Jay Carson Ph.D.

Ph.D., Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
           Major: Organizational Behavior
           Minor: Human Resource Management and Strategy
B.S.B.A., Samford University
            Major: Accounting
            Summa cum laude, Valedictorian

Areas of Expertise

Leadership
Teamwork
Motivation
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Organizational Behavior

Courses Taught

Organizational Behavior
Principles of Management

Professional and Consulting Experience

PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Sonat Marketing
Protective Life Corporation
NIDA
State of Maryland, Department of Parole and Probation

Current Research
My broad research interests are in the areas of leadership and teams.  At the core of my current work is the desire to understand relationships between internal team leadership, team performance, team motivation, and individual outcomes.  My research primarily focuses on shared leadership, informal leadership roles within teams, and internal team goal alignment.  I am also interested in external team leadership and coaching, the role of leadership and teams in innovation, and cross-cultural issues concerning teams and leadership.

Publications

Carson, J. B., Tesluk, P. E., & Marrone, J. A. (2007). Shared leadership in teams: An investigation of antecedent conditions and performance. Academy of Management Journal, 50(5): 1217-1234.

To listen to an interview for the Academy of Management's Under New Management podcast series where Dr. Carson discusses this paper on shared leadership, please click on the link below:
Podcast Interview

Marrone, J. A., Tesluk, P. E., & Carson, J. B. (2007). A multi-level investigation of antecedents and consequences of team member boundary spanning behavior. Academy of Management Journal, 50(6): 1423-1439.

Carson, J. B. (2005).  Shared leadership and culture: Potential emergence and global application.  In N. S. Huber & M. C. Walker (Eds.), Emergent Models of Global Leadership: A Volume in Building Leadership Bridges: 1 – 16.  College Park, MD: The James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership.

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Management
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
International Leadership Association
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)