RESEARCH
As a nerd (with a self-prescribed “healthy obsession”) for understanding performance, uncovering individuals’ motives and consequences of being performance outliers (i.e., employees with disproportionately high or low performance) is the cornerstone of my research. In this pursuit, my multi-method research is organized into three streams addressing: (1) strategically low performance, (2) high/star performance, and (3) task/structural characteristics influencing performance. I am phenomenon-driven in my research program. Consequently, I leverage the best method to illuminate the phenomenon of interest, including quantitative data collection (e.g., experiments), quantitative synthesis (e.g., meta-analyses), qualitative data collection (e.g., inductive interviews), and qualitative synthesis (e.g., integrative conceptual reviews). In doing so, I aim to sharpen and build nuanced understanding of performance variability and its implications for management strategies.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Winchester, C. C., Hsu, E., Campbell, E. M., & Call, M. L. (2026). Underperformance by design: A scoping review and research agenda of intentional task underperformance at work. Journal of Management, 52(6): 2395-2426.
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Winchester, C. C., Wanberg, C. R., Kammeyer-Mueller, J. D., & Campbell, E. M. (2026). The ear of the beholder: Does listener introversion predict perceptions of being heard? Journal of Vocational Behavior, 165, 104206.
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Luciano, M. M., Watson, M. K., Kabra, A., & Winchester, C. C. (2026). Why and how organizational structures change: An integrative review and framework. Academy of Management Annals, 20(1), 400-450.
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Watson, M. K., Winchester, C. C., Luciano, M. M., & Humphrey, S. (2025). Categorizing the complexity: A scoping review of structures within organizations. Journal of Management, 51(1), 309-343.
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Campbell, E. M., & Winchester, C. C. (2025). High performers and stars. Oxford Bibliographies in Management, Oxford University Press.
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Winchester, C. C. & Medeiros, K. (2023). In bounds but out of the box: A meta-analysis clarifying the effect of ethicality on creativity. Journal of Business Ethics, 183, 713-745.
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Damadzic, A., Winchester, C. C., Medeiros, K., & Grisso, J. (2022). [Re]thinking outside the box: A meta-analysis of constraints and creative performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 42(8), 1330-1357.
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