Ethlyn Williams

Biography

Ethlyn Williams is currently an Associate Professor of management at Florida Atlantic University with research interests in the areas of leadership, mentoring, research methods, and teams. She graduated with her PhD from the University of Miami with a specialization in Organizational Behavior. Her undergraduate BSc. is in Management and Economics and her MBA specializations from the University of Miami are in Finance and Marketing. Dr. Williams’ research and teaching interests include organizational behavior and human resource management. Dr. Williams’ research on leadership, mentoring, teams and research methods appears in: the Academy of Management Journal, Human Relations, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Organizational Change Management, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and The Leadership Quarterly. Dr. Williams is an Associate Editor for Group and Organization Management and serves on the editorial board of The Leadership Quarterly. She is an active member of the Academy of Management and the Southern Management Association.

Education

• PhD (1999) Business Administration, University of Miami
• MBA (1995) Finance and Marketing, University of Miami
• BS (1993) Management, University of West Indies

Certifications

• Certificate in Effective College Instruction, The Association of College and University Educators and the American Council on Education - (25 modules x 4 hours) = 100 hours

Research Interests

• Leadership, Mentoring, Cross-Cultural Research, Teams, Methodological Issues

Intellectual Contributions

• McCombs, Kate; Williams, Ethlyn; Deptula, Bryan. So, You Think You Are a Leader? A Qualitative Study to Understand Patterns of Presentation and Symmetry Among Dimensions of Leader Identity (forthcoming), Qualitative Research Journal, 21(3)
• McCombs, Kate; Williams, Ethlyn; Pillai, Rajnandini; Lowe, Kevin. (2024). Examining Psychological and Physical Distance and Ethical Leadership During a Pandemic: A Two-Sample Study of the Effects on Ratings of Crisis Leader Effectiveness, Well-Being, and Improved Business-Related Outcomes, Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 21(3)
• Williams, Ethlyn; McCombs, Kate; Pillai, Rajnandini; Lowe, Kevin. (2024). CEO Dark Triad Traits and Organization COVID-19 Response: The Mediating Effect of COVID-19 Anxiety and Moderating Effect of Follower Self-Leadership, Journal of Managerial Psychology, 39(2), 215-228
• Williams, Ethlyn; McCombs, Kate. (2023). Understanding Employee Work-Life Conflict Experiences: Self-Leadership Responses Involving Resource Management for Balancing Work, Family, and Professional Development, Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology, 96(4), 807-827
• Williams, Ethlyn; Castro, Stephanie; Deptula, Bryan. (2023). Defining and Measuring Developmental Partnerships: A Multidimensional Conceptualization of Mutually Developmental Relationships for the 21st Century, Sage, Chapter 34, 446-459
• Williams, Ethlyn; Castro, Stephanie; Stewart, S.A.. (2023). Value creation in teams: An examination of group emotional intelligence and its influence on team outcomes (forthcoming), World Scientific
• Barreto, Tais; Williams, Ethlyn; Sims, R.L.; Pillai, R.; McCombs, Kate; Lowe, K.B.. (2023). Charismatic Rhetoric, Perceptions of Charisma and Narcissism, and Selection Outcomes: Leadership under Crisis, Leadership, 19(3), 231-254
• Harari, Michael; Williams, Ethlyn; Castro, Stephanie; Brant, Katarina. (2021). Self-leadership: A meta-analysis of over two decades of research, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 94(4), 890-923
• Williams, Ethlyn; Scandura, T.A.; Castro, Stephanie. (2021). The moderating role of self-esteem and job-related anxiety on the emergence of dysfunction in vocational mentoring and its effects on performance reports and career progress expectations, Journal of Organizational Psychology, 21(4), 134-152
• Williams, Ethlyn; Pillai, Rajnandini; McCombs, Kate; Lowe, Kevin. (2021). The roles of character and charisma in evaluating leadership: Effects of dark triad and honesty-humility traits, attributed charisma, and COVID-19 crisis anxiety in rejecting a presidential leadership candidate, Personality and Individual Differences, 181, Article: 111035
• McCombs, Kate; Williams, Ethlyn. (2021). The resilient effects of transformational leadership on well-being: examining the moderating effects of anxiety during the COVID-19 crisis, Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 42(8), 1254-1266
