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Dr. Jessica Mesmer Magnus, SPHR

Assistant Professor of Management

 

 

Office: Cameron Hall 200M

Phone: 910-962-7193

Email: magnusj@uncw.edu

 

Fall 2009 Office Hours:

M 10-5; TR 1230-2

 

Brief Bio:

Dr. Magnus teaches in the human resource management area. Prior to coming to UNCW, she worked as a Human Resource Manager for a national consulting firm and as an HR Consultant. Dr. Magnus is also certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Her research interests include team cognition & information sharing, work/family conflict, whistleblower retaliation, counterproductive work behaviors, and organizational training. Her work has been published in a variety of academic outlets, including Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Performance, Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Journal of Business Ethics. Dr. Magnus is a regular ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, and Journal of Business Ethics.

 

Fall 2009 Courses:

MGT 358: Organizational Behavior

Tuesdays/Thursdays 2-315 & 330-445

Syllabus; Lecture Slides; Study Guides

MGT 457: Training & Development

Tuesdays/Thursdays 11-1215

Syllabus; Lecture Slides; Projects

 

Recent Selected Publications:

 

DeChurch, L. A., &  Mesmer-Magnus, J. R. (In Press). The cognitive underpinnings of effective teamwork: A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R, Murase, T., DeChurch, L. A., & Jimenez, M. (In Press). Co-worker informal work accommodations to family: Scale development and validation. Educational and Psychological Measurement.

 

Galbraith, C., DeNoble, A., Ehrlich, S., & Mesmer-Magnus, J. R. (In Press). Review panel consensus and post-decision technology performance: A study of prediction accuracy. Journal of Technology Transfer.

 

DeChurch, L. A., & Mesmer-Magnus, J. R. (In Press). Measuring shared team mental models: A meta-analysis. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research & Practice.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J., & Viswesvaran, C. (2009). The role of the coworker in reducing work/family conflict: A review and directions for future research. Pratiques Psychologie, 15, 213-224. (Special Issue on Work/Family Conflict; Pratiques psychologiques is an official publication of the 'Société française de psychologie'.)

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R., & DeChurch, L. A. (2009). Information sharing and team performance: A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94(2), 535-546.

 

Taylor, K., Mesmer-Magnus, J., & Burns, T. (2008). Teaching the art of negotiation: Improving students' negotiating confidence and perceptions of effectiveness. Journal of Education for Business, 83(3), 135-140.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J., Viswesvaran, C., Joseph, J., & Deshpande, S. (2008) “The role of emotional intelligence in integrity and ethics perceptions.” In W. Zerbe, N. Ashkansky & C. Hartel, Research on Emotions in Organizations: Emotions, Ethics, and Decision-Making, Vol. 4. Quorum Books/Greenwood Publishing Group: Westport, CT.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R. & Viswesvaran, C. (2008). “Expatriate Management: A review and directions for research in expatriate selection, training, and repatriation”. In M. M. Harris (Ed.) Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management, Lawrence Erlbaum.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R., & Viswesvaran, C. (2007). Inducing maximal versus typical learning through the provision of a pre-training goal orientation. Human Performance, 20(3), 205-222.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R., & Viswesvaran, C. (2006). How family-friendly work environments affect work/family conflict: A meta-analytic examination. Journal of Labor Research, 27(4), 555-574.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R., Viswesvaran, C., Deshpande, S., & Joseph, J. (2006). Social desirability: The role of over-claiming, self-esteem, and emotional intelligence. Psychology Science, 48(3), 336-356. (Special Issue on Social Desirability and Response Distortion).

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R., & Viswesvaran, C. (2006). “Assessing Response Distortion in Personality Tests: A Review of Research Designs and Analytic Strategies.” In R. Griffith and M. Peterson (Eds.), A Closer Examination of Applicant Faking Behavior, Chapter 4, pp. 85-113. Greenwich, CN: Information Age Publishing.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R., & Viswesvaran, C. (2006). “Counterproductivity in Organizations: Dimensionality and Antecedents of Employees Going Over to the Dark Side.” In C. Levy-Leboyer, Le Management Des Hommes Au Travail: Les Apports de la Psychologie Du Travail, Chapter 12, pp. 209-226. Eyrolles Publications.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J.R., & Viswesvaran, C. (2006). “Whistleblowers.” In S. Rogelberg (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Sage Publications.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R., & Viswesvaran, C. (2005). Whistleblowing in organizations: An examination of the correlates of whistleblower intention, action, and retaliation. Journal of Business Ethics, 62, 277-297.

 

Mesmer-Magnus, J. R., & Viswesvaran, C. (2005). Convergence between measures of work-to-family and family-to-work conflict: A meta-analytic examination.  Journal of Vocational Behavior, 67, 215-232.