Dr. Cristina Giannantonio

Dr. Cristina Giannantonio

Professor, University Faculty Ombudsperson
The George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics
Expertise: Extreme Leadership; Image Norms; Autism in the Workplace;
Office Location: Beckman Hall 303M
Phone: (714) 628-7320
Scholarly Works:
Digital Commons
Affiliations:
First-year Foundations Program
Education:
University of Maryland College Park, Bachelor of Science
University of Maryland College Park, Master of Business Admin.
University of Maryland College Park, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Giannantonio is a Professor of Human Resource Management at the Argyros School of Business and Economics. Her principal areas of research include image norms, extreme leadership, and autism in the workplace. For ten years Dr. Giannantonio was co-editor of the Journal of Business and Management. From 2015-2016, she served as the president of the faculty senate for the University.
Previously she was on the management faculty at the University of Notre Dame. She earned her doctorate in Human Resource Management from the University of Maryland at College Park, MD.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M., & Griffiths, A.J. (2023). Autism Spectrum Disorder and Generation A: A Forgotten Minority in the Workplace. In Stone, D. L., Murray, B., Lukaszewski, K. M., & Dulebohn, J. H. Research in Human Resource Management. Forgotten minorities in organizations: pp 39-72Information Age Publishing: Charlotte, NC.
Series Editor, Emerald Studies in Workplace Neurodiversity Emerald Publishing Series.
Griffiths, A.J., Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M. Hyde, K., Linstead, E., Weingard, R. & Brady, J. (2023) Enhancing Employment Outcomes for Autistic Youth: Using Machine Learning to Identify Strategies for Success. Journal if Vocational Rehabilitation: pp.153-168.
Giannantonio, C.M. (January 31, 2023) Learning the Unspoken Words, Interviewed for article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/learning-the-unspoken-rules.
Giannantonio, C.M., Hurley-Hanson, A.E. (2022). Recruitment Strategies: Generating a Neurodiverse Workforce In S. Bruyere & A. Colella (eds.) Neurodiversity in the Workplace, pp. 60-97. SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series.
Giannantonio, C.M. & Hurley-Hanson, A.E. (2022). Recruitment Strategies: Generating a Neurodiverse Workforce In S. Bruyere & A. Colella (eds.) Neurodiversity in the Workplace,  pp. 60-97. SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series.
Series Editor for Emerald Publishing "Emerald Studies in Workplace Neurodiversity". Responsible for publications of books and monographs.
Giannantonio, C. M. & Hurley-Hanson, A.E. (Eds.). (2022). Generation A: Research on Autism in the Workplace, Emerald Studies in Workplace NeurodiversitySeries. Emerald.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E. & Giannantonio, C. M. (Eds.). (2022). Generation A: International and Special Populations Autism in the Workplace, Emerald Studies in Workplace NeurodiversitySeries. Emerald.
March 10, 2022. Television interview on Extreme Leadership and Shackleton.  https://www.foxla.com/video/1044409 Giannantonio, C.M. & Hurley-Hanson, A.E.
April 15, 2022. Interview on Elon Musk and Asperger’s Axios.  https://www.axios.com/elon-musk-aspergers-syndrome-e337df90-5248-4cfb-821f-b8dca09d9101.html Giannantonio, C.M., Hurley-Hanson, A.H., & Griffiths, A.J.
Sept 11, 2022, Podcast on 9/11 research. Thank God for Mondays. https://wsoutgfm.podbean.com/e/dr-cristina-giannantonio-and-dr-amy-hurley-hansen/ Giannantonio, C.M. & Hurley-Hanson, A.E.
Aug 29, 2022. Podcast on Autism and Employment with the Sikh Human Rights Group. Giannantonio, C.M. & Hurley-Hanson, A.E.
Series Editor for Emerald Publishing "Emerald Studies in Workplace Neurodiversity". Responsible for publications of books and monographs.
Giannantonio, C.M. & Hurley-Hanson, A.E. Emerald Publishing Series Editor. Emerald Studies in Workplace Neurodiversity.
Segrest, S.L., Hurley-Hanson, A.E, & Giannantonio, C.M. (2021). Refugees/Displaced People in the Workplace,  Cadernos EBAPE.br. 216-221.
Giannantonio, C.M. (2021). Refugees/Displaced People in the Workplace, Cadernos EBAPE.br. With Sharon L. Segrest & Amy E. Hurley-Hanson
Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M. & Griffiths, A.J. (2020). Autism in the Workplace. Creating Positive Outcomes for Generation A. Palgrave Explorations in Workplace Stigma. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E. & Giannantonio, C.M. 2020. Emerald Publishing Series Editor for Emerald Studies in Workplace Neurodiversity.
