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Overview

John J. Sosik is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Psychology, with a notable emphasis on Social Psychology, Information Systems and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Philosophy.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
  • Indian History and Philosophy
  • Conflict Management and Negotiation
  • Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience

John J. Sosik has published several recent papers. These include:

  • "Leader honesty/humility and subordinate organizational citizenship behavior: a case of too-much-of-a-good-thing?" (2020) in the Journal of Managerial Psychology
  • "Innovative leadership in organizations: Dimensions, measurement, and validation" (2023) in the Journal of Business Research
  • "The child is parent of the adult: A longitudinal examination of the effect of adolescent destructive deviance on lifetime career success" (2022) in the Journal of Business Research
  • "Character and Leadership" (2020) in The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
  • "The Effect of Character on Stress Coping Responses Through Motivation to Lead" (2024) in the Journal of Character and Leadership Development

The frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Weichun Zhu
  • Ziya Ete
  • Jae Uk Chun
  • Hao Yang
  • Baiyin Yang

The primary venues where John J. Sosik has published include:

  • Journal of Business Research
  • The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
  • Journal of Managerial Psychology
  • Journal of Character and Leadership Development
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Best Publications

  • Understanding Leader Emotional Intelligence and Performance: The Role of Self-Other Agreement on Transformational Leadership Perceptions

    John J. Sosik;Lara E. Megerian

  • Transformational Leadership in Work Groups The Role of Empowerment, Cohesiveness, and Collective-Efficacy on Perceived Group Performance

    Dong I. Jung;John J. Sosik

  • Leadership styles, mentoring functions received, and job‐related stress: a conceptual model and preliminary study

    John J. Sosik;Veronica M. Godshalk

  • Silver Bullet or Voodoo Statistics? A Primer for Using the Partial Least Squares Data Analytic Technique in Group and Organization Research

    John J. Sosik;Surinder S. Kahai;Michael J. Piovoso

  • Effects of leadership style and anonymity on group potency and effectiveness in a group decision support system environment.

    John J. Sosik;Bruce J. Avolio;Surinder S. Kahai

  • E-leadership: Re-examining transformations in leadership source and transmission

    Bruce J. Avolio;John J. Sosik;Surinder S. Kahai;Bradford Baker

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Bottom Line: Humor as a Moderator of Leadership Style Effects

    Bruce J. Avolio;Jane M. Howell;John Joseph Sosik

  • Transformational Leadership and Dimensions of Creativity: Motivating Idea Generation in Computer-Mediated Groups

    John J. Sosik;Surinder S. Kahai;Bruce J. Avolio

  • Effects of leadership style, anonymity, and rewards on creativity-relevant processes and outcomes in an electronic meeting system context

    Surinder S Kahai;John J Sosik;Bruce J Avolio

  • Leadership models, methods, and applications.

    Bruce J. Avolio;John J. Sosik;Dong I. Jung;Yair Berson

  • The role of personal values in the charismatic leadership of corporate managers: A model and preliminary field study

    John J. Sosik

  • Relationships between transformational and active transactional leadership and followers’ organizational identification: The role of psychological empowerment.

    Weichun Zhu;John J. Sosik;Ronald E. Riggio;Baiyin Yang

  • Aiming for Career Success: The Role of Learning Goal Orientation in Mentoring Relationships.

    Veronica M Godshalk;John J Sosik

  • The role of gender in mentoring: implications for diversified and homogenous mentoring relationships

    John J. Sosik;Veronica M. Godshalk

  • EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP STYLE AND PROBLEM STRUCTURE ON WORK GROUP PROCESS AND OUTCOMES IN AN ELECTRONIC MEETING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT

    Surinder S. Kahai;John J. Sosik;Bruce J. Avolio

  • Full Range Leadership Development: Pathways for People, Profit and Planet

    John J. Sosik;Dongil Jung

  • Bridging Leadership and Culture: A Theoretical Consideration of Transformational Leadership and Collectivistic Cultures:

    Dong I. Jung;Bernard M. Bass;John J. Sosik

  • The effect of authentic transformational leadership on follower and group ethics

    Weichun Zhu;Bruce J. Avolio;Ronald E. Riggio;John J. Sosik

  • Effects of Transformational Leadership and Anonymity on Idea Generation in Computer-Mediated Groups

    John J. Sosik

  • Does Mentor-Protégé Agreement on Mentor Leadership Behavior Influence the Quality of a Mentoring Relationship?:

    Veronica M. Godshalk;John J. Sosik

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce J. Avolio
Bruce J. Avolio University of Washington
Weichun Zhu
Weichun Zhu Pennsylvania State University
Ronald E. Riggio
Ronald E. Riggio Claremont McKenna College
Francis J. Yammarino
Francis J. Yammarino Binghamton University
Bernard M. Bass
Bernard M. Bass Binghamton University
John B. Cullen
John B. Cullen Washington State University

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