Northern Illinois University
Department of Public Administration
School of Public and Global Affairs

Jaehee Jong

Jaehee Jong is an associate professor in the Department of Public Administration.  Jong received her Ph.D. in public administration from the Rockefeller College of Public Administration and Policy at University at Albany, State University of New York.  She works on a wide range of human resources and behavior issues in the workplace, including employee attitudes toward organizations, leadership behavior, and workforce diversity.

Areas of Expertise

• Human resource management
• Organizational behavior
• Public management

Selected Publications

Jong, J. (2019). Racial diversity and task performance: The roles of formalization and goal setting in government organizations. Public Personnel Management, 48(4), 493–512.

Jong, J. and Ford, M. (2021). An exploration of the relationship between autonomy congruence, perceived supervisor individualized consideration, and employee outcomes. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 41(3), 566-592.

Jong, J. (2023). The role of leader and subordinate gender in the leadership-empowerment relationship, Public Personnel Management, 52(3), 317-343.

Hong, Y., Ford, M. and Jong, J. (2024). Employee benefit availability, use and subjective evaluation: A meta-analysis of relationships with perceived organizational support, affective organizational commitment, withdrawal, job Satisfaction, and well-being.  Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(12), 1921–1947.

Ahn, Y. and Jong, J. (2024). Community diversity and social media use in local governments. Administration & Society, 56(9-10), 1083-1103.