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Faculty Profile

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Shereen Fatimah is an organizational behavior scholar whose interdisciplinary research advances understanding of workplace proactivity, motivation, and the socio-political dynamics of employee-driven change.

Integrates interdisciplinary perspectives to challenge and extend traditional views on proactivity; provides actionable insights for employees and organizations on navigating change and influence; recognized for methodological rigor and practical relevance; research featured in international media and cited in practitioner outlets.

Focused research areas include Motivational antecedents and outcomes of employee proactivity; mechanisms and challenges in implementing proactive change; psychological power, managerial trust, and influence in organizations; intersection of proactivity with social movements and activism in the workplace.
Areas of Expertise
Workplace ProactivityMotivationEmployee ActivismSocial Movements

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.

Selected Awards

  • Singapore Management University - Ministry of Education Singapore Research Grant, $36,000 (2022)
  • Singapore Management University - Ministry of Education Singapore Research Grant, $30,550 (2019)
  • Singapore Management University - Ministry of Education Singapore Research Grant, $34,700 (2018)
  • Singapore Management University - Dean’s Teaching Honor List (2017, 2019)
  • Singapore Management University - Faculty Start-Up Grant, $10,000 (2017)
  • Pennsylvania State University - Grace G. Albrecht Scholarship for Women in Management (2016-2017)
  • Pennsylvania State University - Ossian R. MacKenzie Teaching Award Nominee (2016)
  • Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, Small Research Grant (2013, 2015-2017)
  • Pennsylvania State University - Frank and Mary Jean Smeal Endowment Fund (2013-2014)
  • Pennsylvania State University - Management and Organization Excellence Fund (2012-2017)

 

Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)

  • Lin, S., Fatimah, S., Poulton, E., Ho, M., Ferris, L., & Johnson, R. 2024. Every voice has its bright and dark sides: Understanding observers’ reactions to coworkers’ voice behavior. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12546 
  • Poulton, E., Lin, S., Fatimah, S., Ho, M., Ferris, L., & Johnson, R. 2024. My manager endorsed my coworkers’ voice: Understanding observers’ positive and negative reactions to managerial endorsement of coworker voice. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109: 1250-1270. DOI: 10.1037/apl0001180
  • Ferris, D. L., Fatimah, S., Liang, L. H., Lian, H., & Brown, D. J. 2019. Being sensitive to positives has its negatives: An approach/avoidance perspective on reactivity to ostracism. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 152: 138-149. DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.05.001
  • Ferris, D. L., Yan, M., Lim, V. K. G., Chen, Y., & Fatimah, S. 2016. An approach-avoidance framework of workplace aggression. Academy of Management Journal, 59: 1777-1800. DOI: 10.5465/amj.2014.0221
  • Spitzmuller, M., Sin, H. P., Howe, M., & Fatimah, S. 2015. Investigating the uniqueness and usefulness of proactive personality in organizational research – A meta-analytic review. Human Performance, 28: 351-379. DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2015.1021041