David S. DeGeest, MBA, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Management and Marketing Room 928 Faculty of Business david.degeest@polyu.edu.hk Hong Kong Polytechnic University Office Phone: +852 2766 3949 Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077 ACADEMIC POSITIONS Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing 9/2016-present Assistant Professor, Department of HRM/OB 9/2014-8/2016 Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Groningen, the Netherlands Graduate Student, Department of Management and Organizations 8/2009-5/2014 Henry B. Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa Graduate Assistant, Full-Time MBA Program 8/2008-5/2010 Henry B. Tippie School of Management, University of Iowa EDUCATION Ph.D., with Beta Gamma Sigma Honors, University of Iowa 2014 Department of Management & Organizations Masters, showoffs, and slackers: The effects of goal orientation congruence and similarity on positive and negative contributions to team effectiveness. Committee: Amy Kristof-Brown, Michael Mount, Ken Brown, Amy Colbert, Ning Li M.B.A., with Honors, Tippie School of Management, University of Iowa 2010 Strategic Innovation & Finance B.A., Grinnell College 2006 Mathematics & English RESEARCH INTERESTS (1) Team processes; (2) high-performance work practices; (3) person-environment fit Refereed Journal Articles: DeGeest, D.S., Follmer, L., Lanivich, S.E. (in press). Timing Matters: When High-Performance Work Practices Enable New Venture Growth and Productivity. Journal of Management. doi: 10.1177/0149206316652481 Shaffer, J.A., DeGeest, D.S. & Li, A. (2016). Tackling the problem of construct proliferation: A guide for assessing the discriminant validity of conceptually related constructs. Organizational Research Methods, 19, 80-110. DeGeest, D.S., Follmer, L., Walters, S. & O Boyle, E.H., (2015). The benefits of benefits: A dynamic approach to HR practices and entrepreneurial survival. Journal of Management. doi: 0149206315569313. Featured in the Wall Street Journal, January 2016: http://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-offer-big-benefits-until-your-company-turnsthree-1453690989 1
Featured in Inc Magazine, April 2016: http://www.inc.com/magazine/201604/kris-frieswick/should-your-startup-offerbenefits.html Business News Daily Coverage, May 2016: http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/9036-timing-improved-benefit-plans.html DeGeest, D.S. & Schmidt, F.L. (2015). Is the structure of personality described by the circumplex model? Theoretical and methodological issues and two large sample empirical tests. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 50, 350-364. Gonzalez-Mule, E., Courtright, S., DeGeest, D.S., Seong, J.Y., & Hong D.S. (2014). Channeled autonomy: The joint effects of autonomy and feedback on team performance through organizational goal clarity. Journal of Management. doi: 0149206314535443. Gonzalez-Mule, E., DeGeest, D.S., McCormick, B., Seong, J.Y. (2014). Can we get some cooperation around here? The mediating role of group norms on the relationship between team personality and individual helping behaviors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99, 988-999. Kristof-Brown, A.L., Seong, J.Y., & DeGeest, D.S. (2014). Collective fit perceptions: A multilevel investigation of person-group fit and group-level outcomes. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 35, 969-989. Gonzalez-Mule, E., DeGeest, D.S., & Mount, M.K. (2013). The power of the circumplex: Incremental Validity of Intersection Traits in Predicting Counterproductive Work Behaviors. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 21, 322-327. Gonzalez-Mule, E., DeGeest, D.S., & Mount, M.K. (2013). Gender differences in personality predictors of counterproductive behavior. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 28, 333-353. DeGeest, D.S. & Brown, K.G. (2011). The role of goal orientation in leadership development programs. Human Resources Development Quarterly, 2, 157-176. DeGeest, D.S. & Schmidt, F.L. (2010). The impact of research synthesis methods on Industrial- Organizational Psychology: The road from pessimism to optimism about cumulative knowledge. Journal of Research Synthesis Methods, 1, 185-197. Other Publications: O Boyle, E. & DeGeest, D.S. (2014). Longitudinal modeling and study design in social entrepreneurship research. in Ed. J. Short. Research Methodology in Strategy and Management. Seibert, S. E. & DeGeest, D.S. (2014). The FFM in Business and Industry. in Ed. T. Widiger. Oxford Handbook on the Five-Factor Model of Personality. 2
