John W. Michel, Ph.D. - Department of Management

biography

Dr. Michel is an assistant professor of management in the College of Business & Economics at Towson University. He has a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, an M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and a B.S. in Psychology. His teaching interests include organizational behavior, human resource management and research methods. Dr. Michel's research focuses on supportive and fun workplace practices, leadership and interpersonal influence, management development, prosocial behavior, and employee selection and retention. His research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Information & Management, Human Performance, the Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, the Journal of Service Management, the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, and the International Journal of Training & Development. He is a member of the Academy of Management, Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Southern Management Association and Society for Human Resource Management.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. - Organizational Studies, University at Albany, 2007

M.S. - Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Baltimore, 2001

B.S. - Psychology, Towson University, 1999

FREQUENTLY TAUGHT COURSES

MNGT 361: Principles of Management

MNGT 421: Organizational Behavior

MNGT 425: Organizational Theory and Development

MNGT 452: Staffing and Retention

Recent PUBLICATIONS

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Michel, J.W., Wallace, D.L., & Rawlings, R.A. (forthcoming). Charismatic leaders: The role of admiration and system-justification. Leadership and Organization Development Journal.

Tews, M.J., Michel, J.W., & Bartlett, A. (forthcoming). The fundamental role of workplace fun in applicant attraction. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies.

Michel, J.W., Kavanagh, M.J., & Tracey, J.B. (forthcoming). Got support? The impact of supportive work practices on the perceptions, motivation, and behavior of customer-contact employees. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly.

Cho, J., Park, I., & Michel, J.W. (2011). How does leadership affect information systems success? The role of transformational leadership. Information & Management, 48, 270-277.

*Sousa-Lima, M., *Michel, J.W., & Caetano, A. (forthcoming). Clarifying the importance of trust in organizations as a component of effective work relationships. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
*First authorship was determined arbitrarily.

Michel, J.W., Lyons, B.D., & Cho, J. (2011). Is the full-range model of leadership really a full-range model of effective leader behavior? Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 18, 493-507.

Tews, M.J., Michel, J.W., & Noe, R.A. (2011). Beyond objectivity: The performance impact of the perceived ability to learn and solve problems. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 79, 484-495.

Lyons, B.D., Hoffman, B.J., Michel, J.W., & Williams, K.J. (2011). On the predictive efficacy of past performance and physical ability: The case of the National Football League. Human Performance, 24, 158-172.

Tews, M.J., Michel, J.W., & Lyons, B.D. (2010). Beyond personality: The impact of GMA on service performance. Journal of Service Management, 21, 344-362.

Lyons, B.D., *Hoffman, B.J., & *Michel, J.W. (2009). Not much more than g? An examination of the impact of intelligence on NFL Performance. Human Performance, 22, 225-245.

*Second authorship was determined alphabetically.

Kavanagh, M.J., & Michel, J.W. (2008). International human resource management (IHRM). In M.J. Kavanagh & M. Thite (Eds.), Human resource information systems: Basics, applications, and future directions (pp. 361-391). Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Velada, R., Caetano, A., Michel, J.W., Lyons, B.D., & Kavanagh, M.J. (2007). The effects of training design, individual characteristics, and work environment on transfer of training. International Journal of Training and Development, 11(4), 282-294.

Yukl, G. & Michel, J.W. (2006). Proactive influence tactics and leader-member exchange. In C.A. Schriesheim & L.L. Neider (Eds.), Power and influence in organizations: New empirical and theoretical perspectives (pp. 87 – 103). Portland: Information Age.

recent media mentions

Washington Post (October, 2011) article entitled "Ryan Fitzpatrick's Wonderlic score: What does it mean?"

Atlanta Journal Constitution (February, 2011) article entitled "NFL’s physical testing methods scrutinized."

Atlanta Journal Constitution (March, 2010) article entitled "NFL’s success using Wonderlic Test subject to interpretation."

Florida Times-Union (March, 2010) article entitled "NFL confidential: Few free-agent shopping sprees."

recent presentations

Michel, J.W., Wallace, D.W., Rawlings, R.A., & Tews, M.J. (2011, August). Competent and warm leaders: The impact of charisma and emotions on presidential voting behavior. Manuscript presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX.

Tews, M.J., & Michel, J.W. (2011, July). The role of coworkers on employee turnover. Manuscript presented at the annual meeting of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, Denver, CO.

Wallace, D.L., & Michel, J.W. (2010, January). Do you see what I see? Perceptions of political candidates, system justifying beliefs, and voting behaviors during the 2008 presidential election. Manuscript presented at the 11^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.

Michel, J.W., & Kavanagh, M.J. (2009, August). Perceived support for service: The impact of support on the motivation, attitudes, and behaviors of customer service employees. Manuscript presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Taber, T.D., Michel, J.W., Williams, K.J. (2009, April). Who benefits from organizational citizenship behavior? Manuscript presented at the 24^th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Michel, J.W., & Kavanagh, M.J. (2008, August). Customer service job performance: Development and initial validation of the customer-centered behavior measure. Manuscript presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA.

Michel, J.W., Lyons, B.D., & Mishra, V. (2008, August). Toward a fuller-range model of effective leader behaviors: A multisource perspective. Manuscript presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA.

Lyons, B.D., Michel, J.W., & Williams, K.J. (2007, August). Predicting NFL performance: The role of can-do and will-do factors. Manuscript presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.

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