David Balkin
 
Professor David B. Balkin 
Leeds School of Business 
University of Colorado, Boulder 
Boulder, CO 80309 
(303) 492-5780 
David.Balkin@Colorado.edu 

Course Learning Materials
Executive Compensation MBAO 6600

Managing Employee Reward Systems  MGMT 4030 

Human Resource Management:
(class notes and case notes)MBAO 6030

Professional Achievements 

  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota
  • Professor of Strategy and Organization Management, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA 
  • Chair, Management Division
    University of Colorado
    Boulder, Colorado, USA
  • Associate Editor, Human Resource Management Review 
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of High Technology Management Research 
  • Best Article of the Year Award, Academy of Management Journal, 1993 
  • Best Empirical Paper, Entrepreneurship Division of Academy of Management, 2001
Research Interests 
Relationship between pay policies and firm strategy; human resource management in high technology firms; corporate governance and the innovation process.

Teaching Interests 
Corporate governance; management of compensation and benefits; executive compensation; strategic human resource management.

Selected Publications 
Complete list of Publications 

"Is CEO Pay in High Technology Firms Related to Innovation?"  Academy of Management Journal (2000); with Markman and Gomez-Mejia.

"Gainsharing and Mutual Monitoring: A Combined Agency - Organizational Justice Interpretation." Academy of Management Journal (1995); with Welbourne and Gomez-Mejia. 

"The Determinants of Faculty Pay: An Agency Theory Perspective." Academy of Management Journal (1992); with Gomez-Mejia. 

"Matching Compensation and Organizational Strategies." Strategic Management Journal (1990); with Gomez-Mejia. 

Work in Process: 
"Gender Effects of Faculty Pay Allocations." Under review. 

"Gender Effects of Employee Participation and Investment Behavior with 401(k) Retirement Plans."

"CEO Incentives for Innovation in Biotechnology Firms."

Funded Research: 
TIAA-CREF Research Grant, "Gender Effects of Employee Participation and Investment Behavior with 401(k) Retirement Plans,"  $19,600 for 1999-2000.

"Managing Rewards for Innovations for Cross-Functional Product Development Teams." Funded by University of Colorado Center for Entrepreneurship: $7,500 for 1996. 

"Team Rewards under TQM." Funded by Bell Canada Research Grant: $7,600 for 1993. 

"Pay Equity Project." Funded by Canadian Studies Faculty Research Grant: $4,000 for 1992.