Executive Leadership Faculty
The Executive Leadership Ph.D. program is supported by dedicated program leadership and a faculty of scholars and experienced practitioners. Meet the program director and faculty below. Clemson Management faculty are internationally recognized, with published research in journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Management Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Journal of Applied Psychology.
Meet Our Faculty
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Program Leadership
- Provides strategic and administrative leadership for the program.
- Coordinates program operations, policies and continuous improvement.
- Supports the student experience and works with faculty and University partners.
- Serves as a primary contact for program-related questions.
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Relevant Background
- 20+ years of industry experience in higher education administration, with an emphasis on international programs.
- Lecturer faculty appointment in the Department of Management, teaching undergraduate courses in global business, organizational behavior, human resources and general management.
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Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration, Executive Leadership, Clemson University, 2026
- Master of Arts, Socio-Cultural Education, Western Michigan University, 2009
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Kalamazoo College, 2003
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How I Can Help
- Program structure and general information.
- Prospective-student questions, to include the application process.
- Student experience and program operations.
- Executive-education inquiries.
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Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Clemson University, Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business
- Instructor, Auburn University, Raymond J. Harbert College of Business
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Awards and Honors
- Research Fellowship, Auburn University, Raymond J. Harbert College of Business
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Education
- B.S., MBA, Ph.D., Auburn University, Raymond J. Harbert College of Business
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Industry Experience
- Business Strategy and Healthcare Consulting
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Publications
- Hersel, M. C. (forthcoming). Fighting with the fourth estate: A theoretical framework of organization-media rivalry for narrative control following a transgression. Academy of Management Review.
- Connelly, B. C., Shi, W., Walker, H. J., Hersel, M. C. (forthcoming) Searching for a sign: CEO successor selection in the wake of corporate misconduct. Journal of Management.
- Hersel, M. C., Helmuth, C. A., Zorn, M. L., Shropshire, C., & Ridge, J. W. (2019). The corrective actions organizations pursue following misconduct: A review and research agenda. Academy of Management Annals. 13(2), 547-585.
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Professional Experience
- Procter & Gamble, North American Haircare, Financial Analyst
- World Directory Service, Owner
- Interstate Gas Marketing, Inc., Regional Business Development Manager
- Pace Corporate Offices, Purchasing Assistant
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Awards
- Clemson University College of Business 2017 Emerging Scholar of Research Excellence Award
- Paper recognized as Best Research Publication Journal Award for "A Comparison of Black and White Entrepreneurs in the United States" in the International Journal of Strategic Management, 2015
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Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Management, University of Cincinnati, 2011
- Master of Business Administration, University of Cincinnati, 2005
- Bachelor of Arts, Suma Cum Laude, University of Cincinnati, 2004
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Professional Service
- Board Member Women's Leadership Program
- Spiro Faculty Fellow, 2015-2017
- Journal of Business Venturing Editorial Board
- Small Business Economics Editorial Board
- Ad Hoc Reviewer Academy of Management Journal
- Ad Hoc Reviewer Academy of Management Review
- Ad Hoc Reviewer Journal of Management
- Ad Hoc Reviewer Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
- Ad Hoc Reviewer Journal of Small Business Management
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Publications
Ingram has published research in:
- Academy of Management Journal
- Strategic Management Journal
- Journal of Management
- Harvard Business Review
- Human Relations
- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
- Journal of Product Innovation Management
- Strategic Organization
- Journal of Small Business Management
- Small Business Economics
- Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Ingram's publications include:
- Ridge, J., Ingram, A., Abdurakhmonov, M., & Hasija, D. 2019. Market reactions to non-market strategy: The signaling role of congressional testimony. Strategic Management Journal, 40 (10: 1644-1667.
- Blevins, D., Ingram, A., Tsang, E., & Peng, M. 2019. How do foreign initial public offerings attract investor attention? A study of the impact of language. Strategic Organization, 17(3): 363-384.
- Andriopoulos, C., & Gotsi, M, Lewis, M. & Ingram, A. 2018. Turning the sword: How NPD teams cope with front-end tensions. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 35(3):427-445.
- Miron-Spektor, E., Ingram, A., Keller, J., Smith, W., & Lewis, M. 2018. Microfoundations of organizational paradox: The problem is how we think about the problem. Academy of Management Journal, 6(1): 26-45.
- Ridge, J., Ingram, A., & Hill, A. 2017. Beyond lobbying expenditures: How lobbying breadth and political connectedness affect firm outcomes. Academy of Management Journal, 60(3):1138-1163.
