Brandon Smit

Brandon Smit

  • Associate Professor and Associate Director, Executive PhD Program, Management
  • Ph.D. Saint Louis University

Teaching Interests

Organizational Behavior; Human Resource Management

Research Interests

Work-life balance, psychological detachment and recovery; stress and coping; pay secrecy

Professional Memberships

  • Work Family Researchers Network 2019-10-01 - Present
  • Academy of Management 2014-01-01 - Present

    • Awards and Honors

  • Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management - Organizational Behavior Division

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Journal Articles

  • Smit, B., Boyar, S., Maertz, C. (2025). Spoiled for Choice? When Work Flexibility Improves or Impairs Work–Life Outcomes. Journal of Management, (51) Issue 5 (Link)
  • Boyar, S., Smit, B., Maertz, C. (2024). Empowered or Overwhelmed? Procrastination Extinguishes the Positive Effects of Work Flexibility on Work-Family Conflict. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (Link)
  • Smit, B., Boyar, S., Maertz, C. (2024). Spoiled for Choice? When Work Flexibility Improves or Impairs Work-Life Outcomes. Journal of Management (Link)
  • Montag-Smit, T., Evans, K., Smit, B., Batz-Barbarich, C. (2023). Why Pay Transparency Regulations Are a Strategic Management Opportunity. MIT Sloan Management Review (Link)
  • Smit, B., Lawson, K. (2023). Growth Mindsets Increase Flexible Work Arrangement Attractiveness: A Policy-Capturing Study. Personnel Review
  • Smit, B., Stavrulaki, E. (2021). The efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention for college students under extremely stressful conditions. Mindfulness 12 15-Jan.
  • Smit, B., Stavrulaki, E. (2021). The Efficacy of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for College Students Under Extremely Stressful Conditions. Mindfulness, (12) Issue 12 (Link)
  • Montag-Smit, T., Smit, B. (2020). What are you hiding? Employee Attributions for Pay Secrecy Policies. Human Resource Management Journal (Link)
  • Smit, B., Montag-Smit, T. (2019). The Pay Transparency Dilemma: Development and Validation of the Pay Information Exchange Preferences Scale. Journal of Applied Psychology (Link)
  • Smit, B., Montag-Smit, T. (2018). The Role of Pay Secrecy Policies and Employee Secrecy Preferences in Shaping Job Attitudes. Human Resource Management Journal (Link)
  • Smit, B., Montag-Smit, T. (2018). The role of pay secrecy policies and employee secrecy preferences in shaping job attitudes. Human Resource Management Journal, (28) Issue 2 (Link)
  • Smit, B. (2016). Successfully leaving work at work: The self-regulatory underpinnings of psychological detachment. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (Link)
  • Smit, B., Barber, L. (2016). Psychologically detaching despite high workloads: The role of attentional processes. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (Link)
  • Smit, B., Ryan, L., Nelson, C. (2016). Does job autonomy increase or decrease negative emotional displays from service workers? A test of competing hypotheses. Journal of Personnel Psychology (Link)
  • Smit, B., Maloney, P., Maertz, C., Montag-Smit, T. (2016). Out of sight, out of mind? How and when cognitive role transition episodes influence employee performance. Human Relations (Link)
  • Smit, B. (2016). Successfully leaving work at work: The self-regulatory underpinnings of psychological detachment. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, (89) Issue 3 (Link)
  • Smit, B., Maloney, P., Maertz, C., Montag-Smit, T. (2016). Out of sight, out of mind? How and when cognitive role transition episodes influence employee performance. Human Relations, (69) Issue 11 (Link)
  • Barber, L., Smit, B. (2014). Using the networked fire chief for ego-depletion research: Measuring dynamic decision-making effort and performance.. Journal of Social Psychology (Link)

    • Book Chapters

  • Barber, L., Smit, B., Shoss, M. (2014). The case of Mondays: Examining workplace rumors about stress Research in organizational sciences. Received wisdom, kernels of truth, and boundary conditions in organizational studies. IAP Information Age Publishing

