Tara Reich

Tara Reich is a Reader in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at King's Business School.

Tara's research focuses on workplace relationships, with a specific focus on the psychology of workplace mistreatment. In particular, she study how observers are influenced by witnessing mistreatment in the workplace as well as the consequences of observers’ reactions for targets and perpetrators.

Tara delivers a core module on the Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis MSc as well as a third-year elective on the Business Management BSc.

Tara's research has been published in a number of leading academic journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Areas of expertise:

• Workplace mistreatment
• Workplace relationships
• Employee well-being

Tara received her PhD in Organizational Behaviour from the University of Manitoba (Canada) in 2011. Prior to joining King’s College London (2020), Tara worked at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2011-2018) and the University of Surrey (2018-2019).

Selected Publications

• Observer Reactions to Workplace Mistreatment: It's a Matter of Perspective
  Reich, T., Hershcovis, M. S., Lyubykh, Z., Niven, K., Parker, S. & Stride, C., 18 Feb 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Workplace mistreatment: A review of the literature and agenda for future research
  Reich, T. & Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Handbook Series in Occupational Health Sciences: Handbook on Management and Employment Practices. Brough, P., Gardiner, E. & Daniels, K. (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Employee Disability Disclosure and Managerial Prejudices in the Return-to-Work Context
  Lyubykh, Z., Turner, N., Barling, J., Reich, T. & Batten, S., 23 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: PERSONNEL REVIEW. 50, 2, p. 770-788 19 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review.

• Hershcovis, M. S., Neville, L., Reich, T. C., Christie, A. M., Cortina, L. M., & Shan, J. V. (2017). Witnessing wrongdoing: The effects of observer power on incivility intervention in the workplace. Organizational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes, 142, 45-57.

• Hershcovis, M. S., Ogunfowora, B., Reich, T. C., & Christie, A. M. (2017). Targeted workplace incivility: The roles of belongingness, embarrassment, and power. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38, 1057-1075.

• Fiori, M., Krings, F., Kleinlogel, E., & Reich, T. (2016). Whose side are you on? Exploring the role of perspective-taking on third-party’s reactions to workplace deviance. Basic and Applied Psychology, 38, 318-336.

• Reich, T. C., & Hershcovis, M. S. (2015). Observing workplace incivility. Journal of Applied Psychology, 100, 203-215.

• Hershcovis, M. S., & Reich, T. C. (2013). Integrating workplace aggression research: Relational, contextual, and method considerations. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 34, S26-S42.