Dr. Christina Shalley

Biography

Christina Shalley is a Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She received her PhD in Business Administration and an MA in Labor and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, she was a faculty member at the University of Arizona and co-founded the College of Management's BizLab, which brings together researchers from multiple business disciplines to study human behavior. Her research focuses on the effects of social contextual factors on employees' creativity and how to structure jobs and work environments to support creative and innovative work. Christina has published several articles and chapters aimed at enhancing the creative capabilities of employees and motivating them to perform effectively, with her work appearing in academic journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and the Journal of Business Venturing. She has also co-edited the Handbook of Organizational Creativity. Christina teaches courses in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, Research Methods, and Human Resource Management, and has received multiple teaching awards, including the Bradley Family Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence at Georgia Tech and the Outstanding PhD Student Teaching Award from the University of Illinois. Additionally, she is actively involved in executive education courses and has worked as a consultant on human resource management issues for various organizations.

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