fairness

Journal Articles

  • Byron Marlowe, Tianshu Zheng, John Farrish, Jesus Bravo, Victor Pimentel Double down: economic downturn and increased competition impacts on casino gaming and employment International Hospitality Review, 2020
  • Jesus Bravo, Scott Seibert, Maria Kraimer, Sandy Wayne, Robert Liden Measuring Career Orientations in the Era of the Boundaryless Career Journal of Career Assessment, 2015
  • Jesus Bravo, Ignacio Molina, William Nganje Understanding intentional food contamination attitudes: applying Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior to a sample of fruit and vegetable industry workers International Journal of Agricultural Management, 2013
  • Phillip Manno, Jesus Bravo, Mark Manfredo, Rafael Leon Water Markets and Sustainable Water Use: Assessing Readiness for Organizational Change World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management, and Sustainable Development, 2013
  • Maria Kraimer, Scott Seibert, Sandy Wayne, Robert Liden, Jesus Bravo Antecedents and outcomes of organizational support for development: The critical role of career opportunities Journal of Applied Psychology, 2011
  • Jesus Bravo Fairness Perceptions in the Context of Smoking Policy Changes: An Integration of Social Comparison and Identity Theories International Journal of Global Management Studies Quarterly, 2010
  • William Nganje, Timothy Richards, Jesus Bravo, Al Kagan, Ram Acharya, Mark Edwards Food Safety and Defense Risks in U.S.-Mexico Produce Trade Choices, 2009
  • Paul Skilton, Jesus Bravo Do social capital and project type vary across career paths in project-based work?: The case of Hollywood personal assistants Career Development International, 2008
  • Hao Zhao, Sandy Wayne, Brian Glibkowski, Jesus Bravo The impact of psychological contract breach on work-related outcomes: A meta-analysis Personnel Psychology, 2007

    Books/Book Chapters

    • Book Chapter Byron Marlowe, Annelize Morkel, Jesus Bravo, Victor Pimental Digital Cellar Door: A Case for Customer Experience Design and Positive Memory Management/Online- Direktverkauf: Case Study zu Erlebnisdesign und der Steuerung unvergesslicher Erlebnisse
    • Book Chapter Byron Marlowe, Annelize Morkel, Jesus Bravo, Victor Pimentel Digital Door: An experience design for dynamic data

      Presentations

      • Jesus Bravo Leading & Communicating During Anxious Times
      • Jesus Bravo, I. Molina Food Contamination Attitudes of Hispanic Workers in the Fruit and Vegetable Industry
      • Jesus Bravo, P. Manno, M. Manfredo, R.C. Leon Water Markets and Sustainable Water Use: Assessing Readiness for Organizational Change
      • J Bravo Fairness Perceptions in the Context of Smoking Policy Changes: An Integration of Social Comparison and Identity Theories
      • C.S. Wang, J Bravo Traceability in the U.S. food supply: An application of transaction cost analysis
      • J Bravo Emotional Intelligence (Good leaders influence by their attitude and behavior)
      • J Bravo Leading/Managing During Anxious Times (Managers have a critical role to play in these uncertain times)
      • J Bravo Work Motivation (What drives employees to perform)
      • J Bravo Current Trends in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
      • J Bravo Customer Service For Students and Staff: From the Office to the Classroom
      • J Bravo Human Resource Management for Agribusiness

        Conference Proceedings

        • Byron Bravo, Annelize Morkel, Jesus Bravo, Victor Pimentel Digital Door: A case for customer experience design and positive memory management
        • Phillip Manno, Jesus Bravo, Mark Manfredo, Rafael Leon Water Markets and Sustainable Water Use: Assessing Readiness for Organizational Change Academy of Management