Dr Sofya Isaakyan

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.
Professional experience
Assistant Professor
Erasmus University Rotterdam
RSM - Rotterdam School of Management
Department of Organisation and Personnel Management
Publications
Key Publications (2)
- S. Isaakyan, E.N. Sherf, S. Tangirala & H. Guenter (2020). Keeping it between us: Managerial endorsement of public versus private voice. Journal of Applied Psychology.
- E.N. Sherf, M.R. Parke & S. Isaakyan (2020). Distinguishing voice and silence at work: Unique relationships with perceived impact, psychological safety, and burnout. Academy of Management Journal. doi: 10.5465/amj.2018.1428
Professional Publications
- S. Isaakyan (2020). Employee voice: An important dynamic in changing times. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 38, 28-30.
Scholarly Publications (2)
- S. Isaakyan, E.N. Sherf, S. Tangirala & H. Guenter (2020). Keeping it between us: Managerial endorsement of public versus private voice. Journal of Applied Psychology.
- E.N. Sherf, M.R. Parke & S. Isaakyan (2020). Distinguishing voice and silence at work: Unique relationships with perceived impact, psychological safety, and burnout. Academy of Management Journal. doi: 10.5465/amj.2018.1428
Doctoral Thesis
- S. Isaakyan (2018, juni 1). Public versus Private Voice: The Role of Social Setting in Explaining Managerial Reactions to Employee Voice. Maastricht University (143 pag.) (Datawyse / Universitaire Pers Maastricht) Prom./coprom.: F. Zijlstra & H. Guenter. doi: 10.26481/dis.20180601si
Media
Discovery items
Speaking up can also have add-on organisational benefits down the line in terms of employee leadership development.
Issue 38: under the editorship of the Erasmus Centre for Leadership is devoted to exploring just some of the many facets of leadership.
Courses
Negotiation
- Study year: 2020/2021
- Code: BMME150
- Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master
HRM Master Thesis
- Study year: 2020/2021
- Code: BMMTHRM
- ECTS: 16 Level: Master
HRM-OCC Master Thesis
- Study year: 2020/2021
- Code: BMMTHRM-OCC
- ECTS: 16 Level: Master
OCC Master Thesis
- Study year: 2020/2021
- Code: BMMTOCC
- ECTS: 16 Level: Master
Past courses
Behaviour in organisations
- Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019
- Code: BKB010
Behaviour in organisations
- Study year: 2019/2020
- Code: BK1102
- Level: Bachelor 1
Managerial and group decision making
- Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
- Code: BMME045
- ECTS: 6 Level: Master, Master, Master, Master, Master
Organisational Behaviour
- Study year: 2019/2020, 2018/2019, 2017/2018
- Code: BAP071
Organisational Behaviour
- Study year: 2019/2020
- Code: BT1102
- Level: Bachelor 1, Bachelor 1
Employee voice: an important dynamic in changing times

Speaking up can also have add-on organisational benefits down the line in terms of employee leadership development.
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