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Crystal Farh
Professor of Management
Michael G. Foster Endowed Fellow
Faculty Director of the PhD Program

Education

  • PhD University of Maryland, College Park (2012)
  • BA Harvard University (2005)

Expertise

creativity, global business, leadership, organizational behavior, teamwork

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2015
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, 2012-2015
Research Assistant, University of Maryland, 2007-2012
Teach for America Corps Member, 2005-2007

Selected Publications

  1. “Do Intelligent Leaders Differentiate Exchange Relationships Intelligently? A Functional Leadership Approach to LMX Differentiation”
    Matta, F., Frank, E., Farh, C. I. C., and Lee, S. M., (in press). Journal of Applied Psychology.
  2. “Towards a Contextualized View of Voice Quality, Its Dimensions, and Its Dynamics Across Newcomer Socialization”
    Farh, C. I. C., Li, J. J., and Lee, T. W., (in press). Academy of Management Review.
  3. “Out of Sight and Out of Mind? Networking Strategies for Enhancing Inclusion in Multinational Organizations”
    Farh, C. I., Liao, H., Shapiro, D. L., Shin, J., and Guan, O. Z., (2021). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 106(4), pp. 582–598.
  4. “Token Female Voice Enactment in Traditionally Male-Dominated Teams: Facilitating Conditions and Consequences for Performance”
    Farh, C. I., Oh, J. K., Yu, A., Lee, S. M., and King, D. D., (2020). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 63(3), pp. 832–856.
  5. “Dynamic Leadership Emergence: Differential Impact of Members’ and Peers’ Contributions in the Idea Generation and Idea Enactment Phases of Innovation Project Teams”
    Lee, S. M., and Farh, C. I., (2019). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 104(3), pp. 411–432.
  6. “Leadership and Member Voice in Action Teams: Test of a Dynamic Phase Model”
    Farh, C. I. C., and Chen, G., (2018). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 103(1), pp. 97–110.
  7. “Resource-Based Contingencies of When Team-Member Exchange Helps Member Performance in Teams”
    Farh, C. I. C., Lanaj, K., and Ilies, R., (2017). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 60, pp. 1117–1137.
  8. “An Emotional Process Theory of How Subordinates Appraise, Experience, and Respond to Abusive Supervision Over Time”
    Oh, K., and Farh, C. I. C., (2017). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 42(2), pp. 207–232.
  9. “Beyond the Individual Victim: Multilevel Consequences of Abusive Supervision in Teams”
    Farh, C. I. C., and Chen, Z. J., (2014). Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 1074–1095.
  10. “Psychological Antecedents of Promotive and Prohibitive Voice Behavior: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Examination”
    Liang, J., Farh, C. I. C., and Farh, J. L., (2012). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 55, pp. 71–92.
  11. “Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork Effectiveness, and Performance: The Moderating Role of Job Context”
    Farh, C. I. C., Seo, M., and Tesluk, P., (2012). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 97, pp. 890–900.
  12. “When Does Cross-Cultural Motivation Enhance Expatriate Effectiveness? A Multilevel Investigation of the Moderating Roles of Subsidiary Support and Cultural Distance”
    Chen, G., Kirkman, B. L., Kim, K., Farh, C. I. C., and Tangirala, S., (2010). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 53, pp. 1100–1130.
  13. “Networking Abroad: A Process Model of How Expatriates Form Support Ties to Facilitate Adjustment”
    Farh, C. I. C., Bartol, K. M., Shapiro, D. L., and Shin, J., (2010). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 35, pp. 434–454.
  14. “Task Conflict and Team Creativity: A Question of How Much and When”
    Farh, J. L., Lee, C., and Farh, C. I. C., (2010). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 95, pp. 1173–1180.

Honors and Awards

Lex N. Gamble Family Award for Case and Curriculum Innovation, 2022

Poets & Quants Best 40-under-40 Professors, 2021
Charles E. Summer Memorial Teaching Award, All Foster Graduate Students, 2020
PACCAR Award for Teaching Excellence, 2019
Editorial Board Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal, 2016, 2019
Professor of the Quarter, Winter, Foster MBA Class of 2019, 2021, 2022
Western Academy of Management Ascendant Scholar Award, 2017
Editorial Board Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal, 2016
Winner of Emerald Citations of Excellence for,
Psychological Antecedents of Promotive and Prohibitive Voice Behavior: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Examination, 2015
Office of Naval Research grant ($292,063) for understanding gender integration in tactical decision-making teams – co-investigator, 2015
S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Award: Recognizing the best doctoral dissertation research germane to the field of I-O psychology, Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, 2014
Frank T. Paine Doctoral Award for Academic Achievement: Recognizing outstanding academic achievement during doctoral studies, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, 2011
Top 15% Teaching Award: Recognizing outstanding contributions to learning, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, 2010
Best International Paper Award: Recognizing best paper with international management implications, Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management, 2009
Outstanding Reviewer Award: Recognizing outstanding reviewer contributions to the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management, 2009
Dean's Research Fellowship: Supporting doctoral studies at University of Maryland, 2007-2012
Fairbank and Asia Center Research Award: $3,000 supporting undergraduate thesis research, Harvard University, 2004

Working Papers

  1. "The gendered costs of (un)enacted voice on belonging", with B. Middlebrook, J. Oh, A. Yu, R. Fowler, and G. Camacho
  2. "Doing good and doing well: The nature and implications of ethical voice in organizations", with N. Wellman, E. Frank, M. Mitchell, and S. Lee

Courses Taught

I teach BA 501 Leading Teams and Organizations in the daytime MBA program. I also teach EMBA 502 Teamwork and Managerial Effectiveness in the executive MBA program. The ability to effectively manage oneself, others, and groups of people is an important source of competitive advantage in today's organizations. My courses introduce students to the field of organizational behavior (OB) - an evidence-based body of concepts, knowledge, and frameworks intended to help organizations manage their people in a way that maximizes the organization's success and enhances the meaningfulness of work for all involved. My courses cover topics such as motivation, decision-making, teams, and organizational culture and change. My objective is to develop students' knowledge of OB frameworks and their ability to analyze OB-related issues pertaining to the individual, team, and organization; provide students with opportunities to practice evidence-based behavioral strategies to address management problems; and increase students' understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses as a manager and leader. To accomplish these objectives, I use a mix of readings, short lectures, in-class exercises, simulations, cases, and class discussion. Through these approaches, I strive to create an engaging class environment where students can learn from each other and gain a personalized understanding of the material.

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Crystal Farh

Academic Department

Management & Organization

Academic Service

-Associate editor, Academy of Management Journal (2022- )
-Editorial board member, Academy of Management Journal (2014- )
-Editorial board member, Academy of Management Review (2020- )
-Editorial board member, Journal of Applied Psychology (2014-2020)

Collaborators

Zeren Li

Current Research

Voice and creativity
Teams and leadership
Cross-cultural interfaces