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Karen Landay

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Management

Email: karen.landay@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Alabama, 2020
    Major: Management

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2024 - Present).
  • Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City. University of Missouri-Kansas City. (2020 - 2024).

Professional Memberships

  • Academy of Management. (2016 - Present).
  • Southern Management Association. (2015 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • MGMT 5120 - Managing Organizational Design and Change, 2 courses.
  • MGMT 5210 - Human Resource Management Seminar, 2 courses.

Awards and Honors

  • Best Paper in Track Award: Health Care Management, Hospitality Management, and Public Administration, Southern Management Association. (2024).
  • Excellence in Reviewing Award, Human Resource Management Review. (2024).
  • Elmer F. Pierson Good Teaching Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City. (2023).
  • K. Michele (Micki) Kacmar Volunteer of the Year Award, Southern Management Association. (2022).
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Managerial Psychology. (2022).
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Managerial Psychology. (2021).
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Midwest Academy of Management. (2017).
  • Best Paper in Track Award: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Southern Management Association. (2015).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Harms, P.D., Landay, K., Fezzey, T. (2024). Explorations of the shadow realm: Examining the role of dark personality in the workplace. The Oxford handbook of individual differences in organizational contexts.
  • Harms, P.D., Landay, K. (2022). Authoritarianism: Understanding the followers of the dark side. Overcoming bad leadership in organizations.
  • Landay, K., Schaefer, J. (2022). My work is who I am, but it’s killing me: An identity-based approach to the paradox of passion. Research in occupational stress and well-being.
  • Landay, K., Frieder, R. (2018). Cold-blooded killers? Re-thinking psychopathy in the military. Research in occupational stress and well-being.

    • Journal Article

  • Landay, K., Schwartz, S., Williams, J. (2024). Passion versus positivity: How work passion and dispositional affect predict job satisfaction and its facets. Human Resource Management.
  • Landay, K., DeSimone, J.A., Harms, P.D. (2022). A psychometric investigation of harmonious and obsessive work passion. Journal of Organizational Behavior.
  • Landay, K., Arena, D.F., King, D.A. (2022). Passion in the pit: The effects of harmonious and obsessive passion on nurse burnout. Journal of Managerial Psychology.
  • Zuo, L., Harms, P.D., Landay, K., Wood, D. (2022). Reckless ambition: How impulsivity moderates the effect of ambition on transformational leadership. Personality and Individual Differences.
  • Landay, K., Wood, D., Harms, P.D., Ferrell, B., Nambisan, S. (2020). Relationships between personality traits and automobile accidents among truck drivers. Journal of Research in Personality.
  • Landay, K., DeArmond, S. (2019). Applicant gender and recruiter and organizational characteristics. Gender in Management: An International Journal.
  • Landay, K., Harms, P.D., Credé, M. (2019). Shall we serve the dark lords? A meta-analytic review of psychopathy and leadership. Journal of Applied Psychology.
  • Landay, K., Harms, P.D. (2019). Whistle while you work? A review of the effects of music in the workplace. Human Resource Management Review.
  • Harms, P.D., Wood, D., Landay, K., Lester, P.B., Lester, G.V. (2018). Autocratic leaders and authoritarian followers revisited: A review and agenda for the future. The Leadership Quarterly.
  • Irwin, K.C., Landay, K., Aaron, J.R., McDowell, W.C., Marino, L.D., Geho, P.R. (2018). Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and human resources outsourcing (HRO): A “HERO” combination for SME performance. Journal of Business Research.
  • Landay, K., DeArmond, S. (2018). Recruitment process outsourcing and recruiter and hiring firm characteristics: A two study investigation. Journal of Personnel Psychology.
  • Turnipseed, D., Landay, K. (2018). The role of the Dark Triad in perceptions of academic incivility. Personality and Individual Differences.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Landay, K. (Author & Presenter), “I love my job, but does it love me back?” Work passion in first responders, University of Memphis, United States of America. (2022).

