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Dr. Maggie Wan

  • Associate Professor - Department of Management
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Biography and education

Dr. Maggie Wan is an Associate Professor of Management and the Scott Emerson Family Professor in Business at McCoy College of Business Administration. Her research focuses on work-family issues, positive organizational psychology, and cross-cultural human resource management. Her work has been published in various academic journals, including the Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and Human Resource Management Journal. Dr. Wan serves the role of assistant director for SCALEUP, a university-wide program that helps the growth of small businesses. She also currently serves as the Associate Editor for the Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Daspit, Joshua J. (Principal), Wan, Min (Co-Principal), Anderson, Sidney Thomas (Co-Principal), Konopaske, Arthur R (Co-Principal), Lopez, Omar S (Co-Principal). Understanding and addressing the lagging growth of Hispanic-owned businesses, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $406682. (Submitted: February 23, 2022, Funded: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Wan, Min. McCoy College Dean's Summer Research Stipend, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: 2023). Grant.
  • Wan, Maggie. McCoy Faculty Development grant, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $2993. (Funded: 2022 - 2023). Grant.
  • Wan, Maggie. McCoy Research Grant, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $5000. (Funded: 2022 - 2023). Grant.
  • Wan, Maggie. McCoy Faculty Development grant, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $2400. (Funded: 2020 - 2021). Grant.
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  • Miller, B. K., Wan, M. (Maggie), Carlson, D. S., Kacmar, K. M., & Thompson, M. J. (2022). Antecedents and outcomes of work-family conflict:  A mega-meta analysis. PLOS ONE, 17(2), e0263631.  https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263631.
  • Wan, M., Carlson, D. S., Perry, S. J., Thompson, M. J., Zhang, Y., & Kacmar, K. M. (2025). Adapting boundary preferences to match reality of hybrid work: A latent change score analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, (ABDC: A*, CABS: 4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104089.
  • Wan, M., Carlson, D. S., Kacmar, K. M., Perry, S. J., & Thompson, M. J. (2024). Love on the rocks: Unraveling effects of remote employees’ work-family conflict on couples’ divorce intentions. Applied Psychology, 73(4), 1808-1832 (ABDC: A, CABS: 3). https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12527.
  • Carlson, D. S., Quade, M. J., Wan, M., & Kacmar, K. M. (n.d.). The bittersweet nature of adult family caregiving on workplace behaviors and attitudes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, (ABDC: A*, CABS: 4).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2024.104029.
  • Carlson, D. S., Perry, S. J., Kacmar, K. M., Wan, M., & Thompson, M. J. (2024). When Work and Family Collide: ‘Resource Caravans’ of Personal and Contextual Resources in Remote Work. New Technology, Work and Employment, 39(1), 19-38. (ABDC: A, CABS: 3). https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12274.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Scott Emerson Family Professor in Business, McCoy College of Business Administration. January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2026
  • Award / Honor Nominee: 2023 Rosabeth Moss Kanter International Award for Research Excellence in Work and Family (One of 11 nominees from over 2,500 articles published in 2022), Center for Families at Purdue University, Boston College Center for Work and Family and Workforce Roundtable, and Work and Family Researchers Network. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Gary V. Woods Research Award, McCoy College of Business Administration. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association. 2020
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  1. Other

    Journal of Vocational Behavior

  2. Reviewer / Referee

    Personnel Review

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Work & Stress

  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Human Resource Management Journal

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Vocational Behavior

  6. Editorial Review Board Member

    Journal of Vocational Behavior

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