Katherine K. Bae
Assistant Professor
Department of Managerial Studies
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Contact
Building & Room:
UH 2231
Address:
601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
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About
Research Interests: Interpersonal effects of leader traits (e.g., agency and communality) and leader cognitions (e.g., intrinsic and extrinsic motivation); Antecedents and consequences of burnout.
Selected Publications
(**denotes equal authorship, +denotes current or former doctoral student)
Bae, K. K.** & Kwon, M. J.** (2025) I Love My Job! Exploring Employees’ Intentional Display of Intrinsic Motivation to Others. Academy of Management Discoveries, forthcoming.
Case, C. R., Bae, K. K., Larsen, K. T., & Maner, J. K. (2021). The precautious nature of prestige: When leaders are hypervigilant to subtle signs of social disapproval. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 120(3), 694–715.
Bae, K. K.,** Mitchell, R. L.,** Case, C. R., & Hays, N. A. (2020). Drivers of desire for social rank. Current Opinion in Psychology, 33, 189–195.
Wu, D. J., Svoboda, R. C., Bae, K. K., & Haase, C. M. (2020). Individual differences in sadness coherence: Associations with dispositional affect and age. Emotion, 21(3), 465–477.
Case, C. R., Bae, K. K., & Maner, J. K. (2018). To lead or to be liked: When prestige-oriented leaders sacrifice group performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115(4), 657–676.
- Featured in The Wall Street Journal: The dangers of wanting to be a popular boss.
- Featured in The Boston Globe: As leadership styles lean kinder, how do bosses make unpopular decisions?
- Featured on Ross Thought in Action: To lead or be liked: Choose wisely to succeed.
- Featured in The New York Times: Bossy vs. buddy: Two leadership styles, each with its place.
- Featured in Psychology Today: What kind of a leader are you? The pros and cons of dominance versus prestige.
- Featured in University of Michigan News: To Lead or Be Liked: Choose Wisely to Succeed
Notable Honors
2020–2021, Thomas W. Leabo Memorial Award for Academic and Teaching Excellence, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
2020–2021, Project for Ethical Leadership Excellence, Positive Leadership Sam and Bonnie Rechter Award, University of Louisville College of Business
Education
Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ph.D., Management and Organizations, 2023
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
B.A., Psychology, Highest Honors, magna cum laude, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Academy of Management
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology