Research

“How we are seen shapes how we see ourselves. The smallest signals can lift us up or hold us back“

My research examines how social dynamics at work shape how people see themselves and how these self-views drive their motivation and behavior. I am especially interested in the push and pull of these forces: what brings people down, what builds them up, and what sets them loose.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Sherf, E. N., Lee, M. Y., & McElroy, T. (in press). Moving toward, moving away, or stuck in conceptual limbo? Rethinking approach, avoidance, and inhibition in organizational research. Academy of Management Annals.
• Lee, M. Y., Badura, K. L., Baker, B., & Sherf, E. N. (2024). Perceived personal and contextual impunity: Conceptualization, antecedents, and implications for workplace misconduct. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001196
• Badura, K. L., Galvin, B. M., & Lee, M. Y. (2022). Leadership emergence: An integrative review. Journal of Applied Psychology https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000997