Liam P. Maher

ORCID: 0000-0003-2903-352X
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Research Areas
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Management and Organizational Studies
  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Labor Movements and Unions
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Employer Branding and e-HRM
  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Social Capital and Networks
  • Higher Education Governance and Development
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
  • Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
  • Resilience and Mental Health

Boise State University
2018-2025

Florida Department of State
2018

Florida State University
2015-2017

Research examining the influence of perceptions organizational politics (POPs) is currently at a nexus—capable recognizing its previous contributions but also with an eye toward future. Scholars credit much maturation over past 30 years to Ferris, Russ, and Fandt’s seminal model. Despite ever-increasing number publications attributed this topic, model, opportunities bridge expand current research base remain plentiful. We begin review by differentiating POPs from political behavior...

10.1177/0149206319898506 article EN Journal of Management 2020-01-20

Abstract We draw from social psychological and resource‐based theories to meta‐analytically examine curvilinear relationships between destructive leadership followers’ workplace behaviors (i.e., job performance, organizational citizenship behaviors, deviance). Overall, our meta‐analytic results demonstrate that are essentially linear. The limited evidence of we did find supports the application when examining high levels leadership. this study's regression, relative weight, semipartial...

10.1111/peps.12286 article EN Personnel Psychology 2018-06-09

The opaqueness of author naming and ordering, when coupled with power dynamics, can lead to a number disadvantages in academic careers. In this commentary, we investigate gender differences authorship experiences large prospective meta-analytic study (k = 46; n 3,565; 12 countries). We find that women’s men’s differ significantly women reporting greater prevalence problematic behaviors. present seven actionable recommendations for improving the receipt intellectual credit. Such actions are...

10.1177/01492063251315701 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Management 2025-02-28

Political skill, frequently understood as a social skill at work, is argued to be valuable resource not only the individual level but also for teams. Using hierarchical linear modeling and data from 525 students, organized into 115 teams, we demonstrate that political shapes perceptions of team efficacy trust in team. Both composition within are found critical these emergent states, albeit they play out differently members who high versus low skill.

10.1177/1548051816657984 article EN Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies 2016-07-08

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the scholarship on political skill and will so that authors might inspire future work assesses these constructs individually in tandem. Design/methodology/approach “political skill” will” concepts were introduced about 40 years ago, but they only have been measured produced empirical results much more recently. Since time, substantial research demonstrated important roles play organizational behavior. This provides a comprehensive research,...

10.1108/cdi-07-2021-0191 article EN Career Development International 2021-12-13

Supervisor–subordinate work relationships are based on a series of potentially fluctuating resource allocation episodes. Building this reality, we hypothesized in the present research that supervisor–subordinate relationship quality will neutralize negative attitudinal and behavioral strain effects associated with perceptions others’ entitlement behavior. We draw upon transactional theory stress, social exchange support features leader–member theory, to explain our expected neutralizing job...

10.1177/1059601117696676 article EN Group & Organization Management 2017-03-21

Purpose Researchers have identified various recruiter and organization characteristics that individually influence staffing effectiveness. In extending contemporary research, the purpose of this paper is to address a straightforward question unexamined in previous namely, does political skill interact with reputation applicant attraction recruitment process? Specifically, authors hypothesized for recruiters high skill, as increases, increases. Alternatively, low there no change organization....

10.1108/cdi-01-2019-0007 article EN Career Development International 2019-08-20

The purpose of this investigation is to examine how different dimensions firm reputation interact predict financial performance. Specifically, we draw on the tenets stakeholder theory argue that managers can optimize their performance by minding and social reputations. If fail establish a sound reputation, then suffers, especially does so if has dedicated resources maintaining strong reputation. Time separated data from 393 firms supported our hypotheses predicted relationship moderated...