Work with Revise and Resubmit Requests: DeGeest, D.S., de Vries, T., & van der Vegt, G. (1st R&R) Boundary Spanning in Teams. [Journal: Journal of Applied Psychology]. DeGeest, D.S., Lomeli, L. Chiaburu, D., & Li, N. (1 st R&R). Daily customer rudeness and appreciation and employees service citizenship: A process model. [Journal: Journal of Applied Psychology]. Zhang, R., DeGeest, D., & Jannsen, O. (1 st R&R). [Title redacted for review purposes: Goal orientation and influence processes]. [Journal: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology]. Work under Review: DeGeest, D.S., Rink, F., Stoker, J., & Follmer, L. Flexible working arrangements and new venture teams. [Target Journal: Strategic Management Journal]. Downes, P.E., DeGeest, D.S. & Gonzalez-Mule, E. Conflict Regulation, Goal Orientation, and Team Performance: An Interactionist Approach. [Journal: Journal of Applied Psychology]. Zhang, R., DeGeest, D., & Jannsen, O. (under review). [Title redacted for review purposes: Goal orientation and voice behaviors]. [Journal: Journal of Organizational Behavior]. Working Papers: Barrick, M., Mount, M. & DeGeest. D. (data analysis). Modeling the effects of individual differences and job characteristics on purposeful work behavior. [Target Journal: Academy of Management Journal]. DeGeest, D.S., & Kristof-Brown, A.L. (complete draft). Goal orientation and conflict in teams. [Target Journal: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes] DeGeest, D.S., Seibert, S., & O Boyle, E. H. (complete draft). [Title redacted for review purposes: a meta-analysis on the relationship between human capital and entrepreneurial success]. [Target Journal: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.] Lanivich, S.E. & DeGeest, D.S. [Title redacted for review purposes: conservation of resources and new venture performance: A moderated model]. [Target Journal: Journal of Business Venturing.] Conference Presentations and Symposia: DeGeest, D.S., de Vries, T. & van der Veft, G. The limits of boundary spanning in teams. Paper presented at the 2016 Academy of Management Conference in Anaheim, CA. Paper selected for Academy of Management Proceedings. Winner: Outstanding Practical Implications Award 3
DeGeest, D.S., Rink, F., Stoker, J.I., & Follmer, L. Flexible working arrangements in new venture teams. Paper presented at the 2016 Academy of Management Conference in Anaheim, CA. 4 Downes, P.E., DeGeest, D.S., & Gonzalez-Mule. Conflict and performance goals in teams. Paper presented at the 2016 Academy of Management Conference in Anaheim, CA. DeGeest, D.S. The role of fit perception in entrepreneurial actions and attitude. Paper presented as part of symposium at 2016 Academy of Management Conference in Anaheim, CA. DeGeest, D.S., Rink, F., Stoker, J.I., & Follmer, L. Flexible working arrangements in new venture teams. 2016 EIASM Top Management Team Conference, Groningen, Netherlands. Mallon, M., DeGeest, D.S., Follmer, & L. Lanivich, S. The benefits of growth: An investigation of when and how HR practices influence new venture growth. Paper presented at the 2015 Strategic Management Society Meeting, Denver, CO. DeGeest, D.S. Learning to fight: the moderating effect of goal orientation on team learning. Paper presented at the 2015 Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver, BC. DeGeest, D.S., Downes, P.E., & Gonzalez-Mule. The effects of goal orientation diversity and conflict on team performance. Paper presented at the 2015 Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver, BC. DeGeest, D.S., Seibert, S. & O Boyle E.G. A meta-analysis of the effects of general mental ability on entrepreneurship outcomes. Paper presented at the 2014 Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Paper selected for the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. Lanivich, S.E. & DeGeest, D.S. Cognitive adaptability and conservation of resources behaviors: A moderated mediation model. Paper presented at the 2014 Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA. DeGeest, D.S. O Boyle, E.H., Walters, S. & Follmer, L. The Benefits of benefits: Understanding how and when HR practices influence firm survival. Paper presented at the 2013 Southern Management Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana. Gonzalez, E., DeGeest, D.S., & Mount, M.K. Disengaged and deviant: Engagement and intent to quit as mediators of conscientiousness and learning goal orientation. Paper presented at the 27 th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Houston, Texas. DeGeest, D.S., & Downes, P.E. Learning curves: Longitudinal growth modeling of GMA and goal orientation s effects on performance. Paper presented at the 2012 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
