Loren J. Naidoo
Loren J. Naidoo, Ph.D.
Psychology Department, Box B8-215
Baruch College, CUNY
55 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10010
tel. 646.312.3834
fax. 646.312.3781
e-mail: Loren.Naidoo@baruch.cuny.edu
Link to my lab
I received an M.A. and
Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from The University
of Akron in 2005. My doctoral research advisor was
Dr. Robert G. Lord. I received a B.Sc. from McGill University
where my research training was in Social Psychology and Social
Cognition under Drs. John Lydon and Mark Baldwin. I have taught
courses in Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Research
Methods, and Psychometrics. I am currently an assistant professor
at Baruch College.
My approach to
research in I/O Psychology flows from my training in the more
basic experimental social cognitive perspective. In general,
I am interested in understanding human behavior in work contexts
by making use of social psychological and social cognitive
theories. More specifically, I am interested in explaining a variety of organizational phenomena including leadership,
motivation, organizational justice, performance appraisal,
behavior regulation, decision making, and attitude measurement using basic
theories of human thought, emotion, and social behavior.
Much of my recent
research has focused on leadership processes. I conceptualize
leadership as a form of social influence that involves characteristics
of the leader, of the follower, of the leader-follower dyad,
and of the overall social context in which leadership takes
place. One specific research interest of mine is the emotional and
motivational aspects of leader-follower relationships, an
exciting and burgeoning area of research in I/O Psychology.
Current projects
include: 1) the examination of how leader verbal and nonverbal
communications elicit motivational orientations in followers
which influence their subsequent work performance, 2) the
development of a visualization procedure to improve the emotional
content of leadership questionnaire measures thereby improving
their criterion-related validity, 3) the development of an
implicit state measure of approach/avoidance motivation.
Students interested
in joining my lab are encouraged to contact me:
Go to the Social and Cognitive Processes in I/O Psychology Lab
Representative Publications &
Works in Progress
Naidoo, L. J. (2008). Speech imagery and perceptions of charisma: The mediating role of positive affect. The Leadership Quarterly, 19(3), 283-296.
Press: http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/415
Naidoo, L. J.,
Scherbaum, C. A., & Goldstein, H. W. (2008). Examining the relative importance of leader-member exchange on team development and performance over their project life-cycle. In G. B. Graen and J. A. Graen (Eds.) Knowledge Driven Corporation: A Discontinuous Model.LMX Leadership: The Series. Volume VI. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc.
Naidoo, L. J.,
Walters, N. E., Lord, R. G., & Dubois, D. (2007). Seeing is retrieving: Recovering
emotional content in leadership ratings. Manuscript under review.
Scherbaum, C. A., Naidoo, L. J., & Ferreter, J. M. (2007). Examining component measures of team leader-member exchange (LMX-SLX). In G. B. Graen and J. A. Graen (Eds) New Multinational Network Sharing (pp.129-156). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Yoder, J. D.,
& Naidoo, L. J, (2006). Psychological research with
military women: At the forefront of societal changes. In A
. D. Mangelsdorff (Ed.). Psychology in the Service of National
Security. Washington, DC: APA Books.
Naidoo, L. J.
(2005). Effects of leaders on follower goal striving processes:
Cognitive and emotional sensemaking mechanisms.
Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
Lydon, J. E.,
Fitzsimons, G . M., & Naidoo, L .J. (2003). Devaluation
versus enhancement of attractive alternatives: a critical
test using the calibration paradigm. Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin, 29, 349-359.
Naidoo, L. J.
(2002). Emotional architectures and perceptions of charismatic
leadership: A dynamic perspective. Masters Thesis. The University
of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
Naidoo, L. J.
Cognitive and emotional sensemaking: A model of leader influence
focusing on follower approach/avoidance motivation. Working
paper.
Naidoo, L. J.
Leaders' Use of Fundamental Motivational Systems: Activation
of Approach and Avoidance Motivation in Followers through
Cognitive and Emotional Sensemaking Mechanisms. Working paper.
Naidoo, L. J.
& Lord, R. G. Leadership during affective events. Working
paper.
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