Dave Sullivan

Assistant Professor

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Dave Sullivan is an Assistant Professor in the Management and Leadership Department at the University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business. He received his Ph.D. in Management from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. His research investigates the social, psychological, and cognitive aspects of human resource management processes including performance management, fit and misfit during the job search. His research also explores the impact of gender bias on entrepreneurial activity as well as social evaluation processes associated with CEOs. His work has been published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Human Resource Management, and Small Business Economics.

Dave enjoys spending time with his amazing wife and son as well as their Aussie-Golden Doodle. He is an avid college sports fan (Go Coogs! Go Bearcats!), and he loves getting outdoors to go hiking and camping, and strongly believes in the beauty of nature.

For more information about my research: Dave Sullivan's CV

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Research Interests

Job Search Processes
Fit & Misfit
Performance Management
Gender Bias
Social Evaluations

Selected Publications

Sullivan, D. W., & Swider, B. W. (in press). The influence of friends' person-organization fit during recruitment. Journal of Applied Psychology.
Yim, J. Call, M., Sullivan, D. W., Kim, Y., & Sha, Y. (2024). Motivational strivings, HR practices, and job performance: An advancement of the theory of purposeful work behavior. Human Resource Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22229
Bort, J. M., Meoli, A., & Sullivan, D. W. (2024). Financing A Free-for-All: Crowdfunding Open-Source Software. Small Business Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00867-y
Schleicher, D. J., Baumann, H. M., Sullivan, D. W., & Yim, J. (2019). Evaluating the effectiveness of performance management: A 30-year integrative conceptual review. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000368
Schleicher, D. J., Baumann, H. M., Sullivan, D. W., Levy, P. E., Hargrove, D. C., & Barros-Rivera, B. A. (2018). Putting the system into performance management systems: A review and agenda for performance management research. Journal of Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206318755303

Activities & Interests

I love being outdoors in nature and spending time with my family. Also, I'm a huge college sports fan. Go Coogs! Go Bearcats!

Contact Info

Phone:: 713-743-7866
Email:: sullivan@bauer.uh.edu
Room:: MH 325H
Website:: No Web Site Currently