Paper selected for the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. DeGeest, D.S., Gonzalez-Mule, E., & Mount, M.K. Does engagement mediate the effects of personality s effect on workplace deviance? A meta-analytic path model. Paper presented at the 2012 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. DeGeest, D.S., Gonzalez-Mule, E., & Mount, M.K. Kick em when they re down: An investigation of targeted incivility. Paper presented at the 2012 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. DeGeest, D.S. & Schmidt, F.L. Is the structure of personality described by the circumplex model? Paper presented at the 24 th American Psychological Society Annual Convention (2012), Chicago, Illinois. DeGeest, D.S., & Mount, M.K. Jerks at work: The interaction and intersection of emotional stability and agreeableness. Paper presented at the 26 th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Chicago, Illinois. DeGeest, D.S., Mount, M.K., & Gonzalez-Mule, E. Gender differences in personality predictors of workplace incivility. Paper presented at the 2011 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. Kristof-Brown, A. L. Seong, J.Y., DeGeest, D.S., Park, W.W., & Hong D.S. The homology of person-group fit: A multilevel analysis of supplementary and complementary fit. Paper presented at the 2011 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. Gonzalez-Mule, E., DeGeest, D.S., & Mount, M.K. Power of the Circumplex: Anger and neglect predicting counterproductive behaviors. Paper presented at the 27 th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, San Diego, California. DeGeest, D.S., & Schmidt, F.L. Is the structure of personality described by the circumplex model? Paper presented at the 27 th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, San Diego, California. DeGeest. D.S., & Shaffer, J.A. An examination of construct validity among leadership measures. Paper presented at the 27 th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, San Diego, California. Klimosky; R.; Sitzmann, T.; Tesluk, P.; Brown, K.G.; DeGeest, D.S.; and Christopher, J.A. The role of self-awareness in leadership development. Symposium presented at the 26 th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL. GRANTS Finalist, Veni Grant, NWO Research Foundation, Spring 2016. Amount: 250,000. 5
Ballard-Seashore Fellowship, University of Iowa Graduate College, Fall 2013. Amount, $12,000. Summer Fellowship, University of Iowa Graduate College, Summer 2012. Amount: $3,000. AWARDS AND HONORS Outstanding Practical Implications Award, Academy of Management OB Division Best Paper Awards, 2016 Finalist, Newcomer of the Year Award, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, 2015. IMPACT Award for Outstanding Leadership, Tippie School of Management, University of Iowa, 2010. Service Distinction Award for Volunteering, Tippie School of Management, University of Iowa, 2010. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Work Organization and Job Design, University of Groningen. Course in bachelor s students in OB/HR major focused on core principles of organizational behavior. Spring 2016: Median Rating 4.2/5.0 (300 students; 1 section) Spring 2015: Median Rating 4.6/5.0* (230 students; 1 section) Work Design and Team Process, University of Groningen. Required course in for master s OB/HRM students on human resource policies in organizations. Spring 2016: Median Rating 4.3/5.0 (60 students; 1 section) Spring 2015: Median Rating 4.5/5.0 * (60 students; 1 section) Introduction to Management, University of Iowa. Required course in Hong Kong for part-time MBA students. Summer 2014: Median Rating 5.8/6.0 (30 students; 1 section) T.A. for Introduction to Management, University of Iowa. Spring 2013: Median Rating 5.6/6.0 (120 students, 2 sections) Spring 2012: Median Rating 5.2/6.0 (120 students, 2 sections) Fall 2010: Median Rating 5.6/6.0 (60 students; 1 section) T.A. for Negotiations, University of Iowa; Spring 2011; Spring 2012. Dynamics of Negotiations (6J: 156), University of Iowa, Fall 2011. Elective course for advanced undergraduates. Fall 2012: Median Rating 5.8/6.00 (39 students, 1 section) Fall 2011: Median Rating 5.0/6.00 (34 students; 1 section) *designates an A+ rating (in the top 10% of all courses given in the Faculty of Economics and Business for the semester) Invited Presentations 6
