He received his PhD in business from University of Illinois – Urbana. Some of his recent accomplishments include the 2017 Richard Howe Teaching Award; the 2016 University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award; and the 2017 John Angus Erskine Fellowship. He has published over 25 papers on management and organizations in such outlets as the Academy of Management Review, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Operations Management, and Human Resource Management Journal. Matthew is married to his eternal bride, Miriam, and they have four children.