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Jaclyn Margolis, PhD Assistant Professor of Applied Behavioral Science

Jaclyn Margolis, PhD

Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science
Graziadio Business School
310.568.5506
Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Jaclyn Margolis, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science at the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. An award-winning researcher and educator, her work focuses on well-being, leadership, teamwork, and the changing nature of work. She regularly writes about workplace dynamics for Psychology Today and has been featured as an expert in outlets such as Business Insider and Fast Company. Her research has been published in some of the field's leading management journals, including Academy of Management Annals, Organization Science, and Journal of Management Studies.

In addition to her research and teaching, Dr. Margolis has served in numerous leadership roles at Pepperdine, including as Department Chair of the Applied Behavioral Science and Organizational Theory and Management Department. She also contributes to the broader academic community through service on numerous editorial review boards.

Through her research, teaching, consulting, and writing, Dr. Margolis is dedicated to helping people create happier, healthier workplaces where both employees and organizations can flourish.

Education

  • PhD, Drexel University
    Management, Organizational Behavior

  • MBA, Drexel University
    Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

  • BS, Lehigh University
    Finance and Economics, Minor in Psychology

 

  • Gibson, C., Groves, K., Margolis, J., Lusk, C., & Sakamoto, K. (2025). The crisis of dignity at work: Dehumanization during digital transformation, societal upheaval and workforce uncertainty. Academy of Management Discoveries.
  • Groves, K., Margolis, J., & Gibson, C. (2024). Cultivating the Experience of Dignity at Work: Protective & Proactive Strategies for Leaders and Organizations. Organizational Dynamics.
  • Gibson, C., Thomason, B., Margolis, J., Groves, K., Franczak, J., & Gibson, S. (2023). Experience of dignity at work. Academy of Management Annals.
  • Resick, C. J., Nadkarni, S., Chen, J., Chu, J., Margolis, J., & Shao, P. (2022). I did it my way: A self-regulatory perspective on the strategic implications of CEO core self-evaluations. Journal of Management Studies.
  • Margolis, J., & Dust, S. (2022). Managing the good and bad of looking to others: The use of proxies for self-assessment. Organizational Dynamics.
  • Franczak, J., & Margolis, J. (2022). Women and great places to work: Gender diversity in leadership and how to get there. Organizational Dynamics.
  • Margolis, J. (2020). Multiple Team Membership: An Integrative Review. Small Group Research, 51(1), 48–86.
  • Graham, K. A., Resick, C. J., Margolis, J., Shao, P., Hargis, M., & Kiker, J. (2019). Egoistic norms, organizational identification, and the perceived ethicality of unethical pro-organizational behavior: A moral maturation perspective. Human Relations, 73(9), 1249-1277.
  • Margolis, J., & Tzabbar, D. (2019). Leveraging Founding Team Human Capital for Innovative New Ventures. Organizational Dynamics.
  • Margolis, J., & Dust, S. B. (2019). It's all relative: A team-based social comparison model for self-evaluations of effectiveness. Group & Organization Management, 44(2), 361-395.
  • Margolis, J. A., & Margolis, J. P. (2019). Shaping their world: How managers can help new-to-the-workforce employees succeed. Graziadio Business Review, 22(2).
  • Dust, S. B., Resick, C. J., Margolis, J., Mawritz, M., & Greenbaum, R. (2018). Ethical leadership and employee success: Examining the roles of psychological empowerment and emotional exhaustion. The Leadership Quarterly, 29(5), 570-583.
  • Tompkins, T., Lacey, M., & Margolis, J. (2018). Gametime: A start-up online gaming case. Sage Business Case Database.
  • Tzabbar, D., & Margolis, J. (2017). Beyond the Startup Stage: The Founding Team's Human Capital, New Venture's Stage of Life, Founder–CEO Duality, and Breakthrough Innovation. Organization Science, 28(5), 857-872.
  • Margolis, J. A., & Ziegert, J. C. (2016). Vertical flow of collectivistic leadership: An examination of the cascade of visionary leadership across levels. The Leadership Quarterly, 27(2), 334-348.
  • John Nicks Memorial Service Award — 2024
  • Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Mgmt Annual Mtg, Org Beh Division — 2023
  • Julian Virtue Professorship Award — 2020–2022
  • Rothschild Applied Research Fellow — 2018–2019
  • Julian Virtue Professorship Award — 2016–2019
  • Co-Chair of Careers Division Best Symposium Finalist, AOM Conference — 2014
  • Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society — 2011 (Induction)
  • Zivic, D., Nugent, M., Rapp, T., Moore, O., O'Boyle, E., Mistry, S., & Margolis, J. (2026, August). Multiple Team Membership. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management.
  • Zivic, D., Nugent, M., Rapp, T., Moore, O., O'Boyle, E., Mistry, S., & Margolis, J. (2026, July). Multiple Team Membership. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Interdisciplinary Network of Group Researchers (INGRoup).
  • Margolis, J., & Franczak, J. (2024) The backlash of email punctuation for women: Warmth and discriminatory behavioral intentions. Papper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.
    Included in Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Mistry, S., Rapp, T. L., Margolis, J., & Moore, O. A. (2023). Multiple team memberships, work-related strain, and performance: An interdisciplinary multilevel meta-analysis. In T. Rapp, S. Mistry, & O. Moore. (Co-chairs). Multiple Team Membership Arrangements: Putting the Worker Front and Center. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management.
    Included in Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Margolis, J., & Mistry, S. (2022). Helping One While Hurting Another? Identification Residue, Organizational Identification, and Team Engagement during Multiple Team Membership. In V. Incerti (Chair). Promoting Performance and Positive Organizational Environment Through Multiple Team Membership. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management.