    • Other

  • de Janasz, S. (Co-Chair), Berkley, R. (Co-Chair), Kaplan, D. (Co-Chair), Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Park, T. (Coordinator/Organizer), Yu, T. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, Innovative and experiential approaches to teaching HR, United States of America. (2024).
  • Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Park, T. (Coordinator/Organizer), Yu, T. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, Teaching cases in HR, United States of America. (2024).
  • Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Park, T. (Coordinator/Organizer), Yu, T. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, Award-winning innovative teaching in HR analytics: The case of Mr. Macky’s Cajun Cuisine, United States of America. (2023).
  • de Janasz, S. (Co-Chair), Berkley, R. (Co-Chair), Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Park, T. (Coordinator/Organizer), Yu, T. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, Innovative and experiential approaches to teaching HR, United States of America. (2023).
  • Harold, C. (Co-Chair), Landay, K. (Co-Chair), Academy of Management, HR Division middle-stage doctoral consortium, United States of America. (2022).
  • Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Arena, D.F. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, We got by with a little help: Recent perspectives on the academic job market, United States of America. (2022).
  • Bentley, F.S. (Coordinator/Organizer), Harney, B. (Coordinator/Organizer), Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Shantz, A. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, HR Division teaching award and listening session, United States of America. (2021).
  • Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Arena, D.F. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, We got by with a little help: Recent perspectives on the academic job market, United States of America. (2021).
  • Landay, K. (Chair), Academy of Management, “Hello? Is anyone out there?” Lessons learned from teaching online and blended courses, United States of America. (2021).
  • Bentley, F.S. (Coordinator/Organizer), Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Shantz, A. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, HR Division teaching needs listening session & teaching award winner address, United States of America. (2020).
  • Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Arena, D.F. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, We got by with a little help: Recent perspectives on the academic job market, United States of America. (2020).
  • Landay, K. (Chair), Southern Management Association, Picking a winning team: Planning and executing successful symposia, United States of America. (2020).

    • Paper

  • Guerrero, P. (Author & Presenter), Arena, D. (Author), Krivacek, S. (Author), Hancock, J.I. (Author), Landay, K. (Author), Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology, Maternity leave: Balancing pregnancy, postpartum, and work experiences., Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology, United States of America. (2025).
  • Landay, K. (Author), Medina-Craven, M. (Author), Hancock, J.I. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, That’s so rude! Perceptions of eating and drinking during virtual meetings., United States of America. (2022).
  • Steele, C. (Author & Presenter), Landay, K. (Author), Southern Management Association, He loves, she loves? Exploring the intersection of occupational gender, work passion, and gender stereotypes, United States of America. (2024).
  • Landay, K. (Author & Presenter), Chesnus, S. (Author), Skarbek, A. (Author), McDonald, A. (Author), Schaefer, J. (Author), Arena, D.F. (Author), Fu, M.R. (Author), Southern Management Association, Let me do my job! How workload and organizational constraints predict nurse turnover intentions, United States of America. (2024).
  • Hancock, J.I. (Author & Presenter), Landay, K. (Author), Craven, M. (Author), Academy of Management, “That’s so rude!” Perceptions of eating and drinking during virtual meetings, United States of America. (2022).
  • Landay, K. (Author), Craven, M. (Author), Gavrilova Aguilar, M.C. (Author), Hancock, J.I. (Author & Presenter), Mistry, S. (Author), Southern Management Association, Workplace loneliness and turnover intentions: Supervisor support matters, United States of America. (2022).
  • Landay, K. (Author), Mistry, S. (Author), Medina-Craven, M. (Author), Gavrilova Aguilar, M.C. (Author), Hancock, J.I. (Author & Presenter), Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, Workplace Loneliness and Turnover Intentions: Supervisor Support Matters., United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Milosevic, I. (Author), Landay, K. (Author), Academy of Management, Developing work passion through the culture of play: Ethnographic exploration, United States of America. (2020).
  • Landay, K. (Author), Naidoo, J. (Author), Guenther, C. (Author), Armstrong, C. (Author), Babson College Entrepreneurship Conference, Blinded by passion? The role of emotional contagion in crowdfunding decisions, United States of America. (2020).
  • Zuo, L. (Author), Harms, P.D. (Author), Landay, K. (Author), Southern Management Association, Reckless ambition: Impulsivity moderates the effects of ambition on transformational leadership, United States of America. (2020).
  • Landay, K. (Author), Harms, P.D. (Author), DeSimone, J.A. (Author), Frieder, R.E. (Author), Hochstein, B.W. (Author), Southern Management Association, “I’ll know it when I see it:” Defining and measuring work passion, United States of America. (2020).

