Radford University
Benjamin Biermeier-Hanson
Faculty Fellow, Accreditation Support/Associate Professor
Management, Dept of
- Phone:
- (540) 831-5080
- Address:
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Kyle Hall 376
PO Box 6954 - Email:
- bbiermeierhan@radford.edu
Biography
I am an Associate Professor of Management at Radford University, where I teach primarily Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management related classes. I also have the pleasure of serving as the Truist Leadership Faculty for the Davis College of Business & Economics.
I primarily teach in the Human Resources Concentration – as of now I teach Organizational Behavior at the undergraduate and MBA levels, as well as a class in staffing. I love getting to know the students and getting them involved in actively thinking on how to ‘make work suck less’.
My research interests are varied, often focusing on leadership and organizational culture. I have published in journals including the Journal of Business & Psychology, Work, Aging, & Retirement, Group & Organization Management, and the Leadership & Organization Development Journal. I am currently an editorial board member for the Journal of Vocational Behavior and review on an ad-hoc basis for a variety of other journals related to Organizational Behavior and Human Resources.
Education
Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
B.A. in Psychology, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
B.A. in Psychology, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
Recent Research and Engagement
Jackson, T. (2025, March, 21). Returning to the Workplace: Pros, Cons, & Tips for
Success. WDBJ. https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/03/21/returning-workplace-pros-cons-tips-success/
McConnell, S. (2023, October, 27). Dragons and Creatives. With Good Reason. With Good Reason Radio. https://www.withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/dragons-and-creatives/
McConnell, S. (2023, October, 27). Dragons and Creatives. With Good Reason. With Good Reason Radio. https://www.withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/dragons-and-creatives/
Courses Taught
MGNT 322 – Organizational Behavior
MGNT 375 – Staffing & Performance Management
MGNT 436 – Managing Cultural Diversity
MGNT 621 – Organizational Behavior
MGNT 375 – Staffing & Performance Management
MGNT 436 – Managing Cultural Diversity
MGNT 621 – Organizational Behavior
Publications - Journals
Steidle, S., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2025). Changemaker Challenge: Proposition Crafting and Canvas Mapping. Management Teaching Review, 10(3), 275-288.
Thrasher, G. R., Hammond, M. M., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2025). (In)Congruence in Claims and Grants and Multi-Domain Leader Identity: A Response Surface Modeling Test of Multi-Domain Leader Identity Construction Theory. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 32(3), 270-289.
Thomas, B. J., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2024). A Commentary on Santuzzi et al. (2024): Managing Uncertainty for Disability Disclosure. Group & Organization Management, 50(4), 1111-1118.
Thrasher, G. R., Biermeier-Hanson, B., & Hammond, M. M. (2024). A Commentary on Miron et al. (2024): Resolving Identity Conflicts Through Identity Integration and Expansion. Group & Organization Management, 50(4), 1224-1233.
Coyle, P. T., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2023). Do congruent perceptions of an ethical leader and one's supervisor impact job-related outcomes? Testing mechanisms and boundaries. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 44 (3), 371-391
Biermeier-Hanson, B., Wynne, K.T., Thrasher, G., & Lyons, J. (2021): Modeling the Joint Effect of Leader and Follower Authenticity on Work and Non-Work Outcomes. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary & Applied, 155 (2), 140-164
Thrasher, G., Dickson, M., Biermeier-Hanson, B, & Najor-Durack, A. (2020). Social Identity Theory and Leader-Member Exchange: Individual, Dyadic, and Situational Factors Affecting the Relationship between Leader-Member Exchange and Job Performance. Organization Management Journal, 17 (3), 133-152
Huang, J., Liao, C., Li, Y, Liu, M., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2020). Just What You Need: The Complementary Effect of Leader Proactive Personality and Team Need for Approval. Journal of Business and Psychology. 35 (4), 421–434
**1 of 11 Editor Commendation recipients for 2020
Thrasher, G., Biermeier-Hanson, B., & Dickson, M. (2020). Getting Old at the Top: The Role of Agentic and Communal Orientations in the Relationship Between Age and Follower Perceptions of Leadership Behaviors and Outcomes. Work, Aging, & Retirement. 6 (1), 46-58
Biermeier-Hanson, B., & Coyle, P. (2019). Investigating Leader Role Congruity and Counterproductive Work Behavior. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary & Applied, 153(8), 820-842
Nieminen, L., Biermeier-Hanson, B., Roebuck, A, & Denison, D. (2019). A Study of the Hierarchical Culture Gaps within Unionized Utilities Companies. Organization Management Journal, 16 (1), 27-41
Roebuck, A., Thomas, A. Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2019). Organizational culture mitigates lower ratings of female supervisors. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 26(4), 454-464
Biermeier-Hanson, B., & Nieminen, L. (2018). Leveraging Cultural Context for Leader Development. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science & Practice, 11(4), 653-656
Marchiondo, L., Biermeier-Hanson, B., Kabat-Farr, D., & Krenn, D. (2018). Target Meaning-Making of Workplace Incivility Based on Perceived Personality Similarity with Perpetrators. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary & Applied, 152(7), 474-496
Zabel, K., Biermeier-Hanson, B., Baltes, B., Early, B., & Shepard, A. (2017). Generational Differences in Work Ethic: Fact or Fiction? Journal of Business and Psychology, 32(3), 301-315
**1 of 10 Editor Commendation recipients for 2017
Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2015). What about the rest of us? The importance of organizational culture in nepotistic environments. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science & Practice, 8(1), 27-31.
