Heather Sovern

Advisor: Dr. Patrick Knight

Description of Research

Master's Research - Investigating the affect of core self-evaluation on an individual's preference toward various pay plans, how this congruence/incongruence affects job and pay satisfaction, and how this relationship may be moderated by the emphasis placed on the importance of money by an individual.

Additional Research Interests - Investigating how dyadic relationships between supervisors and subordinates with congruent or incongruent adult attachment styles may affect the quality of their working relationship, as conceptualized by leader-member exchange theory.

Investigating whether a leader that is suffering or benefiting in various ways by pursuing a course of action will significantly influence follower's perceptions of the leader, and if this influence will be affected by various personality characteristics of the followers.

Representative Publications

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Representative Presentations

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Teaching Experience

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Research Assistantship:

Fall 2005- Present

Research Assistantship - Dr. Patrick Knight

Education

B.A., Psychology, Washburn University, Topeka, KS