John Michela | Faculty | People | Psychology

John Michela
Associate Professor

Industrial/Organizational Psychology
B.S. (Maryland), M.A., Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles)
Phone: 519-888-4567 x32164
Fax: 519-746-8631
Office: PAS 4025
email: jmichela@uwaterloo.ca
Personal web page:
http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~jmichela/

Research Interests

My research concerns a variety of influences on employee motivation and performance. My primary focus of study involves vision as a component of leadership. Can a leader's vision influence the direction and intensity of employees' efforts? If so, how and why? Related questions concern how such a vision should be formulated (collaboratively?) and communicated (with "charisma"?). Another line of study concerns organizational culture and climate as these influence motivation and stress at work. Finally I am studying cognitive and social factors in the performance of innovators as they create new products or services. One focus here is on how the "representation" of the problem to the innovator impacts success in problem solving.

Selected Publications and Recent Presentations

Books

Floricel, S., Michela, J. L., & George, M., with L. Bonneau. (2011). Knowledge representations in innovation projects: Refining the knowledge production plan. Newtown Square, PA, USA: Project Management Institute. ISBN 978-1-935589-38-9.

Book Chapters

Michela, J. L. & Greenstein, A. (2008). Explaining the effects of managers' or supervisors' influence tactics on employees' reactions. In M. A. Rahim (Ed.), Current topics in management (Vol. 13, pp. 109-129). Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Publishers.

Michela, J. L., & Burke, W. W. (2000). Organizational culture and climate in transformations for quality and innovation. In N. M. Ashkanasy, C. P. M. Wilderom & M. F. Peterson (Eds.), Handbook of organizational culture and climate (pp. 225-244). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Journal Articles

Michela, J. L., & Vena, J. (in press). A dependence-regulation account of psychological distancing in response to major organizational change. Journal of Change Management.

Hideg, I. Michela, J. L., & Ferris, D. L. (2011). Overcoming negative reactions of nonbeneficiaries to employment equity: The effect of participation in policy formulation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96 (2), 363-376.

Michela, J. L. (2008). What Constitutes a Level of Analysis? Reflections on [F. Yammarino's] "Levels of Analysis and the U.S. Constitution." International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 16 (3), 198-202.

Michela, J. L. (2007). Understanding employees’ reactions to supervisors’ influence behaviors: A community sample predicting employee commitment, turnover intention, and stress. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 15 (4), 322-340.

Michela, J. L. (2006). Hierarchical Linear Modeling Software Review: HLM6. Organizational Research Methods, 9 (1), 119-122.

Shipley, R., & Michela, J. L. (2006). Can vision motivate planning action? Planning, Practice & Research, 21 (2), 223-244.

Astebro, T., & Michela, J. L. (2005). Predictors of the survival of innovations. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 22 (4), 322-335.

Presentations

Goyert, S., Michela, J.L., & Whittington, E. (2011). Enhancing motivation through personal visioning. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, June 2-4.

Moos, B., & Michela, J. L. (2010, May). Acting on a vision: A study examining the role of a visionary presentation on individuals' motivation to support diversity initiatives. Poster presented at the International Conference on Self-Determination Theory, Ghent, Belgium (May 13-16).

Derayeh, M., & Michela, J. L. (2008, August). Why and when workplace interactions can go wrong: Multilevel mediation and moderation of workplace social stressor-strain relations. Symposium presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California.

Hideg, I., Risavy, S. D., Michela, J. L., Condie, J. L., Soraggi, M., & Tsang, K. (2008, June). Emotional intelligence development: An experiential learning approach. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Michela, J. L. (2008). Vision in leadership, vigilance during change. Invited presentation to the semi-annual conference of the PRAGMA Council of Southern Ontario (planners and elected officials). School of Planning, University of Waterloo, November.

Courses Taught in Recent Years

Undergraduate

Training and Development in Organizations
Vision in Leadership (Honours seminar)

Graduate

Organizational Psychology
Organization Development Consulting
Research Methods in I-O Psychology
Training and Development

Training Design and Delivery

Emotional Intelligence Development for the Master's of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (MBET) program at the University of Waterloo (UW). Program co-designed with Professor Joan Condie of Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, and co-delivered with graduate students in Psychology at UW.

Editorial Positions Held and Recent Service to the Field

Associate Editor, International Journal of Organizational Analysis
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Attitudes and Social Cognition
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality Processes and Individual Differences

Ad hoc reviewer for Academy of Management Journal, Appetite, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Behavioral Research Methods, Canadian Psychology, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Current Topics in Management, Health & Psychology: An International Journal, Health Psychology, Human Relations, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Journal of Accounting, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Research in Personality, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Management Science, Organizational Research Methods, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Political Psychology, Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Science, Psychological Review, and Small Group Research

Member of the Ontario Psychological Association's committee for the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award

Recent Research Grants

"Outreach" Grant for Development of Trainer Materials for Emotional Intelligence Development. Social Sciences and Humanitites Research Council of Canada, 2009-2011.

"Managing Innovation in the New Economy." Sub-grant to John L. Michela, Co-investigator; Sergei Floricel, Research Director; Roger E. Miller, Project Director, École Polytechnique, Montréal, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. 2003-2006.


