Semin Park
Assistant Professor in Management & Organization
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, School of Business, Storrs, CT, 2019-01-01 MSc in Management, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2013-01-01 BBA in Business Administration, Seoul National University, 2011-01-01
Courses Taught
BA 801 – Management
Examination and application of concepts of human behavior and organization to managing people in work organizations.
MGMT 528 – Sem Org Beh
Current theoretical and research issues applicable to the study of individual and group behavior within organizational settings.
MGMT 596 – Individual Studies
Selected Publications
Gallagher P., Park S., Roebuck A. A., Mathieu J. E., Dong Y. "Blessing in Disguise: Human Capital Resource Deployment Change and Utilization" Journal of Applied Psychology, 2026-08-01
Park S. "Teams as Patterns of Interaction: Rethinking Team Dynamics for the Next Decade" Small Group Research, vol. 57, 2026-06-01
Maupin C., Park S. "Managing Internal and External Networks for Team Effectiveness" The Social Capital Imperative: Revealing, Developing, and Leveraging Organizational Networks (SIOP Professional Practice Series), 2025-04-04
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, 2024-01-01
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, 2022-01-01
Luciano M., Fenters V., Park S., Bartels A., Tannenbaum S. "When to take on tasks that are outside of your job description" Harvard Business Review, 2021-07-07
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, 2021-01-01
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, 2020-07-01
Park S., Mathieu J. E., Grosser T. J. "A network conceptualization of team conflict" Academy of Management Review, vol. 45, 2020-01-01
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, 2020-01-01
Grosser T. J., Park S., Mathieu J. E., Roebuck A. A. "Network thinking in teams research" Social networks at work, 2019-01-01
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, 2018-01-01
Mathieu J. E., Wolfson M. A., Park S. "The evolution of work team research since Hawthorne" American Psychologist, vol. 73, 2018-01-01
Honors and Awards
Early Career Award, Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, (2025-07-31)
J. Richard Hackman Award Finalist, Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, (2021-12-31)
OB Division Best Dissertation-Based Paper Award, Academy of Management, (2021-08-31)
William H. Newman Award Finalist, Academy of Management, (2021-08-31)
Hall of Fame, University of Connecticut, (2019-12-31)
Lee Hakel Graduate Student Scholarship, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, (2019-04-30)