The Ohio State University
John Glenn College of Public Affairs
1810 College Rd, Columbus, OH 43210
byun.105@osu.edu 

The Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Assistant Professor of Public Management
2025-

Ball State University, Miller College of Business
Assistant Professor of Management
2019-2025

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business
Management and Human Resources

B.A., Korea University     
Business Administration, Psychology

Justice, Inclusion, Work-Life/Family, Leadership, Status

Gu, P., Triana, M., Byun, S, & Rabl, T. (2025). Two-faced employers? Employee psychological withdrawal reactions to employer signals during times of uncertainty. Forthcoming at Journal of Managerial Psychology.

Triana, M., Richard, O., Byun, S., Park, K., & Delgado, D. (2024). Leader responses to a pandemic: The interaction of leader gender and country collectivism predicting leader public health failure. Forthcoming at Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal.

Triana, M., Kim, K., Byun, S., Delgado, D., & Arthur, W. (2021). The relationship between team deep-level diversity and team performance: A meta-analysis of the main effect, moderators, and mediating mechanisms. Journal of Management Studies, 58(8), 2137-2179.

Li, M., Triana, M., Byun, S., & Chapa, O. (2021). Pay for beauty? A contingent perspective of CEO facial attractiveness on CEO compensation. Human Resource Management, 60(6), 843-862.

Byun, S., & Won, S. (2020). Are they ideological renegades? Fathers’ experience on taking parental leave and gender dynamics in Korea: A qualitative study. Gender, Work and Organization, 27(4), 592-614.

Rabl, T., Triana, M., Byun, S., & Bosch, L. (2020). Diversity management efforts as an ethical responsibility: How employees' perceptions of an organizational integration and learning approach to diversity affect employee behavior. Journal of Business Ethics, 161(3), 531-550.

Triana, M., Trzebiatowski, T., & Byun, S. (2017). Lowering the threshold for feeling mistreated: Perceived overqualification moderates the effects of perceived age discrimination on job withdrawal and somatic symptoms. Human Resource Management, 56(6), 979-994. 

*Triana, M., *Trzebiatowski, T. (*equal authors), & Byun, S. (2018). Individual Outcomes of Discrimination in Workplaces. In A. Colella & E. King (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Workplace Discrimination (pp. 315-328). Oxford University Press.

Byun, S., Yucel, I., Richard, O., & Triana, M. [Title removed to preserve the blind review process]. Under 2^nd Review at Human Resource Management.

Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. [Title removed to preserve the blind review process]. Under Review at Journal of Management.

Byun, S., & Ma, M. [Title removed to preserve the blind review process]. Under Review at Gender, Work and Organization.

Byun, S. Gendered or not? The role of managerial aspirations in public employees’ responses to family-supportive supervisor behaviors. Paper in preparation for Public Administration Review.

Lee, H., Byun, S., & Cho, H. The differential benefits of absence of childcare responsibilities for faculty work-life balance and retention: Moderating roles of gender and tenure status. Paper in preparation for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Byun, S., & Sung, M. (equal authors). Leadership styles as predictors of public service motivation (PSM): Does generation matter? Paper in preparation for Public Management Review.

Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. Employer care as a resource for reducing burnout: The roles of organizational trust and ability to work from home. Paper in preparation for Journal of Business Research.

Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. #MeToo? The role of organizational ethics in employee silence reactions to sex discrimination. Paper in preparation for Journal of Business Ethics.

Byun, S., Triana, M., Li, M., Upadhyay, A., & Chapa, O. Is there a racial pay gap among CEOs? Yes, no, or maybe: Testing contextual factors of the relationship between CEO race and CEO compensation. Paper in preparation for Journal of Management. 

Byun, S., & Yen, A. Leader humor style, incivility, and employee counterproductive work behaviors. (Data collection stage).

Byun, S. Motivation to lead and employee outcomes in public organizations: A regulatory focus approach. (Data analysis stage).

Triana, M., Byun, S., Rabl, T., & Chapa, O. When do men react to sex discrimination against women? (Data analysis stage).

Chapa, O., Triana, M., Rabl, T., Byun, S., & Gu, P. Perceived discrimination, motives behind organizational diversity efforts, and discrimination claiming intentions: Evidence from field and experimental studies. (Data analysis stage).

