Our Faculty and Staff

Dr. Barjinder Singh is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Houston-Victoria. Prior to joining the UHV faculty, Dr. Singh held an academic position in the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), where he also earned his PhD in Organizations & Strategic Management in 2011.

Dr. Singh's teaching interests include Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, International Management, and Business Ethics. Dr. Singh's research reflects his commitment to pursuing the highest levels of excellence in research and teaching and includes a variety of topics within the fields of organizational behavior and human resource management. He has presented his research at both national and international academic conferences. In addition, he has achieved high academic recognition by receiving the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation's Dissertation Award for his outstanding dissertation research in 2010.

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor of Management, University of Houston - Victoria (2011 - Now)
• Lecturer, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2009 - 2011)
• Graduate Assistant, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2006 - 2008)

Courses Taught at UHV

• HCAD 4353 - Human Resource Management
• MGMT 3303 - Principles of Management
• MGMT 4311 - Human Resources Management
• MGMT 4312 - Staffing
• MGMT 4313 - Compensation
• MGMT 4320 - Organizational Behavior
• MGMT 6351 - Management and Organizational Behavior

Selected Research

• Shaffer, M. , Singh, B. & Chen, Y. (2012). Expatriate Pay Satisfaction: The Role of Organizational Inequities, Assignment Stressors and Perceived Assignment Value. International Journal Of Human Resource Management.
• Singh, B. & Selvarajan, T. (2012). Is it Spillover or Compensation? Effects of Community and Organizational Diversity Climates on Race Differentiated Employee Intent to Stay. The Journal of Business Ethics.
• Singh, B. & Winkel, D. (2011). Racial Differences in Helping Behaviors: The Role of Respect, Safety and Identification. The Journal of Business Ethics.

Professional Honors and Achievements

• 2010: Gold Star Teaching Award: Given to 'top ten' faculty members based on exceptionally high student evaluations (Fall 2010)., Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• 2010: Gold Star Teaching Award: Given to 'top ten' faculty members based on exceptionally high student evaluations (Spring 2010)., Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• 2010: Nominated for Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship Award by Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• 2010: SHRM Foundation Dissertation Grant: International award given annually to only four promising researchers in the field of Human Resource Management worldwide., Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• 2010: UWM's Graduate School Research Travel Award: Highly competitive university-wide award, given biannually to students presenting their research in national/international conferences., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• 2009: Gold Star Teaching Award: Given to 'top ten' faculty members based on exceptionally high student evaluations (Fall 2009)., Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• 2009: Sheldon B. Lubar School's Eric Schenker Dissertation Scholarship: School-wide competitive award, given annually to a dissertator in recognition of the potential in dissertation research., Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• 2008: Nominated for Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship Award by Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• 2008: UWM's Asian Faculty & Staff Association Achievement Scholarship: University-wide competitive award, given annually to two students based on academic performance, scholarly research and service to the Asian community., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee