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Steven J. Karau publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven J. Karau sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 66 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Steven J. Karau D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven J. Karau sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Steven J. Karau is affiliated with Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Social Sciences. Within these broader fields, they focus on several subfields including Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Communication, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main topics covered in their work involve Knowledge Management and Sharing, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Organizational and Employee Performance, Team Dynamics and Performance, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, and Management and Organizational Studies.

The scientist has contributed to multiple publication venues, including:

  • Leadership & Organization Development Journal
  • Innovation & Management Review
  • Sustainability
  • American Journal of Management
  • Baltic Journal of Management

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven J. Karau include:

  • The trickle-down effect of empowering leadership: a boundary condition of performance pressure, 2020, Leadership & Organization Development Journal
  • Opportunity in uncertainty: small business response to COVID-19, 2023, Innovation & Management Review
  • Sustaining Collaborative Effort in Work Teams: Exchange Ideology and Employee Social Loafing, 2020, Sustainability
  • Microfinancing and Entrepreneurial Processes Among Females: A Role Congruity Theory Perspective, 2023, American Journal of Management
  • Sleepless nights at work: examining the mediating role of insomnia in customer mistreatment, 2024, Baltic Journal of Management

Steven J. Karau frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Gukdo Byun
  • Soojin Lee
  • Ji Hoon Lee
  • Ye Dai
  • Aric Wilhau

Best Publications

  • Role congruity theory of prejudice toward female leaders.

    Alice H. Eagly;Steven J. Karau

  • Social loafing: A meta-analytic review and theoretical integration.

    Steven J. Karau;Kipling D. Williams

  • Gender and the effectiveness of leaders: a meta-analysis

    Alice H. Eagly;Steven J. Karau;Mona G. Makhijani

  • Gender and the emergence of leaders : a meta-analysis

    Alice H. Eagly;Steven J. Karau

  • Role of the Big Five personality traits in predicting college students' academic motivation and achievement

    Meera Komarraju;Steven J. Karau;Ronald R. Schmeck

  • The Big Five personality traits, learning styles, and academic achievement

    Meera Komarraju;Steven J. Karau;Ronald R. Schmeck;Alen Avdic

  • Social loafing and social compensation: the effects of expectations of co-worker performance.

    Kipling D. Williams;Steven J. Karau

  • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND ACADEMIC MOTIVATION

    Meera Komarraju;Steven J. Karau

  • Social Identity Complexity and Outgroup Tolerance

    Marilynn B. Brewer;Kathleen P. Pierce

  • The effects of time scarcity and time abundance on group performance quality and interaction process.

    Steven J Karau;Janice R Kelly

  • Gender and Leadership Style among School Principals: A Meta-Analysis

    Alice H. Eagly;Steven J. Karau;Blair T. Johnson

  • The effects of group cohesiveness on social loafing and social compensation.

    Steven J. Karau;Kipling D. Williams

  • Group Decision Making: The Effects of Initial Preferences and Time Pressure

    Janice R. Kelly;Steven J. Karau

  • Group cohesiveness and social loafing: Effects of a social interaction manipulation on individual motivation within groups.

    Steven J. Karau;Jason W. Hart

  • Social Loafing: Research Findings, Implications, and Future Directions:

    Steven J. Karau;Kipling D. Williams

  • Gender and motivation to manage in hierarchic organizations: A meta-analysis

    Alice H. Eagly;Steven J. Karau;John B. Miner;Blair T. Johnson

  • Cyberloafing and Personality: The Impact of the Big Five Traits and Workplace Situational Factors

    Heather Jia;Ronnie Jia;Steven Karau

  • Understanding Individual Motivation in Groups: The Collective Effort Model

    Steven J. Karau;Kipling D. Williams

  • Angel on one shoulder: Can perceived organizational support moderate the relationship between the Dark Triad traits and counterproductive work behavior?

    Joshua C. Palmer;Meera Komarraju;Min Z. Carter;Steven J. Karau

  • Entrainment of Creativity in Small Groups

    Janice R. Kelly;Steven J. Karau

Frequent Co-Authors

Alice H. Eagly
Alice H. Eagly Northwestern University
Kipling D. Williams
Kipling D. Williams Purdue University West Lafayette
Janice R. Kelly
Janice R. Kelly Purdue University West Lafayette
Blair T. Johnson
Blair T. Johnson University of Connecticut

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