Teaching
- Organisational Behavior and Social Psychology
- Human Resource Management
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Business Management, University of Valencia, Spain (2010 – 2014).
- Pedagogical Aptitude Certificate, Alfonso X el Sabio University, Spain (2008 – 2009).
- MSc in Business Administration, University of Valencia, Spain (2007 – 2009).
- BSc Labour Science, University of Valencia, Spain (2003 – 2006)
- BSc Labour Relations and Human Resources, University of Valencia, Spain (1998 – 2002)
Research Interests
- Team processes and dynamics
- Social networks
Work Experience
Academic
- Associate Professor, Management and Organisation Academic Area, Rennes School of Business (2022 – Present)
- Assistant Professor, Management and Organisation Academic Area, Rennes School of Business (2015 – 2022)
- Assistant Professor, University of Valencia, Spain (2013 – 2014)
- Fellow Researcher, Instituto de Empresa Business School, Spain (2008 – 2012)
- Teaching Assistant, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany (2006)
Non Academic
- Technical Statistics Analyst in HR, Servicio Valenciano de Empleo y Formación, Spain (2007 – 2008)
- Independent Consultant, Martec Group, Germany (2005)
Awards
- Teaching Excellence Award (Rennes School of Business, 2022).
- Research Award for the Best Academic Paper (Rennes School of Business, 2022).
- Outstanding Award for Doctoral Thesis (University of Valencia, 2017).
- Best Competitive Paper Award (Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 2013)
- Pre-doctoral research fellow at Instituto de Empresa Business School (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, 2008).
Intellectual contributions
Refereed Articles – Basic or Discovery Scholarship
- Anabel Fernández-Mesa, Ronald Clarke, Ana García-Granero, Justo Herrera, Justin J.P. Jansen, 2023, Knowledge network structure and middle management involvement as determinants of TMT members’ ambidexterity: A multilevel analysis., Long Range Planning, Volume 56, Issue 3, 2023, 102318
- Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Kilduff, M., 2022, One tie to capture advice and friendship: Leader multiplex centrality effects on team performance change., Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(6), 968–986. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000979
- Michelotti, M., McColl, R., Puncheva,P., Clarke, R., 2021, McNamara, T., The effects of medium and sequence on personality trait assessments in face-to-face and videoconference selection interviews: Implications for HR analytics., Human Resource Management Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12425
- Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R, 2014, Creative Benefits from Well-Connected Leaders: Leader Social Network Ties as Facilitators of Employee Radical Creativity., Journal of Applied Psychology, 99(5), 966-975.
Refereed proceedings – Discipline-Based Scholarship
- Fernandez, A., Clarke, R., Jansen, J. Justo, H., 2021, TMT Network as a Determinant of Managers’ Ambidexterity: The Moderating Role of Middle Management., EURAM, Toronto, Canada, 17-18 June 2021
- Fernandez-Mesa, A., Garcia-Granero, A., Clarke, R., Jansen, J., and Herrera-Gomez, J., 2020, A NETWORK AND MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF TOP MANAGERS, EURAM, Dublin, Ireland, December 2020
- Camps-Torres, J., Clarke, R., Oltra-Comorera, V., & Buenaventura-Vera, G., 2017, Triggering Employee Innovative Behavior through Team Leader Psychological Capital, Academy of Management Proceedings
- Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Kilduff, M., 2015, The Value of Leader Multiplex Ties for Team Effectiveness, Academy of Management Proceedings
- Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R., 2014, Strong Ties and Team Interdependence: A Social Network Approach to Dyadic Team Effectiveness , Academy of Management Proceedings
- Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R., 2013, Maneuvering the Upper Echelon for Employee Creativity: The Role of Team Leaders’ Social Network Ties, Academy of Management Proceedings
Presentations of Refereed Papers
International
- Barghouti, Z., Clarke, R., Chiva, R., & Guinot, J. Exploring the impact of self-management on well-being: the moderating role of team learning capability. XXXIII Hispano-Portuguese Conference on Scientific Management, Ceuta, Spain, January 2024
- Barghouti, Z., Clarke, R., Chiva, R., & Guinot, J. The effects of self-management teams: mitigating burnout and nurturing peace of mind. European Academy of Management (EURAM 24), Bath, UK, 25-28 June 2024
- Barghouti, Zina, Ronald Clarke, Ricardo Chiva and Jacob Guinot., 2023, Uncovering the effects of self-management team on well-being: The moderating role of team learning capability., British Academy of Management 2023 annual conference, Sussex, United Kingdom, 5-6 September 2023
- Richter, Andreas, Ronald Clarke, and Martin Kilduff., 2023, Networks and Diversity in the New Era of Organizational Teams., Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, USA, 4-8 August 2023
- Fernandez-Mesa, A., Clarke, R., Garcia-Granero, A., Jansen, J. & Justo-Gomez, H., 2021, TMT Network as a Determinant of Managers’ Ambidexterity: The Moderating Role of Middle Management., EURAM, Toronto, Canada, 17/18 June 2021
- Fernandez-Mesa, A., Clarke, R., Garcia-Granero, A., Jansen, J., & Herrera-Gomez, J., 2020, A network and multilevel analysis of top managers, EURAM, Dublin, Ireland, December 2020
- Eunsoo, L., Richter, A. W., Venkataramani, V, & Clarke, R., 2019, Idea Championing, For Whom and How? The Interactive Effects of Leader Characteristics and Idea Championing on Employee Idea Implementation, Association for Psychological Science (APS), Washington, United States of America, June 2019
- Camps-Torres, J., Clarke, R, Oltra-Comorera, V., & Buenaventura-Vera, G., 2018, The role of team leader psychological capital, organizational learning capability and team member exchange in fostering employee innovative behavior: A multilevel analysis, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 2018
- Camps-Torres, J., Clarke, R, Oltra-Comorera, V., & Buenaventura-Vera, G., 2017, Triggering Employee Innovative Behavior through Team Leader Psychological Capital, AOM Annual Meeting 2017, Atlanta, United States of America, August 2017
- Camps-Torres, J., Clarke, R, Oltra-Comorera, V., & Buenaventura-Vera, G., 2016, Triggering Innovation Through Psychological Capital: A Multilevel Analysis., EURAM, Paris, France.
- Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Kilduff, M., 2016, Can Leader Multiplex Ties Call the Difference For Team Effectiveness?, INGRoup conference, Helsinki, Finland
- Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Kilduff, M., 2015, The Value of Leader Multiplex Ties for Team Effectiveness., Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
- Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R., 2014, A social network perspective on effective organizational intergroup relations., Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Hawaii, United States of America.
- Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., Kilduff, M., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R., 2014, Strong Ties and Team Interdependence: A Social Network Approach to Dyadic Team Effectiveness., Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, United States of America.
- Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R., 2013, Maneuvering the Upper Echelon for Employee Creativity: The Role of Team Leaders’ Social Network Ties, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Florida, United States of America.
- Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R., 2012, Predicting Effective Intergroup Relations: A Social Network Perspective. I, International Conference on Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities, Valencia, Spain.
- Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R., 2012, Leader connections may call the difference: The role of leader network ties on employee creativity, 5th Intra-Organizational Networks Conference, Lexington, United States of America.
National
- Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R., 2014, Intra and Interteam Relations: A Social Network Approach to Dyadic Team Effectiveness, ACEDE Spain, Castellon, Spain.
- Fernandez-Mesa, A., Clarke, R., & Villanueva-Felez, A., 2013, Training ambidextrous managers through their relationships in management lessons., ACEDE Spain, Malaga, Spain.
- Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., Kilduff, M., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R., 2013, Las relaciones intergrupales efectivas: La fuerza de los vínculos fuertes y la interdependencia de sus recursos., Congreso Estatal de Centros Universitarios de Relaciones Laborales y Ciencias del Trabajo, Valencia, Spain.
- Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., Kilduff, M., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R., 2013, Predicting Effective Intergroup Relations: The Strength of Strong Ties for Resource-Interdependent Teams., ACEDE Spain, Malaga, Spain
- Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R., 2013, Managing the Social Influence Process: the Role of Leaders’ Social Network Ties for Employee Creativity, ACEDE Spain, Malaga, Spain.
Refereed Articles - Basic or Discovery Scholarship
- One tie to capture advice and friendship: Leader multiplex centrality effects on team performance change.
Authors: Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Kilduff, M. Published in:Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(6), 968–986. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000979
Date: 2022
- The effects of medium and sequence on personality trait assessments in face-to-face and videoconference selection interviews: Implications for HR analytics.
Authors: Michelotti, M., McColl, R., Puncheva,P., Clarke, R., McNamara, T. Published in:Human Resource Management Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12425
Date: 2021
- Creative Benefits from Well-Connected Leaders: Leader Social Network Ties as Facilitators of Employee Radical Creativity.
Authors: Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R Published in:Journal of Applied Psychology, 99(5), 966-975.
Date: 2014
Refereed proceedings - Discipline-Based Scholarship
- Triggering Employee Innovative Behavior through Team Leader Psychological Capital
Authors: Camps-Torres, J., Clarke, R., Oltra-Comorera, V., & Buenaventura-Vera, G.
Published in: Academy of Management Proceedings
Date: 2017
- The Value of Leader Multiplex Ties for Team Effectiveness
Authors: Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Kilduff, M.
Published in: Academy of Management Proceedings
Date: 2015
- Strong Ties and Team Interdependence: A Social Network Approach to Dyadic Team Effectiveness Authors: Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R.
Published in: Academy of Management Proceedings
Date: 2014
- Maneuvering the Upper Echelon for Employee Creativity: The Role of Team Leaders’ Social Network Ties
Authors: Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R.
