Dr. Somayeh Bahmannia is a Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour and received her PhD in Leadership and Organisational Behaviour in 2018 from the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her research lies at the intersection of leadership dynamics, employee behaviour, and workplace psychology, with a growing interest in how leadership influences employee–customer interactions, knowledge behaviours, identity processes, and affective responses in the workplace.

Dr. Bahmannia has developed a strong interdisciplinary research portfolio, with publications spanning domains such as tourism, AI–human interaction, ethical and humble leadership, and workplace inclusion/diversity. She has published in A* (e.g., Journal of Management, Leadership Quarterly), A (e.g., Journal of Business Ethics), and Q1-ranked journals (e.g., Journal of Leadership and Organisational Studies). She actively engages in collaborative research with international scholars from Canada, the USA, and China.

She serves on the Ethical Review Board of the Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies.

Research Interest

Her specific research interests include:

• Leadership and Follower Behaviour
• Organisational Behaviour
• Employee–Customer Interaction
• Technology and the Workplace
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Accepting HDR students:

Dr. Bahmannia is currently accepting higher degree research (HDR) students with interests in:

• Organisational Behaviour, including employee attitudes, identity, and behavioural outcomes;
• Leadership, particularly ethical, authentic, humble, or paradoxical leadership;
• Customer and Employee Interactions, such as frontline service behaviour, emotional labour, and customer incivility.