John Arnold
Management

John Arnold

Assistant Professor and Trulaske Dean’s Advisory Board Faculty Scholar
Office
504 Cornell Hall
Address

700 Tiger Avenue
Columbia, MO 65211

John Arnold is an Assistant Professor in the Management Department at the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, University of Missouri. Arnold completed his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Florida State University in the spring of 2020. His primary research interests focus on topics of human resources staffing. In particular, his projects address questions related to how organizations make hiring decisions, including the methods organizations use to evaluate job applicants, the types of employees organizations recruit, and how organizational decisions affect who applies to jobs in the first place. His research has been published in the Journal of Applied PsychologyPersonnel PsychologyJournal of Management, and the Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. It also has been featured in the Harvard Business Review and won the Best Paper award for the Human Resources Division at the 2018 Academy of Management.

His research stems directly from his prior work experiences. Following a degree in History from Auburn University and a Master of Divinity from Asbury Seminary, he consulted with non-profit organizations and discovered a passion for understanding the challenges that managers and employees encounter. During his MBA program at the University of Georgia, he designed and began testing an employee selection tool to provide non-profits greater confidence and clarity in the hiring process. Through this work, he discovered that he loves advancing knowledge by developing and testing ideas, and he saw an opportunity to make a difference in the area of staffing. 

Education

Ph.D.: Florida State University, 2020

 

MBA: The University of Georgia, 2015

 

Master of Divinity: Asbury Theological Seminary, 2010

 

Bachelor of Arts: Auburn University, 2005

Publications

Van Iddekinge, C. H., Arnold, J. D., Frieder, R. E., & Roth, P. L. (2019). A meta-analysis of the criterion-related validity of pre-hire work experience. Personnel Psychology, 72, 571-598.

Van Iddekinge, C. H. & Arnold, J. D. (2017). Retaking employment tests: What we know and what we still need to know. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 4, 445-471.