Rate My Professor W. Lee Grubb III

W. Lee Grubb III is a Professor in the Department of Management and serves as Senior Associate Dean of the College of Business at East Carolina University, within the Business & Economics faculty. He holds a PhD in Management from Virginia Commonwealth University, an MBA from Averett University, and a BA in Managerial Economics from Hampden-Sydney College. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Grubb worked in the health insurance industry for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia and First Health in Richmond, Virginia, managing call centers and other customer service departments in various roles. His transition from industry to academia has enriched his contributions to management education and research at East Carolina University, where he has progressed from Assistant Professor to his current professorial and administrative positions.

Dr. Grubb's research focuses on individual characteristics, leadership, and the imposter phenomenon. His publications have appeared in journals such as Psychological Reports, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Small Business Strategy, Small Business Institute Journal, International Leadership Journal, and the American Journal of Management. Key publications include "Situational judgment tests, response instructions, and validity: A meta-analysis" (Personnel Psychology, 2007), which has garnered over 700 citations; "The fakability of Bar-On's emotional quotient inventory short form: Catch me if you can" (Human Performance, 2007); "Incremental validity of situational judgment tests for task and contextual job performance" (International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 2007); "Perfectionism and the Imposter Phenomenon" (Journal of Organizational Psychology, 2021); "The impact of self-efficacy and perceived organizational support on the imposter phenomenon" (American Journal of Management, 2015); "The imposter phenomenon’s impact on citizenship behavior and employee commitment: flying under the radar" (Journal of Business Issues, 2012); and "Critical Problems of Rural Small Businesses" (Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 2005). With over 1,700 citations on Google Scholar, Dr. Grubb's work has had substantial impact on fields including personnel selection, organizational behavior, emotional intelligence, and small business challenges.