*Byun, S., *Triana, M. (*equal authors), Kim, K., Arthur, W., & Delgado, D. Team job-related diversity and performance: A meta-analytic investigation. (Data collection stage).

Byun, S., Upadhyay, A., Triana, M., & Li, M. Are male and female CEOs paid differently? An examination of different components of CEO compensation. (Data analysis stage). 

Triana, M., Byun, S., & Delgado, D. Meta-analysis on board diversity and firm outcomes. (Data collection stage).

Whitaker, B., & Byun, S. Extending a process model of expatriate adjustment: Development and validation of the cultural cognitive dissonance reduction (CCDR) scale. 

Peer-reviewed conferences

Byun, S., & Ma, M. (2025). The paradox of human capital? Gendered patterns of precarious work in South Korea. Paper accepted for presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Research Conference, Seattle, USA.

Byun, S. (2025). Gendered or not? The role of managerial aspirations in public employees’ responses to family-supportive supervisor behaviors. Paper accepted for presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Research Conference, Seattle, USA.

Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. (2025). #MeToo? The role of organizational ethics in employee silence reactions to sex discrimination. Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Denver, USA.

Blackford, B., Byun, S., Cao, X., Dixon, H., Flores, C., Kiner, C., Kitchens, F., Peterson, T., & Syed, I. (presenters listed alphabetically). (2024). Excellence in teaching: A panel discussion on innovative strategies for effective teaching. Panel Discussion at the Midwest Academy of Management Meeting, Fargo, USA.

Byun, S., Griffith, J., Karri, R., Parboteeah, K. P., & Syed, I. (presenters listed alphabetically). (2023). Strategies for success in research: A panel discussion on research productivity and excellence. Panel Discussion at the Midwest Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, USA.

Triana, M., Richard, O., Byun, S., Park, K., & Delgado, D. (2022). Leader responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: The interactive effect of leader gender and country culture on COVID-19 deaths. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, USA.  

Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. (2022). #MeToo? The role of organizational ethics in employee silence reactions to sex discrimination. Paper presented at Dismantling Bias Conference, Purdue University, USA.

Gu, P., Triana, M., Byun, S, & Rabl, T. (2021). An examination of how employers’ handling of COVID-19 influences employees’ perceptions of organizational hypocrisy and psychological withdrawal: The moderating role of perceived organizational support. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Virtual.  

Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. (2021). Preserving Social Relationships: Silence Responses to Racial Discrimination in Ethical Cultures. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Virtual.  

Byun, S., Flores, C., Handrick, L., Juergens, S., Kim, H., Sardeshmukh, S., Schultz, J., Smith, R. (presenters listed alphabetically). (2020). Still getting the job done (despite the storm): Female perspectives on navigating insecurities, social unrest, isolation, education, inaccessible self-care and the possibility of forever remote inside the COVID-19 pandemic. Panel Discussion at the Midwest Academy of Management Meeting, Virtual.

Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. (2019). #MeToo? The role of organizational ethics in employee silence reactions to sex discrimination. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, USA.

Triana, M., Kim, K., Byun, S., Arthur, W., & Delgado, D. (2018). Team deep-level diversity, emergent states, conflict, processes, and performance: A meta-analysis considering negative and positive theoretical perspectives on diversity. Paper presented at the Journal of Management Studies Conference on Diversity, Babson College, USA.

Byun, S., & Won, S. (2017). Managerial aspirations and work-family support: Within- and between-gender differences. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, USA.

Triana, M., Rabl, T., Byun, S., & Chapa, O. (2016). Perceived discrimination, motives behind organizational diversity efforts, and discrimination claiming intentions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, USA.

Triana, M., Rabl, T., Byun, S., & Bosch, L. (2016). Why and when is integration and learning approach to diversity effective? Evidence from the United States and Germany. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, USA.

Byun, S., Triana, M., & Wagstaff, F. (2015). When do employees acquire firm-specific human capital? A relational approach. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada.

Triana, M., Rabl, T., Byun, S., & Chapa, O. (2014). Organizational diversity efforts and employee discrimination claims: Organizational motives matter. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, USA.

Triana, M., Byun, S., & Kim, K. (2014). Mistreatment of others affects observer justice and satisfaction: Observer values are key. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, USA.

Other talks

Byun, S., Yucel, I., Richard, O., & Triana, M. (Mar. 2023). When my leader is younger, less educated, or less experienced than I am. Presented at the Cutting-Edge Conversations, the Miller College of Business, Ball State University. 

