Research Articles

Here are links to some of my research articles on intuition and hubris that have been published in recent years (please contact me if you'd like a copy and go to my CV on the Home page if you'd like to see a full list of all my academic publications):

Akstinaite V. and Sadler-Smith, E. (2022)
Did destructive leader behaviours help create the conditions for the spread of Covid-19, and what are the early warning signs? Leadership, 19(1): 7-26

Sadler‐Smith, E. and Akstinaite, V. (2021)
Identification of linguistic markers of insight and intuition using computer‐assisted text analysis. The Journal of Creative Behaviour, 56(2): 296-303

Sadler‐Smith, E. Akstinaite, V., and Akinci, C. (2021)
Identifying the linguistic markers of intuition in human resource (HR) practice. Human Resource Management Journal, 32(3): 584-602

Sadler-Smith, E. and Akstinaite, V. (2021)
Human hubris, anthropogenic climate change, and an environmental ethic of humility. Organization & Environment 35(3): 446-467

Sadler-Smith, E. and Héliot, Y. G. (2021)
Searching for spiritual intuition in management. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 18(4): 332-354

Akstinaite, V., Garrard, P. and Sadler-Smith, E. (2021)
Identifying linguistic markers of CEO hubris: a machine learning approach. British Journal of Management 33(3): 1163-1178

Sadler-Smith, E. and Cojuharenco, I. (2021).
Business schools and hubris: Cause or cure? Academy of Management Learning and Development 20(2): 270-289

Asad, S. and Sadler-Smith E. (2020)
Differentiating leader hubris and narcissism on the basis of power. Leadership, 16(1): 39-61

Akinci, C. and Sadler-Smith E. (2019)
‘If something doesn’t look right, go find out why’: how intuitive decision making is accomplished in police first-response. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 29(1): 78-92.

Akstinaite, V., Robinson, G. and Sadler-Smith, E. (2019)
Linguistic markers of CEO hubris. Journal of Business Ethics, 167: 687-705

Keller, J. W. and Sadler-Smith, E. (2019)
Paradoxes and dual-process theories: A review and synthesis. International Journal of Management Reviews, 21(2): 162-184

Sadler-Smith E, Robinson G, Akstinaite V and Wray TCD. (2018)
Hubristic leadership: Understanding the hazard and mitigating the risk. Organizational Dynamics 48 (2): 8-18.

Hodgkinson, G.P. and Sadler-Smith, E. (2018).
The dynamics of managerial intuition. Academy of Management Perspectives, 32(4): 473-492

Akinci, C. & Sadler-Smith, E. (2018).
Collective intuition: Implications for improved decision making and organisational learning. British Journal of Management, 30(3): 558-577

Sadler-Smith, E., Akstinaite, V., Robinson, G., & Wray, TCD. (2017)
Hubristic leadership: A review. Leadership, 13(5): 525-548

Sadler-Smith, E. (2016)
‘What happens when you intuit?’ Understanding human resource practitioners’ subjective experience of intuition through a novel linguistic method. Human Relations 69(5): 1069-1093

Sadler-Smith, E. (2015)
Wallas’ four-stage model of the creative process: More than meets the eye? Creativity Research Journal 27(4): 342-352

Kalou, Z. & Sadler-Smith, E. (2015)
Using ethnography of communication in organizational research. Organizational Research Methods, 18(4): 629-655

Sadler-Smith, E. (2015)
The role of intuition in entrepreneurship and business venturing decisions. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 25(2): 212-225

Sadler-Smith, E. & Burke-Smalley, L.A. (2015)
How much do we really understand about how managers make important decisions? Organizational Dynamics, 44(1): 9-16

Claxton, G., Owen, D., & Sadler-Smith, E. (2015)
Hubris in leadership: A peril of unbridled intuition? Leadership, 11(1): 57-78

Miles, A., & Sadler-Smith, E. (2014)
“With recruitment I always feel I need to listen to my gut”: The role of intuition in employee selection. Personnel Review, 43(4): 606-627

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