• Williams, Ethlyn; Pillai, R.; McCombs, Kate; Lowe, K.B.; Deptula, Bryan. (2020). Adaptive and Maladaptive Narcissism, Charisma, and Leadership Performance: A Study of Perceptions about the Presidential Leadership of Donald Trump, Leadership, 16(6), 661-682
• Williams, Ethlyn; Woods, Juanita; Hertelendy, Attila; Kloepfer, Kathryn. (2019). Supervisory influence: Subordinate development of crisis leader potential in an extreme context, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 32(3), 320-339
• Williams, Ethlyn; Pillai, R.; Deptula, Bryan; Lowe, K.B.. (2018). Authentic Moral Leadership, Attributed Charisma, and Cynicism about Change in the Context of Crisis Perceptions and a Presidential Election: Understanding the Moderating Role of Crisis Perceptions, Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 15(3), 40-55
• Williams, Ethlyn; Pillai, Rajnandini; Deptula, Bryan; Lowe, Kevin; McCombs, Kate. (2018). Did Charisma "Trump" Narcissism in 2016? Leader Narcissism, Atributted Charisma, Value Congruence, and Voter Choice, Personality and Individual Differences, 130, 11-17
• Deptula, Bryan; Williams, Ethlyn. (2017). An Intersubjective Perspective on the Role of Communal Sharing in Synergistic Co-mentoring: Implications for HRD, Human Resource Development Quarterly, 28(3), 369-400
• Zoller, Y.; Deptula, Bryan; Williams, Ethlyn. (2016). It's Worth Fighting For: Understanding the Effects of Disagreements in Developmental Relationship, Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
• Williams, Ethlyn; Scandura, T.A.; Pissaris, S.; Woods, J.. (2016). Justice Perceptions, Leader-Member Exchange, and Upward Influence Tactics, Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 37(7), 1000-1015
• Woods, Juanita; Williams, Ethlyn. (2016). The Interactive Effects of Team Affective Diversity and Structural Interdependence on Team Performance, Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
• Deptula, Bryan; Williams, Ethlyn. (2015). Beyond friendship: Toward an understanding of multiplex roles in developmental partnerships, Academy of Management Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Woods, Juanita; Williams, Ethlyn. (2015). Conceptualizing Transformational Leadership, Trust and Performance in Teams, INGroup Research Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
• Williams, Ethlyn; Carmona, B.; Pillai, R.; Deptula, Bryan; Lowe, K.B.. (2015). Moral leadership, charisma and cynicism in the context of crisis and a presidential election, Southern Management Association Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, U.S.A.
• Williams, Ethlyn; Woods, Juanita; Hertelendy, Attila. (2014). Evaluations of Subordinates' Efficacy as Crisis Leaders and In-Role Performance in Crisis Response Situations: The Role of Transformational Leadership and Mentoring, Southern Management Association Meeting, Savannah, GA, U.S.A.
• Williams, Ethlyn; Pillai, R.; Deptula, Bryan; Lowe, K.B.. (2014). Follower Perceptions of Crisis Leader Efficacy: Understanding Antecedents, Outcomes and Moderator Effects in the Context of the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Southern Management Association Meeting, Savannah, GA, U.S.A.
• Williams, Ethlyn; Scandura, T.A.; Woods, Juanita; Castro, Stephanie. (2013). Social Exchange Processes in Positive and Negative Mentoring: Outcomes of Deceptive Protege Practices, Academy of Management Meeting, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.
• Williams, Ethlyn; Pillai, R.; Deptula, Bryan; Lowe, K.. (2012). The Effects of Crisis, Cynicism About Change, and Value Congruence on Perceptions of Authentic Leadership in the 2008 Presidential Election: The Role of Authentic Leadership and Attributed Charisma and Attributed Charisma in the 2008 Presidential Election, The Leadership Quarterly, U.S.A., 23(3), 324-341
• Stewart, Steven; Castro, Stephanie; Williams, Ethlyn. (2011). Examining Emotional Capability in Teams: Its Influence on the Development of Team Climate and Outcomes., Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
• Deptula, Bryan; Williams, Ethlyn. (2010). Advancing Leadership Research: A Mentoring Session with Passion and Compassion. The moderatnig effects of Authentic Leader-Mentor Protege Relationships on the association between Organizational Culture and Organizational Learning., Academy of Management Meeting, Montreal, Canada
• Deptula, Bryan; Williams, Ethlyn. (2010). Innovative Group Topics: The moderating effects of Authentic Leader-Mentor Protege Relationships on the associaton between Organizational Culture and Organizational Learning., Academy of Management Meeting, Montreal, Canada
