Thomas K. Kelemen, Ph.D.

An organizational behavior scholar, Thomas studies how to help employees flourish through their work.

Recent Publications

Leader humility and its effectiveness in organizations

As businesses continue to strive for higher standards of morality and researchers’ interest in positive organizational scholarship grows, interest in the construct of humble leadership has accumulated.

2024 With M Matthews, and S Matthews
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management

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“I Pledge Allegiance!” A Theoretical Model of the Patriotic Organization

Patriotism is often described as the “love of country” that individuals display in the acclamation of their national community. Despite the prominence of this sentiment in various societies around the world, organizational research on patriotism is largely absent.

2024 With M Matthews, R Buckley, and M Pattie
Emerald Publishing Limited

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No access? No problem! Taking stock of unobtrusive measures for executives’ deep-level characteristics

The deep-level characteristics (e.g., personality, ability, values) of leaders have previously been found to influence key outcomes for followers, organizations, and more.

2024 With S Matthews, and D Wang
The Leadership Quarterly

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Energizing and depleting? The daily effects of organizationally focused citizenship behaviors

Prior research suggests that organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) can have both positive and negative effects on employees; however, it is unclear about the mediating mechanisms of this relationship and how the effects of challenging and supportive OCB may differ.

2023 With S Matthews, S Henry, Y Zhang, and B Bradley
Journal of Managerial Psychology

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Instrumental variables estimation: Assumptions, pitfalls, and guidelines

Researchers striving to ensure rigor in their scientific findings face a common pitfall: Endogeneity.

2023 With Nicolas Bastardoz, Michael J Matthews, Gwendolin B Sajons, Tyler Ransom, and Samuel H Matthews
The Leadership Quarterly

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