Wonbin Sohn

Wonbin Sohn is an Assistant Professor of Management and Faculty Director of the Master of Human Resource Management Program at the Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Swarthmore College.

His research focuses on employment arrangements, team staffing/composition, and leadership development. He has examined these themes across industries like automotive, IT, retail, aviation, and finance. Recent work explores creative teams' decision-making processes, time pressure impacts on creativity, and goal orientation effects in teams.

• Recipient of the 2025 Shirley M. Lee Research Award
• Recipient of 2025 Shidler College Behavioral Research Fund
• Best Reviewer Award from Academy of Management Organizational Behavior (2025)

Teaches courses on leadership, organizational behavior, and compensation strategies. Advises on advanced organizational behavior topics and leads initiatives in HRM program development.

Active in research collaborations, including studies on constructive employee voice and diversity's cognitive impacts in teams. Current research emphasizes workplace dynamics and team effectiveness strategies.