Soo Min Toh
Soo Min Toh
Bio
Soo Min Toh is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the University of Toronto Mississauga, with a cross-appointment to the Organizational Behaviour and HR Management area at Rotman. Soo Min’s research program focuses on understanding knowledge transfer between groups, expatriate management and the workplace experiences immigrant professionals. Her research has been published in premier academic and practitioner journals in the disciplines of management and psychology, such as the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and Psychological Science. She is also on the editorial board of the Journal of World Business.
Academic Positions
| 2017-2020 | Director, Institute for Management & Innovation; University of Toronto |
| 2014 | Visiting Professor; University of Goettingen |
| 2013-2016 | Associate Chair, Department of Management, UTM |
| 2011-present | Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour; University of Toronto |
| 2003-2011 | Asst Professor of Organizational Behaviour; University of Toronto |
Selected Publications - Papers
- Stuck in the past? Leader past cultural experience and its influences on group cultures and outcomes.; Kim, Y. J. & *Toh, S. M.; Academy of Management Journal; 2018
- Group cultural values and political skills: A situationist perspective on interpersonal citizenship behaviors; Mahajan, A. & Toh, S. M.; Journal of International Business Studies; 2016
- Social Categorization in Intergroup Contexts: Three Kinds of Self-Categorization; Leonardelli, G. J. & Toh, S.M.; Social and Personality Psychology Compass; Issue: 9; 2015; Pages: 69-87
- Facilitating expatriate adjustment: The role of advice-seeking from host country nationals; Mahajan, A. & Toh, S. M.; Journal of World Business; Issue: 49(4); 2014; Pages: 476-487
- Cultural Constraints on the Emergence of Women Leaders: How Global Leaders Can Promote Women in Different Cultures; Toh, S. M., & Leonardelli, G. J,; Organizational Dynamics, Special Issue on Global Leadership; Issue: 42(3); 2013; Pages: 191-197
- Perceptions of task cohesiveness and organizational support increase trust and information sharing between host country nationals and expatriate coworkers in Oman; Toh, S. M., & Srinivas, E. S.; Journal of World Business; Issue: 47(4); 2012; Pages: 696-705
- Cultural constraints on the emergence of women leaders; Toh, S. M., & Leonardelli, G.; Journal of World Business; Issue: 47(4), Special Issue on Leadership in a global context New directions in research and theory development. (Cited by Chrystia Freeland in her March 15th article on the; 2012; Pages: 604-411
- Procedural justice and social categorization together improve intergroup cooperation: Perceiving expatriate coworkers as foreigners encourages aid; Leonardelli, G. J. & Toh, S. M.; Psychological Science; Issue: 22(1); 2011; Pages: 110-117
- A performance theory perspective on expatriate success: The role of self-efficacy and motivation; Varma, A., Pichler, S., & Toh, S. M.; International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management; Issue: 11(1); 2011; Pages: 38-50
- Human resource configurations: Investigating fit with the organizational context; Toh, S. M., Morgeson, F. P., & Campion, M.; Journal of Applied Psychology; Issue: 93(4); 2008; Pages: 864-882
- Host country nationals as socializing agents: A social Identity approach; Toh, S. M. & DeNisi, A. S.; Journal of Organizational Behavior; Issue: 28(3); 2007; Pages: 281-301
- A new perspective on the female expatriate experience: The role of host country national categorization; Varma, A., Toh, S. M., & Budhwar, P.; Journal of World Business; Issue: 41(2); 2006; Pages: 112-120. *Top 10 most cited in the last 5 years: 2006-2011
- Ingratiation in applications: Impact on selection decisions; Varma, A., Toh, S. M., Pichler, S.; Journal of Managerial Psychology; Issue: 21(3); 2006; Pages: 200-210
- A local perspective to expatriate success; Toh, S. M. & DeNisi, A. S.; Academy of Management Executive; Issue: 19(1); 2005; Pages: 132-146
- Understanding management doctoral student research as a creative endeavor; Dewett, T., Shin, S. J., Toh, S. M., & Semadeni, M.; College Quarterly; Issue: 8(1); 2005
- Host country national (HCN) reactions to expatriate pay policies: A proposed model and some implications.; Toh, S. M., & DeNisi, A. S.; Academy of Management Review; Issue: 28; 2003; Pages: 606-621
- Cultural responses to victimization in the workplace; Toh, S. M., & Gunz, H. P.; (Working Paper)
- Individual differences influence when social undermining matters to employment efficacy and career success of immigrant professionals; Toh, S. M., & Gunz, H. P., Yanar, B.; (Working Paper)
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
- The perspective of host country nationals in socializing expatriates: The importance of foreign-local relations; With DeNisi, A. S., & Leonardelli, G.; In C. Wanberg (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Socialization. New York: Oxford University Press.; 2011
- Building Expatriate-Host Country National Relationships: The Effects of Human Resources Practices, International Strategy, and Mode of Entry.; DeNisi, A. S., Toh, S. M., & Connelly, B.; In Morley, M. J., Heraty, N., & Collings, D. (Eds.), International HRM and International Assignments. Palgrave Macmillan Publishers; 2006