10.1177/1548051816656005 article EN Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies 2016-06-29

Abstract This study examined a restricted nonlinearity perspective of the relationship between perceptions organizational politics (POPs) and work outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction performance), dependent upon level employee loyalty. Consistent with prior work, we conceptualized POPs as demand that can have positive effects on performance, up to certain levels, before negative are observed levels continue increase more extreme levels. Drawing transactional theory stress, then argued this...

10.1111/apps.12347 article EN Applied Psychology 2021-09-15

Summary This paper integrates field theory with a social network perspective to show that perceptions of the quality organization's change communication become collectively shared in friend groups, and these collective positively influence job performance those groups. Findings from two studies both directly by interacting history The results extend highlighting importance friendships as mechanism for recipient reactions becoming shared. findings further suggest histories play vital role...

10.1002/job.2706 article EN Journal of Organizational Behavior 2023-03-28

Abstract This two‐study research package investigates the interactive effects of perceptions organizational politics, political skill, and will on psychological need satisfaction, which has been shown to predict a number different important outcomes. Drawing primarily social/political influence self‐determination theories, we propose that although politics (i.e., as an situational or contextual variable) can demonstrate need‐thwarting for some, its be need‐satisfying those individuals with...

10.1111/apps.12380 article EN Applied Psychology 2022-02-24

In a work context, employees tend to gravitate toward situations that are most conducive meeting their needs. The purpose of this research is threefold. First, we define and specify the psychological needs under investigation, briefly highlight extant research, differentiate from other individual difference variables. Second, demonstrate limitations one highly cited instruments introduce new model. Third, develop evaluate multi-dimensional inventory using multi-study design. strengths...

10.1177/0033294117709259 article EN Psychological Reports 2017-05-19

Despite continued scholarly and practitioner interest in destructive leadership, we have an incomplete understanding of why, how, the extent to which leaders affect their followers' task performance differently across various societal contexts this relationship is embedded. We remedy problem by drawing from 69 independent samples empirical data (k = 69, N 19,692) generate a meta-analytic set that enables us build test implicit leadership theory predictions about why GLOBE's cultural value...

10.5465/ambpp.2021.10604abstract article EN Academy of Management Proceedings 2021-07-26

Politics pervade our organizational lives. Thus, as Mintzberg noted, to survive and thrive in organizations, individuals need possess both political skill will. However, has received the lion’s share of scholarly attention. With current research, we aim advance field toward empirical theoretical balance it relates will its antecedents evaluate short- long-term effects. We draw on social cognitive information processing theories propose that is a learned individual characteristic....

10.5465/ambpp.2021.15550abstract article EN Academy of Management Proceedings 2021-07-26

Side hustles, independent and temporary income generating jobs performed in conjunction with full-time work, have drastically increased popularity over the past decade. Despite proliferation of side-hustles, scholars know fairly little about consequences for individuals organizations, as side-hustles may enrich or conflict jobs. The purpose this paper is to address gap knowledge by synthesizing self-determination theory role enrichment perspectives evaluate how psychological need...

10.5465/amproc.2023.14366abstract article EN Academy of Management Proceedings 2023-07-24

Researchers have identified various recruiter and organization characteristics that individually impact recruitment effectiveness. The present study examined applicants’ attraction to organizations based on political skill of the reputation organization. Results from a 2 x experimental (N = 576) hypothesized, found support for, interaction between reputation, demonstrating increases as for recruiters high in skill, but not low skill. Contributions these results theory research, strengths...

10.5465/ambpp.2018.259 article EN Academy of Management Proceedings 2018-07-09

Organizational change disrupts routines and standard ways of executing tasks, precipitating an interpretive process in which recipients make sense how to function this uncertain environment. This paper proposes that plays a pivotal role recipient task performance. With insights derived from social information processing perspective, we specifically contend perceive the quality organization’s communication is critical their We further suggest effort perform face uncertainty, rely upon...

10.5465/ambpp.2018.124 article EN Academy of Management Proceedings 2018-07-09
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