An Interview with Professor T Zane Reeves

Abstract

T Zane Reeves is a long-time professor and practitioner of human resources management. He is member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. He was recognized for his excellence at the University of New Mexico (UNM) with the prestigious designation of Regents' Professor. Today, he holds the distinction of being Regents' Professor Emeritus. At UNM, he was the director of the school of public administration program for many years. Prior to his association with UNM, he was professor and chair of public administration at California State University at Dominguez Hills and Pepperdine University.
Zane has an extensive background as a practitioner. For over 25 years, he has served as arbitrator, mediator, fact finder, and hearing officer in public and private settings. Zane's expertise is utilized by a number of not-for-profit and public labor boards. Over the past 30 years, Zane has provided consultation services to public, private, tribal, and not-forprofit organizations in areas such as organizational development, supervision, team building, and human resources management.
Cases in Public Human Resource Management, 2nd ed., which Zane wrote, is widely used in university courses. It is one of six books he has written or co-authored. Zane's articles have also been published in leading journals and periodicals such as the Public Administration Review and Personnel Management.
This interview was recorded in November 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I’ve spent four months as the scholar of UNM. The scholarship was granted by the Julius Rezler Foundation, which has only one American member in its Board of Directors, an American ambassador of Hungarian culture – T Zane Reeves.