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Katherine C. Alexander is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at the Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago. She is actively involved in research and teaching, focusing on organizational behavior and leadership dynamics.
Her research interests include:
- Destructive Leadership
- Interpersonal Mistreatment
- Workplace Deviance
- Measure Development
- Meta-Analysis in Organizational Research
Her recent publications examine the psychological and behavioral underpinnings of unethical leadership and employee responses, including the validation of new measurement tools for insubordination. Her work often employs large-scale meta-analytic methods to synthesize findings across organizational behavior literature.
Her research trends show a strong focus on the 'dark side' of organizational life, combining psychological theory with managerial application. She integrates personality constructs (e.g., Dark Triad) with workplace behaviors, contributing to both theoretical advancement and practical implications for organizational ethics.
She is currently preparing two large-scale grant initiatives aimed at supporting small business owners in the Chicagoland area, indicating a growing emphasis on community-embedded research and practical impact.
She teaches courses such as Managing People and Organizations and the Business Honors Research Practicum. She advises undergraduate and honors students, though specific student names are not listed.
Her professional affiliations include:
- Academy of Management
- Management Faculty of Color Association
- Southern Management Association
She earned her PhD and MBA from Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business and her BS in Economics and Political Economy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