- *Ridge, J., & Ingram, A. 2017. Modesty in the top management team: Investor reaction and performance implications. Journal of Management, 43(4):1283-1306. (*The first and second authors contributed equally.)
- Hill, A., Ridge, J., & Ingram., A. 2017. The growing conflict-of-interest problem in the U.S. Congress. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2017/02/the-growing-conflict-of-interest-problem-in-the-u-s-congress
- Ingram, A., Peak, W., Stewart, W., & Watson, W. 2017. Emotional intelligence, interpersonal process effectiveness, and entrepreneurial performance: A mediated moderated model. Journal of Small Business Management. https://doi: 10.1111/jsbm.12333
- Hechavarria, D., & Ingram, A. 2017. Entrepreneurial ecosystem conditions & gendered national-level entrepreneurial activity: A fourteen-year panel study of GEM. Small Business Economics. https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/IJGE-09-2014-0029
- Hechavarria, D, Ingram, A., Terjesen, S., Justo, R., Renko, M., & Elam, A. 2017. Taking care of business: The impact of gender and culture on the entrepreneurs' goals for venture value creation. Small Business Economics, 48(1): 225-257.
- Hechavarria, D., & Ingram, A. 2017. The entrepreneurial gender divide: Hegemonic masculinity, emphasized femininity and organizational forms. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 8(3): 242-281.
- Ridge, J., Hill, A., & Ingram, A. 2016. The signaling role of politician stock ownership: Effects on firm lobbying intensity. Journal of Management, 20(10):1-26.
- Ingram, A., Lewis, M., Barton, S., & Gartner, W. 2015. Paradoxes and innovation in family firms: The role of paradoxical thinking. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 40(1):161-176.
- Hechavarria, D., & Ingram, A. 2015. A review of entrepreneurial ecosystems and the entrepreneurial society: Exploration with the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor dataset. Journal of Business & Entrepreneurship, 26(1): 1-25.
- Scott, K., Ingram, A., Zagenczyk, T., & Shoss, M. 2015. Work family conflict and social undermining behavior: An examination of gender differences. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 88(1): 203-218.
- Ingram, A., Hechavarria, D., & Matthews, C. 2014. Does cultural capital matter? Exploring sources of funding in new venture creation. Small Business Institute Journal, 1(10).
- Watson, W., Stewart, W., Peake, W., Cooper, D., & Ingram, A. 2014. A comparison of Black and White entrepreneurs in the United States. International Journal of Strategic Management. (Received Best Journal Article Award).
- Gotsi, M., Andriopoulos, C., Lewis, M., & Ingram, A. 2010. Creative tensions: Managing tensions of multiple identities. Human Relations, 63(6): 781-805.
- Luscher, L., Lewis, M., & Ingram, A. 2006. The social construction of organizational change paradoxes. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 19: 491-502
Ron Landis, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Ron Landis's research interests lie primarily in quantitative data analysis and research methodology.
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Academic Appointments
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Nambury S. Raju Professor of Psychology, Affiliate Professor of Business
- Full Professor, Department of Psychology, 2011-2022
- University of Memphis
- Professor of Psychology
- Full Professor, Department of Psychology, 2006-2011
- Tulane University
- Associate Professor of Psychology, Affiliate Professor of Business
- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, 1996-2006
- George Washington University
- Assistant Professor of Psychology
- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, 1994-1996
- Illinois Institute of Technology
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Awards, Honors, Distinctions
- Fellow, Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2012
- Fellow, American Psychological Association, 2012
- Best Paper of the Year, Organizational Research Methods, 2012
- Endowed Chair of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2011
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Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Michigan State University
- Master of Science, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Michigan State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Pennsylvania State University
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Industry Experience
- Chrysler Financial
- Ford Motor Company
- City of San Francisco
- City of New Orleans
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Navy Personnel Research, Studies and Technology
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Publications
Ron's work has appeared in the field's highest-ranked academic journals, including:
- Organizational Research Methods
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Personnel Psychology
- Academy of Management Learning & Education
- Journal of Business and Psychology
He has published more than 75 articles, book chapters, and entries in edited volumes and has an h-index of 35.
