Affiliation: Western Michigan University
Email: satish.deshpande@wmich.edu

Biography

Dr. Satish P. Deshpande is the dean of Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business, the academic home to approximately 3500 graduate and undergraduate students.
Deshpande earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Bombay and a doctoral degree from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business. He began his professional career as a personnel officer at Sandoz (currently Novartis) before beginning his academic career as a teaching and research assistant at Iowa. Deshpande's teaching specialty is human resource management. He is the first faculty member to receive the Haworth College of Business Dean’s Teaching Award and also the Haworth College of Business Research Award. He has more than 90 refereed articles published in various journals and books. He has been quoted on TV, radio and in various newspapers including the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

Selected Publications

Andrews M.C., Woolum A, Mesmer-Magnus J, Viswesvaran C, Deshpande S. (2023). Reducing turnover intentions among first-year nurses: The importance of work centrality and coworker support. Health Services Management Research. doi:10.1177/09514848231165891

Deshpande, S.P., Newell, S. and Collins, J. (2021). Factors Affecting Ethical Optimism of Purchasing Professionals in India. Asian Journal of Business Ethics. 10, 315-329.

Modaresnezhad, M., Andrews, M. C., Mesmer-Magnus, J., Viswesvaran, C., & Deshpande, S. (2021). Anxiety, job satisfaction, supervisor support, and turnover intentions of mid-career nurses: A modeling study. Journal of Nursing Management. 29: 931-942.

Fu, W. and Deshpande, S.P. (2014). The Impact of Caring Climate, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment on Job Performance of Employees in a China's Insurance Company Journal of Business Ethics. 124:339–349.

DeMello, J. and Deshpande S.P. (2012). Factors Impacting Use of Information Technology by Physicians in Private Practice. International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, 7(2), 17-28.

Deshpande S.S. and Deshpande S.P. (2012). Factors Impacting Career Satisfaction of Hospitalists. Health Care Manager, 31,4, 351-356.

Fu, W. and Deshpande, S.P. (2012). Factors Impacting Ethical Behavior in a Chinese State Owned Steel Company. Journal of Business Ethics,105,2, 231-237.

Fu, W., Deshpande, S.P. and Zhao, X (2011). The Impact of Ethical Behavior and Facets of Job Satisfaction on Organizational Commitment of Chinese Employees. Journal of Business Ethics. 104, 4,537-543.

Deshpande S.P. and DeMello, J. (2011). A Comparative Analysis of Factors that Hinder Primary Care Physicians’ and Specialist Physicians’ Ability to Provide High Quality Care. The Health Care Manager. 30,2, 172-178.

Deshpande, S.P., Joseph, J., and Shu, X. (2011). Ethical Climate and Managerial Success in China. Journal of Business Ethics, 99,4,527-534,

Mesmer-Magnus, J., Visweswaran, C., Deshpande, S.P., & Joseph, J. (2010), “Emotional Intelligence, Individual Ethicality, and Perceptions that Unethical Behavior Facilitates Success.” Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones/Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 26, 1, 35-45.