Karen Boroff

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Karen E. Boroff dean of Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business since 2001, has focused on integrity, innovation and excellence in leading the School to increased prominence within the State of New Jersey and nationally. Committed to preparing tomorrow’s global business leaders to meet the ethical challenges of the workplace, she initiated the development of a code of conduct for the Stillman School, as well as a lecture series focused on integrity in business practice. During her tenure, the School opened its Trading Room, complete with the data feeds from Bloomberg L.P. In 2005, the School opened its Seton Hall Sports Polling Center, which now conducts national polls on sport issues of the day. Responding to the needs of the New Jersey business community, Boroff’s most recent innovation is the creation of a program to educate entrepreneurs. This past September, the Stillman School was cited again by the "U.S. News and World Report" as among the top 100 programs among all the U.S. business programs nationally. In January 2008, the School earned the Council on Higher Education Accreditation’s award on Institutional Outcomes Assessment.

Under Boroff’s leadership, the Stillman School earned reaccredidation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, which puts the school among the most rigorous business programs in the United States. Stillman School programs meet a standard of excellence held by just over 25 percent of business programs nationwide.

Joining the Stillman School faculty in 1989 as an assistant professor in the Department of Management, Boroff was promoted to associate professor in 1995 and five years later was named a full professor. She served as acting dean of the Stillman School for more than a year before being appointed dean.

Boroff earned a Ph.D. in Business from Columbia University, an M.B.A. from Lehigh University and a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

A member of the Academy of Management, Boroff was employed by AT&T for 11 years, where she served in various managerial capacities and acted as a negotiator and company spokesperson for 26,000 employees. Her teaching expertise encompasses management, negotiations, human resources and industrial relations, and she has done extensive research on the areas of grievance and complaint processes, and labor law.

Education

Starting early at Cornell University Dr. Boroff received a Bachelor of Science (concentrating in Industrial and Labor Relations) in 1975. Then, in 1981 she received a Masters in Business Administration (concentrating in Management). In 1991 she went back to college at Columbia University, and she then received a Ph.D. in Business (concentrating in Industrial Relations and Human Resources Management.

Research Interests and Teaching Interests

Management; Managerial Negotiations; Human Resources Management; Industrial Relations; Employment Regulation.Industrial Relations; Labor Law; Dispute Resolution in both the Union and Nonunion Work Settings; Employment Security; Pedagogy.

=Journal Publications=

*Boroff, Karen E., Strawser, Joyce A., Wisenblit, Joseph and Onimus, Leigh A. (2005). “Assessment of Learning at the Stillman School of Business,” Association for Institutional Research, Florida, Chapter 6, “Undergraduate Assessment at the Stillman School of Business, pp. 99-118.
*Boroff, Karen E. and Lewin, David. (1997). “Loyalty, Voice, and Intent to Exit a Union Firm: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis,” Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 50-63, October.
*Boroff, Karen E. (1997). “Unfair Labor Practice Filings in Organizing Elections--New Data and Analysis,” Labor Law Journal, Vol. 48, No. 11, pp. 655-61, November.Lewin, David and Boroff, Karen E. (1996). “The Role of Loyalty In Exit and Voice: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis,” Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations, Vol. 7, pp. 69-96.
*Boroff, Karen E. (1996). “A Note on an Unpublished Manuscript by CWA Leader A. Tommy Jones,” Labor History, pp. 515-519, Fall.
*Boroff, Karen E. (1995). “Shopping for Access after Lechmere,” Labor Law Journal, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 366-70.
*Keefe, Jeffrey and Boroff, Karen E. (1994). “Telecommunications Labor-Management Relations after Divestiture,” Contemporary Collective Bargaining in the Private Sector, Paula Voos (Editor), Madison, WI: IRRA, pp. 303-371.
*Boroff, Karen E. (1992). “Factors Influencing Unfair Labor Practice Charges,” Labor Law Journal, Vol. 43. No. 11, November, pp. 709-714.
*Boroff, Karen E. (1991). “Measuring the Perceptions of the Effectiveness of a Workplace Complaint Procedure,” In Lipsky, Sockell, and Lewin, Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations, Volume 5, pp. 207-233.

Other publications

*Boroff, Karen E. (2006). “How was the Love of Labor Lost,” The Star Ledger, September 4, p. 15. (Editorial in newspaper).
*Boroff, Karen E. (1997). “Organized Labor Provides Fairness Most Efficiently,” The Star Ledger, Section 10, p. 1+. August 30. (Editorial in Newspaper)

Co-Editor and Contributor

Seton Hall University, Journal of the Partners in Learning, 1991-92, 1992-93, and 1993-94. Articles included “Small Group Interactions in the Classroom,” “Justice in the Classroom,” “Syllabus Development” and “The Student/Faculty Forum.” This innovative teaching initiative, the result of a collaboration with co-editor Dr. Emma Quartaro, has been praised by the New Jersey Chancellor for Higher Education, the Provost, and our colleagues. A doctoral student from California wrote her dissertation on collegiate teaching and learning, and visited Seton Hall to explore the Partners in Learning program and learn about the Journal.

Consulting

* Rutgers University, Continuing Management Development (1997)
* AT&T, Leadership Competencies (1995)
* The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, Management Training and Development (1994)
* Seton Hall University. Facilitator for the Human Relations Council (1993-94)
* Manhattan Borough Community College, Syllabus Development (1993)
* Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Business (1991 and 1992)
* Seton Hall University Counseling Services, Facilitator for its Strategic Planning Meeting (1992)
* New Jersey Institute for Collegiate Teaching and Learning, Syllabus Development for New Faculty Members (1992)

Awards and Honors

* Seton Hall University Experiential Educator Award (April 2006)
* Seton Hall University Outstanding Teaching Award (October 1996)
* Seton Hall University Outstanding Service Award (1994-95 Academic Year)
* Keynote Speaker—1994 Seton Hall University Faculty Convocation
* Keynote Speaker—1994 Student Leadership Dinner
* Seton Hall University Teaching Advancement Council Award (1994)
* Seton Hall University Summer Faculty Grant (1993, 1992, 1991)
* Beta Gamma Sigma National Business Honorary Society (1989)

Professional Membership

* Beta Gamma Sigma Board of Governors (2005-present)
* Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration, President (2008)
* New Jersey Colleges of Business Administration, Vice President (2005-present)
* Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Scholarship Chair (2005-present)
* Industrial Relations Research Association
* Academy of Management

Community Service

* New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg Academy Nominations Review Board (2007)
* St. Patrick Religious Education Teacher (2007)
* Member, St. Patrick School Education Council (2001-2005)
* Assistant Girl’s Softball Coach for the Chatham Borough Board of Recreation (1999-2005)
* Staff Writer for St. Patrick Church Parish Newsletter, Vox, and contributor to the Interfaith Homeless Shelter ministry (1999-2003)
* Served in various capacities for the St. Patrick School Home and School Association (1997-2006)