Byun, S., & Won, S. (Nov. 2019). Are they ideological renegades? Fathers’ experience on taking parental leave and gender dynamics in Korea: A qualitative study. Presented at the Women’s and Gender Studies Program (course WGS 210: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies), College of Sciences and Humanities, Ball State University.

Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. (May. 2019). #MeToo? The role of organizational ethics in employee silence reactions to sex discrimination. Presented at the La Follete School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Triana, M., Byun, S., Rabl, T., & Chapa, O. (2016). When do men react to sex discrimination against women? Presented at the WISELI (Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute) seminar, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Triana, M., Kim, K., & Byun, S. (2014). Deep-level diversity and team processes: A meta-analysis. Presented at the Brauer’s Lab seminar at the Psychology Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Byun, S. (2012). Social Enterprise: The Convergence of the Business and Social Responsibility Sectors. Paper presented at the EPIK Young Leaders Conference, Seoul, Korea. 

Ball State University

MBA 601 – Leadership (Online, Hybrid)

• Spring 2025
  • Instructor rating: 4.92/5
  • Instructor rating: 4.60/5
• Fall 2024
  • Instructor rating: 4.85/5
  • Instructor rating: 4.83/5

MGT 364 – Managing Workplace Inclusion

• Spring 2025 – Instructor rating: 4.62/5
• Spring 2024 – Instructor rating: 4.86/5
• Spring 2023 – Instructor rating: 4.69/5

MGT 300 – Managing Behavior in Organizations

• Fall 2024 – Instructor rating: 4.77/5
• Spring 2024 – Instructor rating: 4.83/5
• Fall 2023
  • Instructor rating: 4.71/5
  • Instructor rating: 4.72/5
• Spring 2023
  • Instructor rating: 4.19/5
  • Instructor rating: 4.66/5
• Fall 2022 – Instructor rating: 4.70/5
• Summer 2022 – Instructor rating: 4.87/5
• Spring 2022 – Instructor rating: 4.85/5
• Fall 2021
  • Instructor rating: 4.58/5
  • Instructor rating: 4.88/5
• Spring 2021 – Instructor rating: 4.58/5

MGT 461 – Managing Total Rewards

• Fall 2023 – Instructor rating: 4.86/5
• Fall 2022 – Instructor rating: 4.68/5
• Fall 2021 – Instructor rating: 4.80/5
• Spring 2021 – Instructor rating: 4.90/5
• Fall 2020 (Online) – Instructor rating: 4.99/5
• Spring 2020 – Instructor rating: 4.63/5
• Fall 2019 – Instructor rating: 4.30/5

MGT 465 – Talent Acquisition and Retention

• Fall 2020 (Online) – Instructor rating: 4.99/5
• Spring 2020 – Instructor rating: 4.63/5
• Fall 2019 – Instructor rating: 3.75/5

University of Wisconsin–Madison

MHR 401 – The Management of Teams

• Spring 2018 – Instructor rating: 4.81/5
• Fall 2017 – Instructor rating: 4.80/5
• Spring 2017 – Instructor rating: 4.41/5

Ball State University

• Father Kenneth M. Molinaro Faculty Fellowship ($12,500 annually)
  2022-2025
• Miller College of Business (MCOB) Dean Incentive
  2021, 2022, 2023
• Diversity Associates (sponsored by the Office of Inclusive Excellence)
  2019-2020

The University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Wisconsin School of Business Distinguished Teaching Award
  2018
• Management and Human Resources Department
  • Travel Grant ($1,000, $500)
    Aug. 2018, 2017    
  • Research Scholarship ($1,000, $5000)
    Summer 2018, 2014    
• Wisconsin School of Business Travel Grant ($600)
  Aug. 2016, 2015    
• Wisconsin School of Business PhD Scholarship
  2013-2017     

Samsung Scholarship for Graduate Studies (up to $40,000 annually)
2013-2018  

The Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS) Undergraduate Scholarship ($3,800 annually
2009-2012

Maria Triana
Professor of Management
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, USA
maria.triana@vanderbilt.edu

Pamela Gu
Assistant Professor of Management
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI, USA
gup@uww.edu

Tanja Rabl
Professor of HRM, Leadership, and Organization
Rhineland-Palatinate University of Technology Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany
tanja.rabl@wiwi.rptu.de