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Full Professor


ROBERT JOSEPH TAORMINA



Academic qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Social Psychology) University of California
  • M.A. (Experimental Psychology) California State University
  • M.Ed. (Educational Psychology) Boston University
  • B.A. (General Psychology) Boston University
  • Chartered Psychologist (Organizational Psychology) British Psychological Society
  • Psychologist Practicing Certificate, British Psychological Society

Editorial Boards

Editorial Board Member, Leadership
Leadership is an international, peer-reviewed SAGE Publications journal based in the UK.

 

Professional affiliations

  • The Academy of Management
  • The British Psychological Society



Current research

  • Organizational Socialization
  • Cross-Cultural Comparisons
  • Leadership Excellence
  • Managerial Psychology
  • Applied Systems Research

Selected publications
  • Taormina, R.J. & Gao, J.H. (In Press). A research model for guanxi behavior: Antecedents, measures, and outcomes of Chinese social networking. Social Science Research.

  • Chang, K., & Taormina, R.J. (In Press). Reduced secondary trauma among Chinese earthquake rescuers: A test of correlates and life indicators. Journal of Loss and Trauma.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2010). The art of leadership: An evolutionary perspective. International Journal of Arts Management, 13(1), 41-55.

  • Taormina, R.J., & Chong, K.Y. (2010). Purchasing counterfeit and legitimate products in China: Social and psychological correlates and predictors. Journal of East-West Business, 16(2), 118-145.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2009). Social and personality concomitants of gambling attitudes and behavior among Chinese residents in the casino economy of Macau. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 26(8), 1047-1071.

  • Taormina, R.J., & Kuok, A.C. (2009). Factors related to casino dealer burnout and turnover intention in Macau: Implications for casino management. International Gambling Studies, 9(3), 275-294.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2009). Organizational socialization: The missing link between employee needs and organizational culture. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 24(7), 650-676.
  • Taormina, R.J. & Gao, J.H. (2009). Identifying acceptable performance appraisal criteria: An international perspective. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 47(1), 102-125.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2008). Interrelating leadership behaviors, organizational socialization, and organizational culture. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 29(1), 85-102.

  • Taormina, R.J. & Gao, J.H. (2008). A comparison of work enthusiasm and its antecedents in two Chinese cultures. Journal of Asia Business Studies, 2(2), 13-22.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2007). Voyages of discovery: Sailing the research ocean to discover new worlds! (Positivist perspectives on educating researchers in psychology). The Psychologist, 20(11), 687.

  • Taormina, R.J., & Lao, K.M. (2007). Measuring Chinese entrepreneurial motivation: Personality and environmental influences. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 13(4), 200-221.

  • Taormina, R.J., Gao, J.H., & Lasker, G.E. (Eds.). (2006). The applied psychology of values, ethics,
    and management in organizations. Ontario, Canada: IIAS. ISBN 1897233701.

  • Taormina, R.J., & Toraskar, K.V. (2006). The effects of individual differences, perceived distance,
    and hierarchical status on ethical decision making. In Taormina, R.J., Gao, J.H., & Lasker, G.E. (Eds.), The applied psychology of values, ethics, and management in organizations. Ontario, Canada: IIAS. ISBN 1897233701.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2006). Cultural differences in psychological reactions to imposed restrictions on individual freedom. Special Symposium on Individual Freedom and Individual Responsibility. 18th International Conference on Systems Research. Baden-Baden, Germany.

  • Taormina, R.J., & Selvarajah, C. (2005). Perceptions of leadership excellence in ASEAN nations. Leadership, 1(3), 299-322.

  • Taormina, R.J., & Gao, J.H. (2005). Effects of organizational socialization on work enthusiasm in two Chinese cultures. 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Honolulu, USA.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2005). Developing leadership excellence to meet future challenges. Invited Keynote Address. 2nd International Symposium on Strategic Planning for the Future: Visions and Challenges. Franzensbad, Czech Republic.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2005). When cultures collide: Antecedents and consequences of unethical behavior across cultures. Special Symposium on Ethics. 17th International Conference on Systems Research. Baden-Baden, Germany.

  • Gao, J.H. & Taormina, R.J. (2005). Factors influencing work dedication among Chinese employees.
    5th International Symposium on Multinational Business Management and Human Resource Management and Development in a Transitional Economy. Nanjing, China.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2004). Convergent validation of two measures of organizational socialization. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 15, 76-94.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2003). Meta-ethics East and West: Ethical decision making across cultures. In I. Smit, & W. Wallach (Eds.), Cognitive, emotive, and ethical aspects of decision-making. Windsor, Canada: IIAS.

  • Taormina, R.J. (2001). Cultures as systems. In G.E. Lasker (Ed.), Advances in systems research and cybernetics. Windsor, Canada: IIAS.

  • Taormina, R.J., & Bauer, T.N. (2000). Organizational socialization in contrasting cultures: Results
    from the United States and Hong Kong. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 8(3), 262-289.

  • Taormina, R.J., & Law, C.M. (2000). Approaches to preventing burnout: The effects of personal
    stress management & organizational socialization. Journal of Nursing Management, 8(2), 89-99.

  • Taormina, R.J. (1998). Employee attitudes toward organizational socialization in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 34, 468-485.

  • Taormina, R.J. (1997). Organizational socialization: A multidomain, continuous process model. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 5(1), 29-47.

  • Taormina, R.J. (1994) The Organizational Socialization Inventory. International Journal of Selection
    and Assessment, 2(3), 133-145.

  • Williams, S., & Taormina, R.J. (1992). Group polarization on business decisions in Singapore. Journal
    of Social Psychology, 132(2), 265-267.

  • Taormina, R.J., Messick, D., Wilke, H., & Iwawaki, S. (1988). Cross Cultural perspectives on foreign aid deservingness decisions. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 19(4), 387-412.

  • Taormina, R.J., & Messick, D. (1983). Deservingness for foreign aid: Effects of need, similarity and estimated effectiveness. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 13(5), 371-391.

 

Teaching areas

  • Applied Psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Studies
  • Leadership
  • Management & Organization
  • Research Methods


Courses taught

  1. Doctoral Thesis Supervision (DYBA999)
  2. Leadership in Organizations (IMBB111)
  3. Graduate Research Methodology (IMBB106)
  4. Masters Thesis Supervision (IMBB999)
  5. Business Research (MGMT315)
  6. Cultural Influences on Management (MGMT407)
  7. Introduction To Psychology I (PSYC101)
  8. Introduction To Psychology II (PSYC102)
  9. Research Method I In Psychology (PSYC201)
  10. Research Method II In Psychology (PSYC202)
  11. Organizational Psychology (PSYC302)
  12. Senior Thesis Research I (PSYC401)
  13. Senior Thesis Research II (PSYC402)
  14. Applied Social Psychology And Management (PSYC405)


Contact details

Department of Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities (FSH)
University of Macau
Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Taipa, Macao

Room: Pearl Jubilee Building PLG323
Telephone: +(853) 8397 8383
Fax: +(853) 2883 8312

E-mail: Taormina@umac.mo

 

 

 

 

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