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Faculty Biography

Kenneth J. Harris
Assisstant Professor of Management
(812) 941-2501
harriskj@ius.edu

Professional Interests:

Research:
Leadership, Influence Behaviors, and Job Attitudes

Teaching:
Management, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship

Academic Background:

Intellectual Contributions:

Refereed Articles

Harris, K. J., Harris, R. B., & Eplion, D. M. (2007). Personality, Leader-Member Exchanges, and Work Outcomes. Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, 8(2), 92-107.

Harvey, P., Harris, R. B., Harris, K. J., & Wheeler, A. R. (in press). Attenuating the Effects of Social Stress: The Impact of Political Skill. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Harris, R. B., Harris, K. J., & Harvey, P. (in press). A Test of Competing Models of the Relationship between Perceptions of Politics, Perceived Organizational Support, and Individual Outcomes. Journal of Social Psychology.

Harris, K. J., Kacmar, K. M., & Zivnuska, S. (in press). An Investigation of Abusive Supervision as a Predictor of Performance and the Meaning of Work as a Moderator of the Relationship. Leadership Quarterly.

Harris, K. J., Andrews, M. , & Kacmar, K. M. (in press). The Moderating Effects of Justice on the Relationship Between Organizational Politics and Workplace Attitudes. Journal of Business and Psychology.

Brouer, R. & Harris, K. J. (in press). Dispositional and Situational Moderators of the Leader Member Exchange - Work Tension Relationship. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Harris, K. J., Kacmar, K. M., Zivnuska, S. , & Shaw, J. D. (2007). The Impact of Political Skill on Impression Management Effectiveness. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92 (1), 278-285.

Harris, K. J., Kacmar, K. M., & Carlson, D. S. (2006). An Examination of Temporal Variables and Relationship Quality on Promotability Ratings. Group and Organization Management, 31 (6), 677-699.

Harris, K. J. & Kacmar, K. M. (2006). Too Much of a Good Thing? The Curvilinear Effect of Leader-Member Exchange on Stress. Journal of Social Psychology, 146 (1), 65-84.

Harris, K. J. & Kacmar, K. M. (2005). An Investigation of Supervisor Constructs as Buffers on the Perceptions of Politics' Strain Relationship. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 78, 337-354.

Harris, K. J., James, M. L., & Boonthanom, R. (2005). Perceptions of Organizational Politics and Cooperation as Moderators of the Relationship Between Stress and Intent to Turnover. Journal of Managerial Issues, 17, 26-42.

Harris, K. J., Kacmar, K. M., & Witt, L. A. (2005). The Curvilinear Relationship Between Relationship Quality and Turnover Intentions. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26, 363-378.

Harris, K. J. (2004). The Interactive Effects of Perceptions of Politics and Leader Member Exchange on Job Satisfaction. Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, 5, 188-203.

Valle, M., Harris, K. J., & Andrews, M. (2004). An examination of tenure in negative organizational environments. Journal of Managerial Research, 4, 113-119.

Refereed Proceedings

Full Paper

Harris, K. J. & Kacmar, K. M. (2003). An Investigation of Supervisor Constructs as Buffers on the Perceptions of Politics - Strain Relationship. Southern Management Association.

Harris, K. J. & Kacmar, K. M. (2003). Too Much of a Good Thing? The Curvilinear Effect of Leader-Member Exchange on Stress. Southern Management Association.

Book Chapters

Not Refereed

Harris, K. J. & Kacmar, K. (2005). Perceptions of Organizational Politics as a Source of Work Stress. Handbook of Work Stress.

Harris, K. J. & Kacmar, K. (2003). New Directions for Research on Political Perceptions: Suggestions and an Illustrative Example. Research in Management.

Presentation of Refereed Papers

International

Wheeler, A.R., Harris, K. J., & Harvey, P. (2007, April). Moderating and Mediating the HRM Effectiveness - Intent to Turnover Relationship: The Role of Supervisors and Job Embeddedness. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, New York City, New York.

Harvey, P., Harris, K., Harris, R., & Lux, S. P. (2007, April). Abuse, Political Skill, and Individual Outcomes: A Social Exchange Perspective. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, New York City, New York.

Halbesleben, J. , Sabylinski C., Harris, K., Wheeler, A., & Thomas, C. (2006, August). HR Research in Classrooms. Presented at Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Harris, K.J., Brouer, R., & Kacmar, K. M. (2006, August). Politics, Political Skill, and Job Outcomes. Presented at Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Harris, K.J. & Witt, L. A. (2006, August). P=f(Ability x Conscientiousness): Examining the Facets of Conscientiousness. Presented at Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Bachrach, D., Kacmar, K. M., & Harris, K. J. (2006, May). Do Mobility, Influence Tactics, and Abusive Supervision Impact OCBs? Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Dallas, Texas.

Brouer, R.L. & Harris, K. J. (2006, May). Relationships between Need for Achievement, Impression Management, and Work Strain. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Dallas, Texas.

Harvey, P., Harris, K. J., & Kacmar, K. M. (2006, May). Social Stressors, Core Self-Evaluations, and Work Outcomes. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Dallas, Texas.

Witt, L.A., Harris, K. J., & Kacmar, K. M. (2006, May). An Examination of How LMX Activates Conscientiousness. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Dallas, Texas.

Kacmar, K.M., Harris, K. J., & Nagy, B. (2005). Further validation of the Bolino and Turnley impression management scale. Presented at Academy of Management Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Brouer, R. & Harris, K. J. (2005). Dispositional and situational moderators of the leader-member exchange-work tension relationship. Presented at Academy of Management Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Harris, K.J., Kacmar, K., Zivnuska, S., & Harris, R. B. (2005). The impact of political skill on the effectiveness of employee intimidation and exemplification. Presented at Academy of Management Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Harris, K.J., Kacmar, K. M., & Boonthanom, R. (2005). Leader-member exchange as a mediator of abusive supervision-outcome relationships. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Los Angeles, California.

