Shereen FATIMAH
Education
| 2017 | Ph.D. in Business Administration The Pennsylvania State University , Smeal College of Business |
Current Appointment(s)
| 2017 - Now | Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University |
Research Interests
My program of research is centered on the study of workplace proactivity and motivation. Through my research I aim to both extend and challenge current understanding of 1) what motivates employees to be proactive; 2) how employees navigate the processual dynamics inherent in implementing proactive initiatives; and 3) the socio-political consequences of proactive behaviors. Notably, to create fundamental knowledge for how employees may successfully initiate and implement change, I adopt an interdisciplinary approach and integrate the proactivity literature with (and contribute to) research on social movements and employee activism. From a practical standpoint, by shedding light on the socio-political consequences of proactive behaviors (e.g., psychological power, managerial trust), my research offers a toolkit for employees to gain influence while challenging the status quo at work. My work has been published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. I also serve on the editorial review board of the Journal of Management.
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Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsCombines rigorous interdisciplinary approaches with practical insights for organizational change; recognized for methodological innovation and real-world relevance; research cited in Forbes and The Straits Times; recipient of multiple research grants and teaching honors; emphasizes the socio-political toolkit for employees to influence and challenge workplace norms.
Focused research areas include Motivational drivers and processual dynamics of employee proactivity; socio-political outcomes of proactive behaviors (e.g., psychological power, managerial trust); integration of proactivity literature with social movements and activism to inform change implementation in organizations.
- Dean's Office Research Grant ($21,000), Singapore Management University, 2025
- Ministry of Education Singapore Research Grant ($36,000), 2022
- Ministry of Education Singapore Research Grant ($30,550), 2019
- Ministry of Education Singapore Research Grant ($34,700), 2018
- Faculty Start-Up Grant ($10,000), Singapore Management University, 2017
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- SH Lin, S Fatimah, EC Poulton, CM Ho, DL Ferris, RE JohnsonJournal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 98 (1), e12546, 2025
- S Fatimah, HW Lee, DL Ferris, HR YoungJournal of Applied Psychology 109 (9), 1397, 2024
- EC Poulton, SHJ Lin, S Fatimah, CM Ho, DL Ferris, RE JohnsonJournal of Applied Psychology 109 (8), 1250, 2024
Education
| 2017 | Ph.D. in Business Administration The Pennsylvania State University , Smeal College of Business |
Current Appointment(s)
| 2017 - Now | Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University |
Research Interests
My program of research is centered on the study of workplace proactivity and motivation. Through my research I aim to both extend and challenge current understanding of 1) what motivates employees to be proactive; 2) how employees navigate the processual dynamics inherent in implementing proactive initiatives; and 3) the socio-political consequences of proactive behaviors. Notably, to create fundamental knowledge for how employees may successfully initiate and implement change, I adopt an interdisciplinary approach and integrate the proactivity literature with (and contribute to) research on social movements and employee activism. From a practical standpoint, by shedding light on the socio-political consequences of proactive behaviors (e.g., psychological power, managerial trust), my research offers a toolkit for employees to gain influence while challenging the status quo at work. My work has been published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. I also serve on the editorial review board of the Journal of Management.
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