Rate My Professor Tim DeGroot

Timothy DeGroot is an Associate Professor of Management in the Department of Management at Cleveland State University's Monte Ahuja College of Business. He earned his Ph.D. in Management, with a specialization in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior (HR/OB), from the University of Florida in 1997. His dissertation, titled 'The Impact of Managerial Nonverbal Cues on the Reactions of Subordinates,' examined leadership communication dynamics. DeGroot also holds an M.B.A. from Florida State University. Since joining Cleveland State University, he has maintained an active research presence from 1998 through 2023, aligning his teaching with his scholarly pursuits in the management discipline.

DeGroot's research focuses on employee selection, contextual job performance, and leadership. His scholarly contributions include 17 articles, two review articles, and one book chapter. Key publications feature 'Examining the impact of vocal attractiveness on team performance,' co-authored with Sorin Valcea and Maria Hamdani (Current Psychology, 2023); 'Examining the Issues and Consequences Associated with Grade Distribution Changes' (Journal of Management Education, 2020); 'Discounting IQ’s Relevance to Organizational Behavior: The “Somebody Else’s Problem” in Management Education,' with Bryan J. Pesta, Michael A. McDaniel, and Peter J. Poznanski (Open Differential Psychology, 2015); 'Emotion Management Ability: Predicting Task Performance, Citizenship, and Deviance,' with David H. Kluemper and Sung Choi (Journal of Management, 2013, garnering 96 Scopus citations); 'Labor mobility and hyper-competition: Another challenge to sustained competitive advantages?,' with J. Stambaugh and E. Zhang (Strategic Management Review, 2013); and 'Does Talking the Talk Help Walking the Walk? An Examination of the Effect of Vocal Attractiveness in Leader Effectiveness' (2011). DeGroot has served on editorial boards during 2012–2023 and 2018–2023 periods, provided consulting services to numerous firms, and presented seminars and lectures to various professional groups. His Scopus profile is available under author ID 6602441847.