News: Professor Dr.Sharon Glazer (San Jose State University)

Prof. Sharon Glazer (San Jose State University) will present a number of seminars about "Crosscultural Psychology: stress and emotions, leadership and teams" during her visit at the University of Valencia, 16-21 September 2011

This seminar have been supported by a grant from Spanish Agency of Education (Secretaría General de Universidades - Dirección General de Política Universitaria)

• Crosscultural Psychology: stress and emotions, leadership and teams

Prof: Prof. Sharon Glazer

Date: 16-21 September 2011

Place: Assembly room, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia.

Cost: Free [This seminar have been supported by a grant from Spanish Agency of Education (Secretaría General de Universidades - Dirección General de Política Universitaria)]

Crosscultural Psychology:

Stress and emotions, leadership and teams

During these interactive sessions, students will get an opportunity to learn about cross-cultural psychology and specifically learn about emotion, leadership, teams, and stress issues across cultures. We will begin with an overview of what cross-cultural psychology is about and move into 4 interactive activities that will give students a chance to think more deeply about cultural differences in the focal areas.

CV Prof. Sharon Glazer (download CV)

SHARON GLAZER, Ph.D.
w(408) 924-5639 · sharon.glazer@sjsu.edu

Research Endeavors: Cross-cultural research in organizational behavior, with expertise in organizational stress and interest in human/work values, work-related time perceptions, social support, organizational commitment, turnover, respite, organizational communication, and structural alignment.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology, 1999 Central Michigan University (CMU), Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858  DISSERTATION:  A Cross-Cultural Study of Job Stress Among Registered Nurses           (Chairperson:  Terry A. Beehr, Ph.D.) *1998-1999 Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award

M.S., Applied (I/O) Psychology, 1995  University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 THESIS:  Antecedents and Consequences of Job Stress Among Israeli Registered Nurses:  A Structural Equations Model  (Chairperson:  Margaret Potthast, Ph.D.)

B.A., Psychology, 1992  University of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland 21250

ACADEMIC POSITIONS
VISITING PROFESSOR, University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology, Portugal, March 2010
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST (Contingent Status I), University of Maryland, Center for Advanced Study of Language, College Park, MD, July 2009-June 2010
VISITING PROFESSOR, University of Valencia, Faculty of Psychology, Spain, June 2009
VISITING PROFESSOR and PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY WINTER SCHOOL COORDINATOR (Week 2), University of Barcelona, Faculty of Psychology, Spain, March 2009
VISITING PROFESSOR, University of Bologna, Faculty of Psychology, Italy, Spring 2007
VISITING PROFESSOR, René Descartes University of Paris V, Institute of Psychology, France, Winter/Spring 2007
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, San José State University (SJSU), Dept. of Psychology, CA, 2005 - present
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SJSU, Dept. of Psychology, San José, CA, 2000 - 2005
ASSOCIATE GRADUATE FACULTY, Central Michigan University, College of Graduate Studies,
Mt. Pleasant, MI, September 1999 - present

 

PROFESSIONAL (NON-ACADEMIC) POSITIONS

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING & TRAINING
Clients:
San Jose State University Human Resources (Trainer), San Jose, CA, 2008

• Project: Cross-Cultural Communication (1-day workshop)

Yavneh Day School (Principal Consultant), Los Gatos, CA, 2008; 2010

• Project: Organizational Assessment of Yavneh Day School

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Principal Consultant), Tax Department, San Jose, CA, 2005-2007

• Project: Quality of Work Life (Assess, Recommend, Implement, and Evaluate Organizational Change for Improvement of Leadership, Communication, and Overall Employee Work Life)

NASA Ames Research Center (Principal Consultant), Moffett Field, CA, 2005

• Project: Stress: Identification, Coping, and Management (1/2 day workshop)

Branham Homeowners Association (Principal Consultant), San Jose, CA, 2004-2005; 2007-2008

• Project: Quality of Life for Residents

 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Distinguished Honorable Mention from Provost for Excellence in Service-Learning, SJSU, 2008
Best Paper Award, UCLA and Oxford Universities inaugural Research in Entrepreneurship: Bridging Theory & Practice Conference, Anderson School of Management and Said Business School, 2005

