PhD in Business Administration with a Specialization in Organizational Behavior

Program Faculty

Led by Program Director Sabrina Volpone, our award-winning and renowned OB faculty have presented at the White House and are published experts on topics like:

Affect and Emotions
Effective leadership and teamwork
Effectiveness of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Justice and leadership
Latent change score modeling
Race and gender bias

Trust in various social interactions
Workforce diversity and identity management
Workplace emotion and mental health

Sabrina Volpone

Associate Professor 鈥� Organizational Behavior PhD Program Director

Program Graduates

The PhD program prepares students to be researchers and teachers at major universities. See where our graduates started their careers and published research.

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Placements
Publications

Liza Barnes听
PhD: 2023
Placement:听Drexel University
Dissertation:听A Multi-Perspective Exploration of Employee Medical Leaves of Absence
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Jessi Rivin
PhD: 2023
Placement:听San Diego State University
Dissertation:听Dynamics Between Mental Health and Curiosity in Employee Well-Being
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Brittany Lambert
PhD: 2021
Placement: Indiana University, Bloomington
Dissertation: An Exploration of Gender and Mental Health in Traditional and Non-Traditional Work Environments
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Victor Marsh
PhD: 2021
Placement: University of Toronto
Dissertation: Diversity Practice Innovation: Design Processes and Employee Perception
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Hunter Phoenix Van Wagoner
PhD: 2021
Placement:听California State University, Fullerton
Dissertation: An Affective Events Theory Perspective on Mental Health in The Workplace
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Jessica Kirk
PhD: 2019
Placement: University of Memphis
Dissertation: Gender Dynamics in the Workplace: A Nuanced Look at Gender Bias and How to Mitigate It
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Elsa Chan
PhD: 2017
Placement: City University of Hong Kong
Dissertation: Virtues in organizations: An examination of humility and compassion in leadership and entrepreneurship

Jenni Dinger听
PhD: 2015
Placement: Indiana University
Dissertation: An Examination of How Community Social Identity Motivates Crowdfunding of Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Rebuilding after Natural
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Shayne Kiefer听
PhD: 2013
Placement: U.S. Air Force Academy
Dissertation: Predicting and Examining Links Between IPO Hype, Managerial Expectations, and Firm Outcomes
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Daniel Lerner听
PhD: 2013
Placement: University of Deusto, Spain
Dissertation: Opportunity Pursuit and the Disinhibition Paradox
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Marilyn Uy听
PhD: 2009
Placement: University of Victoria, Canada
Dissertation: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dissertation: The Roller Coaster Ride: Affective Influences in Entrepreneurial Efforts

Reed, R., Van Wagoner, H. P.,听Cropanzano, R., & Jennings, T. (in press). Assessing the efficacy of online learning in disparate business subjects: Lessons from distributed practice and social learning theory.听Journal of Management Education.听

Volpone, S. D.,听Decker, M.听, &听Reed, R.听(in press). When breaking news breaks class plans: Navigating class discussions when diversity topics are in the news. In O. Holmes, IV (Ed.).听Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion: Effective strategies to lead, teach, and consult across disciplines and demographics.听Palgrave听Macmillan Publishing.听听

Volpone, S. D.,听Macoukji, F. G.,听Ragaglia, R., &听Lyons, B.听J. (in press). Overcoming biases across the human resource management lifecycle for individuals with a criminal record. In N. C. Jones Young & J. Griffith (Eds.).听Employing our returning citizens: An employer-centric view.听Palgrave听Macmillan Publishing.听听

Cropanzano, R.,听Keplinger, K., Lambert, B. K.,听Caza, B., & Ashford, S. J. (2023). The organizational psychology of gig work: An integrative conceptual review.听Journal of Applied Psychology, 108听(3), 492鈥�519.听

Barnes, L.Y., Freidin, H., Hoyt Hendricks, H., Pletneva, L., Rocheville, K. (2022). Grief at the Work-Life Interface. Academy of Management Proceedings 2022 (1), 14505.

Cropanzano, R., Skarlicki, D., Nadisic, T., Fortin, M.,听Van Wagoner, P.,听&听Keplinger, K.听(2022). When manager become Robin Hoods: A mixed method investigation.听Business Ethics Quarterly, 32听(2),听209-242.

Hekman, D.R., Cropanzano, R., Chan, E., Kirk, J.F., Lamb, M., 2022. How illegitimate pay inequality leads to worse performance via aggression and coworker devaluing. Academy of Management Proceedings. Seattle, WA. 1: 15045.听

Kirk, J.F., Hekman, D.R., Chan, E.T., Foo, M.D. 2022. Public Negative Labeling Effects on Team Interaction and Performance. Small Group Research. First Published April 6, 2022 online.

Hekman, D.R., Van Wagoner, P., Owens, B., Mitchell, T.R., Holtom, B., Lee, T.M, Dinger, J. 2022. An Examination of Whether and How Prevention Climate Alters the Influence of Turnover on Performance. Journal of Management. 48: 542-570.

Barnes, L.Y., Bhattacharyya, B., Brauer, M., Desjardins, C., Follmer, K. (2021). Novel Advances on Poorly Understood Challenges Women Face at Work. Academy of Management Proceedings 2021 (1), 15670.

