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Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Nathan Eva is a Fulbright Scholar (2021) and the co-Director of Engagement for the Department of Management at the Monash Business School.
His research examines follower-first leadership approaches that deliver organisational performance combined with inclusive and supportive workplaces.
Associate Professor Eva received his PhD from Monash University in 2014, received the 2015 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctorial Research Award in Leadership, awarded as a 2016 Greenleaf Scholar by the Greenleaf Centre for Servant Leadership, received the 2020 Dean's Awards for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher, and was Highly Commended for his research as an Early Career Scholar for the 2018 ANZAM Excellence Awards. He was nominated for the 2017 and 2016 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence, received the 2016 and 2013 Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence at the Monash Business School, and been consistently recognised for outstanding teaching by the Office of the Vice-Provost (Learning and Teaching).
His peer-reviewed work appears in international outlets such as The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Human Resource Management. His article on Servant Leadership in The Leadership Quarterly is the most downloaded and the most cited articles in their journal since 2017 and his article on Psychological Safety in Human Resource Management Review received the journal's Scholarly Impact Award for the most impactful article (2017-2022).
Associate Professor Eva is a Board Member of the Network of Leadership Scholars, the Chair of the Leadership Scholarship stream for the International Leadership Association, and the Co-Chair of the International Leadership Association’s Leadership Education Academy. He is a Senior Editor for Management and Organization Review and an editorial board member of The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Ethics, and Group and Oragnizational Management.
Is There One Best Way to Lead? Reconceptualising How we Measure Leadership - Webinar for the Centre for Global Business.
Designing a Master of Indigenous Business Leadership Program - Leadership Educator Podcast with Katrina Johnson and Dr. Nathan Eva.
What Kind of Leaders do Generation Z Want? - A Monash Impact Podcast with Dr Nathan Eva.
Dr Nathan Eva: Leadership Development is Important - An interview for PsychReg with Dr Nathan Eva.
Monash teaching commitment
Chief-Examiner and Lecturer:
MGX3991: Leadership: Practices and Principles
BEX5501: Leadership: People and Performance (Master of Indigenous Business Leadership)
Research interests
Servant Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership.
Supervision interests
Servant Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership and Diversity.
Community service
Network of Leadership Scholars Committee (2018-)
International Leadership Association's Leadership Scholarship Chair (2022-)
International Leadership Association Leadership Education Academy (2018-)
Co-Director of Engagement for the Department of Management (2023-)
Senior Editor of Management and Organizational Review (2021-)
Editorial Board Member of The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Ethics, and Group and Organizational Management.
Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee Member (2015-2018)
Department of Management Early Career Representative (2017-2018)
Keynote Presenter at Business Functions, Symposiums, and Schools
Consulting
Leadership Development Programs and Research for Large Australian Transportation Organisation
Leadership Capabilities Framework for Australian Government Body
Leadership Development Programs for Australian Government Bodies
Leadership Development Programs and Research for Private Schools in Victoria
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Servant Leadership
- Leadership Development
- Leadership
Network
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Examining the effect of value translation and leadership alignment on employee engagements
Mizuno Corporation Australia Pty Ltd
10/12/21 → 10/12/22
Project: Research
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Developing mechanisms and interventions to enrich students’ experiences of flipped classroom learning
28/02/17 → 30/11/17
Project: Research
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Servant leadership: a systematic review and call for future research
Eva, N., Robin, M., Sendjaya, S., van Dierendonck, D. & Liden, R. C., Feb 2019, In: Leadership Quarterly. 30, 1, p. 111-132 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
474 Citations (Scopus) -
From competency to conversation: a multi-perspective approach to collective leadership development
Eva, N., Wolfram Cox, J., Tse, H. H. M. & Lowe, K. B., Oct 2021, In: Leadership Quarterly. 32, 5, 14 p., 101346.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
18 Citations (Scopus) -
Leader development for adolescent girls: state of the field and a framework for moving forward
Eva, N., De Cieri, H., Murphy, S. E. & Lowe, K. B., Feb 2021, In: Leadership Quarterly. 32, 1, 19 p., 101457.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
A daily diary study on the affective path between leadership practices and leaders’ personal helping
Chan, P. H. H., Tse, H. H. M., Howard, J., Eva, N., To, M. L., Qian, J. & Xia, A., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Australian Journal of Management. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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An integrative multilevel review of thriving at work: assessing progress and promise
Goh, Z., Eva, N., Kiazad, K., Jack, G. A., De Cieri, H. & Spreitzer, G. M., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Organizational Behavior. 43, 2, p. 197-213 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
22 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship (funded by Monash University)
Eva, Nathan (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher
Eva, Nathan (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean's Awards for Teaching Excellence
Eva, Nathan (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2015 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Eva, Nathan (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Future Leadership of Organisations and Work Conference
Nathan Eva (Member of programme committee)
3 Apr 2023 → 4 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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International Leadership Association
Nathan Eva (Chair/ Co-Chair)
2023 → 2026Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
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Journal of Organizational Behavior (Journal)
Nathan Eva (Editorial board member)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Group and Organization Management (Journal)
G. James Lemoine (Guest editor), Nathan Eva (Guest editor), Jarvis Smallfield (Guest editor), Chad Hartnell (Guest editor) & Jeremy D. Meuser (Guest editor)
2022 → 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Management and Organization Review (Journal)
Nathan Eva (Associate editor)
2022 → 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press/Media
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Five ways to reboot your organisation and develop diverse leaders
Julie Wolfram Cox, Karryna Madison & Nathan Eva
31/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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The Concept of Collective Leadership and How it Could Lead us Out of a Pandemic
Nathan Eva, Julie Wolfram Cox, Herman Tse & Kevin B Lowe
2/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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By looking beyond profit, servant leaders benefit employees, communities and the bottom line
G. James Lemoine, Nathan Eva, Jeremy D. Meuser & Patricia Falotico
1/03/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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The most effective way to lead a thriving workplace during COVID-19 is to put your people first
Nathan Eva, Jeremy D. Meuser, G. James Lemoine & Karryna Madison
16/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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The Impact of Manager and Co-Worker Feedback
Hannah Meacham, Nathan Eva, Alex Newman, Tse Leng Tham & Alexander Newman
19/06/20 → 8/07/20
9 items of Media coverage, 2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Article/Feature