 

INTERNATIONAL GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS

VIRTUALLY ABROAD PROGRAM FELLOW ($2000)
SJSU, International and Extended Studies, San José, CA, 2009-2010
THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (1200 Euros + Travel costs)
Valencia, Spain, June 2009
ERASMUS MUNDUS INTENSIVE JOINT LEARNING UNIT PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY COORDINATOR (Week 2) FOR MASTERS in WORK, ORGANIZATIONAL, and PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY (WOP-P), (1200 Euros + lodging), Barcelona, Spain, March 2009
ERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLARSHIP FOR MASTERS in WOP-P
European Commission Fellowship, 2006-2007
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FELLOW (.20 course release)
SJSU, Center for Faculty Development, San José, CA, 2005-2006

DOMESTIC GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, and SUBCONTRACTS

UNIVERSITY PLANNING COUNCIL (.20 release for 1 AY semester)
San José State University, Provost’s Office, San José, CA, 2007-08; 2008-09; 2009-10

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Hebrew, Hungarian, French, Italian, Russian

PUBLICATIONS

ORIGINAL PAPERS IN REFERRED PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS (students underlined)
Beehr, T. A., Glazer, S., Fischer, R., Linton, L. L., & Hansen, C. P. (2009). Antecedents for achievement of alignment in organizations. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 82, 1-20.
Fischer, R., Ferreira, M.C., Assmar, E., Redford, P., Harb, C., Glazer, S., Cheng, B. S., Jian, D.Y., Wong, C., Kumar, N., Kaertner, J., Hofer, J. & Achoui, M. (2009). Individualism-collectivism as descriptive norms: Development of a subjective norm approach to culture measurement. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 40(3), 187-213.
Glazer, S., & Kruse, B. (2008). The role of organizational commitment in occupational stress models. International Journal of Stress Management, 15 (4), 329-344.
Glazer, S., & De La Rosa, G. M. (2008). Immigrant status as a potential correlate of organizational commitment. International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, 8 (1), 5-22.
Glazer, S., & Gyurak, A. (2008). Sources of occupational stress among nurses in five countries. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 32 (1), 49-66.
Glazer, S.  (2006). Social support across cultures. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 30(5), 605-622.
Glazer, S. (2005). Six of one, half a dozen of the other: Fixed versus rotating shifts might not really matter when it comes to work-related variables. International Journal of Stress Management, 12, 142-163.
Glazer, S., & Beehr, T.A. (2005). Consistency of the implications of three role stressors across four countries. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26, 467-487.
Kannan Narasimhan, R., & Glazer, S. (2005). Nurturing corporate entrepreneurship: A cross-cultural analysis of organizational elements that foster corporate entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 3 (1), 31-56. 

 

INVITED PUBLICATION FOR SOCIETY
Glazer, S.  (2009, April/July). An international collaborative experience for Masters students in WOP-P and I/O Psychology. The International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) Bulletin, 21 (2-3), 10-11.

BOOK CHAPTERS
Ivanitskaya, L. V., Glazer, S., & Erofeev, D. A. (2009). Group dynamics. In J. A. Johnson (Ed.), Health Organizations: Theory, Behavior, and Development (pp. 109-136). Boston: Jones & Bartlett.
Glazer, S. (2008). Cross-cultural issues in stress and burnout. In J. R. B. Halbesleben (Ed.), Handbook of Stress and Burnout in Health Care (pp. 79-93). Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Beehr, T. A., & Glazer, S. (2005). Organizational role stress. In J. Barling, K. Kelloway, & M. Frone (Eds.), Handbook of Work Stress (pp. 7-33). Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage.