Barnes, L.Y., Colella, A., Greenberg, D. Lacerenza, C.N., Longmire, N., Oelberger, C., Rosado-Solomon, E., McDaniel Sumpter, D., Vogus, T., Volpone, S.D. (2021). With or without you: Relationships and taking stock of their influence on work identity. Academy of Management Proceedings 2021 (1), 15691.

Maynard, M.T., S. Conroy, S., Lacerenza, C.N., Barnes, L.Y. (2021). Teams in the wild are not extinct, but challenging to research: A guide for conducting impactful team field research with 10 recommendations and 10 best practices. Organizational Psychology Review.

Barnes, L.Y., Draga, S., Long, D.M., Maitlis, S., Ruttan, R.L. (2020). Navigating Distress: Exploring How People Make Sense of Negative Emotions in Everyday Workplaces. Academy of Management Proceedings 2020 (1), 14075.听

Cropanzano, R., Johnson, S. K., &听Lambert, B. K.听(2020). Leadership, affect, and emotion in work organizations. In L-Q. Yang, R. Cropanzano, C. Daus, & V. Martin茅z (Eds.),听Cambridge handbook of workplace affect and emotion听(pp. 229-243).听Cambridge University Press.听

Dinger, J., Conger, M., Hekman, D.R., Bustamante, C. 2020. Somebody That I Used to Know: The Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Social Identity in Post-disaster Business Communities. Journal of Business Ethics. 166: 115鈥�141.

Evans, J.B., Slaughter, J.E., Ellis, A.P.J., Rivin, J.M. (2020). Gender and the evaluation of humor at work. Journal of Applied Psychology 104 (8), 1077. 听

Fortin, M., Cropanzano, R., Cuguer贸-Escofet, N., Nadisic, T., &听Van Wagoner, H.(2020).听How do people judge fairness in supervisor and peer relationships? Another assessment of the dimensions of justice.听Human Relations, 73听(12),听1632-1663.听

Cropanzano, R., Ambrose, M. A., &听Van Waggoner, H. P.听(2019).听Organizational justice and workplace emotion.听In E. A. Lind (Ed.),听Social psychology and justice听(pp. 243-283).听Routledge.听

Johnson, S.K., Keplinger, K., Kirk, J.F., Barnes, L.Y. (2019). Has Sexual Harassment at Work Decreased Since #MeToo? Harvard Business Review.

Keplinger, K., Johnson, S.K., Kirk, J.F., Barnes, L.Y. (2019). Women at work: Changes in sexual harassment between September 2016 and September 2018. PloS one 14 (7), e0218313.

Van Wagoner, P., Embry, E., Barnes, L.Y., Rivin, J.M., Rick Reed, R. Hekman, D.R., Volpone, S.D., & Johnson, S.K. 2019. Leveraging Diversity to Enhance Inclusion Efforts for Team Processes and Outcomes. Academy of Management Proceedings. Boston, August 2019.

Becker, W. J., Cropanzano, R.,听Van Wagoner, H. P.,听&听Keplinger, K.听(2018). Emotional labor within teams: Outcomes of individual and peer emotional labor of perceived team support, extra-role behavior, and turnover intentions.听Group and Organization Management, 43听(1),听38-71.听听[Included in the Editor鈥檚 Choice Collection.]

Cropanzano, R.,听Kirk, J., F.,听& Discorfano, S. M. (2017). Organizational justice. In S. G. Rogelberg (Ed.),听Encyclopedia of Industrial/Organizational Psychology听(2^nd听Ed., pp. 1118-1122). Sage Publications.

Hekman, D.R., Johnson, S.K. Foo, M.D. & Yang, W. 2017. Does diversity-valuing behavior result in diminished performance ratings for nonwhite and female leaders? Academy of Management Journal. 60: 771-797. Also summarized and included in the Women and Public Policy Program's Gender Action Portal (GAP 鈥撎齡ap.hks.harvard.edu) Highlighted in the following media outlets: 鈥� CNN, March 24, 2016 鈥� The Atlantic, April 4, 2016 鈥� Huffington Post, March, 29, 2016 鈥⑻鼺ivethirtyeight.com, March 25, 2016听

Hekman, D.R., Johnson, S.K., Cropanzano, R., Kirk, J., Chan, E., Lamb, M. 2016. How Executive Pay Leads to Racial and Gender Bias, Aggression and Worse Executive Performance. Academy of Management Proceedings. Anaheim, August 2019.听

Johnson, S.K., Hekman, D.R., & Chan, E.T. 2016. If There鈥檚 Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There鈥檚 Statistically No Chance She鈥檒l Be Hired. Harvard Business Review. April 26, 2016.听

York, J., Vedula, S., Conger, M., Hekman, D.R. (2016) Green to Gone: How Institutional Logics Impact the Survival of Social Entrepreneurs. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: Vol. 36 : Iss. 15, Article 4.听

Cropanzano, R., Fortin, M., &听Kirk, J. F.听(2015). How do we know when we are treated fairly? Justice rules and fairness judgments. In听M. R. Buckley,听A. R. Wheeler,听&听J. R. B. Halbesleben听(Eds.),听Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management听(Vol. 33, pp. 279-350). Emerald Publishing.听

Van den Bos, K., Cropanzano, R.,听Kirk, J.,听Jasso, G., & Okimoto, T. G. (2015). Expanding the horizons of social justice research: Three essays on justice theory.听Social Justice Research, 28听(2),听229-246.听

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