Maloney, Thomas R
Senior Extension Associate
Thomas Maloney is a senior extension associate in the Department of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. He spent the first 10 years of his career as a Cooperative Extension farm management agent in Cortland County, New York. He then joined AEM and for 22 years has been responsible for extension programs in human resource management and agricultural labor policy.
He has conducted numerous workshops, written a variety of bulletins, and conducted applied research on a range of personnel topics relating to farm businesses. His primary areas of interest include employee recruitment, compensation, performance appraisal, motivation, Hispanic management and immigration. Tom has also worked extensively on farm labor policy issues affecting employers in New York.
research
research and scholarship focus
Applied Research addresses the wage benefits, working conditions and demographics of agricultural employment in New York State
primary investigator of
research areas
- rural development | collaborative research area (CALS)
international geographic focus
- Mexico | country
domestic geographic focus
- New York State | state
submitted impact statement
- Dairy farm managers` study trip to Mexico | 2006 Impact statement
- Dairy farm managers` study trip to Mexico | 2005 Impact statement
- Survey of Hispanic dairy workers in New York State | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
academic staff in
- Applied Economics and Management (AEM) | Cornell department
service
outreach focus
Extension and outreach efforts focus on educational programs to educate agricultural employers regarding strategies to attract and retain a qualified workforce.
background
educational background
- M.P.S., Cornell University, 1984
- B.S., Cornell University, 1974
- A.A.S., Alfred Agricultural and Technical College, 1971
awards and distinctions
- • New York State Distinguished Service Award, presented at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents annual meeting, 1994
- Epsilon Sigma Phi Superior Performance Award for College-Based Staff, Cornell University Lambda Chapter, 1992
- Outstanding New Extension Publication, New York State Association of County Agricultural Agents, 1990
- Search for Excellence Award for the Cornell Dairy Farm Audit Program, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, 1988
featured in
- New York farmers visit Mexico to probe dairy workers' lives | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- Maloney, T. R., and R. Milligan. 1998. Managing people for peak performance and job satisfaction. GCSAA Seminar Manual, 1998-99.
- Maloney, T. R. 1998. Teaching human resource management to the non-dairy audience: Ten things I have learned. Proceedings of the National Conference for Management Educators of Agricultural Audiences, June 25-26, Columbus, OH.
- Milligan, R. A., and T. R. Maloney. 1996. Human resource management for golf course superintendents. Chelsea, MI: Ann Arbor Press.
- Maloney, T. R. (contributing author). 1994. Your dairy in transition.
- Maloney, T. R., and K. T. Petracek. 1994. Writing an employee handbook: A guide for farm managers.
- Maloney, T. R., and R. A. Milligan. 1992. A survey of recruitment and selection practices on florist crop production firms. A.E. Research 93-5, Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University.
Keywords: agricultural labor policy, agricultural labor policy., agricultural workforce, cultural diversity, hispanic workforce management, human resource management, immigration reform.