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Sam Hunter
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Ph. D., University of Oklahoma, 2007

Mailing 
Address 
Department of Psychology
The Pennsylvania State University
437 Moore Bldg
University Park, PA 16802-3106
Phone  814 865-0107
Fax  814 863-7002

Research Interests

My research interests fall into two broad domains: leadership and innovation management. Within the area of leadership, my interests revolve around the identification and consideration of outstanding leadership with emphasized interest on pragmatic leadership. Within the area of innovation, my interests focus on the enhancement and development of creativity and innovation in the workplace. Across both areas of research, I take a multi-level perspective to understanding and investigating relevant phenomena. My secondary interests include: teams, organizational climate, alternative research methods, leader errors as well as the investigation of “darker” leadership behaviors such as Machiavellianism and ideologically-based leader violence.

Recent Publications

Hunter, S. T., Bedell-Avers, K. E., & Mumford, M. D. (in press). The typical leadership study: Assumptions, implications, and potential remedies. The Leadership Quarterly.

Bedell, K. E., Hunter, S. T., & Mumford, M. D. (in press). Problem-solving tactics of charismatic, ideological and pragmatic leaders: A comparative experimental study. The Leadership Quarterly.

Mumford, M. D., Hunter, S. T., & Bedell, K. E. (in press). Research in Multi-level Issues: Vol. VII – Influences of Multi-Level Innovation. Oxford, England: Elsevier.

Hunter, S. T., Bedell, K. E., Ligon, G. S., Hunsicker, C. M. & Mumford, M. D. (in press). Applying multiple knowledge structures in creative thought: Effects on idea generation and problem-solving. Creativity Research Journal.

Mumford, M. D., Espejo, J., Hunter, S. T., Bedell, K. E., Eubanks, D. L., & Connelly, S. (in press). The sources of leader violence: A multi-level comparison of ideological and non-ideological leaders. The Leadership Quarterly.

Ligon, G. S., Hunter, S. T., & Mumford, M. D. (in press). Development of outstanding leadership: A life narrative approach. The Leadership Quarterly.

Mumford, M.D., Bedell, K. E., Hunter, S. T., Espejo, J. E., Eubanks, D., & Connelly, S. (in press). Violence in ideological and non-Ideological groups: A quantitative analysis of qualitative data. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Hunter, S. T., Bedell, K. E., & Mumford, M. D. (2007). Climate for creativity: A quantitative review. Creativity Research Journal, 19, 69-90.

Hunter, S. T., Friedrich, T. L., Bedell, K. E., & Mumford, M. D. (2007) Creative cognition in the workplace: An applied perspective. In M. J. Epstein, T. Davila and R. Shelton (Eds.), The Creative Enterprise. New York: Praeger.

Greer, T., Dunlap, W. P., & Hunter, S. T. (2006). The effects of skew on internal consistency. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 1351-1358.

Bedell, K. E., Hunter, S. T., Angie, A. D., Vert, A. (2006). A historiometric examination of Machiavellianism and a new taxonomy of Leadership. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 12, 50-72.

Mumford, M. D., Hunter, S. T., Eubanks, D. L., Bedell, K. E., & Murphy, S. T. (2006). Developing leaders for creative efforts: A domain-based approach to leadership development. Human Resource Management Review.

Hunter, S. T., Bedell, K. E., & Mumford, M. D. (2006). Dimension of creative climate: A general taxonomy. Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving, 15, 97-116.

Mumford, M. D., & Hunter, S. T. (2005). Innovation in organizations: A multi-level perspective on creativity. In F. J. Yammarino & F. Dansereau (Eds.), Research in Multi-level Issues (Vol. 4). Oxford, England: Elsevier.

 

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