How do people make sense of their social and technological environments, and how do those perceptions shape interpersonal relations, team processes, and organizational outcomes?

The projects below explore this question across four related research areas.

Leadership

My research examines how leaders’ verbal and nonverbal behaviors shape members’ perceptions of influence, status, and responsibility, and how these perceptions influence subsequent behavior.

* Corresponding author. † Student-led publication.

Selected Publications

  • Shim, S*., Livingston, R. W., Phillips, K. W., & Lam, S. (2021). The Impact of Leader Eye Gaze on Disparity in Member Influence: Implications for Process and Performance in Diverse Groups.
    • Academy of Management Journal. (DOI)
  • Park, I. J., Shim, S., Hai, S., Kwon, S., & Kim, T. G. (2022). Cool down emotion, don’t be fickle! The role of paradoxical leadership in the relationship between emotional stability and creativity.
    • The International Journal of Human Resource Management.  (DOI)

Current Projects

  • Falling on the Sword: Leader Blame-Taking and Status Following Team Failure (with Brian Gunia)*
    • To be submitted to the Academy of Management Journal, Fall 2026
  • How Humor Recalibrates Power in Top Management Teams (with Michael Jarrett)*

Technology-Mediated Communication

My research examines how communication technologies, such as video conferencing, shape perceptions of social cues and alter interaction patterns. I am particularly interested in understanding why technology-mediated communication often hinders team processes and performance, and how these effects can be mitigated.

Selected Publications

  • Choi, J., Shim, S*., & Kim, S. (2023). The Power of Emojis: The Impact of a Leader’s Use of Positive Emojis on Members’ Creativity During Computer-Mediated Communications.
  • Kim, H. K., Shim, S*., Ahn, S. J., & Lee, S. (2025). Communicating via Video Conferencing: The Mediating Effect of Member Influence Disparity on Task Performance.
    • Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.  (DOI)

Current Projects

  • The Hidden Costs of Virtual Communication: Turn-Taking, Group Laughing, and Team Performance (with Mengsha Cai, HongKeun Kim, Sun Joo Grace Ahn, and Sujin Lee)*
    • To be submitted to the MIS Quarterly, Fall 2026

Negotiation & Team Dynamics

My research examines how trust, social motives, and expectations about others shape negotiation processes and outcomes. Recent work focuses on concession timing, negotiation flexibility, and multi-party negotiation.

Selected Publications

  •  Park, J., Shim, S*., Kwon, S., & Ryu, G. (2026). Social Motives as a Moderator of the Concession Timing Effect and the Critical Role of Trust.
    • Negotiation and Conflict Management Research. (DOI)
  • Kim, G., Jang, H., Kim, B., & Shim, S. (2026). An Integrated Framework for Predicting Stakeholder Strategies in Multi-Party Negotiation: Extending the Power-Interest Model through Social Motive Integration.†
    • 협상연구.  Forthcoming.

Current Projects

  • Flexibility in Negotiation (with Brian Gunia and Shefali Patil)*
    • Under review at Current Opinion in Psychology
  • Paradoxical Frames and Group Creativity (with Guihyun Park, Linh Bui Thu, and Hui Si Oh)
    • Revise & Resubmit at Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

AI-Enabled Organizations

My research examines how AI shapes perceptions of self and others, and how these changing perceptions influence collaboration and organizational practices. Building on this work, I am particularly interested in designing AI-enabled organizations that enable people to build sustainable careers while balancing work and caregiving responsibilities.

NRF-Funded Projects (National Research Foundation of Korea)

Designing AI-Enabled Organizations for Work and Care to Thrive Together

Collaborators: Sujin Lee, Ye Kang Kim, and Sukanlaya Sawang

  • Relationship between Attachment Styles and Unethical Behavior in AI-Enabled Organizations
  • AI, Self-Objectification, and Organizational Outcomes
  • Identity Threat and Preference for Remote Work in AI-Enabled Organizations

Research in Progress

  • Too Much Help? AI Assistance, Responsibility, and Team Conflict (with Siqi Liu)*
  • Neuroticism and Performance in AI-Mediated Work (with Jin-Woo Oh)*

Research Support

My research has been supported by universities and funding agencies across Korea, Hong Kong, and the United States, including:

  • National Research Foundation of Korea (International Collaborative Research Program) 
  • Hong Kong Research Grants Council (General Research Fund, Principal Investigator) 
  • University of Hong Kong (Faculty Undergraduate Teaching Reward Scheme)   
  • University of Hong Kong (Start-up Grant) 
  • Dispute Resolution Research Center, Northwestern University (Research Grant, Principal Investigator)