Griffiths, A.J., Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M., Hyde, K, & Linstead, E. (2020). Developing Employment Environments Where Individuals with ASD Thrive: Using Machine Learning to Explore Employer Policies and Practices. Brain Sciences, 10 (9), 632.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E, Giannantonio, C.M., & Griffiths, A.J. 2020. The Role of Image Norms on the Career Experiences of Generation A. The Journal of Business Leadership, 28(1): 56-66.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M., Griffiths, A.J., & Cardinal, D.E. (2019). A Look at Autism in the Workplace Today: Needs and Transitions. The Journal of Business Leadership, 27 (1), 57-66.
Giannantonio, C.M., Hurley-Hanson, A.E, Segrest, S.L., Perrewe, P.L., & Ferris, G.R. (2019). Effects of Recruiter Friendliness on Applicant Reactions. Personnel Review, 48(6): 1491-1506.. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-01-2018-0037
Hyde, K., Griffiths, A.J., Giannantonio, C.M., Hurley-Hanson. A.E., & Linstead, E. Predicting Employer Recruitment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders with Decision Trees. International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications. Orlando, FL December 2018.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E & Giannantonio, C.M. 2018. Validating the Image Norms of CEOs, Global Business & Economics Anthology, Volume II, 12-20.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E & Giannantonio, C.M. LMX and Autism. In T.A. Scandura & E. Mourino, (eds.) Effective Working Relationships in Leading Diversity in the 21st Century. 2017, Charlotte, NC: IAP
Griffiths, A.J., Giannantonio, C.M., Hurley-Hanson, A.E. & Cardinal, D.N. (2016). Autism in the Workplace: Assessing the Transition Needs of Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Business and Management, 22(1):5-22.
Giannantonio, C.M. & Hurley-Hanson, A.E. Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Careers: American High-Tech Entrepreneurs. Journal of Business and Management, 22, 2016, 59-76.
Journal of Business and Management
Hurley-Hanson, A.E. & Giannantonio, C.M. An Empirical Test of a Model of High Tech Entrepreneurial Careers. Global Business & Economics Anthology, 2, 2015, 1-15.
Journal of Business and Management
Journal of Business and Management
Giannantonio, C.M. & Hurley-Hanson, A.E. Extreme Leadership: Lessons from Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition. In C.M. Giannantonio & A.E. Hurley-Hanson (eds.), Extreme Leadership. 2013, 3-14. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E. & Giannantonio, C.M. The Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings. In C.M. Giannantonio & A.E. Hurley-Hanson (eds.), Extreme Leadership 2013, 224-236. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Giannantonio, C. M. & Hurley-Hanson, A.E. (Eds.). (2013) Extreme Leadership Leaders, Teams and Situations Outside the Norm. New Horizons in Leadership Studies. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M. & Sudek, R. A Model of High-Tech Entrepreneurial Careers: The Life and Career of Steve Jobs. The Journal of Business Leadership, 2013, pp. 87-102.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M., & Sudek, R.A. High Tech Entrepreneurial Careers: A Model of Stages, Phases, and Ages. Journal of Business and Management. 19, 2013, 11-24.
Editor Journal of Business and Management
Hurley-Hanson, A.E. & Giannantonio, C.M. Getting Work Life Balance on Steady Ground: the Effects of 9/11 on Careers, The Journal of Business Leadership, 2012, pp. 29-42.
Editor Journal of Business and Management
Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M. & Dehning, B. (2011). Emerging Issues of Management Education in the 21st Century, Global Business & Economics Anthology. 1: 1-7.
Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M., Carlos, H., Harnett, J., Jetta, M. & Mercier, M. (2011). The Effects of the Attacks of 9/11 on Organizational Policies, Employee Attitudes and Workers’ Psychological States, American Journal of Economics and Business Administration. 3: 377-389.
Frederick Winslow Taylor: Reflections on the Relevance of The Principles of Scientific Management 100 Years Later, with Amy Hurley-Hanson. Journal of Business and Management, 2011, Vol.17, No. 1.
Editor Journal of Business and Management
Giannantonio, C.M. Book Review: Content Analysis: An Introduction to its Methodology (2nd edition), By K. Krippendorff in Organizational Research Methods, 13, April 2010, 392-394.
Editor Journal of Business and Management
Hurley-Hanson, A.E.& Giannantonio, C.M. Crisis Response Plans Post9/11: Current Status and Future Directions. Academy of Strategic Management Journal. January 2009.
Editor Journal of Business and Management
Editor Journal of Business and Management
Hurley-Hanson, A.E., Giannantonio, C.M. & Sagaio, M. Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002: Implications for Complying Corporations. Corporate Ownership and Control Journal, 5, 2008, 279-283.

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