Emily Corwin

  • Assistant Professor, Management
  • PhD (Management) University of Arkansas
  • MS (Industrial/Organizational Psychology) Missouri State University

Teaching Interests

Organizational Behavior; Human Resources; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Research Interests

Social class, with a focus on individuals from working-class backgrounds and those who have experienced social mobility

Emotions in the workplace

Interpersonal interactions (including the performance feedback process)

Other individual differences (e.g., gender, religion, disability status, and personality)

Publications

Journal Articles


  • Simon, L. S., Corwin, E. S., Tilton, J. D., Soignet, D. B. (2022). Believe to achieve? Understanding how social class background impacts the effects of achievement striving on propensity to negotiate. Journal of Managerial Psychology, (37) 8 779-794. (Link)
  • Gabriel, A. S., Arena, D. F., Calderwood, C., Campbell, J. T., Chawla, N., Corwin, E., Ezerins, M. E., Jones, K. P., Klotz, A. C., Larson, J. D., Leigh, A., MacGowan, R. L., Moran, C. M., Nag, D., Rogers, K. M., Rosen, C. C., Sawyer, K. B., Shockley, K. M., Simon, L. S., , K. P. (2022). Building Thriving Workforces from the Top Down: A Call and Research Agenda for Organizations to Proactively Support Employee Well-Being. Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, (40) 205-272. (Link)
  • Simon, L. S., Rosen, C. C., Gajendran, R. S., Ozgen, S., Corwin, E. S. (2022). Pain or gain? Understanding how trait empathy impacts leader effectiveness following the provision of negative feedback.. Journal of Applied Psychology, (107) 2 279–297. (Link)
  • Gajendran, R., Corwin, E. S., Simon, L. S., Rosen, C. C., Ozgen, S. (2022). Giving Negative Feedback Can Make Empathetic Leaders Less Effective. Harvard Business Review (Online). (Link)
  • Corwin, E. S., Loncarich, H., Ridge, J. W. (2021). What’s It Like Inside the Hive? Managerial Discretion Drives TMT Gender Diversity of Women-Led Firms. Journal of Management, (48) 4 1003-1034. (Link)
  • Presentations

  • Corwin, E., Simon, L. (2022). “Upward cross-class interactions at work. Presented in Frontiers of Hierarchy Research: Socioeconomic Status (SES), Inequality, and Work (Symposium)” Presented at theAcademy of Management Seattle, WA
  • Service

    Department Service


  • Committee Member for MG 116 DEI Curriculum Committee 2022 - Present
  • MG 116 Teaching Team 2022 - Present
  • Task Force Member for MG 116 Textbook Task Force 2022 - Present
  • Professional Service


  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journal of Management 2023 - Present
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer for Personnel Review 2022 - Present
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer for Disability Studies Quarterly 2021 - Present
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal 2021 - 2022