Welcome to Yongbeom Hur's Web site. I am an assistant professor and graduate faculty member of public administration in the Department of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. I am interested in comparing managerial approaches and their effects on organizational performance between private and public sectors. Part of the reason may be coming from my unique working experiences in both sectors.

Teaching & Research Interests

My teaching and research interests include human resource management, research methods, and quantitative approaches to public management.

Current Research Agenda

1. Diversity Management: (a) identifying patterns of local governments' adopting different diversity management using cluster analysis, (b) exploring the relationship between different diversity management practices and diversity outcomes 2. Employee Turnover: (a) moderating effects of HRM characteristics on turnover impact, (b) effect of organizational size on turnover impact 3. Other Topics: (a) representative bureaucracy and its effect on diversity, (b) crime control and simultaneity problem of police efforts