Sushil Nifadkar, Ph.D.

Sushil Nifadkar

Associate Professor

Phone706-867-2769

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Office locationCottrell Center, 206, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, International Management, Newcomer Socialization, Leader Behavior, Information Seeking and Sharing, Work-Family Issues, Online Health Behavior

Overview

Dr. Sushil Nifadkar’s (Ph.D., Arizona State University) current research focuses on new employee socialization, leader behavior, supervisor-subordinate relationships, and international management.

Over the years, his research has been cited more than 1000 times in over 50 countries spread across six continents. His research has appeared in the world’s top management journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, and Journal of Applied Psychology.

He received Journal of Management’s 2012 Best Paper Award for scholarly impact and contribution to literature. Academy of Management’s OB Division adjudged him as an outstanding reviewer in 2006. He was also the Best Paper Award finalist (International Management division) at the Academy of Management conference 2013, and two of his papers have been published in Academy of Management’s Best Paper Proceedings.

In addition, he is or has been a reviewer for Academy of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, Journal of International Business, and Academy of Management conferences. He is or has been an editorial board member of Personnel Psychology and Journal of Business Research.

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Ph.D., Management (Organizational Behavior), Arizona State University, 2009

Courses Taught

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Human Resource Managemen
  • Management Analytics for Leader
  • Managing People (Leadership
  • Introduction to Management
  • International Management
  • International Business

Research/Special Interests

  • Newcomer Socialization
  • Leader Behavior
  • Information Seeking and Sharing
  • Work-Family Issues
  • Health Behavior

Publications

Refereed Scholarly Journals
  1. Nifadkar, S. S. & Bhagavatula, S. 2020. Online health behavior: Antecedents and outcomes of employee participation in an organization's online health program. Personnel Psychology. In press.
  2. Nifadkar, S. S. 2020. Filling in the “blank slate”: Examining newcomers’ schemas of supervisors during organizational socialization. Journal of Management. 46: 666-693.
  3. Nifadkar, S. S., Wen, W., & Gu, Q. 2019. Supervisors’ work-related and non-work information sharing: Integrating research on information sharing, information seeking, and trust using self-disclosure theory. Personnel Psychology, 72: 241-269 The first two authors contributed equally.
    *Cited as an exemplar in Cortina et al., 2020, Journal of Applied Psychology
  4. Ellis, A. M., Nifadkar, S. S., Bauer, T. N., & Erdogan, B. 2017. Newcomer adjustment: Examining the role of managers’ perception of newcomer proactive behavior during organizational socialization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102: 993-1001
    *Best Paper proceedings, Academy of Management conference, 2017
  5. Nifadkar, S. S., & Bauer, T. N. 2016. Breach of belongingness: Newcomer relationship conflict, information, and task-related outcomes during organizational socialization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101: 1-13.
    *Lead article
  6. Nifadkar, S. S., Tsui, A. S., & Ashforth, B. E. 2012. The way you make me feel and behave: Newcomer affect and approach-avoidance behavior toward the supervisor. Academy of Management Journal, 55: 1146-1168.
  7. Tsui, A. S., Nifadkar, S. S., & Ou, A. Y. 2007. Cross-national, cross-cultural organizational behavior research: Advances, gaps, and recommendations. Journal of Management, 33: 426-478.
    *Winner of the Journal of Management Best Paper Award, 2012
Books and Monographs
  1. Tsui, A. S., Nifadkar, S. S., & Ou, A. Y. 2009. Nagging problems and modest solutions in cross-cultural research: Illustrations from organizational behavior literature. In R. S. Wyer, C. Chiu, and Y. Y. Hong (Eds.), Understanding Culture: Theory, Research, and Application: 163-186. New York: Psychology Press.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
  1. Ellis, A. M., Nifadkar, S. S., Bauer, T. N., & Erdogan, B. 2017. Examining the role of managers’ perception of newcomer proactive behavior during organizational socialization, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings: 10592.
  2. Kim, H., Nifadkar S. S., & Kim, H. 2014. Option exercise decision making under the shadow of the past: The case of international joint ventures. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings: 12194.
    *Best Paper Award finalist, Academy of Management IM Division
Non-Refereed and Other Publications
  1. Dalela, V. & Nifadkar, S. S. 2020. Conscious customers and COVID-19. California Management Review Insights.
  2. Ellis, A. M., Nifadkar, S. S., Bauer, T. N., & Erdogan, B. 2017. Your new hires won’t succeed unless you onboard them properly. Harvard Business Review Ascend.
  3. Nifadkar, S. S., & Tsui, A. S. 2007. “Great Minds in Management” by Ken G. Smith and Michael Hitt (Eds.), Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2005. Academy of Management Review, 32: 298-303. [Book review.]

