Faculty Spotlight - Fran Yammarino

Francis J. Yammarino, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Management
Director of Center for Leadership Studies
Binghamton University
Binghamton, New York 13902-6000

A prominent organizational scientist, Yammarino is noted for his contributions to research methodology, transformational leadership studies and multiple levels of analysis.

Yammarino, who joined the faculty in 1985, has been recognized for his studies in leadership and his methodological contributions in the area of Within and Between Analysis (WABA). His work on the variant approach to behavioral science research has been considered path-breaking, and his research on the levels of leadership created a new model that brings together contributions from psychology, management and statistics.

A prodigious scholar, Yammarino has published more than 100 articles - with more than 60 in refereed journals - and 15 book chapters, and is co-author or editor of seven books. His work appears regularly in the proceedings of top organizational conferences. He has served as editor of Leadership Quarterly, social science's premier journal, and on the editorial boards of the other top six journals in the field.

MOST SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS

Selected Articles

"Modern Data Analytic Techniques for Multisource feedback", Organizational Research Methods, 2003, Vol - 6, 6-14.

"Neutralizing Substitutes for Leadership Theory" (with S.D. Dionne, L.E. Atwater, & L.R. James), Journal of Applied Psychology, 2002, Vol. 87, 454-464.

"Organizational Change: Response Model and Readiness Factors" (with C. J. Kennedy), Research in Organizational Change and Development, 2002, Vol. 14,1-15.

"CEO Charismatic Leadership: Levels of Management and Levels of Analysis" (with D.A. Waldman), Academy of Management Review, 1999, Vol. 24, 2, 266-285.

"Multivariate Aspects of the Varient/WABA Approach: Leadership Illustrations", Leadership Quarterly, 1998, Vol. 9, 2, 203-227.

"Women and Leadership: A Multiple Levels of Analysis Perspective " (with A.J. Dubinsky, L.B. Comer, M.A. Jolson), Academy of Management Journal, 1997, Vol. 40, 1, 205-222.

"Self-Other Rating Agreement: A Review and Model" (with L.E. Atwater), Research in Personnel & Human Resources Management, 1997, Vol. 15, 121-174.

"Transformational Leadership Theory: Using Levels to Determine Boundaries" (with A.J. Dubinsky), Personnel Psychology, 1994, Vol. 47, 4, 787-811.

"On the Application of Within and Between Analysis: Are Absence and Affect Really Group-Based?" (with S.E. Markham), Journal of Applied Psychology, 1992, Vol. 77, 1, 168-176.

Selected Books/Chapters

(with F. Dansereau). Multi-Level Issues in Organizational Behavior and Strategy (Research in Multi-Level Issues, Vol.2). Oxford,UK:Elsevier, 2003.

(with F. Dansereau). Many Faces of Multi-Level Issues (Research in Multi-Level Issues, Vol.1). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science, 2002.

(with B. J. Avolio). Transformational and Charismatic Leadership. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science, 2002.

(with F. Dansereau). Leadership: The Multiple-Level Approaches (Classical, New Wave, Contemporary, & Alternative). Stamford, CT: JAI Press, 1998.

(with F. Dansereau, J.A. Alutto). Theory Testing in Organizational Behavior: The Varient Approach . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1984.