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Sean Martin

Academy of Management Scholar Sean Martin is an associate professor at University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, where he teaches leadership and leadership-development topics in the residential and executive MBA programs, as well as in the school’s numerous executive education programs. His award-winning research addresses questions related to leadership, organizational culture, and how societal contexts affect leaders and followers. His work appears in the top academic journals, including Academy of Management Journal and Academy of Management Review. He has been awarded the Wells Fargo Award for Research Excellence and recognized with placement on the Responsible Research in Business Management Honor Roll.

AOM Scholar Sean Martin is an associate professor at University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, where he teaches leadership and leadership-development topics in the residential and executive MBA programs, as well as in the school’s numerous executive education programs. His award-winning research addresses questions related to leadership, organizational culture, and how societal contexts affect leaders and followers. His work appears in the top academic journals, including Academy of Management Journal and Academy of Management Review. He has been awarded the Wells Fargo Award for Research Excellence and recognized with placement on the Responsible Research in Business Management Honor Roll.

Martin regularly works with executives, managers, and front-line employees to teach and conduct research on topics related to principled leadership, employee voice, social class differences, 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, manufacturing, insurance organizations, financial institutions, and labor services.

 

Martin earned doctorate and master’s degrees at Cornell University. He earned his M.B.A. at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and his bachelor’s degree in global studies and Spanish fat the University of California at Santa Barbara.

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