WORKS IN PROGRESS
IN PROGRESS

Berlin, J. P., & Glazer, S.  (in progress). Social support and facet satisfaction across cultures. To be submitted to International Journal of Intercultural Relations.
Buchanan, T., & Glazer, S.  (in progress). Values as moderators of stressor-strain relationships among urban school teachers. To be submitted to Group and Organization Management
Glazer, S. (in progress). Basic values in relation to role stressors and anxiety.
Glazer, S. (in progress). Work values discrepancy as moderator of stressor–strain relationships.
Glazer, S., Bowling, N. A., & Anderson, D. (in progress). The role of culture in moderating effects of supervisor support on the relationship between role ambiguity and organizational satisfaction: A 19-country study.
Glazer, S., Fischer, R., & Beehr, T. A., & Hansen, C. P. (in progress). A comparison of perceived structural alignment across employees at subsidiaries of a multinational firm.
Glazer, S., Ganai, O. F., & Smeraldo, C. P. (in progress). Cultural explanations for work-related stress: Finding meaningfulness in life.
Glazer, S., & Palekar, A. (in progress). A cultural perspective of temporal orientations in relation to organizational behavior.
Glazer, S., & Terrazas, J. M. (in progress). A cross-cultural analysis of role ambiguity.
Kawakami, R., & Glazer, S. (in progress). Stress among faculty in a university with a climate for diversity. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.
Zajack, M., & Glazer, S. (in progress). Value congruence and occupational stress during corporate takeover. To be submitted to Journal of Business and Psychology.

 

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Zajack, M., & Glazer, S. (2009, August). If you take the person out of p-o, what do you get? O-fit? A case
study. Paper presented at The 2009 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.
Glazer, S., Palekar, A., & Rattan, N. (2008, July). Value Congruence and Job Stress among Asian Indians in USA and India. Paper presented at the XIX International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Bremen, Germany.
Glazer, S., Mishra, J., & Palekar, A. (2008, July). Time perspective as moderator of stressor-strain relationship. Paper presented at the XIX International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Bremen, Germany.
Palekar, A., & Glazer, S. (2008, July). Polychronicity and job-related stress among Asian Indians in India and USA. Paper presented at the XIX International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Bremen, Germany.
Staffanson, M., & Glazer, S. (2008, July). Implications of social support and culture in the context of work-related stress. Paper presented at the XIX International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Bremen, Germany.
Berlin, J., & Glazer, S. (2007, July). Social support and job satisfaction across 13 countries. Paper presented at the International Association for Intercultural Research Conference, Groningen, Netherlands.
Wittenkamp, C., & Glazer, S. (2007, July). Work centrality and work values: A 22-European nation study. Paper presented at the International Association for Intercultural Research Conference, Groningen, Netherlands.
Pickworth, R., & Glazer, S. (2006, July). Employee value congruence with supervisors and coworkers: A cross-cultural study. In R. Fischer & M. C. Ferreira (Co-Chairs), Values, organizational practices and the global village: Challenges, opportunities and new departures for cross-cultural organizational psychology. Symposium conducted at the International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece.
Glazer, S., Fischer, R., Beehr, T.A., & Hansen, C. (2006, July). Structural alignment across units of employees at subsidiaries of a multinational firm. In R. Fischer & M. C. Ferreira (Co-Chairs), Organizations, values and culture: Multilevel approaches. Symposium presented at the XVIII Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Isle of Spetses, Greece.
Glazer, S., Simonovich, H., & Moore, I. (2006, July). Value congruence as a function of Asian international students’ adaptation. In N. Sussman (Chair), Asians on the move: The consequences of the cultural transition cycle.  Symposium presented at the XVIII Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Isle of Spetses, Greece.
Hazan, N., & Glazer, S. (2006, July). Cultural Differences in the Relationship between Time Perceptions and Occupational Stress. Paper presented at the XVIII Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Isle of Spetses, Greece.
Lam, T., & Glazer, S. (2006, March). Technology as a moderator of the role stressor-burnout relationship. Paper accepted for presentation at the 6th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health – Work, Stress, and Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace, Miami, FL.
Glazer, S., (2005, November). A multi-cultural virtual team project. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual CSU-International Research Forum, Pomona, CA.
Kannan Narasimhan, R., & Glazer, S. (2005, June). Nurturing corporate entrepreneurship: A cross-cultural analysis of organizational elements that foster corporate entrepreneurship.  Paper presented at the UCLA-Oxford Research Conference on Entrepreneurship, Los Angeles, CA.
Buchanan, T., & Glazer, S. (2005, April). Values as moderators of role stressor and physiological strain relationships. Poster presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Glazer, S., Laurel, A. R., & Kannan Narasimhan, R. (2005, April). A conceptual framework for studying safety climate and culture of commercial airlines. Paper presented at the 13th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Oklahoma City, OK.

