Overview.
I investigate fruitful ways life outside of work—such as leisure, hobbies, family, and community— influences employee emotions, attitudes, and behaviors. I am intrigued by the complexities and synergies generated from a living a full life. I believe that we can create a more comprehensive understanding of employees if we broadly and thoughtfully investigate healthy and harmful stimuli that people face beyond the confines of their work.
I also explore interpersonal dynamics at work, namely contemporary extensions to justice research. In this research stream, I theorize about the various ways issues of justice influence employees and their work environments.
A final research stream emerged from the nexus of my study of work non-work and justice that focuses on the role of complex emotions at work—such as nostalgia, pride, and gratitude—in explaining the relationships between experiences in and outside the workplace and important employee outcomes.
Refereed Publications.
Mitchell, M. S., Sharma, S., Zipay, K. P., Bies, R. J., & Croitoru, N. Considering Personal Needs in Misdeeds: The Role of Compassion in Shaping Observer Reactions to Leader Leniency. Journal of Applied Psychology, conditionally accepted.
Zipay, K. P., & Rodell, J. B. Have your cake a eat it too? Understanding leisure-work synergizing and its impact on employee thriving. Organization Science. forthcoming.
Gabriel, A. S., Arena Jr., D. F., Calderwood, C., Campbell, J. T., Chawla, N., Corwin, E. S., Ezerins, M. E., Jones, K. P., Klotz, A. C., Larson, J. D., Leigh, A., MacGowan, R. L., Moran, C. M., Nag, D., Rogers, K. M., Rosen, C. C., Sawyer, K. B., Shockley, K. M., Simon, L. S., & Zipay*, K. P. (in press). Building thriving workforces from the top down: A call and research agenda for human resource management to proactively support employee well-being. Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management. *Authors Arena Jr. through Zipay contributed equally and are listed in alphabetical order.
Zipay, K. P., Mitchell, M. S., Baer, M. D., Sessions, H., & Bies, R. J. 2021. Lenient reactions to misconduct: Examining the self-conscious process of being lenient to others at work. Academy of Management Journal, 64: 351–377.
Colquitt, J. A., Zipay, K. P., Lynch, J. W., & Outlaw, R. 2018. Bringing “The Beholder” center stage: On the propensity to perceive overall fairness. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 148: 159–177.
Little, L. M., Hinojosa, A., Paustian-Underdahl, S., & Zipay, K. P. 2018. Managing the harmful effects of unsupportive organizations during pregnancy. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103: 631–643.
Baer, M. D., Rodell, J. B., Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K., Colquitt, J. A., Zipay, K. P., Burgess, R., & Outlaw, R. 2018. Pacification or aggravation? The effects of talking about supervisor unfairness. Academy of Management Journal, 61: 1764–1788.
Baer, M. D., Van Der Werff, L., Colquitt, J. A., Rodell, J. B., Zipay, K. P., & Buckley, F. 2018. Trusting the “look and feel”: Situational normality, situational aesthetics, and the perceived trustworthiness of organizations. Academy of Management Journal, 61: 1718–1740.
Rodell, J. B., Booth, J., Lynch, J. W., & Zipay, K. P. 2017. Corporate volunteering climate: Mobilizing employee passion for societal causes and inspiring future charitable action. Academy of Management Journal, 60: 1662–1681.
Colquitt, J. A., & Zipay, K. P. 2015. Justice, fairness, and employee reactions. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 2: 1–25.
Papers Under Review.
Zipay, K. P., Pychlau, S. & Wagner, D. [Third places and employee outcomes] . Under Review.
Select Active Projects.
Synchronized leisure time in dual-income couples with C. Kleshinski K. Wilson, and S. Conder
Social reactions to prosocial pushbacks with M. Zhou and M. Shurman
Intuitive working with A. Gabriel, A. Dutli, and M. Zhou
Understanding the positive effects of hobby jobs: How nostalgia builds psychological resources and increases job performance with S. Pychlau
Obsessive and harmonious hobby job passion with H. Sessions and S. Pychlau
Understanding the psychological and social complexities of MLM-preneurs with A. Murray and M. Shurman