<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/faculty-research/faculty-profiles/profile/dsearcy.php" dsn="faculty"><username>dsearcy</username><profile-img><img src="https://business.fau.edu/images/faculty-profiles/Searcy.Deborah.jpg" alt="Deborah  Searcy"/></profile-img><first-name>Deborah</first-name><middle-name/><last-name>Searcy</last-name><rank>Senior Instructor</rank><department>Management Programs – Strategy</department><department-url>/departments/management/</department-url><cob-media/><expertise>Negotiations, Politics and Business, Strategy, Referrals</expertise><room-num>DeSantis Pavilion - Room 101E (Boca Raton)</room-num><email>dsearcy@fau.edu</email><phone>5612970806</phone><fax/><website/><bio/><education>PhD (2013) Organizational Behavior, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland|MA (2007) English Literature, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami|BS (2002) Commerce, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia</education><certifications/><contributions>Harari, Michael; Searcy, Deborah; Alshareef, Sara. (2025). Was Keynes thwarted by consumerism? Insatiable needs, voluntary simplicity, and the pursuit of leisure<em>, Industrial and Organizational Psychology</em>, 18(1), 32-34|Herst, David; Patton, Joseph; Searcy, Deborah. (2019). Teaching in the digital age: Large Classes, Distracted Students, and Shifting Expectations<em>, Academy of Business Education Conference Proceedings</em>|Liao, H.; Searcy, Deborah. (2012). Positive Exchange with Customers<em>, Taylor &amp; Francis Group, LLC, New York, New York, USA</em>|Park, Rhokeun; Searcy, Deborah. (2012). Job Autonomy as a Predictor of Mental Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Quality-Competitive Environment<em>, Journal of Business and Psychology</em>, 27(3), 305-316</contributions><research-interests>My research broadly examines the ongoing social interactions and resultant outcomes of professional relationships, such as those between coworkers, bosses/ subordinates, customers/ employees, and entrepreneurs. My work is at the meso-level, and focuses on how positive and negative exchanges between individuals can impact outcomes including ethical behavior, the referral of business, productivity, and other behavioral and attitudinal consequences.</research-interests></item>