Biography
Dr. Taylor is the Horton Endowed Professor of Business Ethics and a Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. His research focuses on workplace mistreatment, examining rude, abusive and unethical behaviors of employees and leaders. His work has appeared in top journals in business and applied psychology and has been featured by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox News and NPR. He is also a contributor to the Harvard Business Review.
Named One of Poets & Quants’ 50 Best Undergraduate Business Professors
Taylor has been recognized by Poets & Quants as one of the 50 Best Undergraduate Business Professors in the country. Poets & Quants is a highly respected publication that covers business education and provides in-depth analysis of business schools, MBA programs and undergraduate business education. Known for its rigorous rankings and industry insights, Poets & Quants is widely regarded as a leading authority on business school excellence. The selection process is competitive. The organization received more than 1,000 nominations from distinguished institutions across the U.S. and internationally.
“Being named among the top 50 underscores the importance of the work I do in several ways,” Taylor says. “It highlights my dedication to innovative pedagogy, my commitment to fostering a supportive learning environment, and my impact in shaping the next generation of business leaders.”
Areas of Expertise
• Workplace mistreatment
• Ethical and unethical/abusive leadership
• Uncivil and counterproductive work behaviors
In The News
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Poets & Quants: 2024 Best Undergraduate Professors: Shannon Taylor, University of Central Florida College of Business
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MIT Sloan Management Review: A Little Rudeness Goes a Long Way
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Harvard Business Review: Building a Better Workplace Starts with Saying “Thanks”
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Ladders News: Office gossip may go away if everyone reads this study
Research and Publications
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UCF Study: Victims of Workplace Abuse Can Become Better Leaders
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A Self-Regulatory Perspective of Work-to-Home Undermining Spillover/Crossover: Examining the Roles of Sleep and Exercise
Shannon Taylor, Ph.D., and a research team demonstrate that undermining experienced from supervisors increased employees’ subjective (i.e., self-reported) but not objective (i.e., actigraph-recorded) sleep difficulties, which, in turn, increased the frequency with which individuals engaged in undermining at home (as reported by cohabitants).
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Yahoo.com: There’s a Scientific Way to Leave Work Frustrations at the Office
If you leave the office in a foul mood, a stop at the gym may tame your temper — and save your relationship.
Research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology states that people who are belittled or insulted by a supervisor at work are likely to mistreat those they are living with. That’s because they’re too wiped out to regulate their behavior.
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Sciences Newsline Psychology: Study Shows Exercise, Sleep Are Key to Keeping Employees from Bringing Home Work Frustrations
A brisk walk or a long swim may be the key to preventing a bad day at the office from spilling over into the home.
A study published this month in the Journal of Applied Psychology tracked participants’ sleep patterns and daytime physical movements found employees who recorded an average of more than 10,900 steps each day were less likely to perpetuate abuse at home than those recording fewer than 7,000.