Welcome to Seongdeok Oh’s homepage.
I am a doctoral candidate in Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Dallas.
My research interests encompass public management, organizational theory and behavior, and human resources management, with a particular emphasis on public sector innovation, leadership, organizational culture, and performance in public organizations. Specifically, my research agenda involves two main areas. The first focuses on understanding how public employees’ innovative work behavior shapes the generation, implementation, and realization of new ideas within their work environments. The second centers on how public leaders, managers, and employees collectively address both internal and external workplace challenges to cultivate more resilient, transformative, and inclusive public organizations that effectively serve diverse democratic communities.
I am working with Dr. Meghna Sabharwal on my dissertation, “Navigating the Innovation Landscape: Leadership, Culture, and Engagement in Fostering Innovative Work Behavior for Organizational Success.” I also recently published an article in Public Personnel Management titled “Fostering Innovation at Work: The Synergy of Transformational Leadership, Job Autonomy, and Innovative Organizational Culture for Driving Innovative Work Behavior.”
I has been recognized with several awards from academic associations, including the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Public Management Research Association (PMRA), and Conference of Minority Public Administration (COMPA).
I hold MS in Social Data Analytics and Research from the University of Texas at Dallas. I also earn MA in Public Policy and BA in Public Administration and Journalism from Korea University in South Korea.
Research & Teaching Interests:
Public Management and Leadership, Public Sector Innovation
Organizational Theory and Behavior, Human Resource Management
Performance Management, Research Design and Quantitative Methods