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Academic Appointments
- Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, Clemson University
- Associate Professor, Department of Management, 2015-present
- Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Human Resources, 2009-2015
- Principal Faculty, Initiative for Studies in Transformational Entrepreneurship, 2009-2015
- Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, Clemson University
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Awards, Honors, Distinctions
- Editorial Board Member, Administrative Science Quarterly, 2016-present
- Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Review, 2020-present
- Watt Center Faculty Fellow, Clemson University, 2018-2021
- Erskine Fellow, University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ, 2019
- IDEA "Thought Leader" award for best-published entrepreneurship paper in 2011, 2012
- IDEA "Thought Leader" award for best-published entrepreneurship paper in 2010, 2011
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Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Organizations and Management, Emory University, 2009
- Master of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Emphasis, University of Georgia, 2004
- Bachelor of Science, Industrial Management, Clemson University, 1997
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Industry Experience
- American Management Systems (now CGI)
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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Publications
Navis has published his research in:
- Academy of Management Review
- Administrative Science Quarterly
- Journal of Business Venturing
- Journal of Management Studies
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Appointments
- Director, Executive Leadership Ph.D. Program, Clemson University
- Faculty Scholar in the Clemson University School of Health Research (CUSHR)
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Awards
- Service Excellence Award, Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, 2020-2021
- Management Department Professor of Excellence in Research, 2019-2020
- Nominated: Clemson Board of Trustees Award for Excellence, Fall 2019
- Awarded Faculty Fellowship at Greenville Hospital System to study physician burnout. Selected as one of three Clemson University researchers to receive this award, Jan-Aug 2018
- Appointed as Faculty Scholar in the Clemson University School of Health Research (CUSHR), 2015-present
- Emerging Scholar Research Excellence Award, College of Business and Behavioral Science, Clemson University, 2012-2013
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Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration, Management, University of Kentucky, 2007
- Master of Business Administration, Human Resources, University of South Carolina, 1996
- Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Human Resources, Villanova University, 1994
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Industry Experience
- General Electric Co., Human Resources Manager
- Computer Associates International, Human Resources Manager
- Ingersoll Rand Co., Human Resources Generalist
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Publications
- Snider, J. B., Scott, K. L., & Mulvey, P. W. (2025). The Hidden Costs of Pay Transparency: The Development of a Model. Compensation & Benefits Review, 0(0). https://doi-org.prox.lib.ncsu.edu/10.1177/08863687251399485
- Sava, G., Bichescu, B., Krivacek, S. & Scott, K.L. (2025). On Fostering Employee Participation in Voluntary Corporate-Sponsored Wellness Programs. Applied Psychology: Health and Wellbeing, Vol. 17 (1), e12647, https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12647.
- Scott, K. L., Ferrise, E., Sheridan, S., & Zagenczyk, T. J. (2024). Work-related resilience, engagement and wellbeing among music industry workers during the Covid-19 pandemic: A multiwave model of mindfulness and hope. Stress and Health, e3466. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3466
- Featured article for Scientific America, online news, November 29, 2024
- Featured in Psychology Today online blog, September 7, 2024
- Featured in Forbes online leadership and careers article, September 15, 2024
- Special mention in Inc. Magazine online article "Ways you Can Master your Self Leadership" by Marcel Shwantes of Inc. Magazine featuring Adam Grant, PhD. (Management expert), April 25, 2025.
- Sawyer, K., Thoroughgood, C., Stillwell, E., Duffy, M.K., Scott, K.L., & Adair, L. (2022). Being Present and Being Thankful: A Longitudinal Study of Mindfulness, Gratitude, Prosocial Motivation and Employee Helping Behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(2), 240-263. (Impact Factor: 5.851)
- Zagenczyk, T.J., Powell, E.E., & Scott, K.L. (2020). How exhausting!? An examination of the contagion effects of emotional exhaustion using social network analysis. Conditionally Accepted at the Journal of Management Studies. (Impact Factor: 3.799).
- Stewart, Jr., W.H., May, R.C., Scott, K.L. & Ingram, A.E. (2020). The ties that (un)bind: Change and organizational commitment in Ukraine. Conditionally accepted at Management and Organization Review.
- Scott, K.L., Zagenczyk, T.J., Li, S., Gardner, W., Cogliser, C., & Laverie, D. (2018). Social network ties and organizational citizenship behavior: Evidence of a curvilinear relationship. The first two authors contributed equally. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 27(6), 752-763. (Impact Factor: 2.094).
