Synovus Director of the Institute for Leadership Advancement
Professor
Education and Career
Education:
- PhD, Organizational Behavior, Oklahoma State University, 2007
- MBA, Business, University of Texas, 2001
- BA, Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 1996
Prior professional positions:
- Oklahoma State University, Management, Visiting Professor, 2006 to 2008
- Bearing Point, Telecommunications, Consultant, 2001 to 2003
- Nokia, Internet Communications, Project Manager, 2000 to 2001
Awards, Honors and Recognitions:
- Best Paper Award 2016, Academy of Management Journal, 2016
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management, OB Division, 2014
- Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, 2014
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2012
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2011
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management, OB Division, 2011
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management, OB Division, 2007
Research, Expertise and Publications
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise:
- Work-Family Issues (e.g., pregnancy and work, working parents)
- Self-regulation at work (e.g., emotions, image management, identity management)
Selected Publications:
- Little, L.M., & Masterson, C. Mothers’ reentry: A relative contribution perspective of dual-earner parents’ roles, resources, and outcomes. (forthcoming), Academy of Management Journal.
- Paustian-Underdahl, S., †Mandeville, A., Eaton, A., & Little, L.M. (2019). Pushed out or opting out? Integrating perspectives on gender differences in withdrawal attitudes during pregnancy, Journal of Applied Psychology, 104, 985-1002.
- Konig, A., Graf-Vlachy, L., Bundy, J., & Little, L.M. (2020). A blessing and a curse: How CEOs’ trait empathy affects their management of organizational crises. Academy of Management Review, 45, 130-153.
- Ladge, J. & Little, L.M. (2019). When expectations become reality: Work-family image management and identity adaptation. Academy Of Management Review, 44, 126-149.
- Little, L.M., Hinojosa, A., Paustian-Underdahl, S. & Zipay, K. (2018)Managing the Harmful Effects of Unsupportive Organizations During Pregnancy. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 103, 631-643.
- Little, L.M., Hinojosa, A., & Lynch, J. 2017. Make them feel: How the disclosure of pregnancy affects supervisor exchange relationships. Organization Science, 28:618-635.
- Little, L.M., Gooty, J., & Williams, M. 2016. The Role of Leader Emotion Management in Leader-Member Exchange and Follower Outcomes. The Leadership Quarterly, 27:85-97.
- Little, L.M., Major, V., Hinojosa, A., & Nelson, D.L. 2015. Professional image maintenance: How women navigate pregnancy in the workplace. Academy Of Management Journal, 58:8-37.
- Muller, A., Pfarrer, M., & Little, L.M. 2014. A theory of collective empathy in corporate philanthropy decisions. Academy Of Management Review, 39:1-21.
- Frazier, M.L., Gooty, J., Little, L.M. & Nelson, D.L. 2014. Employee attachment: Implications for supervisor trustworthiness and trust.Journal Of Business And Psychology, 30:373-386.
- Little, L.M., Kluemper, D., Nelson, D., & Ward, A.J. 2013. More than happy to help? Customer-focused emotion management strategies.Personnel Psychology, 66:261-286.
- Little, L.M., Kluemper, D., Nelson, D.L., & Gooty, J. 2012.Development and validation of the interpersonal emotion management strategies scale. Journal Of Occupational And Organizational Psychology, 85:407-420.
- Little, L.M., Nelson, D. L., Quade, M., & Ward, A.J. 2011. Stressful Demands or Helpful Guidance? The Role of Display Rules in Indian Call Centers. Journal Of Vocational Behavior, 79(3):724-733.
- Little, L.M., Nelson, D.L., Wallace, J.C., & Johnson, P. 2011. Integrating attachment styles, vigor, and extra-role performance. Journal Of Organizational Behavior, 32:464-484.
- Wallace, J.C., Little, L.M., Hill, A., & Ridge, J. 2010. CEO motivational foci, environmental dynamism, and small firm performance. Journal Of Small Business Management, (48):580-604.
- Kleumper, D., Little, L.M., & DeGroot, T. 2009. State or trait: Effects of state optimism on job-related outcomes. Journal Of Organizational Behavior, (30):209-231.
- Simmons, B.L., Gooty, J., Nelson, D.L., & Little, L.M. 2009. Secure attachment style: Implications for hope, trust, burnout, and performance. Journal Of Organizational Behavior, (30):233-247.
- Bowler, W.M., Halbesleben, J.R.B., Stodnick, M., Seevers, M.T., & Little, L.M. 2009. The moderating effect of network centrality on motive to perform interpersonal citizenship. Journal Of Management Issues, (13):95-104.
- Wallace, J. C., Little, L., & Shull, A. 2008. The moderating effects of task complexity on the relationship between regulatory foci and safety and production performance. Journal Of Occupational Health Psychology, (13):95-104.
- Little, L.M., Simmons, B.L., & Nelson, D.L. 2007. Health among leaders: Positive and negative affect, engagement and burnout, forgiveness and revenge. Journal Of Management Studies, (44):243-260.
Editorial appointments:
Special Issue Guest Editor
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes: Allyship, Advocacy and Social Justice to Support Equality for Marginalized Groups in the Workplace, Submission Deadline 2022.
Editorial Board Member
Academy of Management Journal, 2020-present
Journal of Applied Psychology, 2020-present
Personnel Psychology, 2017-present
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2008-2018
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 2012-2019
Special Issue Guest Editor
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes: Allyship, Advocacy and Social Justice to Support Equality for Marginalized Groups in the Workplace, Submission Deadline 2022.