Exhibitions

Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

  1. Nifadkar, S. S. 2019. Supervisors’ affective and cognitive communication with newcomers during organizational socialization: Effect on newcomers’ political and task information seeking. Academy of Management Meetings, Boston.
  2. Nifadkar, S. S. & Wu, W. 2019. Supervisors’ resentment during organizational socialization: Effects on newcomers’ adjustment. Academy of Management Meetings, Boston.
  3. Nifadkar, S. S. 2018. Supervisors' schemas: Influence on newcomers' adjustment during organizational socialization. Academy of Management Meetings, Chicago.
  4. Ellis, A. M., Nifadkar, S. S., Bauer, T. N., & Erdogan, B. 2017. Examining the role of managers’ perception of newcomer proactive behavior during organizational socialization, Academy of Management Meetings, Atlanta.
    *Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management OB Division.
  5. Nifadkar S. S., & Bauer, T. N. 2015. Breach of Belongingness: Newcomer Relationship Conflict, Information, and Task-Related Outcomes. Academy of Management Meetings, Vancouver, Canada.
  6. Kim, H., Nifadkar S. S., & Kim, H. 2014. Option exercise decision making under the shadow of the past: The case of international joint ventures. Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia.
    *Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management IM Division.
    *Best Paper Award Finalist, Academy of Management IM Division.
  7. Liu, L.A. & Nifadkar, S. S. 2013. Communicate to overcome the tyranny of political wisdom: A multicultural framework. Academy of Management Meetings, Orlando.
  8. Nifadkar, S. S. 2012. How does intragroup relationship conflict drive newcomer passivity and escape: A multilevel model. Academy of Management Meetings, Boston.
  9. Nifadkar, S. S. 2011. Cognitive reappraisal and newcomer performance: Roles of social adjustment, psychological safety, and communication frequency. Academy of Management Meetings, San Antonio.
  10. Nifadkar, S. S., & Ashforth, B. E. 2008. Ties that (emotionally) bind: Toward a general model of emotional involvement in organizations. Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim.
  11. Nifadkar, S. S., & Corley, K. G. 2007. Emotions research: Pushing theoretical and empirical frontiers. Co-Chair and organizer for the symposium sponsored by the Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Managerial and Organizational Cognition divisions. Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia.
  12. Nifadkar, S. S. 2007. Emotional potential: An evolutionary perspective. Paper presented as part of the above symposium. Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia.
  13. Nifadkar, S. S., & Corley, K. G. 2007. Emotional involvement: Conceptualization and organizational implications. Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia.
  14. Nifadkar, S. S., & Ou, A. Y. 2007. Cross-national cross-cultural organizational behavior research: Advances, gaps, and recommendations. Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia.
  15. Nifadkar, S. S., Wu, J. B., Hom, P. W., & Tsui, A. S. 2006. Peeping into the “black box”: Mediating effects of social and economic exchange perceptions on the relationship between organizational rewards and organizational attachment. Academy of Management meetings, Atlanta.
  16. Nifadkar, S. S., & Tsui, A. S. 2005. Managerial endorsement of corporate social responsibility and organizational corruption: Personal values or situational strength? Academy of Management meetings, Hawaii.
  17. Cardy, R. L., Miller, J. S., & Nifadkar, S. S. 2005. Customer driven HRM: A consideration of criteria. SIOP conference, Los Angeles.