David Zweig
Bio
David Zweig is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management and past Chair and Graduate Chair of the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He holds a cross-appointment to the Organizational Behaviour and HR Management area at Rotman. David’s current research focuses on exploring knowledge theft and knowledge hiding in organizations, investigating the antecedents and outcomes of organizational cynicism, and workplace privacy. He teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in Organizational Behavior, Leadership, and HR Recruitment and Selection.
Academic Positions
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2011-2020
Chair, Department of Management, UTSC, University of Toronto
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2018-2020
Graduate Chair, Department of Management, University of Toronto
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2006-Present
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
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2001-2006
Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior, University of Toronto
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1999-2001
Instructor, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo
Selected Publications - Papers
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We’re in this together: A dyadic approach to organizational cynicism, leader-member exchange, and performance
Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D
Human Relations.
Issue:in press
2021
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Knowledge Theft in Organizations
Zweig, D. & Damp, A.
Proceedings of the Eighty-First Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
2021
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The cynical subordinate: Exploring organizational cynicism, LMX, and loyalty
Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D.
Personnel Review
Issue:49, (8),
2020
Pages: 1731-1748
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Understanding and Mitigating Cynicism in the Workplace.
Scott, K.A., & Zweig, D.
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Issue:31, (2)
2016
Pages: 552-569
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Hidden Consequences: Anticipated and unanticipated reactions to knowledge hiding in organizations
Connelly, C., Zweig, D.
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
Issue:24, (3)
2015
Pages: 479-489
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Too Drained to Help: A Resource Depletion Perspective on Daily Interpersonal Citizenship Behaviors.
Trougakos, J.T., Hideg, I., Cheng, B., Beal, D., & Zweig, D.
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:100
2015
Pages: 227-236
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I’m busy (and competitive)! Antecedents of knowledge sharing under pressure.
Connelly, C., Ford, D.P., Turel, O., Gallupe, B., & Zweig, D.
Knowledge Management Research and Practice
Issue:12
2014
Pages: 74-85
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Knowledge hiding in organizations.
Connelly, C., Zweig, D., Webster, J., & Trougakos, J.
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Issue:33
2012
Pages: 64-88
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Do Promises Matter? The Role of Promises in Psychological Contract Breach
Montes, S., Zweig, D.
Journal of Applied Psychology
Issue:94 (5)
2009
Pages: 1243-1260
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When unfairness matters most: Supervisory violations of electronic monitoring practices.
D. Zweig & K. Scott
Human Resources Management Journal
Issue:17 (3)
2007
Pages: 227-247
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Organizational socialization tactics and newcomer proactive behavior: An integrative study.
Gruman, J., Saks, A. & Zweig, D.
Journal of Vocational Behavior
Issue:69
2006
Pages: 90-104
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Developing a Nomological Network for Interview Structure: Antecedents and Consequences of the Structured Selection Interview
Chapman, D., & Zweig, D
Personnel Psychology
2005
Pages: pp. 673-702
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What are we measuring? An examination of the relationships between goal orientation, the big-five personality traits and performance intentions
Zweig, D., & Webster, J.
Personality and Individual Differences
Issue:36, (7)
2004
Pages: pp. 1693-1708
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Where is the line between benign and invasive? An examination of psychological barriers to the acceptance of awareness monitoring systems
Zweig, D., & Webster, J.
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Issue:23
2002
Pages: pp. 605-633
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Beyond Knowledge Sharing: Withholding Knowledge at Work.
Webster, J., Brown, G., Zweig, D., Connelly, C., Brodt, S., & Simkin, S.
Emerald, JAI Press
Issue:27
2008
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Making the decision to monitor in the workplace: Cybernetic models and the illusion of control.
Zweig, D. & Webster, J, & Scott, K.
Oxford University Press
2008
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Beyond Privacy and Fairness Concerns: Examining Psychological Boundary Violations as a Consequence of Electronic Performance Monitoring.
Zweig, D.
Idea Group
Issue:In J. Weckert (Ed.). Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace: Controversies and Solutions.
2005
Recent Presentations
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How Individuals Respond to Knowledge Theft in Organizations.
Damp, A. & Zweig, D.
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Conference,
2022
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When and How Knowledge Theft Impedes Career Success: Personal Accounts from Those Who Have Experienced Knowledge Theft in the Workplace.
Damp. A.* & Zweig, D.
Symposium paper presented at the 81st Annual Conference of the Academy of Management
2021
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Knowledge Theft in Organizations
Zweig, D. & Damp, A.
81st Annual Conference of the Academy of Management
2021
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Loyalty, Cynicism and Leader Member-Exchange.
Scott, K.A. & Zweig, D
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Conference
2019
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Exploring Knowledge Theft at Work.
Zweig, D., & Damp, A.
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Conference
2019
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The Dark-Side of Psychological Ownership: When Pro-Organization Becomes Pro-Self.
Ghosh, K., Zweig, D., & Sheldon, O.
Annual Conference of the Academy of Management
2019
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Deviance Begets Deviance. Knowledge hiding and abusive supervision over time.
Zweig, D. & Scott, K.A.
Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
2017
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Do Promises Matter to the Psychological Contract? Only to your most difficult employees.
Montes, S., & Zweig, D.
Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
2014
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Social construals of knowledge hiding in organizations: Perceived consequences of others’ and own knowledge hiding.
Connelly, C., & Zweig, D.
Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
2012
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Too Drained to Help: A Resource Depletion Perspective on Daily Interpersonal Citizenship Behaviors.
Trougakos, J.T., Hideg, I., Cheng, B., & Zweig, D.
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
2012
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Do Promises Matter? The Role of Promises in Psychological Contract Breach.
Montes, S., & Zweig, D.
Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Issue:April
2009
Research and Teaching Interests
My teaching interests lie in Organizational Behavior, Recruitment and Selection, and Leadership.
My research examines organizational monitoring practices, knowledge hiding in organizations, the use of structured interviews in selection, organizational cynicism, and knowledge theft.
Honors and Awards
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2021
Best Paper Award - Knowledge Theft in Organizations, Annual Conference of the Academy of Management
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2021
Wynne and Beryl Plumptre Research Award, Department of Management, University of Toronto Scarborough
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2013
Best Paper Award - Knowledge Hiding in Organizations, Journal of Organizational Behavior
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2008
SSHRC Insight Grant - Co-PI, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
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2000
Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Waterloo
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2018-2022
SSHRC Insight Grant - PI, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
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2007-2010
SSHRC Insight Grant - PI, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
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2003
SSHRC Insight Grant - PI, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Academic / Professional Service
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2018-2020
Graduate Chair - Department of Management, University of Toronto Scarborough
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2011-2020
Chair - Department of Management, University of Toronto Scarborough