Faculty

Sirkwoo Jin

Academic Title

Chair, Management Department & Associate Professor, Management

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Research Interests

Creativity
Emotions and Emotional Intelligence
Leadership
Work Groups and Teams

Research Summary

My research interests are in leadership; work-related emotions and emotional intelligence; and creativity in the workplace. I have published in refereed journals and conference proceedings and presented my work at numerous national academic meetings. One of my publications has been featured in the LSE Business Review in the United Kingdom and Maeil Business Newspaper in Korea, in 2016.

Education

Ph.D., Business and Management, R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
M.A., Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Seoul National University, South Korea
B.A., Psychology, Seoul National University, South Korea

Recent Publications

Jin, S., Seo, M., and Shapiro, D. (2016). “Do Happy Leaders Lead Better? Affective and Attitudinal Antecedents of Transformational Leadership Behavior. Leadership Quarterly, 27(1), 64-84.

Jin, S., Seo, M. and Shapiro, D. (2016). “Do Happy People Lead Better?”[online] LSE Business Review.

Honors and Awards

Faculty Development Grant, Merrimack College, 2012-17.
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2014.
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2011-13.
Top 15 Percent Teaching Award, R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, 2007.

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