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Semin Park

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Assistant Professor in Management & Organization

Department Management and Organization

Email Address svp6397@psu.edu

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Semin Park is a scholar of team and multiteam relational dynamics, examining how evolving interpersonal connections influence behavior and performance across levels of analysis.

Expertise

My research examines how relational dynamics within and between teams evolve over time. Using social network perspectives, I study member interactions, conflict processes, and adaptive responses to shifting team demands. I integrate theory-building, rigorous empirical work, and methodological innovation to uncover the hidden structures that shape team functioning in dynamic and complex organizational environments.

Education

PhD, University of Connecticut, 2019

MSc, Management, Seoul National University, 2013

BBA, Business Administration, Seoul National University, 2011

Courses Taught

BA 801 – Management (2)
Examination and application of concepts of human behavior and organization to managing people in work organizations.

MGMT 528 – Sem Org Beh (3)
Current theoretical and research issues applicable to the study of individual and group behavior within organizational settings.

Selected Publications

Maupin C., Park S., "Managing Internal and External Networks for Team Effectiveness." (Oxford University Press), 2025, global.oup.com/academic/product/the-social-capital-imperative-9780197755396?cc=us&lang=en&
Park S., Luciano M., Mathieu J. E., Fenters V. W., "Intra-individual conflict and task performance in a multiteam context: Examining the structural elements of conflict experience." Academy of Management Journal, vol. 67, no. 1, 2024, pp. 33-60
Mathieu J. E., Wolfson M. A., Park S., Luciano M., Bedwell-Torres W. L., Ramsay P. S., Klock E. A., Tannenbaum S. I., "Indexing dynamic collective constructs using computer-aided text analysis: Construct validity evidence and illustrations featuring team processes.." Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 107, no. 4, 2022, pp. 533 - 559
Luciano M., Fenters V., Park S., Bartels A., Tannenbaum S., "When to take on tasks that are outside of your job description." 2021, hbr.org/2021/07/when-to-take-on-tasks-that-are-outside-of-your-job-description
Luciano M., Fenters V., Park S., Bartels A. L., Tannenbaum S. I., "The double-edged sword of leadership task transitions in emergency response multiteam systems." Academy of Management Journal, vol. 64, no. 4, 2021, pp. 1236-1264
Park S., Grosser T. J., Roebuck A. A., Mathieu J. E., "Understanding Work Teams From a Network Perspective: A Review and Future Research Directions." Journal of Management, vol. 46, no. 6, 2020, pp. 1002-1028
Park S., Mathieu J. E., Grosser T. J., "A network conceptualization of team conflict." Academy of Management Review, vol. 45, no. 2, 2020, pp. 352-375
Top 10 Most read (#8) and Most cited (#9) paper in 2020
Allen J. A., Taylor J., Murray R. M., Kilcullen M., Cushenbery L., Gevers J., Larson L., Ioku T., Maupin C., Perry S., Park S., "Mitigating violence against first responder teams: Results and ideas from the Hackmanathon." Small Group Research, vol. 51, no. 3, 2020, pp. 375--401
Grosser T. J., Park S., Mathieu J. E., Roebuck A. A., "Network thinking in teams research." (Routledge), 2019, pp. 309--327, www.routledge.com/Social-Networks-at-Work/Brass-Borgatti/p/book/9781138572638
Luciano M., Mathieu J., Park S., Tannenbaum S., "A fitting approach to construct and measurement alignment: The role of big data in advancing dynamic theories." Organizational Research Methods, vol. 21, no. 3, 2018, pp. 592-632
Mathieu J. E., Wolfson M. A., Park S., "The evolution of work team research since Hawthorne." American Psychologist, vol. 73, no. 4, 2018, pp. 308-321

Editorship

Personnel Psychology, Editorial Board, January 2026 - Present

Honors and Awards

Early Career Award, Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, (Jul 31, 2025)
J. Richard Hackman Award Finalist, Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, (Dec 31, 2021)
OB Division Best Dissertation-Based Paper Award, Academy of Management, (Aug 31, 2021)
William H. Newman Award Finalist, Academy of Management, (Aug 31, 2021)
Hall of Fame, University of Connecticut, (Dec 31, 2019)
Lee Hakel Graduate Student Scholarship, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, (Apr 30, 2019)