Thomas Ptashnik

Work, Family, and Well-being

My work sits at the intersection of organizational behavior and HRM, spanning work–family dynamics, HR systems, and employee well-being — with prosocial motivation and communal orientation as a connecting thread.

Published

Under Review

  • Personnel Psychology · R&R

    HRM practices empowering remote and hybrid workers

    Campion, E., Zhu, X., Ptashnik, T., Campion, M., & Alonso, A.

    First Round R&R

  • Journal of Applied Psychology

    Does success spawn greed or generosity? Longitudinal reciprocal relationships between income and agentic versus communal goals

    Ptashnik, T., Su, R., & Li, W.

  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    A meta-analytic examination of the factor structure of well-being

    Ptashnik, T., Su, R., Jeong, S., Lee, S., & Choi, W.

  • Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

    Leader identity threat

    Nielsen, J., Ptashnik, T., Colbert, A., & Lynch, J.

  • Management Teaching Review

    Screen time intervention for college students

    Eriksen, M., Ptashnik, T., Choi, W., Srinivasan, A., & Kresser, G.

In Progress

  • Target: Journal of Applied Psychology

    Construal level theory and performance appraisal bias against working mothers

    Ptashnik, T., Liao, H., & Wu, I.

  • Target: Journal of Applied Psychology

    The influence of religiosity and SES on legacy motivation

    Ptashnik, T. & Liao, H.

  • Target: Journal of Management

    Aspiring parents: A systematic review

    Ptashnik, T.

  • Target: California Management Review

    Why employers should not undervalue working mothers

    Ptashnik, T., Liao, H., Allen, T., & Liu, Z.

  • Target: Journal of Organizational Behavior

    The role of mindfulness shaping the appraisal of isolation among solitary teleworkers

    Lyddy, C., Good, D., & Ptashnik, T.

  • Target: Academy of Management Learning & Education

    Self-awareness and self-management activity

    Eriksen, M., Ptashnik, T., Choi, W., & Srinivasan, A.

Conferences

Academy of Management Best Convention Paper Award · Human Resources Division
2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Top-rated poster · Organizational Processes Track
2026
Academy of International Business
2024
Western Academy of Management
2022
Southern Management Association
2019

Interested in collaborating?

I'm always open to conversations about methodology, co-authorship, or data partnerships in the areas of well-being, working parents, and organizational behavior.

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