M. Lance Frazier, PhD
Director, MBA Program
Associate Professor

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Heider College of Business
Marketing & Management - Business
Graduate School
Business Administration DBA (Doctorate)
Business Administration MBA (Master's)
HARP - Harper Center for Student Life & Learn
M. Lance Frazier, PhD
Director, MBA Program
Associate Professor
Teaching Interests
- Employee Proactivity
Research Focus
Employee ProactivityEmployee Thriving and Empowerment
Psychological Safety
Trust at Work
Department
Marketing and Management
Position
Associate Professor
Articles
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Walker, S.S., Ruggs, E.N., Taylor, R.M., & Frazier, M.L. (in press). Reporting sexual harassment: The role of psychological safety climate 2018 - Small Group Research
Duan, J., Xu, Y., & Frazier, M.L. (in press). Voice climate, TMX, and task interdependence: A team-level study. 2018 - Group & Organization Management
Frazier, M.L. & Tupper, C. (2018). Supervisor prosocial motivation, employee thriving, and helping behavior: A trickle-down model of psychological safety. Group and Organization Management, 43, 561-593.
43, p. 561-593 2018 - Managerial Auditing Journal
Cooper, M., Knight, M.E., Frazier, M.L., Law, D. (in press). Conflict management style and emotional exhaustion in public accounting 2018 - Long Range Planning
Fainshmidt, S. & Frazier, M.L. (2017). What facilitates dynamic capabilities? The role of organizational climate for trust. Long Range Planning, 50, 550-566.
50, p. 550-566 2017 - Personnel Psychology
Frazier, M.L., Fainshmidt, S., Klinger, R.L., Pezeshkan, A., & Vracheva, V. Psychological safety: A meta-analytic review and extension.
70, p. 113-165 2017 - Journal of Business Research
Pezeshkan, A., Fainshmidt, S., Markowski, E., Frazier, M.L. & Nair, A. An empirical assessment of the dynamic capabilities – performance relationship
69(8), p. 2950-2956 2016 - Journal of Management Studies
Fainshmidt, S., Pezeshkan, A., Frazier, M.L., Nair, A., & Markowski, E. Dynamic capabilities and organizational performance: A meta-analytic evaluation and extension
8, p. 1348-1380 2016 - Journal of Organizational Behavior
Frazier, M.L., Tupper, C., & Fainshmidt, S. The path(s) to interpersonal trust in nascent and established employee-supervisor relationships: A fuzzy set analysis
7, p. 1023-1043 2016 - Journal of Business and Psychology
Employee attachment styles: Implications for supervisor trustworthiness and trust
30(2), p. 373-386 2015 - Journal of Management
Frazier, M.L. & Bowler, W.M. Voice climate, supervisor undermining, and work outcomes: A group-level examination
41(3), p. 841-863 2015 - Frazier, M.L. Voice climate in organizations: Creating a context for speaking up at work. In Burke, R., & Cooper, C.L. (Eds.), Voice and Whistleblowing in Organizations (pp. 205 – 223). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. 2013
- Journal of Trust Research
Frazier, M.L., Johnson, P.D., & Fainshmidt, S. Development and validation of a propensity to trust scale
3(2), p. 76-97 2013 - Group & Organization Management
Voice climate, work outcomes, and the mediating role of psychological empowerment: A multi-level examination
37(6), p. 691-715 2012 - Group & Organization Management
Frazier, M.L., Johnson, P.D., Gavin, M.B., Gooty, J., & Snow, D.B. Organizational justice, trustworthiness, and trust: A multifoci examination
35(1), p. 39-76 2010 - Journal of Organizational Behavior
Wallace, J.C., Johnson, P.D., & Frazier, M.L. An examination of the factorial, construct, and predictive validity and utility of the Regulatory Focus at Work Scale
30(6), p. 805-831 2009 - Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies
Gooty, J., Gavin, M.B., Johnson, P.D., Frazier, M.L., & Snow, D.B. In the eyes of the beholder: Transformational leadership, positive psychological capital, and performance
15(4), p. 353-367 2009 - Journal of Applied Psychology
Wallace, J.C., Edwards B.D., Arnold T., & Frazier, M.L., Finch, D.M. Work stressors, role-based performance, and the moderating influence of organizational support
94(1), p. 254-262 2009 - Nelson, D.L., Little, L.M., & Frazier, M.L. (2008). Employee well being: The heart of positive organizational behavior. In Kinder A., Hughes, R., & Cooper, C.L. (Eds.) Employee Well Being Support: A Workplace Resource (pp. 51 – 60). Chicester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. 2008
Presentations
- Frazier, M.L., Frieder, R. E., & Oksoy, A. (2017). The post-voice impact of supervisor justice and employee emotions on work outcomes. In J. Gooty & C.E. Williams (Chairs), The Role of Discrete Emotions in Organizations: An Empirical Investigation of Work Outcomes. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Atlanta, GA. 2017
- Weber, T., Markowski, E., Madden, T.M., & Frazier, M.L. (2016). Strategic caring: An empirical study. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Anaheim, CA 2016
- Fainshmidt, S. & Frazier, M.L. (2015). Why dynamic capabilities are heterogeneously distributed: The facilitating role of organizational climate for trust. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association. St. Pete Beach, FL 2015
