Areas of Expertise
Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Entry, Team composition and dynamics, Training and Development
Academic Degrees
- PhD, Michigan State University, 2001
- MS, Michigan State University, 1996
- BA, Morehouse College, 1991
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor of Management, Texas A&M University
- Assistant Professor of Management, Texas A&M University
- Instructor of Management, Michigan State University
- Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency
- National Juvenile Detention Association, East Lansing, MI
Awards, Honors & Certificates
- Mays Research Fellow
- Montague – Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar
- Associate Editor for the Journal of Management
- Associate Editor for the Africa Journal of Management
Selected Publications
- Riggs, B. S., & Porter, C. O. L. H. (2017). Are there advantages to seeing leadership the same? A test of the mediating effects of LMX on the relationship between ILT congruence and employees' development. The Leadership Quarterly, 28(2), 285-299.
- Porter, C. O. L. H., Franklin, D. A., Swider, B. W., & Chien-Feng Yu, R. (2016). An exploration of the interactive effects of leader trait goal orientation and goal content in teams. The Leadership Quarterly, 27(1), 34-50.
- Mai, K. M., Ellis, A. P. J., Christian, J. S., & Porter, C. O. L. H. (2016). Examining the effects of turnover intentions on OCBs and deviance behavior: A psychological contract approach. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101(8), 1067-1081.
- N. Li, Kirkman, B. L., & Porter, C. O. L. H. (2014). Toward a model of work team altruism. Academy of Management Review. 39(4), 541-565.
- Triana, M. C., Porter, C. O. L. H., DeGrassi, S. W., & Bergman, M. E. (2013). We’re all in this together…except for you: The effects of workload, performance feedback, and racial distance on helping behavior in teams. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 34(8), 1124-1144.
- Porter, C. O. L. H., Gogus, C. I., & Yu, R. C. (2011). The influence of early efficacy beliefs on teams’ reactions to failing to reach performance goals. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 60(4), 645-669.
- Porter, C. O. L. H., Gogus, C. I., & Yu, R. C. (2011). Does backing up behavior explain the efficacy-performance relationship in teams? Small Group Research, 42(4), 458-474.
- Porter, C. O. L. H., Webb, J. W., & Gogus, C. I. (2010). When goal orientations collide: Effects of learning and performance orientation on team adaptability in response to workload imbalance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(5), 935-943.
- Porter, C. O. L. H. (2008). A multi-level, multi-conceptualization perspective of goal orientation in teams. In V. I. Sessa & M. London (Eds.), Work group learning: Understanding, improving, and assessing how groups learn in organizations (149-173). New York, NY: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates/Taylor and Francis Group.
- Porter, C. O. L. H. (2005). Goal orientation: Effects on backing up behavior, performance, efficacy, and commitment in teams. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90(4), 811-818.
- Conlon, D. E., Porter, C. O. L. H., & McLean-Parks, J. (2004). The fairness of decision rules. Journal of Management, 30(3), 329-349.
- Moon, H., Hollenbeck, J. R., Humphrey, S. E., Ilgen, D. R., West, B. J., Ellis, A. P. J., & Porter, C. O. L. H. (2004). Asymmetry adaptability: Dynamic team structures as one-way streets. Academy of Management Journal, 47(5), 681-695.
- Porter, C. O. L. H., Hollenbeck, J. R., Ilgen, D. R., Ellis, A. P. J., West, B. J., & Moon, H. (2003). Backing up behaviors in teams: The role of personality and legitimacy of need. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(3), 391-403.
- Simmering, M. J., Colquitt, J. A., Noe, R. A., & Porter, C. O. L. H. (2003). Conscientiousness, fit, and employee development: A longitudinal study. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(5), 954-963.
- Ellis, A. P. J., Hollenbeck, J. R., Ilgen, D. R., Porter, C. O. L. H., West, B. J., & Moon, H. (2003). Team learning: Collectively connecting the dots. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(5), 821-835.
- Colquitt, J. A., Conlon, D. E., Wesson, M. J., Porter, C. O. L. H., & Ng, K. Y. (2001). Justice at the millennium: A meta-analytic review of 25 years of procedural justice research. Journal of Applied Psychology, 86(3), 425-445.
Edited on September 24, 2021