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Kinshuk Sharma

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Management

Email: kinshuk.sharma@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Purdue University, 2022
    Major: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • MS, Purdue University, 2017
    Major: Management
    Specialization: Human Resource Management

Professional Memberships

  • Southern Management Association. (July 8, 2025 - Present).
  • Academy of Management. (2017 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • MGMT 5140 - Organizational Behavior and Analysis, 4 courses.
  • MGMT 5890 - Seminar in Compensation and Motivation Theory, 4 courses.

Awards and Honors

  • Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management. (2024).
  • Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching, Purdue University. (2024).
  • Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching, Purdue University. (2023).
  • Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching, Purdue University. (2021).
  • Lim Kim San Fellowship in Leadership, Singapore Management University. (2020).
  • Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching, Purdue University. (2019).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Schoorman, D., Ballinger, G., Sharma, K. The Big Circle (Conceptual Space) of Vulnerability. Journal of Trust Research.
  • Tan, H.H., Schoorman, D., Sharma, K., Mayer, R.C. (2025). Towards a Psychometrically Sound and Culturally Invariant Measure of Propensity to Trust. Journal of Business And Psychology.
  • Nielsen, J., Sharma, K., Goering, D.D. Impact, Interrupted: How and When Thwarted Prosocial Impact Undermines Employee Performance and Retention.. Academy of Management Journal.
  • Ballinger, G.A., Schoorman, D., Sharma, K. (2024). What We Do While Waiting: The Experience of Vulnerability in Trusting Relationships.. Academy of Management Review.
  • Sharma, K., Schoorman, D., Ballinger, G.A. (2023). How Can It Be Made Right Again? A Review of Trust Repair Literature.. Journal of Management.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Sharma, K. (Author & Presenter), Tactic Composites and Pathways for Trust Repair, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

    • Symposium

  • Woehler, M. (Author & Presenter), Wu, H. (Author), Sharma, K. (Author), Decoding Gender Dynamics in Network Mobilization. Part of the Symposium: Doing it Differently: Gender and Relationship at Work., United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Ballinger, G.A. (Author & Presenter), Schoorman, D. (Author), Sharma, K. (Author), Exploring the Transparency-Trust Relationship Through the Lens of Vulnerability and Risk., United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Sharma, K. (Author & Presenter), Tan, H.H. (Author), Schoorman, D. (Author), Gender Differences in Sensitivity to Trustworthiness Cues., United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Sharma, K. (Author), Tan, H.H. (Author & Presenter), Schoorman, D. (Author), Gender Differences in Sensitivity to Trustworthiness Cues., Finland. (2023 - 2023).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Sharma, K., "Summer Research Grant," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2025).

Service

University Service

  • Other (Coordinator), Appeals. (2024 - Present).
  • Other (Representative), CARMA Methods. (2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Doctoral Student second year paper. (2024 - Present).

Professional Service

  • Other (Panelist - Late Stage Symposium), Southern Management Association. (October 2025 - Present).
  • Other (Professional Development Workshop Facilitator), Academy of Management. (July 2025 - Present).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Management. (April 2025 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Academy of Management Conference. (2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, California Management Review. (2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Management Studies. (2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. (2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, European Management Review. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Trust Research. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Research policy. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Management. (2022 - Present).