Dr. Dana McDaniel Sumpter

Professor Sumpter is an Assistant Professor of Management and HRM. Her research employs a cross-cultural lens in understanding social behavior at work. She has published in Organizational Dynamics and Perspectives on Psychological Science, several book chapters, has been quoted in HR Magazine, and has received research grants from the Center for Innovation Research in Cultural Intelligence and Leadership and the Center for Organizational Research. Previously, she worked as a Vice President of HR at Citigroup, based in New York and Singapore, where she trained executives on managerial skills.

Teaching Interests: Human resource management. Cross-cultural and international management. Organizational behavior. Management and organizational theory.

Research Interests: Social and interpersonal processes in the workplace. Organizational behavior. Cross-cultural management. Human energy at work. Power and empowerment. Relational organizational behavior constructs and processes. Qualitative research.

Education

Ph D, University of California, Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business, 2011
Major: Management
MS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, 2001
Major: Human Resources and Industrial Relations
BS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, College of Liberal Arts, 2000
Major: Psychology

Past Experience

Assistant Professor, Management and Human Resource Management, California State University, Long Beach (2011 - Present)
Adjunct Professor, MBA Cross-Cultural Management, Pepperdine University (2011 - 2011)
Visiting Instructor, MBA Negotiations , University of California, Irvine (2011 - 2011)
Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant , University of California, Irvine (2006 - 2011)
Vice President, Human Resources, Generalist, Citigroup, New York (2004 - 2005)
Human Resources Management Associate, Generalist and Training Specialist , Citigroup, New York and Singapore (2002 - 2004)
Human Resources Intern, J. F. Shea, Co., Inc., Los Angeles, CA (2001 - 2001)

Research and Scholarly Activities

Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New

McDaniel, D.M. & Gibson, C.B. "Emergent Ideas from Emerging Markets: The Process of Discovery in Organizational Research" (2012), Research Methodology in Strategy and Management.
Gibson, C.B., Szkudlarek, B., & McDaniel, D.M. "Tales from the (Multicultural) Field: Toward Developing Research conductive to Proximal Theory Building" (2012), Conducting Multinational Research Projects in Organizational Psychology.

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Kopelman, S., Feldman, E., McDaniel, D.M., & Hall, D.T. "Mindfully Negotiating a Career with a Heart" (2012), Organizational Dynamics.
Gibson, C.B. & McDaniel, D.M. "Moving Beyond Conventional Wisdom: Advancements in Cross-Cultural Theories of Leadership, Conflict, and Teams" (2010), Perspectives on Psychological Science.

Presentations

Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, "The role of energy in intercultural work relationships"," , Istanbul, Turkey ( , 2013)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Infusing vitality: Using positive organizational scholarship in teaching OB and management topics"," , Lake Buena Vista, CA ( , 2013)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Towards a multilevel perspective of energy in work relationships," , Lake Buena Vista, FL ( , 2013)
Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, "The process of discovery in international management research," , Washington D.C. ( , 2012)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Connection to country: The case of bicultural indigenous employees," , Boston, MA ( , 2012)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "From subjective to shared: Revisiting energy in organizations," , Boston, MA ( , 2012)
Cultural Intelligence Research Forum, "The experience of biculturalism: Identity integration and cultural intelligence," Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA ( , 2012)
Western Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Emergent ideas from emerging markets: The process of discovery in organizational research," , San Diego, CA ( , 2012)
Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, "A Multilevel Examination of Positive Organizational Constructs Across Cultures," AIB, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ( , 2010)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Black Holes and Generative Potential: Negative Energy Across Interdependent Work Contexts," , Montreal, Canada ( , 2010)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Caring About Context: Contextualizing Energy Research in Organizations," , Montreal, Canada ( , 2010)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Interpersonal Mistreatment: The Dark Side of Work Relationships," , Montreal, Canada ( , 2010)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Qualitative as Proximal: The Role of Qualitative Research in Organizational Scholarship," , Montreal, Canada ( , 2010)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "When High Energy is Highly Inappropriate: The Use of Subtle Relational Energy Across Cultures," , Montreal, Canada ( , 2010)
Invited Presentation, "The Use of Energy in Interdependent Work Contexts," University of California, Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business ( , 2010)
Invited Presentation, "What Does 'Energy' Mean? How Concept Mapping Analysis Derives Meaning from Qualitative Data," University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia ( , 2010)
Ph. D. Colloquium, "," University of California, Los Angeles, ( , 2010)
Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, "Advancements and Future Directions for Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior Theory," , San Diego, California ( , 2009)
Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, "Have We Moved Beyond Conventional Wisdom? A Hard Look at the Value-Add of Cross-Cultural Management Research," , San Diego, California ( , 2009)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Energizer Bunny or Wet Blanket? The Social Processes, Outcomes, and Contingencies of Relational Energy in Organizations," , Chicago, Illinois ( , 2009)
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, "Snap, Crackle, Pop! Energy and Passion in Organizations.," , Chicago, Illinois ( , 2009)
Invited presentation, "Energy at Work," University of Western Australia, School of Business, Perth, Australia ( , 2009)
Invited Presentation, "Energy at Work: Relationships, Authenticity, and Other Insights from the Southern California Surf Industry," Edith Cowan University, Bunbury, Australia ( , 2009)
DOME Culture Conference, "A New Level of Empowering Acts: Relationships Between Vicarious Empowerment, Power Distance, and Organizational Outcomes," Geert Hofstede, Maastricht, The Netherlands ( , 2008)
International Academy of Management and Business Annual Meeting, "Performance Implications of Empowerment Constructs Across Cultures," IAMB, San Diego, CA ( , 2008)
Positive Organizational Scholarship Annual Conference, "Appropriately Enthusiastic: The Functioning of Emotional Energy Across Cultures," University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, Michigan ( , 2008)
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Meeting, "When Empowered Leaders Make for Empowered Employees: Vicarious Empowerment and Performance Across Cultures," SIOP, San Francisco, CA ( , 2008)