Angela Grotto

Biography

Angela Grotto is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Analytics in the Feliciano College of Business at Montclair State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center. 

Angela’s research addresses how employees manage work-life boundaries, how organizations can support employee work-life management, and the role of gender in these two areas. Her research has been supported by the Sam and Bonnie Recther Fellowship from the University of Louisville’s Center for Positive Leadership. Her ongoing research on boundary management can be found in a translation article in MIT Sloan Management Review. Angela has published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Business and Psychology, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, Journal of Management and Organization, Stress and Health, and Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 

Angela teaches Employee Training & Development, Strategic Human Resource Analytics, and Human Resources Practicum I and II at the undergraduate level. At the graduate level, she teaches Human Resource Analytics and Advanced Human Resource Analytics.

Publications

• Journal Article: G. Shah, S. Pingali, A. Grotto (2020). Reviving the One Woman Campaign – Addressing a clogged leadership pipeline. Case Research Journal
• Book Chapter: A. Grotto, P. Hyland, A. Caputo, C. Semedo (2017). Employee turnover and strategies for retention. Wiley Blackwell
• Book Chapter: A. Grotto (2015). On-demand: When work intrudes upon employees’ personal time: Does gender matter?. Springer
• Journal Article: K. Lyness, J. Gornick, P. Stone, A. Grotto (2012). It's all about control: Worker control over schedule and hours in a cross-national context. American Sociological Review
• Journal Article: M. Schlehofer, B. Casad, M. Bligh, A. Grotto (2011). Navigating public prejudices: The impact of media and attitudes on high-profile female political leaders. Sex Roles
• Journal Article: J. Komaki, M. Minnich, A. Grotto, M. Kern (2011). Promoting critical operant-based leadership while decreasing the ubiquitous directives and exhortations. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
• Journal Article: A. Grotto, K. Lyness (2010). The costs of today’s jobs: Job characteristics and organizational supports as antecedents of negative spillover. Journal of Vocational Behavior
• Journal Article: A. Grotto, K. Lyness (2022). What a week! A moderated-mediation crossover model for daily boundary violations at home and partner evening negative affect. Stress and Health
• Instructor's Manual: G. Shah, S. Pingali, A. Grotto (2020). Instructor's Manual for Reviving the One Woman Campaign – Addressing a clogged leadership pipeline. Case Research Journal
• Journal Article: A. Grotto, M. Mills, E. Eatough (2022). Switching gears: A self-regulatory approach and measure of nonwork role re-engagement following after-hours work intrusions. Journal of Business and Psychology
• Journal Article: A. Grotto, J. Andreassi (2022). Mix it up? The influence of team composition on employee perceptions of stressors in a post-merger environment. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
• Journal Article: A. Grotto, M. Mills, E. Eatough (2024). Manage Boundaries Better with Your Team. MIT Sloan Management Review
• Journal Article: A. Grotto, M. Mills (2023). Crossing the line: The violating effects of illegitimate interruptions from work and differential impact on work-family conflict by gender.. Journal of Organizational Behavior
• Journal Article: Y. Cho, M. Mills, A. Grotto (2023). Drawing on attributional augmenting to unlock the potential of cybervetting to combat gender discrimination in hiring. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice
• Journal Article: A. Grotto (2022). An episodic process model of after-hours ICT-related interruptions at home. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
• Journal Article: A. Grotto, R. Sundrup, M. Mills (). The protective role of sleep in tempering the impact of ICT-driven off-hour interruptions on emotional exhaustion at work. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
• Journal Article: M. Mills, A. Grotto, T. Fezzey (2025). A commentary on Desjardins et al. (2024): The criticality of a temporally sensitive perspective on gender-differential effects of interruptions. Group and Organization Management
• Journal Article: C. Scheuer, A. Grotto, J. Doll (2025). If you take care of me, I’ll take care of you: The mutual gains of parental support for employee and organizational well-being. Journal of Management and Organization
• Journal Article: R. Livne-Tarandach, S. Pychlau, A. Grotto, P. Arora (2025). Unpacking the differential effects of compassion at work on leadership emergence: The role of gender, compassion type, and work context. . Journal of Organizational Behavior
• Journal Article: A. Grotto, J. Andreassi (2025). When it’s better than expected: A quasi-experimental study of firm-provided paid parental leave and organizational commitment. International Journal of Human Resource Management
• Journal Article: A. Grotto, M. Mills (). Getting by with less – who, how, and when: Integrating stress and adaptation perspectives to unpack the effects of boundary permeability and work-family conflict over time. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
• Journal Article: J. Andreassi, A. Grotto, L. Lawter, T. Rua, C. Thompson (). The relationship between work flexibility policies, top management support, and women’s career decisions. Administrative Sciences

Honors & Awards

• Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Nomination, City University of New York Graduate Center (January 2019)
• 6th Borough Bridge Program Faculty Recognition Award , Manhattan University (September 2017)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Gender & Diversity Division , Academy of Management Gender & Diversity Division (August 2021)
• Spring Honors Convocation Faculty Address, Manhattan University (May 2016)
• Fall Honors Convocation Faculty Address , Manhattan University (October 2016)
• Best Reviewer Award for the Organizational Behavior Division , Academy of Management Organizational Behavior Division (August 2024)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award for the Gender & Diversity Division , Academy of Management Gender & Diversity Division (August 2022)
• Editor Commendation, Journal of Business and Psychology (February 2022)