SURINDER KAHAI

Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems, School of Business Administration, The University of Michigan
MS, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Rutgers University, NJ
BTech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India

Most Significant Publications

Kahai, S. & Avolio, B. (in press). Leadership style, anonymity, and the discussion of an ethical issue in an electronic context. International Journal of e-Collaboration.

Kahai, S, Sosik, J, & Avolio, B. (2004). Effects of Participative and Directive Leadership in Electronic Groups. Groups & Organization Management , 29(1), 67-105.

Kahai, S. & Cooper, R. (2003). Exploring the core concepts of media richness theory: The impact of cue multiplicity and feedback immediacy on decision quality. Journal of Management Information Systems , 20(1), 263-299.

Kahai, S. S., Sosik, J. J., & Avolio, B. J. (2003). Effects of leadership style, anonymity, and rewards on creativity-relevant processes and outcomes in an electronic meeting system context. The Leadership Quarterly , 14(4-5), 499-524.

Avolio, B., & Kahai, S. (2003). Adding the “E” to E-leadership: How it May Impact Your Leadership. Organizational Dynamics , 31(4), 325-338.

Avolio, B., Kahai, S., & Dodge, G. (2000). E-leadership: Implications for theory, research, and practice. Leadership Quarterly , 11(4), 615-668.

Kahai, S. & Cooper, R. A. (1999). The effect of computer-mediated communication on agreement and acceptance. Journal of Management Information Systems , 16(1), 165-188.

Kahai, S., Avolio, B, & Sosik, J. (1998). Effects of source and participant anonymity and initial difference in opinions in an EMS context. Decision Sciences , 29(2), 427-460.

Sosik, J., Kahai, S., & Avolio, B. (1998). Transformational leadership and dimensions of creativity: Motivating idea generation in computer-mediated groups. Creativity Research Journal , 11(2), 111-121.

Kahai, S, Sosik, J., & Avolio, B. (1997). Effects of leadership style and problem structure on work group process and outcomes in an electronic meeting system environment. Personnel Psychology , 50, 121-146.

Sosik, J., Avolio, B., & Kahai, S. (1997). Effects of leadership style and anonymity on group potency and effectiveness in a GDSS environment. The Journal of Applied Psychology , 82(1), 89-103.

Kahai, S., & Avolio, B. (2004). E-leadership. Encyclopedia of Leadership. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group.

Avolio, B., & Kahai, S. (2003). Placing the “E” in E-leadership: Minor Tweak or Fundamental Change? In Murphy, S. & Riggio, E. (Eds.), The Future of Leadership Development , Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, Inc.

Berson, Y., Avolio, B., & Kahai, S. (2003). Level specification: using triangulation in a grounded theory approach to construct validation. In, F. J. Yammarino, & F. Dansereau (Eds.) Research in Multi-Level Issues (Vol. II). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science.

Avolio, B., Kahai, S., Dum Dum. R., & Sivasubramaniam, N. (2001). Virtual Teams: Implications for E-Leadership and Team Development. London, M. (Ed.), How People Evaluate Others in Organizations: Person Perception and Interpersonal Judgment in I/O Psychology, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Publishers, Inc.

Honors and Recognitions

• Avolio, B., Kahai, S. & Sosik, J. Collaborative Research: Examining E-leadership in Global Virtual Teams at UNISYS Through A Longitudinal Assessment of the Formation of Trust, Potency, Commitment and Performance. NSF Grant, January 2002.

• Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence, SUNY, 2002-2003.

• Professor of the Year, School of Management, SUNY-Binghamton, 2002-2003, 2001-2002, 1998-1999, 1992-1993.

• Dykstra Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Michigan, 1989.