    • Conference Proceedings

  • Montag-Smit, T., Smit, B. (2021). “What are you hiding? Employee attributions for pay secrecy policies”
  • Smit, B., Montag-Smit, T. (2018). “Pay Transparency: Advancing Theory and Empirical Knowledge” Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Montag-Smit, T., Smit, B. (2015). “Do Secret Pay Policies Cause Employees To Turnover? It Depends On Attributions” Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Montag, T., Smit, B., Nemanick, R., Sanborn-Overby, U. (2014). “Looking beyond costs and benefits: Mentoring as an organizational citizenship behavior”

    • Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blogs, Podcasts

  • 2023. "Business in Society Report"
  • 2023. "Bentley Magazine"
  • 2022. "BBC"
  • 2022. "BBC"
  • 2022. "Medium"
  • 2018. "London School of Economics - Business Review"

    • Presentations

  • Smit, B., Ebrahimi, N., Montag-Smit, T., Boyar, S., Maertz, C. (2025). “The Hidden Pitfalls of Flexibility: How Work Flexibility Can Promote Strain Through Telepressure” Presented at the AOM Academy of Management Conference Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Smit, B., Ebrahimi, N., Montag-Smit, T., Boyar, S., Maertz, C. (2024). “How work flexibility can enhance strain and conflict through telepressure” Presented at the Work and Family Researchers Network Conference Work and Family Researchers Network Montreal, Quebec
  • Smit, B., Boyar, S., Maertz, C. (2022). “The Procrastination Penalty: Self-Regulatory Mechanisms Linking Flexibility and Work-Family Conflict” Presented at the Work and Family Reseachers Network
  • Smit, B., Boyar, S., Maertz, C. P. (2020). “Careless Choices: When Work Flexibility Improves or Impairs Work-Family Balance” Presented at the Work and Family Researchers Network conference New York City, NY
  • Smit, B., Lawson, K. M. (2019). “Lay theories of juggling work and family shape job offer evaluations: A policy-capturing study” Presented at the Academy of Management Conference Boston, MA
  • Smit, B., Montag-Smit, T. (2018). “A social comparison theory perspective on employee pay secrecy preferences” Presented at the Academy of Management Conference Chicago, IL
  • Montag-Smit, T., Smit, B. (2015). “Do secret pay policies cause employees to turnover?” Presented at the Academy of Management
  • Smit, B. (2015). “Successfully leaving work at work: The self-regulatory underpinnings of psychological detachment” Presented at the Academy of Management Vancouver, BC
  • Smit, B., Montag-Smit, T., Tobin, E. (2015). “The development and validation of a measure of pay secrecy preferences” Presented at the Academy of Management Vancouver, BC
  • Montag-Smit, T., Smit, B., Nemanik, R., Sanborn-Overby, U. (2014). “Looking beyond costs and benefits: Mentoring as an organizational citizenship behavior” Presented at the Academy of Management Philadelphia, PA
  • Smit, B., Maloney, P., Maertz, C. (2014). “Costs of off-task thoughts: Relationships between spillover and performance” Presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Honolulu, HI

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Mentor (Student) for HR Concentration Coordinator 3/1/21 - 8/31/21
  • Committee Member for Management Department Research Committee 10/1/19 - Present

    • Service: Ph.D. Advising

  • Supervisor 2023/03 - Present
  • Committee Member 2021/01 - 2021/02

    • Service: University

  • for Associate Director of Executive PhD Program 2025-07-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Equitable Return to Work Practices Project Working Group 1/1/23 - 4/30/23
  • for Academic Integrity Hearing 6/1/21 - 6/30/21
  • for Academic Integrity Hearing 12/1/20 - 12/31/20
  • Guest Speaker for PhD Speaker Series 12/1/20 - 12/31/20
  • for Entrepreneurship Elevator Pitch Competition 10/1/20 - 10/31/20
  • Guest Speaker for PhD Speaker Series 10/1/20 - 10/31/20
  • Committee Chair for Faculty Affairs Committee 5/1/20 - 6/30/21
  • Guest Speaker for Bentley Community Learning Conference 7/27/20 - 7/29/20
  • Guest Speaker for Bentley Community Learning Conference 7/27/20 - 7/29/20