Christina Shalley is a Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management in the College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She received both her PhD in Business Administration and her MA in Labor and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Chris was a faculty member at the University of Arizona. She is a co-founder of the College of Management's BizLab, which brings together researchers from multiple business disciplines who study human behavior.

Her current research interests include investigating the effects of various social and contextual factors on employees' creativity and examining ways to structure jobs and the work environment to support creative and innovative work. Chris has published several articles and chapters on enhancing the creative capabilities of employees and motivating them to perform more effectively. Her work has appeared in various academic journals including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Applied Psychology: An International Review, Creativity Research Journal, Human Performance, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Quality Management, Leadership Quarterly, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management. The practitioner outlets that she has published in include the Academy of Management Executive and R&D Innovator.

Chris teaches courses in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Research Methods, and Human Resource Management. She has won several teaching awards including Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher at the University of Arizona, Business Teacher of the Year at the University of Arizona, and Outstanding PhD Student Teaching Award at the University of Illinois. Chris has been actively involved in the College's executive education courses, conducting sessions on such topics as individual and team creativity, negotiation and conflict resolution, communication, employment legislation, and other human resource management issues.

Chris has worked in human resource management at International Business Machines (IBM) and in development for the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB). Additionally, she has worked with several companies on issues such as motivation, creativity, communication, conflict management and negotiation. She is a member of the Academy of Management, Society for Human Resource Management, Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychologists, and Applied Psychological Society. She also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Management.

Related Links
• BizLab Website