Tyra Ping Shao

Dr. Shao is a Professor of Management and EMBA Program Faculty Director at California State University, Sacramento. She earned an MBA degree from the University of Sheffield in England, and a Ph.D. in Management degree from Drexel University. Her primary research interest lies in examining leadership processes in organizations. Her scholarly works appear in journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Relations, Journal of Business Ethics, Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and International Journal of Stress Management. Dr. Shao has taught various organizational behavior, leadership, and human resource management courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive levels. She has chaired MBA theses and supervised MBA and undergraduate students’ independent studies. She is a recipient of the University’s Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activities Award, and a number of Teaching Awards. Dr. Shao has created, facilitated, and instructed at a variety of management and executive level training and development seminars. Additionally, she has successfully delivered consulting projects for a variety of organizations.