Management and Marketing

Tae YangTae Yang, Associate Professor of Management, (OB/HR)

Stipes Hall 414I
(309) 298-1535
TS-Yang@wiu.edu

Education

  • Ph.D Management, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012
  • M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Tulsa, 2006

Teaching Interests

  • Principles of Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Business Organization Structure/Theory
  • Compensation Management
  • Leadership and Motivation (MBA course)
  • Applied Business Research (MBA course)

Research Interests

  • Organizational Politics and Organizational Citizenship Behavior
  • Work-Family Balance/Conflicts
  • Effects of Various Leadership Styles on Work-Related Outcomes
  • Impression Management

Professional Highlights

Peer-Reviewed Journals
  • Son, S., Yang, T.S. & Park, J. (2024). Promoting Voice: The Interplay of Job Reflective Learning, Risk-taking Climate, and Age. Journal of Business and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-024-09973-4
  • Son, S., & Yang, T.S. (2023). "How leader humility influences team reflexivity: A team level analysis", Team Performance Management, 29 (5/6), 225-241. https://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-02-2023-0013
  • Son, S., Yang, T., & Park, J. (2023). How organizational politics and subjective social status moderate job insecurity–silence relationships. Journal of Management & Organization, 29(2), 266-286. doi:10.1017/jmo.2022.54
  • Son, S., Yang, T.S., & Park, J. (2022). Learning goal orientation and promotive voice: A moderated mediation model. Current Psychology. 41, 8354-8367. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03436-w
  • Jung, S., Yang, T. S., & Park, J. (2019). Testing a mediated moderation model: Conceptual and methodological considerations. Korean Journal of Psychology: General, 38 (3), 323-346. https://doi.org/10.22257/kjp.2019.09.38.3.323
  • Yang, T.S., Pandey, A., Liao, Y., & Dobson, J. (2017). Path from job autonomy to organizational citizenship behavior. The role of perceived organizational politics as mediator. Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 29, 44 – 56. (A)
  • Butts, M. M., Casper, W. J., & Yang, T. S. (2013). How important are work-family support programs? A meta-analysis of their effects on work outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030389
Awards and Nominations at Academic Meetings
  • Yang, T.S., Pandey, A., & Endres, M. Greed is not good: The negative impacts of supervisor bottom-line mentality on employee outcomes. Distinguished Paper Award honors for the 2020 Annual North American Management Society and MBAA International conferences, Chicago, IL.
  • Yang, T.S., Baker, A.N., & Casper, W.J. Congruence between boundary flexibility preferences and ability with self and spouse burnout. Presented as part of Wendy J. Casper (Chair) Symposium A dyadic look at the work-family interface to the 2018 Annual Conference of Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. ( Nominated for consideration as the Careers Division 2018 Best Symposium Award )
Presentations at Academic Meetings
  • Yoon, Y.-J., Seo, J.-G., & Yang, T.S. (April, 2024). Blind loyalty: The interplay of member trait loyalty and leader group prototypicality. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
  • Yoon, Y.-J., Seo, J.-G., & Yang, T.S. (April, 2024). Blind loyalty to the sunk-cost decision of an angry leader. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychology Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Hyde, S.A., Casper, W.J., Yang, T.S., & Wayne, J.H. Thriving and Enrichment Across Roles: Testing the Cross-Domain Thriving Model. Presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, St. Pete Beach, FL.
  • Park, J., Yang, T.S., & Son, S. When job reflective learning promotes employees' voice: The roles of risk-taking climate and age. Presented at the 2023 Academy of Management Conference, Boston, MA.
  • Son, S., & Yang, T.S. How humble leaders cultivate reflexive teams: Moderated Mediation Model. Presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the North American Management Society (NAMS) at the MBAA International conference, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Son, S., Yang, T.S., & Park, J. Learning goal orientation and voice behavior: The mediating role of thriving at work and the moderating role of perceived organizational career growth. Presented at the 2022 Academy of Human Resource Development conference in the Americas. (Online due to COVID-19).
  • Son, S., Yang, T.S., & Park, J. The effect of decent work on career satisfaction: A moderated mediation model. Presented at the 2021 Fall Korean Human Resource Development Conference (Online due to COVID-19).
  • Son, S., Yang, T.S., & Park, J. Learning goal orientation and promotive voice: A moderated mediation model. Presented at the 2021 Korean Academy of Management (Online due to COVID-19).
  • Son, S., Yang, T.S., & Park, J. The relationship between job insecurity and employee silence: The moderating role of perceived organizational politics and subjective social status. Presented at the 2021 Academy of Management conference (Online due to COVID-19).
  • Yang, T.S., Crawford, W., Casper, W.J., & Baker, A.N. Does congruence between self-rated and partner rated work-family conflict matter? Presented as part of Kevin T. Wynne and YoungAh Park (Chair) Symposium Dual-earner and the work-family interface: Recent developments and implications to the 2018 Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
  • Yang, T.S., Casper, W.J., & Kacmar, K.M. (2018). Good actor or good soldier? How target of beneficial behavior relates to motive attribution. Presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Attribution Theory, Tallahassee, FL.
  • Yang, T.S., Pandey, A., & Liao, Y. Job autonomy and citizenship behavior: A moderated mediation model. Presented at the 2017 Annual Conference of Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Yang, T.S., Liao, Y., & Pandey, A. Path from job autonomy to OCB: Role of perceived organizational politics as mediator. Presented at the 2017 Annual Conference of Midwest Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Yang, T.S., & Liao, Y. Exploring the impact of results-oriented culture on OCB: The mediating role of perceived organizational politics and commitment. Presented at 2017 Annual North American Management Society Conference and MBAA International conferences, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Yang, T. S., Casper, W.J., & Baker, A.N. (2016). Crossover effects of perceived organizational support on affective commitment toward partner’s employers in dual-earner couples. Presented as part of Michael Ford (Chair) Symposium A Systems Approach to Work, Family, and Well-Bing at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.
  • Yang, T. S. How to encourage employees to relocate: Application of expectancy theory. Presented at the 2014 Annual North American Management Society Conference and MBAA International conferences, Chicago, Illinois.
  • McIntosh, C. K., Bell, M. P., Casper, W. J., Yang, T. S., & Harris, C. Bilingualism and employment decisions: Do employers prefer Hispanic or Non-Hispanic bilinguals? Under review at the 2013 Southern Management Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Student Engagement

  • Advisor to WIU Badminton Club (2016-present)
  • Advisor to Korean Students Association (2015- 2018)
Presentations at Academic Meetings with WIU Students
  • Yang, T.S., Mahamudul Islam, S.M., Parker, J.G., & Bannon, J.R. Adverse impact of supervisor’s bottom-line mentality on psychological work outcomes: Mediating effect of organizational politics. Presented at the 2018 Annual North American Management Society and MBAA International conferences, Chicago, IL.
  • Novak, A.L., Western, B.A., & Yang, T.S. A leap to success. Presented at the 2018 Annual North American Management Society and MBAA International conferences, Chicago, IL.