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Faculty Profile
Dr. Gilad Chen is an Associate Professor of Management & Organization at the
University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Dr. Chen received his
bachelor degree in Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University in 1996, and
his doctoral degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Mason University
in 2001. Prior to joining the Smith School, Dr. Chen was on the faculty at the Georgia
Institute of Technology and Texas A&M University, and a visiting scholar at the
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Technion, and Tel-Aviv University.
He teaches courses on variety of organizational behavior, human resource management,
and methodological topics. Dr. Chen’s research focuses on work motivation, adaptation,
teams and leadership, with particular interest in understanding the complex interface
between individuals and the socio-technical organizational context. He has won several
research awards, including the 2007 Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award
from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the 2008 Cummings
Scholar Award from the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management.
His research has appeared in such journals as the Academy of Management Journal,
Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Personnel Psychology,
Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, and Research in Organizational
Behavior. He is currently serving as Associate Editor of the Journal of
Applied Psychology and as an editorial board member of the Academy of Management
Journal, and is an active member of the Academy of Management and the Society
of Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
Primary Research Areas
- Team and leadership effectiveness
- Work motivation
- Work performance and adaptation
- Multilevel phenomena and methodology
Selected Publications
Kirkman, B. L., Chen, G., Farh, J. L., Chen, Z. X.,
& Lowe, K. B. (in press). Individual power distance orientation and follower reactions
to transformational leaders: A cross-level, cross-cultural examination. Academy
of Management Journal.
Takeuchi, R., Chen, G., & Lepak, D. P. (in press).
Through the looking glass of a social system: Cross-level effects of high performance
work systems on employees’ attitudes. Personnel Psychology.
Chen, G. & Mathieu, J. E. (2008). Goal orientation
dispositions and performance trajectories: The roles of supplementary and complementary
situational inducements. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes,
106, 21-38.
Chen, G., Kirkman, B. L., Kanfer, R., Allen, D., &
Rosen, B. (2007). A multilevel study of leadership, empowerment, and performance
in teams. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 331-346.
Chen, G., & Kanfer, R. (2006). Toward a systems theory
of motivated behavior in work teams. Research in Organizational Behavior,
27, 223-267.
Chen, G., Thomas, B. A., & Wallace, J. C. (2005). A
multilevel examination of the relationships among training outcomes, mediating regulatory
processes, and adaptive performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90,
827-841.
Chen, G. (2005). Newcomer adaptation in teams: Multilevel
antecedents and outcomes. Academy of Management Journal, 48, 101-116.
Honors and Awards
Cummings Scholar Award for early- to mid-career scholarly
achievement, Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management (2008)
Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award, Society
for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2007)
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management
Journal (2005, 2006, & 2007)
George Mason University I/O Psychology Student Association
(IOPSA) Distinguished Alumni Award (2006)
Organizational Research Methods Best Article of the
Year Award (2005)
American Society for Training and Development Research
Article Award (2005)
Academy of Management’s Research Methods Division Best
Paper Award (2005)
Academy of Management’s Research Methods Division Robert
McDonald Advancement of Research Methodology Award (2004)
Consulting Work
- BTG
- Getronics
- Home Depot
- NYLCare Health Plans
- Perot Systems
- SAIC
- U.S. Army
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