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Associate Professor Will Felps is a faculty member at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Business School, specifically within the School of Management & Governance. He teaches Leadership to MBA students and Foundations of Business Research to junior scholars, bringing extensive research expertise to his teaching practice.
His educational background includes a PhD in Management & Organizational Behavior from the University of Washington (2007) and a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Texas, Austin (2002).
Will Felps' research spans multiple critical areas in organizational behavior including leadership, team effectiveness, workplace bullying, business ethics, and career studies. His work on 'bad apples' in teams has received significant attention in both academic and business media. He employs bibliometric analysis to map fields such as human resources, careers, and organizational behavior, contributing to meta-science discussions about research credibility.
His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on practical organizational challenges, with particular emphasis on workplace bullying typologies, hiring decision processes, stakeholder theory applications, and leadership communication techniques. The trajectory of his research shows increasing attention to methodological rigor and the translation of academic findings to practical business applications.
Among his notable recognitions are the UNSW Business School Research Achievement Award (2018), Excellence in Reviewing Award from Human Resource Management Review (2020), and being named a finalist for the UNSW Exemplary Teaching Practice Award (2021).
Professor Felps has secured significant research funding including an ARC Discovery Project grant (2016), a Dean's Research Fellowship (2019), and previous funding from the National Science Foundation and Australian Research Council. He serves in numerous leadership roles including Chair of the Workload Committee for the School of Management & Governance and as a member of various university committees focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
He actively engages with the professional community as Chair of the Society of Organisational Behaviour Australia and through editorial board service for multiple academic journals. His research has been featured in prominent media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, BBC, and Harvard Business Review.
