Soo Min Toh
Bio
Soo Min Toh is an 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 employee wellbeing, knowledge transfer between groups, expatriate management and the workplace experiences of 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 and the Journal of International Business Studies, and was Professorial Fellow at the University of Edinburgh Business School.
Other Info
Email: soomin.toh@utoronto.ca
Academic Positions
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2022-
Professor of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management, Rotman School of Management
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2017-2022
Director, Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto
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2019-2023
Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School
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2014
Visiting Professor, University of Goettingen
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2013-2016
Associate Chair, Department of Management, UTM,
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2011-present
Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Toronto
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2003-2011
Asst Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Toronto
Selected Publications - Papers
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Cultural responses to victimization in the workplace
Toh, S. M., & Gunz, H. P.
(Working Paper)
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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)
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Kim, Y. J., Toh, S. M., & Baik, S. Y.
Journal of Management
2022
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Yamao, S., Yoshikawa, T., Choi, D. J., & Toh, S. M.
Journal of International Management
2021
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Szkudlarek, B., Nardon, L. & Toh, S. M.
Human Resource Management Journal
2021
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Wang, C-H. & Toh, S. M.
International Journal of Human Resource Management
2021
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He, J., Kang, S., Tse, K., & Toh, S. M.
Journal of Vocational Behavior
Issue:115
2020
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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
Issue:62(3)
2019
Pages: 944-969
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Group cultural values and political skills: A situationist perspective on interpersonal citizenship behaviors
Mahajan, A. & Toh, S. M.
Journal of International Business Studies
2016
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Leonardelli, G. J. & Toh, S.M.
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Issue:9
2015
Pages: 69-87
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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
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Toh, S. M., & Leonardelli, G. J
Organizational Dynamics, Special Issue on Global Leadership
Issue:42(3)
2013
Pages: 191-197
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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
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Toh, S. M., & Srinivas, E. S.
Journal of World Business
Issue:47(4)
2012
Pages: 696-705
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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
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Leonardelli, G. J. & Toh, S. M.
Psychological Science
Issue:22(1)
2011
Pages: 110-117
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Toh, S. M., Morgeson, F. P., & Campion, M.
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:93(4)
2008
Pages: 864-882
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Toh, S. M. & DeNisi, A. S.
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Issue:28(3)
2007
Pages: 281-301
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Varma, A., Toh, S. M., & Budhwar, P.
Journal of World Business
Issue:41(2)
2006
Pages: 112-120
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Varma, A., Toh, S. M., Pichler, S.
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Issue:21(3)
2006
Pages: 200-210
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Toh, S. M. & DeNisi, A. S.
Academy of Management Executive
Issue:19(1)
2005
Pages: 132-146
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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
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Toh, S. M., & DeNisi, A. S.
Academy of Management Review
Issue:28
2003
Pages: 606-621
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Policy issues in careers: The case of internal migration in China
Schmitz, M. & Toh, S. M.
Routledge Companion to Career Studies. New York, London: Routledge.
2019
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With DeNisi, A. S., & Leonardelli, G.
In C. Wanberg (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Socialization. New York: Oxford University Press.
2011
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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
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A Model of Subsidiary Manager Communication with HQ
Sarabi, A., & Toh, S. M.
European Academy of Management
2016
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Social Categorization Improves Intergroup Helping: A Behavioral Field Experiment
Leonardelli, G. & Toh, S. M.
Academy of Management
2016
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The White Leader Prototype in China?
Hu, J., Leonardelli, G., & Toh, S. M.
Academy of Management
2016
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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
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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
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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
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Perceiving expatriates as foreign and fair treatment encourages information sharing
Toh, S. M. & Leonardelli, G.
Academy of International Business (AIB), Nagoya, Japan
2011
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Research and Teaching Interests
Research: Wellbeing, leadership, cross-cultural management, gender and diversity, intergroup helping, knowledge exchange, workplace abuse and the careers of new immigrants, and high performance human resource systems.
Teaching: International management, Research Paper, Cross-cultural OB, HRM, OB, and Organizational Theory & Design
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
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European Group for Organizational Studies
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Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists
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Academy of Management
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Association for Psychological Science
Academic / Professional Service
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2019-2023
Editorial Board Member, Journal of International Business Studies
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2015-2017
Chair - International Affairs, Society for I/O Psychology (SIOP)
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2013-2014
Editorial Board Member, International Affairs Committee White Paper Series, Society for I/O Psychology (SIOP)
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2010-present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of World Business
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2011-Present
Principal Reviewer for the Journal of Applied Psychology,
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2011
Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Management,
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2010
Ad hoc reviewer for Academy of Management Journal,
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2007-Present
Ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management ,
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2007-Present
Ad hoc reviewer for International Journal of Human Resource Management ,
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2007-Present
Ad hoc reviewer for Applied Psychology: An International Review ,
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2007-Present
Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Organizational Behavior ,
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2007
Chair of Interactive Paper Sessions, Academy of Management