- Lee, K.Y., Duffy, M.K., Scott, K.L., & Schippers, M.C. (2018.) "The Ambivalent Experience of Being Envied at Work: When and How Being Envied Shapes Employee Feelings and Motivation". Personnel Psychology, 71(2): 181-200. (Impact Factor: 3.129), DOI: 10.1111/peps.12251
- Zagenczyk, T.J., Smallfield, J., Scott, K.L., Galloway, B., & Purvis, R.L. (in press). The moderating effect of psychological contract violation on the relationship between narcissism and outcomes: An application of trait activation theory. Frontiers in Psychology. (Impact Factor: 2.463)
- Tolentino, L., Restubog, S.D.L., Scott, K.L., & Garcia, P.R.J.M. (2016). Does Domestic Intimate Partner Aggression Affect Career Outcomes? The Role of Perceived Organizational Support. Human Resources Management, 55(3): 1-19. (Impact Factor: 1.78). DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21791
- Zagenczyk, T.J., Cruz, K.S., Chung, J., Scott, K.L., Kiewitz, C., & Galloway, B. (2015). The moderating effect of power distance on employee responses to psychological contract breach, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 24, 853-865. (Impact Factor: 2.094).
- Scott, K.D., Ingram, A., Zagenczyk, T.J., & Shoss, M.K. (2015). Work-family conflict and social undermining behavior: An examination of PO fit and gender differences. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 88, 203-218. (Impact Factor: 2.419).
- Scott, K.L., Tams, S., Schippers, M. & Lee, K.Y. (2015). Opening the Blackbox: Exploring the Link Between Workplace Exclusion, Perceptions of Envy and Worker Helping Behavior, Health and Turnover. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24:2, 239-255. (Impact Factor: 2.094).
- *Zagenczyk, T.J., Purvis, R.L., Shoss, M.K., Scott, K.L. & Cruz, K.S. (2015). Social influence and leader perceptions: Multiplex social network ties and similarity in leader-member exchange. Journal of Business and Psychology, 30, 105-117. (Impact Factor: 2.075). (*The first and second author contributed equally).
- Scott, K.L., Zagenczyk, T.J., Schippers, M., Purvis, R.L., & Cruz, K.S. (2014). Coworker exclusion and employee outcomes: An investigation of the moderating roles of perceived organizational and social support. Journal of Management Studies. 51(8). 1235-1256. doi: 10.1111/joms.12099, (Impact Factor: 3.799).
- Garcia, P.R.J.M., Restubog, S.L.D., Kiewitz, C., Scott, K.L. & Tang, R.L. (2014) Roots run deep: Investigating psychological mechanisms between history of family aggression and abusive supervision. Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol 99(5), Sep 2014, 883-897. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0036463, (Impact Factor: 4.758),
- Scott, K.L., Restubog, S.D.L., & Zagenczyk, T.J. (2013). A Social Exchange-Based Model of the Antecedents of Workplace Exclusion. Journal of Applied Psychology. 98(1): 37-48. (Impact Factor: 4.758).
- Kiewitz, C., Restubog, S.D.L., Zagenczyk, T.J., Scott, K.D. & Tang, R. (2012) Sins of our Fathers: The Role of Supervisors' Previous Experience of Family Undermining in Predicting Subordinates' Perceptions of Abusive Supervision, Leadership Quarterly 23(5): 869-882. (Impact Factor: 2.711).
- Duffy, M.K., Scott, K.L., Shaw, J.D., Tepper, B.J., & Aquino, K. (2012). Envy and social undermining: Exploring the roles of social identification and moral disengagement, Academy of Management Journal, 55(3): 643-666. (Impact Factor: 5.906)
- *Restubog, S.D.L., Scott, K.L., & Zagenczyk, T.J. (2011). When Distress Hits Home: The Role of Aggressive Culture in Predicting Abusive Supervision and the Effects on Employees and Their Significant Others. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96(4): 713-729. *All authors contributed equally to this manuscript and are listed alphabetically. (Impact Factor: 4.758).
- Shaw, J.D., Zhu, J., Duffy, M.K., Scott, K.L., Shih, H., & Susanto, E. (2011). A Contingency Model of Conflict and Team Effectiveness. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96(2): 391-400. (Impact Factor: 4.758).
- Zagenczyk, T.J., Gibney, R., Few, W.T., & Scott, K.D. (2011). Psychological contracts and organizational identification: The mediating effect of perceived organizational support. Journal of Labor Research, 32: 254-281. (Impact Factor: .467)
- Zagenczyk, T.J., Scott, K.L., Gibney, R., Murrell, A.J. & Thatcher, J.B. (2010). Social Influence and Perceived Organizational Support: A Social Network Analysis. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 111: 127-138. Recognized as OBHDP"™s sixth most downloaded article since date of publication to present. (Impact Factor: 3.129)
- Scott, K.D., Shaw, J.D., & Duffy, M.K. (2008). On the relationship between merit pay raises and organization-based self-esteem. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29(7): 967-980. (Impact factor: 3.854).
