Alexander C. Romney

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Research Area(s)

Employee voice, the meaning of work, groups and teams, leadership

Awards

Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year - 2021

Biography

Alexander C. Romney is an Assistant Professor in the Marketing and Strategy Department of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

His research is focused on four main areas: employee voice, the meaning of work, leadership, and teaming. He is especially interested in how employees learn, grow, and develop personally through their work experiences.  Romney is currently engaged in research that investigates how leaders help others successfully navigate difficult experiences, how artificial intelligence affects managerial decision making, and how employee voice can improve important organizational outcomes.

Romney's research has been published in Organization Science, the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, and Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

Dr. Romney earned his B.A. from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the University of Utah. He worked as a research associate at the Harvard Business School and taught at the University of Utah prior to coming to the Huntsman School. He teaches courses on leadership and teams. His teaching is focused on helping students become their best selves, to become leaders who contribute to the betterment of society.