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Alex Hamrick

Assistant Professor of Management
  • Profile

    Dr. Hamrick earned a Ph.D. in Management from Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business before joining the Robins School of Business faculty at the University of Richmond as an Assistant Professor of Management. His research often rests at the intersection of entrepreneurship and organizational behavior. Topics of special interest include the work-nonwork interface and leisure behavior, stress and well-being, workplace creativity and innovation, and the psychology of entrepreneurs. His work has been published in journals such as Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Work & Stress, and Journal of Business Research, among other outlets. He teaches courses in entrepreneurship and innovation. Before beginning his academic career, Dr. Hamrick most recently worked as a defense attorney for the University of South Carolina’s Juvenile Justice Clinic and as an operations manager for Amazon. 

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    • Awards

      Presidential Fellowship, Auburn University, 2019-2023
      Harbert College of Business Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award, Auburn University, 2023
      York Fellowship, Auburn University, 2020, 2021, 2022
      Field-Armenakis Fellowship, Auburn University, 2020, 2021, 2022
      Graduate Student Council Travel Fellowship Award, Auburn University, 2022
      Best Paper Proceedings, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, 2022
      Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management Conference, 2022
      Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management Conference, 2022
      2022 Academy of Management MOC Division Best Student-Led Paper Finalist
      SC Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Award, 2019

    • Presentations

      Hamrick, A.B., Lerman, M.P., Michaelis, T.L., Murnieks, C.Y., & Astakhova, M.N (2025). Passion's dark side: Depletion and the path from passion to unethical behavior. Paper accepted at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. 

      Srinivasan, B., Hamrick, A.B., & Nandakumar, M.K (2025). The impact of leisure crafting on entrepreneurs' serendipity. Paper accepted at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

      Paterson, T.A., Feng, J., Huang, L., Lohrke, F.T., Carnevale, J.B., & Hamrick, A.B. (2024). Contributing Ideas as an Aspiring Entrepreneur: A Longitudinal Identity-Based Motivation Perspective. Paper accepted at the Southern Management Association annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

      Osias, D., & Hamrick, A.B. (2023). From aspiration to articulation: unpacking the role of voice behaviors as a mediator of the entrepreneurial identity aspiration to leadership emergence relationship. Paper accepted at the Southern Management Association annual meeting in St. Pete Beach, Florida. 

      Hamrick, A.B., & Murnieks, C.Y. (2022). Aspiring entrepreneur gone intrapreneur: Entrepreneurial identity aspirations and one's current work. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington. 

      Hamrick, A.B., & Schilpzand, P. (2022). Aligning the stars: Theoretical and empirical advancements in star performer research. Symposium organized for the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington.

      Hamrick, A.B., Zafar, S.Z., Wesson, M.J. (2022). Don't observe me, interact with me! How appraisals of remote monitoring influence voice and silence. Paper accepted for the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, Seattle, Washington.

      Hamrick, A.B. (2022). Coping with entrepreneurial stressors: The role of leisure crafting in facilitating creativity and discovery behaviors. Paper accepted at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference in Waco, Texas.

      Hamrick, A.B., Paterson, T.A., Michaelis, T.L., & Murnieks, C.Y. (2022). Work hard, play hard: The effect of leisure crafting on opportunity recognition and venture performance. Paper presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference in Waco, Texas.

      Hamrick, A.B. & Waddingham, J.A. (2021). It's my business! Psychological ownership, job performance, and entrepreneurial intentions in the professional service context, Paper presented at the Southern Management Association annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.

      Lohrke, F.T., Hamrick, A.B., & Yao, Q. (2021). Punching above their weight class: Assessing how digital entrepreneurship enhances new and small firm survival and competitiveness. Paper accepted at the Southern Management Association annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

      Zafar, S.Z., Hamrick, A.B., & Lohrke, F.T. (2021). Entrepreneurial hubris, stakeholder perceptions, and venture life cycle stage: A review and reconsideration. Paper accepted at the Southern Management Association annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

      Hamrick, A.B., Zafar, S.Z., Zachary, M.A. (2021). The good, the bad, and the lucky: Causal attributions for prior outcomes and subsequent risk-taking. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, Virtual (due to Covid-19). 

      Hamrick, A.B., Murnieks, C.Y., & Song, Y. (2021). The Passionate Intrapreneur: The Influence of Different Passions on Employee Entrepreneurial Behavior and Performance. Paper presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Virtual (due to Covid-19).

      Waddingham, J.A., Hamrick, A.B. (2021). Never tell me the Odds: Examining Trust and Favorite-Longshot Bias of Funders on Equity Crowdfunding Platforms. Paper accepted at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Virtual (due to Covid-19).

  • Publications
    Journal Articles

    Hamrick, A.B. (2022). Stress[ed] out, leisure in: The role of leisure crafting in facilitating entrepreneurs’ work stressor— creativity relationship. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 18, e00329 

    Hamrick, A.B., Burrows, S., Waddingham, J.A., & Crossley, C.D. (2024). It’s my business! The influence of psychological ownership on entrepreneurial intentions and work performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.281822 

    Hamrick, A.B., Murnieks, C.Y., & Waddingham, J.A. (2025). Exploring my entrepreneurial self at work: How entrepreneurial identity aspiration influences employee intrapreneurial behaviors and work performance. Journal of Business Research.

    Hamrick, A.B., Paterson, T.A., Michaelis, T.L., Murnieks, C.Y., & Petrou, P. (2023). Work hard or play hard: The effect of leisure crafting on opportunity recognition and venture performance. Journal of Business Venturing. 38(5), 106327

    Hamrick, A.B., Zafar, S.Z., LePine, J.A., & Wesson, M.J. (2024). A watched pot never boils: How appraisals of supervisor remote monitoring influence remote workers’ voice and silence. Work & Stress. 

    Lohrke, F.T., Hamrick, A.B., & Yao, Q. (2022). Punching above their weight class: Assessing how digital entrepreneurship enhances new and small firm survival and competitiveness.  In M. Keyhani, A. Sorgner, T. Kollman, C. Hull, & A. Ashjari (Eds.), Handbook of Digital Entrepreneurship. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers 

    Petrou, P., Hamrick, A.B., & Abdel Hadi, S. (2024). Unraveling the power of leisure crafting for unengaged employees: Implications for creativity and meaning at work. Journal of Organizational Behavior.

    Schilpzand, P., Hamrick, A.B., Gooty, J., & Huang, L. (2025). Pride in the workplace: An integrative review, synthesis, and future research agenda. Journal of Organizational Behavior.

    Waddingham, J.A., Hamrick, A.B., Zachary, M.A. (2023). Addressing the entrepreneur in the room: Entrepreneurial exit and impression management tactics in the employment interview context. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 19, e00370