Brian J. Hoffman, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor
  • Industrial-Organizational Psychology Program
  • Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2007

Dr. Hoffman's Vita

Research Interests

My primary research interest revolves around the person-perception domain and its application to the assessment of human performance. Specifically, I am interested in perceptual issues surrounding rating-based measures of visionary leadership, managerial skills (e.g., assessment centers and 360 Feedback), and altruism at work. Secondary interests include the assessment of narcissism and the impact of narcissism on leader integrity and effectiveness.

Selected Publications

Hoffman, B.J., Gorman, A., Atchley, E.K., Blair, C., Meriac, J., & Overstreet, B.  (in press). Evidence for the effectiveness of an alternate multi-source feedback   measurement methodology.  Personnel Psychology.

Lyons, B., Hoffman, B.J., Michel, J., & Williams, K. (2011). Are all work samples created equal? Investigating the predictive efficacy of high and low fidelity samples of performance in the National Football League. Human Performance, 24, 158-172.

Campbell, W.K., Hoffman, B.J., Campbell, S., & Marchiso, G. (2011). Narcissism in organizations. Human Resource Management Review: Special Issue: The role of personality in human resource management, 21, 268-284.

Hoffman, B.J., Bynum, B., & Piccolo, R, & Williams, A.  (2011). Person-organization fit: How transformational leaders influence group effectiveness. Academy of Management Journal, 54, 779-796

Hoffman, B.J. Melchers, K. Blair, C.A., Kleinmann, M., & Ladd, R.T.  (2011). Exercises and dimensions are the currency of assessment centers. Personnel Psychology, 64, 351-395.

Hoffman, B.J., Woehr, D.J., Maldegan, R., & Lyons, B.  (2011). Great man or great myth? A meta-analysis of the relationship between individual differences and leader effectiveness. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 84 , 347-381.

Hoffman, B.J., Lance, C., Bynum, B., & Gentry, B (2010). Rater source effects are alive and well after all. Personnel Psychology, 63, 119-151.

Hoffman, B.J. & Woehr, D.J, (2009).  Disentangling the meaning of multisource feedback: An examination of the nomological network surrounding source and dimension factors.Personnel Psychology, 62, 735-765.

Lyons, B., Hoffman, B.J., & Michel, J. (2009). Not much more than g? An investigation of the impact of intelligence on NFL performance. Human Performance, 22, 225-245.

Brunell, A., Campbell, K, Gentry, B, Hoffman, B, & Khunert, K (2008).  Emergent leadership: The case of narcissism.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1663-1676.

Meriac, J.P., Hoffman, B.J., Woehr, D.J., & Fleischer, M. (2008). Further evidence for the validity of assessment center dimensions: A meta-Analysis of the incremental criterion-related validity of assessment center ratings. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 1042-1052.

Hoffman, B.J., Blair, C., Meriac, J., & Woehr, D.J. (2007).  Expanding the criterion domain? A meta-analysis of the OCB literature. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 555-566.

Courses Regularaly Taught

  • Psychological Testing
  • Work Performance
  • Work Attitudes
  • Organizational Leadership