Learning from a Fight: Goal Orientation and Task Conflict. Presented to the Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus (June 2016). The Perils of Boundary Spanning. Presented to the Department of Management and Marking, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (April 2016). Timing Matters: The Value of High Performance Work Practices Changes over Time. Presented to the Department of Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (February 2016). The Benefits of Benefits. Presented to the Department of Managerial Studies, University of Illinois-Chicago (September, 2015). Debunking Myths about Modern Teams. Presented to the Ahold Corporation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (February, 2014). How to Use Polynomial Regression. Presented to the Department of HRM and OB, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands (December, 2014). Goal Orientation and Collaboration in Teams. Presented to Educational Testing Services, Princeton, New Jersey (June, 2014). The Effects of Goal Orientation on Team Functioning. Presented to the RAND Corporation, Los Angeles (July, 2014). Negotiation and Conflict Management. Presented to Tippie Leadership Day honor students, University of Iowa (April, 2010). The Fall of Lehman Brothers and its Effect on Emerging Markets. Presented to Aegon s Emerging Market Division, University of Iowa (March, 2010). Using R for Multilevel Analysis. Presented to Department of Management and Organizations, University of Iowa (January, 2010). Understanding American Business Culture through Modern Literature. Presented to Students at Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, PRC, (October, 2007). Developing Effective Business Communication Skills. Presented to managers at Nortel, Guangzhou Headquarters (September, 2007). Effective Study Habits for ESL students. Presented to students at Macau University of Science and Technology (March, 2007). INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE ACT Iowa City, IA Consultant January 2013 November 2013 Developed longitudinal personality and behavioral assessment model for students Created comprehensive research bible for project. CULTUREFISH MEDIA Guangzhou, PRC Director of Analytics March 2007 July 2008 Negotiated multiple $10,000 sponsorships for CFM s corporate social responsibility drive Negotiated multi-year contract for Baidu, China s Google and Fortune 500 Company ALTEC CHINA EXECUTIVE TRAINING Guangzhou, PRC Trainer/Executive Assistant to the CEO October 2006 December 2008 Organized and facilitated trainings for the British Economic Council and Nortel Negotiated a $100,000 strategic partnership between Altec and an American university 7
GRINNELL COLLEGE GRINNELLCORPS PROGRAM Macau, Macau Teaching Fellow August 2006 June 2007 Language liaison for Macau Olympic Taekwondo to World Tae Kwon Do headquarters Gave presentations on effective study habits to current and prospective students PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES Professional Associations Member, Academy of Management: Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Entrepreneurship Divisions Member, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Member, Beta Sigma Gamma Reviewing Activities Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management Review 2010, 2011 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Applied Psychology 2014, 2015, 2016 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal 2014, 2015, 2016 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Managerial Psychology 2014, 2015, 2016 Personal Activities Eagle Scout, 2001 Iowa State Judo Champion, Men s 80kg Division, November 2011 1 st degree brown belt in Judo, November 2014 2 nd degree black belt in hapkido, a Korean self-defense martial art, April 2013 President, University of Iowa Hapkido Association, September 2009 July 2014 Hapkido instructor, University of Iowa, September 2010 - July 2014 8
REFERENCES Amy L. Kristof-Brown Michael K. Mount Professor Professor Henry B. Tippie Research Professor Henry B. Tippie Research Professor Tippie College of Business Tippie College of Business University of Iowa University of Iowa amy-kristof-brown@uiowa.edu michael-mount@uiowa.edu +1 319 335 0928 +1 319 335 0953 Gerben van der Vegt Scott E. Seibert Professor Professor Department of HRM and OB Henry B. Tippie Research Fellow Faculty of Economics and Business Tippie College of Business University of Groningen University of Iowa g.s.van.der.vegt@rug.nl scott-seibert@uiowa.edu +31 50 363 7068 +1 319 335 3812 9