- Frazier, M.L., Frieder, R. E., & Oksoy, A. (2015). I said it, now what? How perceptions of supervisor justice impact work outcomes after employee voice. In M.L. Frazier & R.E. Frieder (Chairs), Extending the Nomological Network of Voice: Antecedents, Contingencies, and Outcomes of Speaking Up. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Vancouver, BC, Canada 2015
- Frazier, M.L., Tupper, C., & Fainshmidt, S. (2014). The path(s) to interpersonal trust in nascent and established employee-supervisor relationships: A fuzzy set analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association. Savannah, Georgia 2014
- Frazier, M.L. & Tupper, C. (2014). Psychological safety and voice behavior: A trickle-down model of supervisor prosocial motivation. In H. Guenter (Chair), An Impetus for Voice/Silence Research: Uncovering New Drivers and Contingencies. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA 2014
- Fainshmidt, S., Pezeshkan, A., Frazier, M.L., Markowski, E., & Nair, A. (2013, November). Dynamic capabilities, environment, and performance: A meta- analytic review. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association. New Orleans, Louisiana 2013
- Frazier, M.L., Edwards, B. D., & Casper, C. (2013, August). Workplace incivility, feedback from others, and voice behavior: Organizational justice as uncertainty reduction. In M.L. Frazier (Chair), The Positive Side of Fairness: The Role of Organizational Justice in Positive Workplaces. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Lake Buena Vista, FL 2013
- Frazier, M.L., Fainshmidt, S., Klinger, R.L., Vracheva, V., & Pezeshkan, A. (2012, August). A meta-analytic examination of the antecedents and consequences of psychological safety. In M.L. Frazier (Chair), Research on Psychological Safety: Past Findings and Future Directions. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Boston, MA 2012
- Frazier, M.L., Johnson, P.D., & Fainshmidt, S. (2011, August). Development and validation of a propensity to trust scale. In M.L. Frazier (Chair), Trust in Interpersonal Relationships: Emerging Concepts and Future Directions. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. San Antonio, TX 2011
- Frazier, M.L. (2010, August). Voice climate, work outcomes, and the mediating role of psychological empowerment. In M.L. Frazier (Chair), Empowerment research: Enabling employees to make a difference. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Montreal, QC Canada 2010
- Frazier, M.L. & Bowler, W.M. (2009, August). Voice climate in organizations: A group-level examination of antecedents and performance outcomes. In M.L. Frazier (Chair), Challenging the status quo: Advances in voice behavior research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Chicago, IL 2009
- Frazier, M.L, Little, L.M., Gooty, J., Nelson, D.L. Johnson, P.D., & Bolton, J.F. (2009, April). Does similarity in attachment security predict performance outcomes? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. New Orleans, LA 2009
- Gooty, J., Gavin, M.B., Johnson, P.D., Frazier, M.L., & Snow, D.B. (2008, April). Transformational leadership and psychological capital: Implications for performance and OCB. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. San Francisco, CA 2008
- Finch, D., Wallace, J.C., Edwards, B.D., Arnold, T., & Frazier, M.L. (2008, April). Work stressors, role-based performance, and support climate: A moderated model. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. San Francisco, CA 2008
- Frazier, M.L., Wallace, J.C., Edwards, B.D., & Arnold, T. (2007, November). The relationship between challenge stress and performance: The moderating role of perceived organizational support. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association. Nashville, TN 2007
- Frazier, M.L., Johnson, P.D., Gooty, J., & Gavin, M.B. (2007, August). Fairness heuristic theory: The influence of justice on trustworthiness and trust perceptions. In R.J. Lewicki (Chair), Justice and trust: Disentangling their connection. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA 2007
- Frazier, M.L., Johnson, P.D., Bolton, J.F. (2007, August). Attachment at work questionnaire: Development of a scale. In J.C. Quick (Chair), Good relationships, positive outcomes: Attachment theory, trust, and leadership at work. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Philadelphia, PA 2007
- DeGroot, T., Kluemper, D., Frazier, M.L., Johnson, P. & Bolton, J. (2006, October). An examination of computerized versus paper-and-pencil data gathering techniques in the assessment of personality, vocal attractiveness, and job performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association. Clearwater Beach, FL 2006
- Frazier, M.L. (2006, October). Performance appraisal systems in an organizational justice context: A theoretical model of the effects on performance of organizational citizenship behaviors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association. Clearwater Beach, FL 2006