Recent Presentations
- Social Categorization Improves Intergroup Helping: A Behavioral Field Experiment; Leonardelli, G. & Toh, S. M.; Academy of Management; 2016
- The White Leader Prototype in China?; Hu, J., Leonardelli, G., & Toh, S. M.; Academy of Management; 2016
- A Model of Subsidiary Manager Communication with HQ; Sarabi, A., & Toh, S. M.; European Academy of Management; 2016
- Foreigners welcome? Discrimination and turnover of self-initiated expatriates in Asia; Froese, F., Hildisch, K., & Toh, S. M.; AIB, EURAM; 2015; Pages: - Awarded Palgrave Macmillan-Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS) Best Paper Award (2015) - International Management Strategic Interest Group Best Paper Award, EURAM2015 - Best Paper Award at the Expatriate Management Track, EURAM2015
- Host country national's voluntary knowledge sharing with expatriates and its motivating factors; Yamao, S., Yoshikawa, T., Choi, D. J., Toh, S. M.; AIB; 2014
- Perceiving expatriates as foreign and fair treatment encourages information sharing; Toh, S. M. & Leonardelli, G.; Academy of International Business (AIB), Nagoya, Japan; 2011
- Antecedents of host country nationals helping expatriates.; Wang, C. H. & Toh, S. M.; Poster accepted for presentation at the 26th Annual Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists (SIOP) Conference, Chicago, IL.; 2011
- Social categorization and fair treatment by authorities build intergroup cooperation and dual identities; Leonardelli, G. J., & Toh, S. M.; Presented as part of a symposium on multiple identities at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology conference, Minneapolis, MN.; 2010
- Examining the influence of supervisor social undermining on the career boundary crossings of immigrant newcomers; Toh, S. M., Yanar, B., Gunz, H.; Paper presented at the 26th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium “Waves of Globalization: Repetition and Difference in Organizing over Time and Space,†Lisbon, Portugal.; 2010
- New immigrants’ reactions to social undermining in the workplace: A cross-cultural perspective; Toh, S. M. & Gunz, H.; Poster presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL; 2009
- Career-damaging relationships in the workplace: How new immigrants cope with social undermining; Toh, S. M. & Gunz, H.; Paper presented at the 25th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium “Passion for Creativity and Innovation,†Barcelona, Spain.; 2009
- Achieving Mutual Cooperation in Cross-National Work Relationships; Toh, S. M. & Srinivas, E. S.; Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists (SIOP), San Francisco, CA.; 2008
- Starting Over: Overcoming Workplace Social Undermining of Immigrant Newcomers; Toh, S. M. & Gunz, H.; In M. B. Lazarova & J-L. Cerdin (chairs), The New Global Nomads: Examining Diverse Forms of International Mobility. Symposium to be conducted at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA; 2008
- Choosing Your Partner Well: Helping Immigrants Enhance their Employability; Toh, S. M. & Gunz, H.; Paper presented at European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium “Beyond Waltz – Dances of Individuals and Organization,†Vienna, Austria; 2007
- Avoiding the Parent Trap: Dynamic Identities and Sub-Coalitions in International Joint Venture Top Management Groups; Toh, S. M. & Yu, T. Y.; Paper presented at the Academy of International Business, Beijing; 2006
- Emotion regulation and the adjustment of expatriates; Côté, S., Srinivas, E. S., & Toh, S. M.; In E. Richard & J. C. Wallace (chairs), New directions in emotional labor research. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX; 2006
Academic / Professional Service
| 2015-2017 | Chair - International Affairs; Society for I/O Psychology (SIOP) |
| 2013-2014 | Editorial Board Member, International Affairs Committee White Paper Series; Society for I/O Psychology (SIOP) |
| 2010-present | Editorial Board Member; Journal of World Business |
| 2011-Present | Principal Reviewer for the Journal of Applied Psychology |
| 2011 | Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Management |
| 2010 | Ad hoc reviewer for Academy of Management Journal |
| 2007-Present | Ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management |
| 2007-Present | Ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Human Resource Management |
| 2007-Present | Ad hoc reviewer for Applied Psychology: An International Review |
| 2007-Present | Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Organizational Behavior |
| 2007 | Chair of Interactive Paper Sessions; Academy of Management |
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
| European Group for Organizational Studies |
| Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists |
| Academy of Management |
| Association for Psychological Science |
Research and Teaching Interests
Research: Leadership, cross-cultural management, women leaders, intergroup helping, knowledge exchange, workplace abuse and the careers of new immigrants, and high performance human resource systems.
Teaching: International management, Cross-cultural OB, HRM, OB, and Organizational Theory & Design
Other Info
Email: soomin.toh@utoronto.ca
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