    • Poster

  • Xiao, X. (Author & Presenter), Arena, D.F. (Author), Landay, K. (Author), Smith, S. (Author), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Workplace consequences of employee-supervisor political ideology dissimilarity, United States of America. (2025).
  • Landay, K. (Author), Schwartz, S. (Author & Presenter), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Does love mean satisfaction? Relationship b/t work passion, affect & job satisfaction, United States of America. (2023).

    • Symposium

  • Guerrero, P. (Author & Presenter), Arena, D.F. (Author), Krivacek, S. (Author), Hancock, J.I. (Author), Landay, K. (Author), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Maternity leave: Balancing pregnancy, postpartum, and work experiences, United States of America. (2025).
  • Landay, K. (Author & Presenter), Arena, D.F. (Author), Schaefer, J. (Author), Academy of Management, “Love it or leave it?” Work passion, stress, burnout, and turnover in nurses, United States of America. (2024).
  • Keeler, K. (Author), Landay, K. (Author & Presenter), Carter, K. (Author), Zhou, Y. (Author), Academy of Management, “Play that funky music”: A meta-analysis of music listening and work performance, United States of America. (2024).
  • Landay, K. (Discussant), Academy of Management, New Insights into Toxic Traits, Organizational Context, and Employee Outcomes, United States of America. (2023).
  • Landay, K. (Discussant), Academy of Management, No Pain, No Gain: Novel Insights into a Spectrum of Well-Being Across Vulnerable Work Experiences, United States of America. (2023).
  • Landay, K. (Author & Presenter), Arena, D.F. (Author), Academy of Management, “My party is better than your party”: Political affiliation, conflict, and turnover, United States of America. (2023).
  • DuBois, H.T. (Author & Presenter), Arena, D.F. (Author), Landay, K. (Author), Smith, S. (Author), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Office warfare: The role of gender in shaping the political affiliation IDM process, United States of America. (2023).
  • Guerrero, P. (Author & Presenter), Arena, D.F. (Author), Landay, K. (Author), Hancock, J.I. (Author), Krivacek, S. (Author), Kincaid, P. (Author), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Strategies to overcome maternity bias across maternity stages, United States of America. (2023).
  • DuBois, H.T. (Author & Presenter), Arena, D.F. (Author), Landay, K. (Author), Smith, S. (Author), Academy of Management, Fighting an uncivil war: Does passion for politics lead to consequences for employees?, United States of America. (2022).
  • Meuser, J. (Coordinator/Organizer), Neely, B. (Coordinator/Organizer), Landay, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Academy of Management, Future directions in leadership: A research incubator with NLS award winners, United States of America. (2022).
  • Landay, K. (Panelist), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Networking at SIOP 101: Understanding the basics, United States of America. (2020).
  • Landay, K. (Panelist), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Relationship management 101: Understanding the basics, United States of America. (2020).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Events & Speakers Committee. (2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Library Committee. (2024 - Present).

Professional Service

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Business Research. (2025 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Human Resources Division, Academy of Management. (2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Applied Psychology. (2024 - Present).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Human Resource Management Review. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Management. (2023 - Present).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Organizational Behavior. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Business Research. (2021 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Personnel Psychology. (2020 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Academy of Management. (2016 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Southern Management Association. (2016 - Present).
  • Other (Panelist: “How to Prepare for the Job Market”), Late-Stage Doctoral Student Consortium, Southern Management Association. (2024).
  • Other (Roundtable leader: “Writing Research Statements”), Late-Stage Doctoral Student Consortium, Southern Management Association. (2024).
  • Other (Panelist: “Navigating the Academic Career Path”), Pre-Doctoral Student Consortium, Southern Management Association. (2024).
  • Committee Member, Southern Management Association. (2024).
  • Session Chair, Southern Management Association. (2024).
  • Committee Member, Human Resources Division, Academy of Management. (2021 - 2024).
  • Track Organizer, Southern Management Association. (2023).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Managerial Psychology. (2021 - 2023).
  • Other (Panelist: "Advice from Assistant Professors"), Pre-Doctoral Student Consortium, Southern Management Association. (2021 - 2023).
  • Other (Volunteer Coordinator), Southern Management Association. (2022 - 2022).
  • Other (Awards Coordinator), Network of Leadership Scholars. (2020 - 2022).
  • Other (Volunteer Coordinator-Elect), Southern Management Association. (2021 - 2021).