Southern Illinois University Carbondale

	Steve Karau
Degree	Ph.D., Purdue University
Position	Professor, Management (Cross Appointed in Applied Psychology)
Office	211 Rehn Hall
Phone	(618) 453-7890
Fax	(618) 453-3563
Email	skarau@cba.siu.edu
Biosketch	Steve Karau (Ph.D., 1993, Social Psychology, Purdue University) is a professor of management at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC) and cross appointed to the Psychology department. His research focuses on group dynamics and social influence processes in interpersonal and organizational settings. Specific topics include individual motivation within groups and work teams, temporal and situational influences on group interaction and performance, and gender differences in leadership. Additional areas of interest include top management team dynamics and firm performance, ethical judgments of organizational change initiatives, employee attitudes toward organizational change, and consumer attitudes toward e-commerce. His research articles have appeared in a variety of top journals, including Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Review, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Journal of Business Research, Group and Organization Management, and Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Dr. Karau teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in organizational behavior, human resources, group dynamics, and research methodology. His additional interests include music (especially jazz and progressive rock), film (especially film noir and psychological drama), motorsports, nonfiction books, and spicy ethnic food. (see http://users.cba.siu.edu/karau/
Research Interests	Group Dynamics Motivation Leadership Business Ethics
Selected Publications	Recent Journal Articles & Book Chapters: Michalisin, M. D., Karau, S. J., & Tangpong, C. (2007). Leadership's activation of team cohesion as a strategic asset: An empirical simulation. Journal of Business Strategies, 24, 1-26. Michalisin, M. D., Karau, S. J., & Conrad, E. (2006). Top management team attraction as a strategic asset: A longitudinal simulation test of the resource based view. Journal of Applied Business Research, 22(3), 109-122. Komarraju, M., & Karau, S. J. (2005). The relationship between the Big Five personality traits and academic motivation. Personality and Individual Differences, 39, 557-567. Karau, S. J., & Kelly, J. R. (2004). Time pressure and team performance: An attentional focus integration. In S. Blount (Ed.), Research on managing groups and teams (Vol. 6. Time in Groups. pp. 185-212). San Diego , CA : Elsevier. Eagly, A. H., & Karau, S. J. (2002). Role congruity theory of prejudice toward female leaders. Psychological Review, 109, 573-598. Karau, S. J., & Williams, K. D. (2001). Understanding individual motivation in groups: The Collective Effort Model. In M. E. Turner (Ed.), Groups at work: Theory and research (pp. 113-141). Mahwah , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Teaching	Undergraduate Psychology Course: Personnel Psychology (Mgmt 385/Psyc 322)