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Tara Reich

Professor Tara Reich

Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

  • Head of Department, Human Resource Management & Employment Relations

Research interests

  • Human Resource Management

Biography

Tara Reich is Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at King's Business School.

Tara's research focuses on workplace relationships, with a specific focus on the psychology of workplace mistreatment. In particular, she study how observers are influenced by witnessing mistreatment in the workplace as well as the consequences of observers’ reactions for targets and perpetrators.

Tara delivers a core module on the Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis MSc as well as a third-year elective on the Business Management BSc.

Tara's research has been published in a number of leading academic journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Areas of expertise:

  • Workplace mistreatment
  • Workplace relationships
  • Employee well-being

Tara received her PhD in Organizational Behaviour from the University of Manitoba (Canada) in 2011. Prior to joining King’s College London (2020), Tara worked at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2011-2018) and the University of Surrey (2018-2019).

Professor Reich is currently accepting PhD students.

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    Events

    06May

    The 2026 Conference of the Department of Human Resource Management & Employment Relations: Shaping the Future of Work

    In person conference on the future of work hosted by King's Business School

    Please note: this event has passed.

      News

      Return-to-office rules risk creating 'worst of both worlds' for hybrid workers

      King’s Business School researchers suggest employers should move beyond counting office days and focus instead on designing hybrid work that is clear,...

      Business Colleagues Meeting Remotely on Tablet

      Working from home equals less work? Politicians' suggestions seen as unacceptable, as cost of living discourages commuting

      Eight in 10 employees in the capital say it’s wrong for politicians to suggest home-workers are lazier

      hybrid-london-parliament

      Events

      06May

      The 2026 Conference of the Department of Human Resource Management & Employment Relations: Shaping the Future of Work

      In person conference on the future of work hosted by King's Business School

      Please note: this event has passed.