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Dr. Kristyn Scott
Associate Professor
DepartmentHR Management & Organizational Behaviour
EducationBA, MA, PhD
OfficeTRS 3-078
Phone416-979-5000, ext. 2482
Overview
Kristyn Scott is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour. She received her PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Waterloo. Her research interests centre on leadership and social cognition, with a specific focus on gender bias. Dr. Scott also studies the impact of negative organizational attitudes, such as organizational cynicism, on leader-follower relationships. Kristyn is an Academic Fellow at the Ted Rogers Leadership Centre.
Leadership, social cognition, and organizational cynicism.
| Publications |
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| Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D. (2016). Understanding and Mitigating Cynicism in the Workplace. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 31, 552-569. |
| Scott, K.A., Montes, S.D., & Irving, P.G. (2012). Examining the impact of socialization through trust: An exploratory study. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 11, 191-198. |
| Scott, K.A., Heathcote, J., & Gruman, J. (2011) The diverse organization: Finding gold at the end of the rainbow. Human Resource Management, 50, 735-755. |
| Zweig, D., & Scott, K.A. (2007). When unfairness matters most: Supervisory violations of electronic monitoring practices. Human Resource Management Journal, 17, 227-247. |
| Scott, K.A. & Brown, D.J. (2006). Female first, leader second? Gender bias in the activation of prototypical leadership traits. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 101, 230-242. |
| Research In Progress |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D. (under review) [topic: LMX and organizational cynicism] Journal of Business and Psychology. |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig D. (under review) [topic: social exchange and job attitudes] Journal of Organizational Behavior. |
| Scott, K.A. Examining the ontology of gender bias in leadership. Manuscript in preparation. |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D. Experience or exposure? Exploring the psychogenesis of organizational cynicism (third study in progress) |
| Conference Presentations |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D. (2016). Organizational cynicism and LMX in dyads: Implications for engagement, self-efficacy, and performance. Paper to be presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA. |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D. (2016). LMX, organizational cynicism, and organizational politics: A cross-lagged examination. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA. |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D. (2015). Experience or exposure? Tracking the origins of organizational cynicism. Paper presented at the Association for Psychological Science 27th Annual Meeting, New York, NY. |
| Scott, K.A. (2014). Exploring the relationship between leader prototype activation and behavior. Paper presented at the Association for Psychological Science 26th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D. (2013). Dispositional antecedents and situational moderators of organizational cynicism. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX. |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D. (2009). Predicting and mitigating the effects of organizational cynicism on work outcomes. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. |
| Scott, K.A., Montes, S.D., & Irving, P.G. (2009). Socialization through trust: A longitudinal analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA. |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D. (2008). Dispositional predictors of organizational cynicism. Paper presented at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference, Halifax, NS. |
| Scott, K.A., & Zweig. D. (2008). Organizational cynicism, voice, and job satisfaction: Exploring relationships. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA. |
| Gruman, J., Heathcote, J., and Scott, K.A. (2007). Cox and Blake revisited: Empirical evidence of the advantages of diversity in organizations. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA. |
| Scott, K.A., Heathcote, J., and Gruman, J. (2007). Diversity management practices: Comparing Cox and Blake’s recommendations to current research and practice. Paper presented at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference, Ottawa, ON. |
| Invited Talks |
| Scott, K.A. (2008, December). Keynote address given at the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Leadership Symposium, Chicago, Illinois. |
| Scott, K.A. (2007, March). Women in business: How stereotypes impede their rise to the top. Invited lecture presented to the Canadian Federation of University Women. |
| Scott, K.A. (2005, March). Female first, leader second? Examining the role of leader gender in the categorization of leadership behaviour. Invited research talk presented to the Division of Management, University of Toronto Scarborough. |
| Scott, K.A. (2005, March). Leadership, Implicit Theories, and Gender. Invited lecture presented to The Women in Management Group, University of Toronto Scarborough. |
| Year | Research |
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| 2016-2018 | “Embodying leadership: Integrating implicit theories, power, and gender”. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant. Principal and Sole Investigator, $54, 846 |
| 2016-2017 | Social Sciences and Humanities Institutional Research Grant Principal and Sole Investigator, $6903 |
| 2014-2015 | Social Sciences and Humanities Institutional Research Grant Principal Investigator, $4200 |
| 2014-2015 | Ted Rogers School of Management Internal Research Grant Principal Investigator, $7000 |
| 2012-2013 | Social Sciences and Humanities Institutional Research Grant Principal and Sole Investigator, $6786 |
| 2012-2014 | Ted Rogers School of Management Internal Research Grant Principal and Sole Investigator, $5000 |
| 2011-2012 | Social Sciences and Humanities Institutional Research Grant Principal Investigator, $7000 |
| Year | Honour / Award |
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| 2007 | Honourable Mention Award – Administrative Science Association of Canada, HR Division |
| Year | Graduate name |
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| 2016 | Luke Brodie - MRP |