Amanda Christensen

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Expected Graduation Year: 2014

Broad Research Area:

• Organizational Behavior

Relevant Background Info:

• MBA, Brigham Young University, 2009

Refereed Journal Publications:

• Walumbwa, F. O., Morrison, E. W., & Christensen, A. L. 2012. The effect of ethical leadership on group performance: The mediating role of group conscientiousness and group voice. Leadership Quarterly, 23: 953-964.
• Walumbwa, F. O., Christensen, A. L., & Hailey, F. 2011. Authentic leaders and the knowledge economy: Sustaining motivation and trust among knowledge workers. Organizational Dynamics, 40: 110-118.
• Walumbwa, F. O., Mayer, D. M., Wang, P., Wang, H., Workman, K., & Christensen, A. L. 2011. Linking ethical leadership to employee performance: The roles of leader-member exchange, self-efficacy, and organizational identification. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 115: 204-213.

Book Chapters:

• Walumbwa, F. O., Christensen, A. L., & Muchiri, M. K. (2012, in press). Transformational leadership and meaningful work. In B. J. Dik, Z. S. Byrne, & M. F. Steger (Eds.), Purpose and meaning in the workplace. American Psychological Association.
• Walumbwa, F. O., & Christensen, A.L. (2012, in press). The importance of social capital in the workplace and how individuals and organizations can support its development. In C. L. Cooper & R. Burke (Eds.), The fulfilling workplace: The organization’s role in achieving individual and organizational health. London, UK: Gower.

Refereed Best Papers Proceedings:

• Zhang, Z., Wang, M., Christensen, A. L., & Fleenor, J. W. 2012. Differentiated transformational leadership and leader performance: Examining curvilinear effects. In L. A. Toombs (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.

Conference Presentations:

• Arrfelt, M., Mannor, M. J., Nahrgang, J. D., & Christensen, A. L. 2012. All risk-taking is not the same: Examining the competing effects of risk-taking on firm risk and firm performance with meta-analysis. Paper to be presented at the Strategic Management Society meeting, Prague, Czech Republic. Paper nominated for Best Conference Paper Award.
• Arrfelt, M., Mannor, M. J., Nahrgang, J. D., & Christensen, A. L. 2012. All risk-taking is not the same: Examining competing effects of risk-taking on firm risk and firm performance with meta-analysis. Paper to be presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Boston, MA.
• Zhang, Z., Wang, M., Christensen, A. L., & Fleenor, J. W. 2012. Differentiated transformational leadership and leader performance: Examining curvilinear effects. Paper to be presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Boston, MA.
• Walumbwa, F. O., Hartnell, C. A., Aryee, S., & Christensen, A. L. 2011. Fostering creativity in work groups: Authentic leadership, communication climate, and knowledge sharing. Paperresented at the Academy of Management meeting, San Antonio, TX.
• Walumbwa, F. O., Mayer, D. M., Wang, P., Wang, H., Workman, K., & Christensen, A. L. 2010. Linking ethical leadership to employee performance: The roles of leader-member exchange, self-efficacy, and organizational identification. Paper presented at the Academy of Management meeting, Montreal, Canada.
• Christensen, A. L., & Hansen, M. H. 2009. Risk minimizing and gain satisficing: Choosing partners in exploration and exploitation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society, Washington, D.C.
• Hansen, M. H., & Christensen, A. L. 2009. Trust-dependent knowledge flow: The competitive advantage implications of intraorganizational trust. Presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society, Washington, D.C.