{"id":52,"date":"2023-07-11T14:20:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T12:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:28:00","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/files\/2025\/01\/OKP_8612-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186\" style=\"width:305px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/files\/2025\/01\/OKP_8612-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/files\/2025\/01\/OKP_8612-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/files\/2025\/01\/OKP_8612-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/files\/2025\/01\/OKP_8612-540x810.jpg 540w, https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/files\/2025\/01\/OKP_8612.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Facult\u00e9 des hautes \u00e9tudes commerciales<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/ob\/en\/home.html\">D\u00e9partement de comportement organisationnel (OB)<\/a><\/strong><br>Fonction(s) : Professeur ordinaire<br>Quartier UNIL-Chamberonne<br>B\u00e2timent Internef<br>Bureau : 618<br>CH-1015 Lausanne<br>T\u00e9l\u00e9phone : 021 692 34 38<br>e-mail :<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:John.Antonakis@unil.ch\">John.Antonakis@unil.ch<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Antonakis<\/strong>: John is Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. His research is currently focused on the psychology of leadership including: Charisma, predictors of leadership (e.g., personality, intelligence), leader development, as well as on research methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has published articles in many prestigious journals including <em>Science<\/em>, <em>Nature Human Behavior<\/em>, <em>Psychological Science<\/em>, <em>Psychological Methods<\/em>, <em>Academy of Management Journal<\/em>, <em>Journal of Management<\/em>, <em>Journal of Applied Psychology<\/em>, <em>Journal of Operations Management<\/em>, <em>Management Science<\/em>, <em>Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice<\/em>, and <em>Harvard Business Review<\/em>, among many others; he has also published four books, and dozens of book chapters and conferences proceedings. He has received more than US$2.45 million in funding for his research. He teaches organizational behavior (Bachelor level), leadership (Master level), and causal analysis and statistics (Ph.D. level).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Antonakis is former Editor in Chief of <em>The Leadership Quarterly<\/em>. He was previously associate editor for <em>The Leadership Quarterly<\/em> and <em>Organizational Research Methods<\/em>, and has served too on the editorial boards of several top journals in management and applied psychology. In 2019 he was named a highly cited scientist by Clarivate-Web of Science group. In 2020, 2021, and 2022 he was listed by PLOS Biology in the world\u2019s top 2% of scientists for career-long impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from his scientific contributions John is also a thought-provoking and inspiring speaker. He trains diverse audiences, in business, public administration, and international organizations. His work has been covered by very prestigious media outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/15\/smarter-living\/what-makes-people-charismatic-and-how-you-can-be-too.html\">New York Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/do-you-have-charisma-1509329340\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d085a19c-4baa-11e2-887b-00144feab49a\">Financial Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sustainable-business\/2014\/dec\/17\/does-power-lead-to-corruption-research-testosterone\">The Guardian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/intelligence-leadership-donald-trump-710376\">NEWSWEEK<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-5085573\/Some-bosses-bad-clever.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20171027-the-art-and-science-of-being-charismatic\">BBC News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/amyblaschka\/2019\/10\/22\/research-says-this-is-how-to-become-a-more-charismatic-leader\/?sh=7ecd48b6df41\">Forbes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/tech\/annals-of-technology\/on-the-face-of-it-the-psychology-of-electability\">The New Yorker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/hillary-clinton-is-competent-but-not-warm-2016-3?r=US&amp;IR=T\">Business Insider<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3036792\/when-youre-in-charge-power-and-testosterone-corrupt-no-matter-how-honest-you-are\">Fast Company<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2016\/09\/the-charisma-effect\/492740\/?ref=engaged-reading-time\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2016\/09\/the-charisma-effect\/492740\/?ref=engaged-reading-time\">The Atlantic<\/a>, and many hundreds of other news sources, including TV (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rts.ch\/play\/tv\/dans-la-tete-de\/video\/dans-la-tete----dun-beau-parleur?urn=urn:rts:video:12693522\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rts.ch\/play\/tv\/dans-la-tete-de\/video\/dans-la-tete----dun-beau-parleur?urn=urn:rts:video:12693522\">RTS<\/a> at 29:15) and Radio (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-colin-mcenroe-show\/how-charisma-shapes-our-world\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-colin-mcenroe-show\/how-charisma-shapes-our-world\">PBS<\/a> first 20 mins).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He loves running, cycling, cross-country skiing, gardening cooking, and having fun! He loves his dog too, who is very smart; she was in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/dog-predicts-2024-presidential-election-donald-trump-1978672\">Newsweek<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Google scholar: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=nWTsugIAAAAJ\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=nWTsugIAAAAJ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-antonakis-752b69194\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/john-antonakis-752b69194\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X (Twitter): <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnAntonakis\">https:\/\/x.com\/JohnAntonakis<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download John&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/files\/2025\/09\/john-antonakis-academic-cv-5.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/files\/2025\/09\/john-antonakis-academic-cv-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CV here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to Organizational Behavior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/hec\/en\/home\/menuinst\/faculte\/departements\/ob.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/ob\/home.html\">department website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facult\u00e9 des hautes \u00e9tudes commercialesD\u00e9partement de comportement organisationnel (OB)Fonction(s) : Professeur ordinaireQuartier UNIL-ChamberonneB\u00e2timent InternefBureau : 618CH-1015 LausanneT\u00e9l\u00e9phone : 021 692 34 38e-mail :&nbsp;John.Antonakis@unil.ch John Antonakis: John is Professor&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001133,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266,"href":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions\/266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.unil.ch\/johnantonakis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}