Boonthanom, R. & Harris, K. J. (2004). An investigation of computer mediated communication of emotions. Presented at Academy of Management Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Harris, K.J., Brouer, R., & Zivnuska, S. (2004). Supervisor power as a moderator of the relationship between leader-member exchange and performance ratings. Presented at Academy of Management Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Harris, K.J., Carlson, D., Kacmar, K., & Zivnuska, S. (2004). An investigation into the antecedents of LMX agreement. Presented at Academy of Management Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Witt, L.A., Burke, L., Kacmar, K., & Harris, K. J. (2004). When Does Personality Matter? – Testing Mischel's Argument Using rwgj. . Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Harris, K.J., Kacmar, K. M., & Carlson, D. (2004). Multiple Tenure Measures as Moderators of the LMX-Promotability Relationship. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Harris, K.J., Andrews, M., & Kacmar, K. M. (2004). An investigation of the three-way interaction between perceptions of politics, distributive justice, and procedural justice on turnover intentions and job satisfaction. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Harris, K.J., Kacmar, K. M., & Witt, L. A. (2004). The Curvilinear Relationship Between Relationship Quality and Turnover Intentions. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Voorhees, C.M., Harris, K. J., & Badr, R. E. (2003). Customer attributions for online service failures. Presented at Marketing Management Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Harris, K.J. (2003). The red queen in organizational behavior. Presented at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Meeting, Orlando, Florida.

National

Harris, K.J. & Valle, M. (2004). How long will they put up with it? An examination of the effect of time spent in negative organizational environments. Presented at Society for the Advancement of Management, Baltimore, Maryland.

Harris, K.J. & Kacmar, K. M. (2004). What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You: The Interactive Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Perceptions of Politics on Job Satisfaction. Presented at Academy of Business Disciplines, Orlando, Florida.

Harris, K.J. & Kacmar, K. M. (2004). A test of competing models for the relationships between politics, organizational support, and outcomes. Presented at Academy of Business Disciplines, Orlando, Florida.

Harris, K.J. & Royle, T. (2004). Perceptions of Politics as a Mediator Between Procedural Justice and Individual Outcome Variables. Presented at Academy of Business Disciplines, Orlando, Florida.

Harris, K.J. & James, M. L. (2003). Perceptions of Organizational Politics and Cooperation as Moderators of the Relationship Between Stress and Intent to Turnover. Presented at Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management Meeting , Tampa, Florida.

Regional

Nagy, B., Harris, K. J., & Kacmar, K. M. (2007, March). Predictors of Impression Management Behaviors. Presented at Southwest Academy of Management, San Diego, California.

Harris, K.J., Harris, R. B., & Brouer, R. (2006, November). LMX and Political Skill: Direct and Interactive Effects on Turnover Intentions and Job Satisfaction. Presented at Southern Management Association, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Harvey, P., Harris, R., Harris, K., & Wheeler, A. R. (2006, November). Attenuating the effects of social stress: The impact of political skill. Presented at Southern Management Association, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Harris, K.J., Harris, R. B., & Eplion, D. M. (2006, October). Personality, Leader-Member Exchanges, and Work Outcomes. Presented at Midwest Academy of Management, Louisville, Kentucky.

Bachrach, D., Harris, K. J., & Kacmar, K. M. (2006, March). The Moderating Effects of Employee Impression Management on the OCB-Turnover Relationship. Presented at Western Academy of Management, Los Angeles, California.

Harris, K.J. & Kacmar, K. M. (2003). Too Much of a Good Thing? The Curvilinear Effect of Leader-Member Exchange on Stress. Presented at Southern Management Association, Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Harris, K.J. & Kacmar, K. M. (2003). An Investigation of Supervisor Constructs as Buffers on the Perceptions of Politics - Strain Relationship. Presented at Southern Management Association, Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Dissertation

An Examination of Antecedents and Outcomes of the Different Dimensions of Leader-Member Exchange

Papers Under Review

Kacmar, K. M., Harris, K., Carlson, D., & Shaw, J. (2007). "An investigation into the antecedents of LMX agreement," initial submission to Journal Of Management.

Harvey, P., Harris, K., & Harris, R. B. (2006). "A Social Exchange Perspective on the Influence of Abusive Supervision on Individual Outcomes and Political Skill as a Moderator of these Relationships," initial submission to Group And Organization Management.

Kacmar, K. M., Harris, K., & Nagy, B. (2006). "Further validation of the Bolino and Turnley impression management scale," initial submission to Educational And Psychological Measurement.

Harris, R. B., Harris, K., & Wheeler, A. R. (2006). "Relationships between Politics, Supervisor Communication, and Job Outcomes," initial submission to Journal of Managerial Psychology.

Harris, K. J., Brouer, R., & Kacmar, K. M. (2006). "Politics, Political Skill, and job outcomes," revised and resubmitted to Journal Of Applied Psychology.

Harris, K. J., Harris, R., & Wheeler, A. R. (2006). "Leader-Member Exchange and Empowerment: Direct and Interactive Effects on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions," revised and resubmitted to Leadership Quarterly.

Harvey, P., Harris, K., & Martinko, M. J. (2006). "The Mediated Influence of Hostile Attributional Style on Turnover Intentions," revised and resubmitted to Journal Of Business And Psychology.

Harris, R. B., Harris, K., & Harvey, P. (2005). "An Examination of the Impact of the Supervisor on the Relationship," revised and resubmitted to Journal Of Applied Social Psychology.