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Scott E. Seibert

Associate Professor
Henry B. Tippie Research Fellow
Management & Organizations
S350  John Pappajohn Bus Bldg
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1994
Ph: 319-335-0844
Fax: 319-335-1956
E-mail: scott-seibert@uiowa.edu

Academic History

  • PhD in Organizational Behavior, Cornell University, 1994
  • MS in Organizational Behavior, School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University, 1988
  • BS in Psychology, State University of New York, Oswego, 1983

Expertise

  • Careers
  • Leadership
  • Motivation

Awards

  • Best Applied Conference Paper , Careers Division of Academy of Management, 2006
  • Best Small Business MGT Conference Paper , Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management, 2006
  • Outstanding Publication in Organizational Behavior, OB Division of the Academy of Management, 2004
  • Academy of Management Journal Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Journal, 2001
  • Careers Division Best Conference Paper Award, Careers Division of the Academy of Management, 1999

Selected Publications

Working Papers

  • Developmental experiences and leadershp effectivenss: A social cognitive approach., Leisa A. Sargent, Scott E. Seibert, Maria L. Kraimer, Kohyar Kiazad
  • What Role does Leaders' Emotional Labor Play in Followers' Job Performance and Transformational Leadership Perceptions? , Scott E. Seibert, Gang Wang, Terry L. Boles
  • The effects of career shocks and obstacles on early-career employee turnover: An image theory perspective, Scott E. Seibert, Maria L. Kraimer, Abigail Pierotti, Brooks C. Holtom
  • Applicant reactions to online background checks: Welcome to a Brave New World, Scott E. Seibert, Patrick Downes, Justin Christopher

    Other Work

    • Synthesizing what we know and looking ahead: A meta-analytic review of 30 years of emotional labor research, Gang Wang, Scott E. Seibert, Terry L. Boles, Research on Emotions in Organizations, vol 7, 2011, 15-43
    • Themes in the Study of Careers: Continuity, Emergence, and Opportunities for Convergence, Maria L. Kraimer, Scott E. Seibert, Handbook of Career Studies, 2007
    • Career Success, Scott E. Seibert, Encyclopedia of Career Develoment, 2006

      Prior Positions

      • Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, August 2004 - May 2008
      • Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 2001 - May 2004

        Professional Affiliations

        • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2013 - 2013
        • Editorial Board Member, Personnel Psychology, 2007 - 2013
        • Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Journal, 2006 - 2013
        • Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Review, 2008 - 2011

        Presentations

        • Insights for Publishing Careers Research in Top Journals, Academy of Management Mettings, Career Division PDW, Boston, MA, 2012
        • Integrating Career Issues into Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship Research, University of Edmonton, Edmonton, Canada, 2012
        • Key Levers and Critical Outcomes of Employee Empowerment, ACT Visiting Scholar Program, Iowa City, Iowa, July 2011
        • Editors and Authors Session, Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference, Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2009
        • Responding to Reviewers, Academy of Managment Annual Meetings, HR Division PDW, Anneheim, CA, 2008
        • Careers and Climates, Society for Organizational Behavior Australia, Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney, Australia, 2005

        Committees and Professional Service

        • Graduate Management Admissions Council MERInstitute, 2010-2013
        • Faculty Senate, 2011-2013
        • Academy of Management Best Paper Award Committee, 2012
        • UI Social Science Funding Program, 2012
        • Academy of Management Best Paper Award Committee, 2011
        • M&O Faculty Search Committee, 2011
        • PhD Applicant Selection Committee, 2009-2011
        • M&O Faculty Search Committee, 2010
        • College Library Committee, 2008-2010