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Trevor Foulk

Trevor Foulk

Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Florida

Contact

4508 Van Munching Hall

Dr. Trevor Foulk is an Associate Professor of Management & Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.  He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida, and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.

Dr. Foulk’s research interests include deviant workplace behaviors, workplace power dynamics, social perception, and interpersonal influence behaviors.  His research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Dynamics, and Pediatrics.  Dr. Foulk has contributed articles to Time Magazine, Harvard Business Review, and USA Today, and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Scientific American, Fortune, The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, the Boston Globe, the LA Times, ABC News, and NBC News.

Selected Publications

Foulk, T.A., Lanaj, K., Tu, M., Erez, A., & Archambeau, L. (in press).  Heavy is the head that wears the crown: An ator-centric approach to psychological power, abusive behavior, and perceived incivility.  Academy of Management Journal.

Lanaj, K., Foulk, T.A., & Hollenbeck, J. (in press). The benefits of not seeing eye to eye with leadership: Divergence in risk preferences impacts multiteam system behavior and performance. Academy of Management Journal.

Woolum, A.H., Foulk, T.A., Lanaj, K., & Erez, A. (in press). Rude-colored glasses: How exposure to morning rudeness can contaminate your day. Journal of Applied Psychology.

Foulk, T.A., & Long, D.M. (2016). Impressed by impression management: Newcomer reactions to ingratiated supervisors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101(10), 1487-1497.

Foulk, T.A., Woolum, A., & Erez, A. (2016). Catching rudeness is like catching a cold: The contagion effects of low-intensity negative behaviors. Journal of Applied Psychology¸10(1), 50-67.

Riskin, A. Erez, A., Foulk, T.A., Kugelman, A., Gover, A., Shoris, I, Riskin, K., & Bamberger, P.A. (2015). The impact of rudeness on medical team performance: A randomized trial. Pediatrics, 136(3), 487-495.

News

Eight Professors Earn Krowe, Legg Mason, Smith Honors

Eight faculty members earned Maryland Smith teaching honors last week, as part of an annual tradition at the business school.

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Research

The Simple Act That Can Make You a Better Leader at Work and Happier at Home

Read the article : The Simple Act That Can Make You a Better Leader at Work and Happier at Home
Creativity Plays a Role in Reducing Rudeness on the Job

Research Finds Being Creative at Work Builds and Solidifies Social Bonds

Read the article : Creativity Plays a Role in Reducing Rudeness on the Job
What Happens When You Feel Important at Work – and Then You Don’t.

Strategies to Minimize Stress When Your Authority Fluctuates Throughout the Day

Read the article : What Happens When You Feel Important at Work – and Then You Don’t.

Insights

How to Handle Worker Concern About Layoffs

Read the article : How to Handle Worker Concern About Layoffs
What “The Mole” and Your Job Have in Common

A Smith Researcher Weighs in on How Workplace Dynamics Can Mirror the TV Show

Read the article : What “The Mole” and Your Job Have in Common
Not Making New Year’s Resolutions This Year?

That Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Still Reach Your Goals

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