Shawn McClean

Associate Professor of Management

McCasland Foundation Professor of American Free Enterprise

About McClean

Shawn McClean is an associate professor and McCasland Foundation Professor of American Free Enterprise in the Division of Management & International Business at the University of Oklahoma, with a focus in organizational behavior and human resource management. Dr. McClean earned his Ph.D. in organizational behavior and human resource management from Texas A&M University. In addition, Dr. McClean earned his B.A. in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration from Washington State University. Prior to joining Price College, he was a faculty member at the University of Wyoming.

Dr. McClean’s research interests focus the work/non-work interface, as well as factors that drive employees to engage in unethical behavior. In addition, his research interests also include work on leadership and leader behaviors. His work has appeared in various premiere management journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, and the Academy of Management Annals. In addition, Dr. McClean’s work has appeared in various practitioner outlets, including Harvard Business Review.

Dr. McClean teaches organizational behavior and human resource topics at the undergraduate and MBA levels, as well as research methods at the doctoral level. Further, Dr. McClean serves as the PhD Program Coordinator for the Division of Management and International Business.

Research Areas:

The work/non-work interface
Behavioral ethics
Leadership

Education

Ph.D. in organizational behavior and human resource management, Texas A&M University, 2020
Master of Business Administration, Washington State University, 2014
Bachelor of Arts in business administration, Washington State University, 2012

Publications

Tang, P. M., Klotz, A. C., McClean, S. T., & Lee, R. X. R. 2023. From natural to novel: The cognition-broadening effects of contact with nature at work on creativity. Journal of Management, 50(7), 2490-2533.

Klotz, A. C., McClean, S. T., Yim, J., Koopman, J., & Tang, P. M. 2023. Getting outdoors after the workday: The affective and cognitive effects of evening nature contact. Journal of Management, 49(7), 2254-2287.

Tang, P. M., Koopman, J., McClean, S. T., Zhang, J., Li, C. H., De Cremer, D., Lu, Y., & Ng, C. T. S. 2022. When Conscientious Employees Meet Intelligent Machines: An Integrative Approach Inspired by Complementarity Theory and Role Theory. Academy of Management Journal, 65(3), 1019-1054.

McClean, S. T., Yim, J., Courtright, S. H., & Dunford, B. 2021. Transformed by the family: An episodic, attachment theory perspective on family-work enrichment and transformational leadership. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(12), 1848-1866.

McClean, S. T., Courtright, S. H., Yim, J., & Smith, T. A. 2021. Making nice or faking nice? Exploring supervisors’ two-faced response to their own abusive behavior. Personnel Psychology, 74(4), 693-719.

View more of McClean's publications

Tang, P. M., Klotz, A. C., McClean, S. T., & Lee, R. X. R. 2023. From natural to novel: The cognition-broadening effects of contact with nature at work on creativity. Journal of Management, 50(7), 2490-2533.
Klotz, A. C., McClean, S. T., Yim, J., Koopman, J., & Tang, P. M. 2023. Getting outdoors after the workday: The affective and cognitive effects of evening nature contact. Journal of Management, 49(7), 2254-2287.
Tang, P. M., Koopman, J., McClean, S. T., Zhang, J., Li, C. H., De Cremer, D., Lu, Y., & Ng, C. T. S. 2022. When Conscientious Employees Meet Intelligent Machines: An Integrative Approach Inspired by Complementarity Theory and Role Theory. Academy of Management Journal, 65(3), 1019-1054.
McClean, S. T., Yim, J., Courtright, S. H., & Dunford, B. 2021. Transformed by the family: An episodic, attachment theory perspective on family-work enrichment and transformational leadership. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(12), 1848-1866.
McClean, S. T., Courtright, S. H., Yim, J., & Smith, T. A. 2021. Making nice or faking nice? Exploring supervisors’ two-faced response to their own abusive behavior. Personnel Psychology, 74(4), 693-719.
McClean, S. T., Koopman, J, Yim, J., & Klotz, A. 2021. Stumbling out of the gate: The energy-based implications of morning routine disruption. Personnel Psychology, 74(3), 411-448.
Yoon, S., McClean, S. T., Chawla, N., Kim, J., Koopman, J., Rosen, C. C., Trougakos, J., & McCarthy, J. 2021. Working through an ‘infodemic’: The impact of COVID-19 news consumption on employee uncertainty and work behaviors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(4), 501-517.
McClean, S. T., Barnes, C. M., Courtright, S. H., & Johnson, R. E. 2019. Resetting the clock on dynamic leader behaviors: A conceptual integration and agenda for future research. Academy of Management Annals, 13(2), 479-508.

Selected Practitioner Publications:

Thiel, C. E., McClean, S. T., Harvey, J., & Prince, N. 2024. Surveilling employees erodes trust – and puts managers in a bind. Harvard Business Review.
Klotz, A. C., McClean, S. T., & Tang, P. M. 2023. A little nature in the office boosts morale and productivity. Harvard Business Review.
McClean, S. T., Courtright, S. H., Smith, T. A., & Yim, J. 2021. Stop making excuses for toxic bosses. Harvard Business Review.

About OU's Price College of Business

The University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business has experienced significant growth over the past five years, becoming OU’s second-largest college with over 7,000 students. The college offers highly ranked undergraduate, master’s, executive and doctoral programs across six academic divisions. More information is available at price.ou.edu