Jegoo Lee

Biography

Jegoo Lee an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business. Prior to this appointment, he held a tenured position at the Meehan School of Business at Stonehill College and served as an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business. His academic journey also includes visiting scholarships at several prestigious institutions, including the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Management, and the Wharton School’s Zicklin Center for Governance & Business Ethics.

As a scholar-in-action, Dr. Lee bridges rigorous academic research with impactful engagement in both academic and broader communities. His contributions to the Academy of Management’s Social Issues in Management (SIM) Division have earned multiple recognitions, and he is currently serving as its 2026 PDW Chair and 2027 Program Chair. Having successfully hosted the International Association for Business & Society’s (IABS) 2026 Conference, he now serves as its President-elect. Additionally, he is an active member of the State of Rhode Island’s Business Enterprise Succession Task Force.

When he is not writing or teaching, you can find him running long-distance, exploring new places, strategizing over board games, or analyzing soccer matches. As an engaged dad, he continues to learn from his wife and two young adult children every day.

Research

Lee’s research explores the intersection of business ethics, corporate social responsibility & sustainability, non-market strategy, strategic leadership, and social networks. His work uniquely blends moral perspectives with empirical analysis to address real-world challenges.

Education

Ph.D., Organization Studies, Boston College

Selected Publications

Lee, J. (2026). From Employee-Owners to Environmental Champions. MIT Sloan Management Review. Winter 2026 (Vol. 67, No. 2), 15-17.

Jun, K. & Lee, J. (2025). Authentic leadership and workplace deviance: a relationship-building approach combining follower hope and leader humor”. Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, (forthcoming).

Lee, J. (2025). CEO risk sensitivity and employee-related irresponsibility: A moderating role of managerial discretion. Corporate Ownership & Control, 22(3), 185–196.

Lee, J., Lee, J., Jun, K. & Kim, K. (2025). Exploring a multidimensional construct of employee experience and outcomes. Personnel Review, 54(7): 1847-1872.

Lee, J. (2025). Employee Benefit Programs and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Impacts of Flexibility- and Stability-Enhancing Programs. International Review
of Applied Economics, 39(4-5): 750-767.

Lee, J., Kruse, D. L., & Blasi, J. R. (2025). Shared Capitalism and Corporate Sustainability: Broad-Based Employee Share Ownership, CEO Ownership, and Corporate Environmental Performance. Business & Society, 64(1), 163-208.

Jun, K., Hu, Z., Lee, J. & Lee, J. (2024). Linking Authentic Leadership with Organizational Citizenship Behavior: Follower’s Hope and Collective Efficacy. Evidence-based HRM (forthcoming).

Jun, K., Lee, J. & Lee, J. (2024). Unraveling the Dynamics of Employee Retention in Asian Organizations: Exploring the Interplay of Organizational Identification, Affective Commitment, and Trust in Leadership. Asian Business & Management. 23: 484-510.

Kim, J.K., Moon, W.-K. & Lee, J. (2024). The Role of Corporate Social Advocacy Forms in Shaping Young Adults’ Responses. Corporate Communications: An International Journal. 29(5): 653-669.

Zhao, Y., & Lee, J. (2023). How Does Board Interlock Network Matter for Sustainability? A Social Learning Approach to Corporate Environmental Performance. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(8): 5889-5908. (Runner-up, IABS 2024 Best Published Paper Award.)

Kim, S. J., & Lee, J. (2021). A Percolation-like Process of Within-Organization Collective Corruption: A Computational Approach. Business & Society, 60(1): 161-195.

Waddock, S. & Lee, J. (2020). The Sustainability and Popularity Paradoxes of SIM Scholarship. In Wasieleski, D.M. and Weber, J. (eds.) Sustainability (Business and Society 360, Vol. 4), Emerald Publishing Limited, 215-236.