EDITORIAL WORK
Journal Reviewer:         Applied Psychology: An International Review, 2008-present
                                   European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2009-present
                                   Group Dynamics, 2008-present
                                   Human Relations, 2005-present
                                   Human Resource Management Journal, 2003-present
                                   International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, 2005-present
                                   International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2005-present (Consulting Editor)
                                   International Journal of Stress Management, 2007-present (Editorial Board)
                                   Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2008-present
                                   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2005-present
                                   Journal of International Business Studies, 2006-present
                                   Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 2006-present
                                   Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2001-present
                                   Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2007-present
                                   Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 2005-present
                                   Stress & Health, 2009-present
                                   Work & Stress, 2008-present
Funding Agency Reviewer: Israel Science Foundation, 2008
Book Review:               The Art of Leadership, written by Manning and Curtis, published by McGraw-Hill
Conference Proposal Reviewer:
                                   Academy of Management Conference, Int’l Management and OB Div., 2004-present
                                   International Conference of Intercultural Collaboration (ICIC), 2010
                                   Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology Conference, 2003-present                                                      Work, Stress, and Health Conference, 2002-present

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate Industrial/Organizational Psychology Cross-Cultural Psychology Management Psychology Stress: Identification and Management Social Psychology Psychology of Race and Gender Introduction to Psychology

Graduate Cross-Cultural Organizational Psychology Seminar in Occupational Stress & Health Organization Development and Change Organizational Behavior Organizational Psychology Supervise theses

GRADUATE STUDENT THESES

COMPLETED THESES

Chair:  Maria Staffanson Amren, M.S., I/O Psychology, May 2009, Culture in relation to the moderating effects of social support on stressor-strain relationships.
Chair:  Heather Simonovich, M.S., I/O Psychology, December 2008, Values in relation to acculturation and adjustment.
Chair:  Jeffrey Berlin, M.S., I/O Psychology, August 2008, Social support and facet satisfaction across cultures.
Chair:  Jennifer Alexander, M.S., I/O Psychology, May 2007, Commuting in relation to work-life and home-life satisfaction.
Chair:  Christiana Woodward, M.S., I/O Psychology, December 2006, Correlates of Re-enlistment Intentions Among Army National Guardmembers.
Chair:  Elisa Aguayo Rolle, M.S., I/O Psychology, December 2006, Well-Being as a Function of Deployment, Terrorism, Commitment, and Patriotism.
Chair:  Cynthia Schoolcraft Hannah, M.S., I/O Psychology, August 2006, Antecedents and Mediating Factors of Organizational Alignment.
Chair:  Charlotte Wittenkamp, M.S., I/O Psychology, May 2006, Work Centrality, Work Hours, and Cultural Values among European Nations.
Chair:  Rachel Pickworth, M.S., I/O Psychology, December 2005, Employee Value Congruence with Supervisors and Coworkers: A Cross-Cultural Study.
Chair:  Rangapriya Narasimhan, M.S., I/O Psychology, August 2005, Nurturing Intrapreneurship: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Organizational Climates.
Chair:  Mark Zajack, M.S., I/O Psychology, August 2005, Value Congruence and Occupational Stress during Major Organizational Change.
Chair:  Nirit Hazan, M.S., I/O Psychology, May 2005, Assessment of Time Perceptions Across Cultures. 

 

ACADEMIC SERVICE AND COMMITTEE WORK/ADVISING
External
International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), Treasurer, 2008-present
IACCP, Associate Treasurer, 2007-2008
IACCP: Scholarship Committee; Publications Committee; Membership & Professional Standards Committee 2007-present
Internal (SJSU)
College of Social Sciences Research Grants Committee, 2002-2003; 2009-2010
Recruitment Committee for I/O Faculty, 2008-2009
College of Social Sciences Scholarships Committee, 2003-2004; 2008-2009
International Programs and Students Committee, 2002-2008; Chair - 2003-2005
Global Studies Initiative (an interdisciplinary organized research unit), 2005-2008
International Programs Selection Committee, 2002-2008

 

 

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