Shamala Kumar

681 total citations
20 papers, 511 citations indexed

About

Shamala Kumar is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shamala Kumar has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 511 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Social Psychology, 6 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Shamala Kumar's work include Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (6 papers), Emotional Intelligence and Performance (4 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (4 papers). Shamala Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (6 papers), Emotional Intelligence and Performance (4 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (4 papers). Shamala Kumar collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, United States and Australia. Shamala Kumar's co-authors include Carolyn M. Jagacinski, Matthew Hesson-McInnis, David Trafimow, Glenn D. Reeder, Steven A. Miller, Holly Lam, Melissa G. Keith and Piyanjali de Zoysa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Educational Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Shamala Kumar

19 papers receiving 475 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shamala Kumar Sri Lanka 8 262 183 164 145 104 20 511
Erin M. O’Mara United States 11 432 1.6× 301 1.6× 169 1.0× 103 0.7× 98 0.9× 19 634
Erica A. Giammarco Canada 10 383 1.5× 186 1.0× 431 2.6× 118 0.8× 74 0.7× 14 723
Ute C. Bayer Germany 9 208 0.8× 187 1.0× 93 0.6× 148 1.0× 143 1.4× 13 610
Sarah Ward United States 12 323 1.2× 141 0.8× 99 0.6× 102 0.7× 97 0.9× 22 573
Helen C. Boucher United States 12 516 2.0× 355 1.9× 156 1.0× 132 0.9× 73 0.7× 18 754
Anne Geyer United States 7 267 1.0× 238 1.3× 109 0.7× 55 0.4× 112 1.1× 8 542
Anthony D. Hermann United States 13 260 1.0× 213 1.2× 185 1.1× 122 0.8× 58 0.6× 27 578
Wiesław Baryła Poland 9 278 1.1× 325 1.8× 61 0.4× 92 0.6× 154 1.5× 23 512
Jennifer K. Vrabel United States 14 250 1.0× 150 0.8× 327 2.0× 140 1.0× 37 0.4× 21 548
Heidi L. Eyre United States 8 416 1.6× 223 1.2× 178 1.1× 50 0.3× 143 1.4× 10 603

Countries citing papers authored by Shamala Kumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shamala Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shamala Kumar

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All Works

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Kumar, Shamala, et al.. (2022). Conversations in a Time of Crisis: Kuppi Talk in the Sri Lankan University Space. Anthropology of Work Review. 43(2). 117–127. 2 indexed citations
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Kumar, Shamala, et al.. (2021). It’s my luck: impostor fears, the context, gender and achievement-related traits. Personnel Review. 51(9). 2222–2238. 4 indexed citations
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Zoysa, Piyanjali de, et al.. (2021). Being yourself: An assessment of authenticity in undergraduates of a University in Sri Lanka. 12(2). 138–153. 1 indexed citations
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Zoysa, Piyanjali de, et al.. (2021). An Assessment of Envy in Undergraduates of a State University in Sri Lanka. Psychological Studies. 66(2). 191–199. 3 indexed citations
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Jagacinski, Carolyn M., Shamala Kumar, & Melissa G. Keith. (2019). Expanding the Nomological Network of Work Avoidance: Antecedents and Consequences Across Contexts. The Journal of Experimental Education. 88(2). 221–244. 15 indexed citations
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Kumar, Shamala, et al.. (2019). Working to help or helping to work? Work-overload and allocentrism as predictors of organizational citizenship behaviours. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 32(13). 2807–2828. 18 indexed citations
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Kumar, Shamala, et al.. (2015). Intention to pursue overseas jobs among university students and graduates: a case study from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 26(1). 94–94. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Shamala, et al.. (2014). Succeeding at Sales by Avoiding Failure: Social Achievement Goals in a Collectivist Cultural Context. 1(2). 135–151. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Shamala & Carolyn M. Jagacinski. (2011). Confronting task difficulty in ego involvement: Change in performance goals.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 103(3). 664–682. 41 indexed citations
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Jagacinski, Carolyn M., et al.. (2010). Changes in achievement goals and competence perceptions across the college semester. Motivation and Emotion. 34(2). 191–204. 33 indexed citations
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Jagacinski, Carolyn M., et al.. (2008). Challenge seeking: The relationship of achievement goals to choice of task difficulty level in ego-involving and neutral conditions. Motivation and Emotion. 32(4). 310–322. 21 indexed citations
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Kumar, Shamala. (2005). When performance goals become dysfunctional: An investigation of the effects of difficulty on performance goals. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Shamala & Carolyn M. Jagacinski. (2005). Imposters have goals too: The imposter phenomenon and its relationship to achievement goal theory. Personality and Individual Differences. 40(1). 147–157. 138 indexed citations
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Reeder, Glenn D., Shamala Kumar, Matthew Hesson-McInnis, & David Trafimow. (2002). Inferences about the morality of an aggressor: The role of perceived motive.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 83(4). 789–803. 98 indexed citations
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Reeder, Glenn D., Shamala Kumar, Matthew Hesson-McInnis, & David Trafimow. (2002). Inferences about the morality of an aggressor: The role of perceived motive.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 83(4). 789–803. 115 indexed citations

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