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College of Business

Dr. Mehr Amirkamali

Assistant Professor of Management
Department of Management
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall of Business 221
Office Phone
(309) 438-5701office
phone
Email
famirka@ilstu.eduemail
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Biography

Dr. Faezeh (Mehr) Amirkamali is an Assistant Professor of Management at Illinois State University’s College of Business. She received her PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in Management from the University of Texas at Arlington, where she specialized in organizational behavior and human resource management.

Her research focuses on work–life boundary management, work–life balance, the integration of artificial intelligence in human resource management, and cultural and individual values. Her work has been published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, the Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, and the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.

Dr. Amirkamali has taught a range of undergraduate and MBA courses, including human resource management, organizational behavior, organizational change, and research methods. She is committed to creating an engaging and supportive learning environment that emphasizes applied learning and the thoughtful use of emerging technologies.

Current Courses

MGT 220.009 Business Organization And Management

MGT 352.001 Recruitment And Selection

MBA 421.001 Analysis Of Organizational Behavior

MBA 421.002 Analysis Of Organizational Behavior

Research Interests & Areas

Work–Life Boundary Management, Work–Life Balance, Artificial Intelligence in Human Resource Management, Future of Work, Cultural and Individual Values

PhD Business Administration, Management

University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

Journal Article

Casper, W., Hyde, S., Smith, S., Amirkamali, F., & Wayne, J. How effective are work-life balance policies? The importance of inclusion. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior 12 (2025): 73-108.
Amirkamali, F., Casper, W., Hyde, S., Wayne, J., & Vaziri, H. Setting our boundaries: The role of gender, values, and role salience in work–home boundary permeability. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 97.3 (2024): 1076-1099.
Vaziri, H., Wayne, J., Casper, W., Lapierre, L., Greenhaus, J., Amirkamali, F., & Li, Y. A meta‐analytic investigation of the personal and work‐related antecedents of work-family balance. Journal of Organizational Behavior 43.4 (2021): 662-692.

Presentations

Two-timing work and home, the relationship of individual values with boundary permeability preference. Work and Family Researchers Network Conference. (2022)
Economic strain, work-family conflict and work withdrawal among low-income workers. In K. J. Black (Chair), Implications of financial vulnerability: examining the understudied. Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference. (2021)
Traditional values, gender, role identity salience, and work-home permeability behavior: How men and women manage boundaries at work and home. Work and Family Researchers Network Conference. (2020)
Supervisor and Coworker Support, Family-To-Work Conflict, and Physical Symptoms Among Low-Income Workers. Work and Family Researchers Network Conference. (2018)
Work-life balance, its antecedents and outcomes: A meta-analysis.. Work and Family Researchers Network Conference. (2016)