    Included in Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Choudhury, A., Margolis, J., Maupin, C. K., Resick, C., & D'Innocenzo, L. (2022). Knowledge [Sharing] is Power: How Knowledge Sharing Networks Facilitate Team Performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Interdisciplinary Network of Group Researchers (INGRoup), Virtual Conference.
  • Choudhury, A., Margolis, J., Maupin, C. K., Resick, C., & D'Innocenzo, L. (2022). Knowledge [Sharing] is Power: How Knowledge Sharing Networks Facilitate Team Performance. In J. Chackoria & S. T. Bell (Chairs). Novel Applications of Social Network Analysis in I-O Psychology. Symposium presented at the Society for
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference (SIOP), Seattle, WA.
  • Margolis, J., & Mistry, S. (2021, Fall). Helping One While Hurting Another? Identification Residue, Organizational Identification, and Team Engagement during Multiple Team Membership. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Interdisciplinary Network of Group Researchers (INGRoup), Virtual Conference.
  • Margolis, J., Good, D., & Dust, S. D. (2020, August). Team-member relationship quality across multiple team membership: A temporal comparison perspective. In S. Mistry, T. Rapp, & O. Moore (Chairs), New Theoretical Directions In Multiple Team Membership Research: The Employee Experience. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Virtual Conference.
    Included in Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Margolis, J., & Dust, S. D. (2019, October). Social comparison in teams: The role of comparison and cognition on target selection and efficacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association, Norfolk, VA.
  • Good, D., Lei, Z., Lyddy, C., Fischer, C., & Margolis, J. (2017, August). A research incubator for integrating mindfulness and team research. Professional development workshop (PDW) conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA.
  • Margolis, J., & Resick, C. J. (2016, July). Team-member exchange: A network analysis of relationship quality and differentiation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Interdisciplinary Network of Group Researchers (INGRoup), Helsinki, Finland.
  • Margolis, J., & Resick, C. J., (2016, April). Relationship quality in teams: A multi-level motivational perspective. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.
  • Capitano, J., Margolis, J., & Ziegert, J. C. (2015, May). Organizational socialization and ASA processes: An integrative model of proactivity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Margolis, J., Capitano, J., & Ziegert, J. C. (2014, August). The "frog" and the "pond": A team based perspective on social comparison theory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA. Academy of Management Proceedings.
    Included in Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Resick, C. J., Graham, K. A., Margolis, J., Hargis, M. B., & Shao, P. (2014, August). Unethical pro-organizational behavior: Examining traits, norms, and judgments. In S. Oreg & Y. Berson (Chairs), Person-situation predictors of employee and organizational outcomes. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Rosikiewicz, B. L., Graham, K. A., Margolis, J., & Greenhaus, J. H. (2014, August). Leadership antecedents of family-supportive supervisory behaviors: The role of theory X beliefs and bottom-line mentality. In J. Margolis & R. Matthews (Chairs), Examining the antecedents of family-supportive supervisory behaviors. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA. Careers Division Best Symposium Finalist.
  • Margolis, J., & Ziegert, J. C. (2014, May). An examination of the cascading effect of shared leadership. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, HI.
    Shao, P., Graham, K. A., McDonnell, A., Margolis, J., Resick, C. J., & Hargis, M. (2014, May). Motivation, personality, and organizational deviance: Do ethical judgments matter? In A. Grandey & M. Krannitz (Chairs), Complexity of applying approach/avoidance motivation to work outcomes. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, HI.
  • Resick, C. J., Dust, S., Margolis, J., & Mawritz, M. B. (2014, March). Ethical leadership, employee success, and the mediating role of psychological empowerment. Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Positive Relationships at Work Microcommunity, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Margolis, J., & Tzabbar, D. (2013, September). The effect of founding team human-capital and power structure on technological exploration. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society, Atlanta, GA. Best Student Paper Proceedings.
    Note: Maiden name of Shor was used in the following conference presentations.
  • Shor, J., Resick, C. J., & Dust, S. (2013, August). Beyond good and evil: The motivational influence of ethical leadership. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, FL. Academy of Management Proceedings.
  • Shor, J., Greenhaus, J. H., & Graham, K. A. (2013, August). Context matters: A model of family-supportive supervision and work-family conflict. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
    Included in Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Shor, J., & Tzabbar, D. (2013, August). The effect of founding team human-capital and power structure on technological exploration. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, FL. Academy of Management Proceedings.
  • Shor, J., Resick, C. J., Chen, J., Narkarni, S., & Shao, P. (2013, April). A competitive dynamics perspective on CEO openness to experience. Poster presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX.
    Nadkarni, S., Resick, C. J., Chen, J., Shor, J., & Shao, P. (2012, August). CEO core self-evaluation and strategic choice: A historiometric assessment. In C. Resick & S. Nadkarni (Chairs), CEO psychological characteristics: Current perspective using unobtrusive measures. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA.
  • Graham, K. A., Greenhaus, J. H., & Shor, J. (2012, August). Organizational, supervisor, and employee characteristics as antecedents of family-supportive supervision. In W. Casper (Chair), The family-supportive workplace: Understanding supervisor and organizational support for family. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA.

Topics

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Personal Development

Courses

  • BSCI 607
  • BSCI 617
  • BSCI 622
  • BSCI 623
  • BSCI 650
  • BSCI 651