Dr. Tashlin Lakhani

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Tashlin Lakhani is an assistant professor of management organizations at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University. He received his PhD from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. He also holds a Master of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell and a Master of Industrial Relations from Queen's University. Additionally, he earned an Honors Bachelor of Business Administration with High Distinction from Wilfrid Laurier University. Before joining the faculty at Cornell, Lakhani was an assistant professor of management in human resources at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. His research investigates the determinants of employment practices and job quality, focusing specifically on how firm ownership structures influence human resource investments and organizational outcomes. Currently, his work emphasizes the hospitality sector, examining how human resource practices and performance vary across franchisee-owned, company-owned, and independently owned operations in the hotel and restaurant industries. His research has been published in leading academic journals and has received several awards, including the Seidman Prize from Cornell University and the Ralph Alexander Dissertation Award from the Academy of Management's Human Resources Division.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2014-01-01 — Present

Cornell University • Ithaca, NY

Responsible for teaching courses in management organizations and conducting research in human resource management.

Assistant Professor

2011-01-01 — 2014-01-01

Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University • Columbus, OH

Focused on management and human resources in academic and practical contexts.

Awards

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Seidman Prize

2021-01-01
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Ralph Alexander Dissertation Award

2014-01-01

Courses

HADM 3340 - Franchising Hospitality Industry HADM 2810 - Human Resources Management

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture