Publications and Projects

How do people interpret social situations, and how do these interpretations shape individual behavior and organizational outcomes?

The projects below explore this question across four related research areas.

Leadership

Understanding how leadership signals are interpreted

My research examines how leadership behaviors shape perceptions of influence, status, responsibility, and objectification.

Selected Publications

  • Shim, S*., Livingston, R. W., Phillips, K. W., & Lam, S. (2021). The Impact of Leader Eye Gaze on Disparity in Member Influence: Implications for Process and Performance in Diverse Groups. Academy of Management Journal. Link (DOI)
  • Park, I. J., Shim, S., Hai, S., Kwon, S., & Kim, T. G. (2022). Cool down emotion, don’t be fickle! The role of paradoxical leadership in the relationship between emotional stability and creativity. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. Link (DOI)

Current Projects

  • Falling on the Sword: Leader Blame-Taking and Status Following Team Failure (with Brian Gunia) *
    • To be submitted to the Academy of Management Journal, Fall 2026

Technology-Mediated Social Interaction

Understanding social interaction in digital environments

My research examines how communication technologies reshape the interpretation of social signals and alter interaction patterns. In particular, I investigate how computer-mediated communication influences creativity and how video conferencing influences communication processes compared with face-to-face interaction.

Selected Publications

    • Choi, J., Shim, S*., & Kim, S. (2023). The Power of Emojis: The Impact of a Leader’s Use of Positive Emojis on Members’ Creativity During Computer-Mediated Communications. PLOS ONE. Link (DOI)
    • Kim, H. K., Shim, S*., Ahn, S. J., & Lee, S. (2025). Communicating via Video Conferencing: The Mediating Effect of Member Influence Disparity on Task Performance. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Link (DOI)

Current Projects

  • The Hidden Costs of Virtual Communication: Turn-Taking, Group Laughing, and Team Performance (with Mengsha Cai, HongKeun Kim, Sun Joo Grace Ahn, and Sujin Lee)
    • To be submitted to the Academy of Management Journal, Fall 2026

Negotiation & Team Dynamics

Understanding how interpretations shape strategic and collective interaction

My research investigates how people interpret others’ intentions, trustworthiness, cooperation, and influence, and how these interpretations shape negotiation strategies, team decision making, and top management team processes.

Selected Publications

    • Park, J., Shim, S*., Kwon, S., & Ryu, G. (2026). Social Motives as a Moderator of the Concession Timing Effect and the Critical Role of Trust. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research. 

Current Projects

  • Flexibility in Negotiation (with Brian Gunia and Shefali Patil) *
    • Under review at Current Opinion in Psychology
  • Paradoxical Frames and Group Creativity (with Guihyun Park, Linh Bui Thu, and Hui Si Oh)
    • Revise & Resubmit at Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • How Humor Recalibrates Power in Top Management Teams (with Michael Jarrett) *

Human Behavior in AI-Enabled Organizations

Understanding how AI reshapes interpretation and organizational outcomes

My recent research examines how AI reshapes the way people perceive themselves and others, and how these changing perceptions influence collaboration and organizational practices, including performance evaluation and compensation.

Current Projects

  • Too Much Help? AI Assistance, Responsibility, and Team Conflict (with Siqi Liu) *
  • Neuroticism and Performance in AI-Mediated Work (with Jin-Woo Oh) *

NRF-Funded Projects (National Research Foundation of Korea)

  • Collaborators: Sujin Lee, Ye Kang Kim, and Sukanlaya Sawang

    • Relationship between Attachment Styles and Unethical Behavior in AI-Enabled Organizations
    • AI, Self-Objectification, and Organizational Outcomes
    • Identity Threat and Preference for Remote Work in AI-Enabled Organizations

    * indicates corresponding author.