Published in: Academy of Management Proceedings
Date: 2013
Presentations of Refereed Papers
International
- Barghouti, Z., Clarke, R., Chiva, R., & Guinot, J. Exploring the impact of self-management on well-being: the moderating role of team learning capability. XXXIII Hispano-Portuguese Conference on Scientific Management, Ceuta, Spain, January 2024
- Barghouti, Z., Clarke, R., Chiva, R., & Guinot, J. The effects of self-management teams: mitigating burnout and nurturing peace of mind. European Academy of Management (EURAM 24), Bath, UK, 25-28 June 2024
- TMT Network as a Determinant of Managers’ Ambidexterity: The Moderating Role of Middle Management.
Authors: Fernandez-Mesa, A., Clarke, R., Garcia-Granero, A., Jansen, J. & Justo-Gomez, H.
Published in:EURAM, Toronto, Canada, 17/18 June 2021
Date:2021
- A network and multilevel analysis of top managers
Authors:Fernandez-Mesa, A., Clarke, R., Garcia-Granero, A., Jansen, J., & Herrera-Gomez, J.
Published in:EURAM, Dublin, Ireland, December 2020
Date: 2020
- Idea Championing, For Whom and How? The Interactive Effects of Leader Characteristics and Idea Championing on Employee Idea Implementation
Authors: Eunsoo, L., Richter, A. W., Venkataramani, V, & Clarke, R., Published in: Association for Psychological Science (APS), Washington, United States of America, June 2019
Date: 2019
- The role of team leader psychological capital, organizational learning capability and team member exchange in fostering employee innovative behavior: A multilevel analysis
Authors: Camps-Torres, J., Clarke, R, Oltra-Comorera, V., & Buenaventura-Vera, G. Published in: Reykjavik, Iceland, June 2018
Date: 2018
- Triggering Employee Innovative Behavior through Team Leader Psychological Capital
Authors: Camps-Torres, J., Clarke, R, Oltra-Comorera, V., & Buenaventura-Vera, G.
Published in: AOM Annual Meeting 2017, Atlanta, United States of America, August 2017
Date: 2017
- Triggering Innovation Through Psychological Capital: A Multilevel Analysis.
Authors: Camps-Torres, J., Clarke, R, Oltra-Comorera, V., & Buenaventura-Vera, G.
Published in: EURAM, Paris, France.
Date: 2016
- Can Leader Multiplex Ties Call the Difference For Team Effectiveness?
Authors: Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Kilduff, M.
Published in: INGRoup conference, Helsinki, Finland
Date: 2016
- The Value of Leader Multiplex Ties for Team Effectiveness.
Authors: Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Kilduff, M.
Published in: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
Date: 2015
- A social network perspective on effective organizational intergroup relations.
Authors: Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R.
Published in: Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Hawaii, United States of America.
Date: 2014
- Strong Ties and Team Interdependence: A Social Network Approach to Dyadic Team Effectiveness.
Authors: Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., Kilduff, M., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R.
Published in: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, United States of America.
Date: 2014
- Maneuvering the Upper Echelon for Employee Creativity: The Role of Team Leaders’ Social Network Ties
Authors: Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R.
Published in: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Florida, United States of America.
Date: 2013
- Predicting Effective Intergroup Relations: A Social Network Perspective. I
Authors:Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R.
Published in:. International Conference on Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities, Valencia, Spain.
Date: 2012
- Leader connections may call the difference: The role of leader network ties on employee creativity
Authors: Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R.
Published in: 5th Intra-Organizational Networks Conference, Lexington, United States of America.
Date: 2012
National
- Intra and Interteam Relations: A Social Network Approach to Dyadic Team Effectiveness
Authors: Clarke, R., Richter, A. W., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R.
Published in: ACEDE Spain, Castellon, Spain.
Date: 2014
- Training ambidextrous managers through their relationships in management lessons.
Authors: Fernandez-Mesa, A., Clarke, R., & Villanueva-Felez, A.
Published in: ACEDE Spain, Malaga, Spain.
Date: 2013
- Las relaciones intergrupales efectivas: La fuerza de los vínculos fuertes y la interdependencia de sus recursos.
Authors: Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., Kilduff, M., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R.
Published in: Congreso Estatal de Centros Universitarios de Relaciones Laborales y Ciencias del Trabajo, Valencia, Spain.
Date: 2013
- Predicting Effective Intergroup Relations: The Strength of Strong Ties for Resource-Interdependent Teams.
Authors: Richter, A. W., Clarke, R., Kilduff, M., & Fernandez-Guerrero, R.
Published in: ACEDE Spain, Malaga, Spain
Date: 2013
- Managing the Social Influence Process: the Role of Leaders’ Social Network Ties for Employee Creativity
Authors: Venkataramani, V., Richter, A. W., & Clarke, R.
Published in: ACEDE Spain, Malaga, Spain.
Date: 2013