Nieminen, L., Biermeier-Hanson, B., & Denison, D. (2013). Aligning leadership and organizational culture: The leader-culture fit framework for coaching organizational leaders, Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 65(3), 177-198.
Publications - Chapters
Nieminen, L. R., Denison, D. R., Biermeier-Hanson, B., & Heinz-Oehler, K. (2022).
Organizational Culture and Coaching. In International Handbook of Evidence-Based Coaching (pp.
691-701). Springer, Cham.
Biermeier-Hanson, B., & Christensen, M. Nepotism. (2016). In Rogelberg, S., Shockley, K., & Tonidandel, S. (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Industrial-Organizational Psychology (2nd eds). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Nieminen, L., Denison, D., Biermeier-Hanson, B., Heinz-Oehler, K. (2016). Organizational Culture and Coaching. In Handbuch Schlüsselkonzepte im Coaching (pp. 1-11). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
Biermeier-Hanson, B., Liu, M., & Dickson, M. (2015). Alternate views of global leadership: Applying global leadership perspectives to leading global teams. In R. Griffith & J. Wildman (Eds.) Leading Global Teams: Translating the Multidisciplinary Science to Practice (pp. 195-223). New York, NY: Springer.
Dickson, M., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2014). Leadership. In M. Vodosek & D. Den Hartog (Eds.) Wiley Encyclopedia of Management (3rd edition). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Dickson, M., Nieminen, L., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2012). Nepotism and organizational homogeneity: How the ASA process is accelerated by nonmerit-based decision making. In R. G. Jones (Ed.) Nepotism in organizations (pp. 93-128). New York: Routledge.
Biermeier-Hanson, B., & Christensen, M. Nepotism. (2016). In Rogelberg, S., Shockley, K., & Tonidandel, S. (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Industrial-Organizational Psychology (2nd eds). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Nieminen, L., Denison, D., Biermeier-Hanson, B., Heinz-Oehler, K. (2016). Organizational Culture and Coaching. In Handbuch Schlüsselkonzepte im Coaching (pp. 1-11). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
Biermeier-Hanson, B., Liu, M., & Dickson, M. (2015). Alternate views of global leadership: Applying global leadership perspectives to leading global teams. In R. Griffith & J. Wildman (Eds.) Leading Global Teams: Translating the Multidisciplinary Science to Practice (pp. 195-223). New York, NY: Springer.
Dickson, M., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2014). Leadership. In M. Vodosek & D. Den Hartog (Eds.) Wiley Encyclopedia of Management (3rd edition). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Dickson, M., Nieminen, L., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. (2012). Nepotism and organizational homogeneity: How the ASA process is accelerated by nonmerit-based decision making. In R. G. Jones (Ed.) Nepotism in organizations (pp. 93-128). New York: Routledge.
Honors and Awards
- · Beta Gamma Sigma DCOBE Faculty of the Year (2026) ·
- DCOBE Excellence in Research Award (2026) ·
- Editors Commendation – Journal of Business and Psychology for Huang et al. (2021) ·
- Editors Commendation – Journal of Business and Psychology for Zabel et al. (2018) ·
- Heberlein Teaching Award for University-Wide Excellence in Graduate Teaching Wayne State University (2013) ·
- Excellence in Graduate Teaching– Wayne State Psychology Department (2013)