	John Michela Associate Professor Industrial/Organizational Psychology B.S. (Maryland), M.A., Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles) Phone: 519-888-4567 x32164 Fax: 519-746-8631 Office: PAS 4025 email: jmichela@uwaterloo.ca Personal web page: http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~jmichela/

Research Interests My research concerns a variety of influences on employee motivation and performance. My primary focus of study involves vision as a component of leadership. Can a leader's vision influence the direction and intensity of employees' efforts? If so, how and why? Related questions concern how such a vision should be formulated (collaboratively?) and communicated (with "charisma"?). Another line of study concerns organizational culture and climate as these influence motivation and stress at work. Finally I am studying cognitive and social factors in the performance of innovators as they create new products or services. One focus here is on how the "representation" of the problem to the innovator impacts success in problem solving. Selected Publications and Recent Presentations Books Floricel, S., Michela, J. L., & George, M., with L. Bonneau. (2011). Knowledge representations in innovation projects: Refining the knowledge production plan. Newtown Square, PA, USA: Project Management Institute. ISBN 978-1-935589-38-9. Book Chapters Michela, J. L. & Greenstein, A. (2008). Explaining the effects of managers' or supervisors' influence tactics on employees' reactions. In M. A. Rahim (Ed.), Current topics in management (Vol. 13, pp. 109-129). Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Publishers. Michela, J. L., & Burke, W. W. (2000). Organizational culture and climate in transformations for quality and innovation. In N. M. Ashkanasy, C. P. M. Wilderom & M. F. Peterson (Eds.), Handbook of organizational culture and climate (pp. 225-244). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Journal Articles Michela, J. L., & Vena, J. (in press). A dependence-regulation account of psychological distancing in response to major organizational change. Journal of Change Management. Hideg, I. Michela, J. L., & Ferris, D. L. (2011). Overcoming negative reactions of nonbeneficiaries to employment equity: The effect of participation in policy formulation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96 (2), 363-376. Michela, J. L. (2008). What Constitutes a Level of Analysis? Reflections on [F. Yammarino's] "Levels of Analysis and the U.S. Constitution." International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 16 (3), 198-202. Michela, J. L. (2007). Understanding employees’ reactions to supervisors’ influence behaviors: A community sample predicting employee commitment, turnover intention, and stress. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 15 (4), 322-340. Michela, J. L. (2006). Hierarchical Linear Modeling Software Review: HLM6. Organizational Research Methods, 9 (1), 119-122. Shipley, R., & Michela, J. L. (2006). Can vision motivate planning action? Planning, Practice & Research, 21 (2), 223-244. Astebro, T., & Michela, J. L. (2005). Predictors of the survival of innovations. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 22 (4), 322-335. Presentations Goyert, S., Michela, J.L., & Whittington, E. (2011). Enhancing motivation through personal visioning. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, June 2-4. Moos, B., & Michela, J. L. (2010, May). Acting on a vision: A study examining the role of a visionary presentation on individuals' motivation to support diversity initiatives. Poster presented at the International Conference on Self-Determination Theory, Ghent, Belgium (May 13-16). Derayeh, M., & Michela, J. L. (2008, August). Why and when workplace interactions can go wrong: Multilevel mediation and moderation of workplace social stressor-strain relations. Symposium presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California. Hideg, I., Risavy, S. D., Michela, J. L., Condie, J. L., Soraggi, M., & Tsang, K. (2008, June). Emotional intelligence development: An experiential learning approach. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Michela, J. L. (2008). Vision in leadership, vigilance during change. Invited presentation to the semi-annual conference of the PRAGMA Council of Southern Ontario (planners and elected officials). School of Planning, University of Waterloo, November. Courses Taught in Recent Years Undergraduate Training and Development in Organizations Vision in Leadership (Honours seminar) Graduate Organizational Psychology Organization Development Consulting Research Methods in I-O Psychology Training and Development Training Design and Delivery Emotional Intelligence Development for the Master's of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (MBET) program at the University of Waterloo (UW). Program co-designed with Professor Joan Condie of Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, and co-delivered with graduate students in Psychology at UW. Editorial Positions Held and Recent Service to the Field Associate Editor, International Journal of Organizational Analysis Editorial Board Member, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Attitudes and Social Cognition Editorial Board Member, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality Processes and Individual Differences Ad hoc reviewer for Academy of Management Journal, Appetite, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Behavioral Research Methods, Canadian Psychology, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Current Topics in Management, Health & Psychology: An International Journal, Health Psychology, Human Relations, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Journal of Accounting, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Research in Personality, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Management Science, Organizational Research Methods, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Political Psychology, Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Science, Psychological Review, and Small Group Research Member of the Ontario Psychological Association's committee for the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award Recent Research Grants "Outreach" Grant for Development of Trainer Materials for Emotional Intelligence Development. Social Sciences and Humanitites Research Council of Canada, 2009-2011. "Managing Innovation in the New Economy." Sub-grant to John L. Michela, Co-investigator; Sergei Floricel, Research Director; Roger E. Miller, Project Director, École Polytechnique, Montréal, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. 2003-2006.