- Duffy, M.K., Shaw, J.D., Scott, K.D., & Tepper, B.J. (2006). The moderating roles of self-esteem and neuroticism in the relationship between group and individual undermining behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91(5): 1066-1077. (Impact Factor: 4.758).
- NON-REFEREED BOOK CHAPTER PUBLICATIONS
- Scott, K.L. & Duffy, M.K. (2015). Social Exclusion in the Workplace. Invited publication in P. L. Perrewe & D. C. Ganster (Eds.), Research in occupational stress and well-being: Exploring Theoretical Mechanisms and Perspectives (Vol. 13). New York: JAI Press/Elsevier Science.
- Scott, K.D., & Thau, S. (2013). Theory and Research on Social Exclusion in Work Groups (pp. 65-73). In DeWall, N. (Ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Social Exclusion. Oxford Press.
- Grosser, T., Sterling, C. Scott, K.D., & Labianca, G. (2010). A Social Network Perspective on Social Exclusion. In Neider, L.L. & Chester A. Schriesheim, C.A. (Eds) Research in Management: The Dark Side Series (Vol 8: pp 143-191). Information Age Publishing.
- Duffy, M.K., Scott, K.L., O'Leary-Kelly, A. (2005). The radiating effects of intimate partner violence on occupational stress and well-being. In P. L. Perrewe & D. C. Ganster (Eds.), Research in occupational stress and well-being: Exploring Theoretical Mechanisms and Perspectives (Vol. 4). New York: JAI Press/Elsevier Science.
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Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Management, Clemson University, 2020-present
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Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration, Management, University of Central Florida, 2017
- Master of Science, Business Administration, Decision & Information Sciences, University of Florida, 2004
- Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Decision & Information Sciences, University of Florida, 2003
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Industry Experience
- KPMG, LLP, IT Advisory Manager
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Publications
- Sheridan, S., & Ambrose, M. L. (2020). My cup runneth over: A daily study of the energy benefits for supervisors who feel appreciated by their subordinates. Journal of Management.
- Rice, D.B., Young, N.C.J. & Sheridan, S. (2020). Improving employee emotional and behavioral investments through the trickle-down effect of organizational inclusiveness and the role of moral supervisors. Journal of Business & Psychology, 36:2, 267-282.
- Sheridan, S., Crossley, C., Vogel, R., Mitchelle, M., Bennett, R. (2019). Intending to Leave But No Place to Go: An Examination of the Behaviors of Reluctant Stayers, Human Performance, 32:2, 53-68.
Craig Wallace, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor
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As an organizational psychologist, Wallace focuses on creating workplaces where employees thrive and business booms.
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Appointments
- Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, Clemson University, 2019-present
- Head & Professor, Department of Management
- Powers Leadership Team
- Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, 2017-2019
- Head & Professor, Department of Management
- Director: Master of Science in Management Program
- Co-Director & Research Director, Executive Ph.D. Program
- Daniels' Senior Leadership Team
- Watson Graduate School of Management, Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, 2006-2017
- Executive Director, Executive Ph.D. Program, 2010-2016
- William S. Spears Chair of Business Administration, 2011-2017
- Professor of Management, 2015
- Donald Brattain Professor, 2009-2011
- Associate Professor, tenured 2009
- Assistant Professor
- Tulane University, 2004-2006
- Assistant Professor
- Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, Clemson University, 2019-present
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Awards, Honors, Distinctions
- Board Member: PSP Metrics
- Fellow at SIOP
- S. Rains Wallace Award from SIOP
- ATD Research Award
- Associate Editor, Journal of Management (2 terms)
- Board Member (former): Executive Doctorate Business Administration Council (EDBAC)
- Over 500k in sponsored research
- Assisted in raising over 40M across various universities
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Education
- AMP, Wharton
- Ph.D., Georgia Tech
- M.A., University of West Florida
- B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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Industry Experience
Wallace has consulted with leading firms on a variety of projects. Firms include Wal-Mart, UPS, Frontier Airlines, ONEOK, Anschutz Entertainment Group, Shell Oil, Wynn Entertainment, Conoco-Philips, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Evonik, US Department of Defense, Crocs, Deluxe Post Production, Starbucks and many more. Most of his work is focused on organizational talent, people analytics and leadership development.
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Publications
Wallace has published over 70 journal articles, chapters and popular press articles, with many appearing in elite journals (see below) and is a regular contributor to his columns on SHRM and PsychToday.
- Journal of Management
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Personnel Psychology
- Journal of Organizational Behavior
- Journal of Business and Psychology