• Castro, Stephanie; Williams, Ethlyn. (2010). The Effects of Teamwork on Individual Learning and Perceptions of Team Performance: A Comparison of Face-to-Face and Online Project Settings, Team Performance Management: An International Journal, 16(3/4), 124-147
• Williams, Ethlyn; Pillai, R.; Lowe, K.; Jung, D.; Herst, David. (2009). Crisis, Charisma, Values and Voting Behavior in the 2004 Presidential Election, Leadership Quarterly, 20(2), 70-86
• Deptula, Bryan; Williams, Ethlyn; Avolio, B.; Jung, D.; Lowe, K.; Pillai, R.. (2009). Leadership in a Changing World: Moving Toward Authentic Leadership and its implications., Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
• Williams, Ethlyn; Scandura, T.; Gavin, M.. (2009). Understanding Team-level Career Mentoring by Leaders and its Effects on Team-Source Learning: The effects of Intra-Group Processes., Human Relations, U.S.A., 62(11), 1635-1666
• Williams, Ethlyn; Castro, Stephanie; Ghuman, U.; Reus, T.. (2007). An examination of positive and negative emotions in teams: The moderating effects of emotional capability in determining team learning and performance., Southern Management Association, Nashville, TN, U.S.A., 282-287
• Scandura, T.A.; Williams, Ethlyn. (2007). The Politics of Being Fair: Organizational Politics and Procedural Justice in the United States, Australia and The Middle East, Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT, USA, 5, 127-150
• Williams, Ethlyn; Duray, R.; Reddy, V.. (2006). Teamwork orientation, group cohesiveness, and student learning: A study of the use of teams in online distance education, Journal of Management Education, U.S.A., 30(4), 592-616
• Williams, Ethlyn; Scandura, T.A.. (2005). Leader-Member Exchange at the Team Level: Leader Team Exchange (LTX), Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT, USA, 4, 71-88
• Castro, Stephanie; Williams, Ethlyn. (2005). The Effects of Teamwork on Student Learning and Comparative Performance: A Comparison of Face-to-Face and Online Project Environments., Southern Management Association Proceedings
• Williams, Ethlyn; Scandura, T.A.. (2004). An Examination of Research Methods in Organizational Studies, Journal of Management Education, 40, 55-81
• Scandura, T.A.; Williams, Ethlyn. (2004). Mentoring and Transformational Leadership: The Role of Supervisory Career Mentoring, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 65(3), 448-468
• Pillai, R.; Williams, Ethlyn. (2004). Transformational Leadership, Self-Efficacy, Group Cohesiveness, Commitment, and Performance, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 17(2), 144-159
• Pillai, R.; Williams, Ethlyn; Lowe, K.; Jung, D.. (2003). Personality, Transformational Leadership, Trust, and the 2000 U.S. Presidential Vote, The Leadership Quarterly, 14(2), 161-192
• Scandura, T.A.; Williams, Ethlyn. (2002). Leadership in the Context of Psychological Contract Breach: The Role of Mentoring, Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT, USA, 2, 167-195
• Scandura, T.A.; Williams, Ethlyn. (2001). An Investigation of the Moderating Effects of Gender in the Relationship between Mentorship Initiation and Mentoring Functions: Protege Perceptions of Mentoring, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 59(3), 342-363
• Scandura, T.A.; Williams, Ethlyn. (2001). Formal Mentoring: The Promise and the Precipice, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, UK, 241-257
• Scandura, T.A.; Williams, Ethlyn; Hamilton, B.A.. (2001). Perceptions of Organizational Politics in the United States and the Middle East: Measuring Invariance across Two Cultures, Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT, USA, 1, 99-130
• Scandura, T.A.; Williams, Ethlyn. (2001). Research Methodolgy in Organizational Studies: Current Practices and Implications for Future Research, Academy of Management Journal, 43(6), 1248-1264
• Pillai, R.; Scandura, T.A.; Williams, Ethlyn. (1999). Leadership and Organizational Justice: Similarities and Differences Across Cultures, Journal of International Business Studies, 30(4), 763-779
• Pillai, R.; Williams, Ethlyn. (1998). Does Leadership Matter in the Political Arena? Voter Perceptions of Candidates' Transformational and Charismatic Leadership and the 1996 U.S. Presidential Vote, The Leadership Quarterly, 9(3), 283-302
• Scandura, T.A.; Williams, Ethlyn. (1998). Women and Leadership, The Leadership Quarterly, 9(2), 227-236
• Pillai, R.; Williams, Ethlyn. (1997). Leadership Effectiveness Models in Different Cultures: Do American Theories Work in the Indian Context?, Association of Indian Economic Studies, Macomb, IL, USA, 198-205
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