Adam Roebuck

Adam Roebuck, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

College
Manning School of Business
Department
Management
Office
Pulichino Tong, 2nd floor
Email
adam_roebuck@uml.edu
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Expertise

Teams, Networks, Multilevel Theory

Education

Ph.D., Management, University of Connecticut
M.A., Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Roosevelt University
B.S., Psychology, Michigan State University

Biosketch

Adam Roebuck is assistant professor of management in the Manning School of Business. He earned his Ph.D. in management from the University of Connecticut. His research interests include teams, social networks, and multilevel theory. In particular, his research focuses on understanding how teams can get the most out of members' competencies, whether that be through attention to compositional arrangements or processes that engender recognition and use of members' task competencies. In studying such phenomena, he tends to apply a dynamic, social network lens. He has conducted research in the context of Fortune 500 organizations and government entities like the U.S. Army and NASA.

Selected Publications

  • Park, S., Grosser, T., Roebuck, A. A., & Mathieu, J. E. (2020). Understanding work teams from a network perspective: A review and future research directions. Journal of Management, 46, 1002-1028
  • Murase, T., Roebuck, A. A., & Takahashi, K. (2019). Development and validation of a situational judgment test of leadership knowledge. Asian Pacific Business Review, 25, 227-250.
  • Roebuck, A. A., Thomas, A., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2019). Organizational culture mitigates lower ratings of female supervisors. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 26, 454-464.
  • Nieminen, L. R. G., Biermeier-Hanson, B., Roebuck, A. A., & Denison, D. (2019). A study of the hierarchical culture gaps within unionized utility companies. Organization Management Journal, 16, 27-41.
  • Lyons, B. J., Martinez, L., Ruggs, E., Ryan, A. M., Hebl, M., Bachman, K., & Roebuck, A. A. (2018). To say or not to say: Different strategies of acknowledging a visible disability. Journal of Management, 44, 1980-2007.
  • McGonagle, A. K., Roebuck, A. A., Diebel, H., Aqwa, J., & Fragoso, Z. (2016). Anticipated work discrimination scale: A chronic illness application. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 31, 61-78.
  • Ko, I., Kotrba, L., & Roebuck, A. A. (2015). Leaders as males?: The role of industry gender typing. Sex Roles, 72, 294-307.