Dr Sofya Isaakyan

Assistant Professor

Department of Organisation and Personnel Management

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Leadership

Profile

Sofya Isaakyan is an Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. She received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behaviour from Maastricht University in 2018. Her research focuses on understanding employees' upward expression of ideas and concerns about work-related issues (i.e., voice behavior) and the corresponding reactions by managers and team members. In her work, she also explores factors affecting leadership development and leader identity. Before entering academia, Sofya worked as a consultant and evaluated the effectiveness of leadership development programs.

Publications

Article (3)

Academic (2)
- Isaakyan, S., Sherf, EN., Tangirala, S., & Guenter, H. (2021). Keeping it between us: Managerial endorsement of public versus private voice. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(7), 1049-1066. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000816
- Sherf, EN., Parke, MR., & Isaakyan, S. (2020). Distinguishing voice and silence at work: Unique relationships with perceived impact, psychological safety, and burnout. Academy of Management Journal, 64(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2018.1428
Professional (1)
- Isaakyan, S. (2020). Employee voice: An important dynamic in changing times. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 38, 28-30.

Doctoral Thesis (1)

Internal (1)
- Isaakyan, S. (2018). Public versus Private Voice: The Role of Social Setting in Explaining Managerial Reactions to Employee Voice. Maastricht University. https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20180601si

Media

Media item

How to Sell Your Ideas up the Chain of Command

Sofya Isaakyan, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management, is mentioned in this article of the Harvard Business Review.
Harvard Business Review Saturday, 1 January 2022