Sean Martin
at Carroll School of Management
Associate Professor of Management at Darden School of Business
Schools
- GBTA Academy
- Darden School of Business
- Carroll School of Management
Expertise
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Biography
Carroll School of Management
Sean Martin is an associate professor at University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. His research addresses how organizational and societal contexts affect the leader-follower dynamic. His research appears in top academic journals including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Business Ethics, and Organizational Psychology Review. His work has also been featured in outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, CNBC, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., Harvard Business Review, Boston Globe, and Comedy Central.
At Darden, Sean teaches the required first-year course on Leading Organizations in the MBA program, elective courses on the topic of leadership development in the MBA and Executive MBA program. He also regularly teaches in executive education and speaks to practicing managers about topics related to leadership, motivation and engaging people from different walks of life. Before Darden, he taught in the undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral programs at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
Martin obtained his PhD and an MS in Management from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University, his MBA from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and his BA in Global Studies and Spanish from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Education: B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; MBA: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; Ph.D., Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Darden School of Business
Sean is an associate professor at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. His award-winning research addresses topics related to leadership, as well as how organizational culture and societal contexts affect leaders and followers. His work appears in top academic journals including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin among others. He also currently serves as an associate editor for Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.
Sean regularly works with executives and managers to teach and conduct research on topics related to principled leadership, social class, employee voice, organizational culture, communication, employee integration and motivation. He has worked across a diverse range of industries including governmental organizations, creative firms, tech and IT firms, insurance organizations and financial institutions.
At Darden, Sean teaches leadership and leadership development in the residential and executive MBA programs, and a wide range of topics in Darden's executive education programs.
Sean obtained his PhD and an MS in Management from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University, his MBA from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and his BA in Global Studies and Spanish from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Education
- PhD Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (2008 — 2013)
- MBA California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (2005 — 2006)
- BA UC Santa Barbara (1999 — 2003)
Companies
- Associate Professor Of Management University of Virginia Darden School of Business (2018)
- Assistant Professor of Management Boston College (2014 — 2018)
- Research Fellow Johnson School of Management (2013 — 2014)
- Doctoral Candidate Cornell University (2008 — 2013)
Skills
- Marketing
- Public Speaking
- Training
Other
Research, Strategy, Leadership
Videos
Sean R. Martin - AOM Scholar Interview
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