I-O Psychology Research

Doctoral work: literature, method, and papers in progress. Evidence, ethics, impact.

Draft, 2026

Gapjil and Toxic Leadership

Doctoral main subject: gapjil as a lens on toxic leadership, power abuse, and organizational harm. Core problem space for the I-O program of research.

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Draft, 2026

Organizations, Evidence, and Collective Memory: Framing Notes

Working notes on how organizations process evidence and sustain group identity over time. Seeds adjacent dissertation questions.

In progress
Literature review, 2025

Sense-Making and Group Identity in Organizations

Close reading of the literature on organizational sense-making, memory systems, and identity claims under uncertainty.

In progress
Method, 2026

Measurement Choices for Identity and Evidence Constructs

Operational definitions, instrument candidates, and validity threats for proposed constructs. Ethics and IRB considerations flagged.

In progress

M. Clark is a doctoral candidate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and a retired US Army communications and IT veteran. His scholarly interests center on how organizations and societies process evidence, memory, and group identity. Shorter and more personal writing lives on his Substack.