MWO230

Vernon Smith Fellow, Assistant Professor

Mikhail A. Wolfson is an Assistant Professor and Vernon Smith Fellow in Management at the University of Kentucky. He earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut. His research interests include team composition, informal learning, human capital resources, network analysis, and unobtrusive measurement. Primarily his research focuses on advancing configurable approaches of team composition that account for individuals’ characteristics and interrelations among team members. He has conducted research in the contexts of surgical teams, ICU teams, professional cycling, the U.S. Army, and student teams. His work has recently been featured in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and American Psychologist.

Selected Publications

M. A. Wolfson, L. D'Innocenzo, and S. T. Bell. Dynamic Team Composition: A Theoretical Framework Exploring Potential and Kinetic Dynamism in Team Capabilities. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2022

S. I. Tannenbaum and M. A. A Wolfson. Informal (Field-Based) Learning. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 2022

J. E. Mathieu, M. A. Wolfson, S. Park, M. M. Luciano, W. L. Bedwell-Torres, P. S. Ramsay, E. A. Klock, and S. I. Tannenbaum. Indexing dynamic collective constructs using computer-aided text analysis: Construct validity evidence and illustrations featuring team processes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2022

M. Wolfson and J. E. Mathieu. Deploying human capital resources: Accentuating effects of situational alignment and social capital resources. Academy of Management Journal, 2021

X. Zhu, M. Wolfson, D. K. Dalal, and J. E. Mathieu. Team Decision Making: The Dynamic Effects of Team Decision Style Composition and Performance via Decision Strategy. Journal of Management, 2021

M. Wolfson, J. E. Mathieu, S. I. Tannenbaum, and M. T. Maynard. Informal Field-Based Learning and Work Design. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2019

M. Wolfson and J. E. Mathieu. Sprinting to the finish: Toward a theory of human capital resource complementarity. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2018

J. E. Mathieu, M. Wolfson, and S. Park. The evolution of work team research since Hawthorne. American Psychologist, 2018

M. Wolfson, S. I. Tannenbaum, J. E. Mathieu, and M. T. Maynard. A cross-level investigation of informal field-based learning and performance improvements. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2018

Faculty Profile

Mikhail Wolfson Ph.D.

Vernon Smith Fellow, Assistant Professor

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Selected Publications