Joel Brockner
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Phillip Hettleman Professor of Business
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Management Division
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Academic Director
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Columbia CaseWorks
- Areas of Expertise
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- Decision Making & Negotiations
- Leadership & Organizational Behavior
- Links
- Curriculum Vitae
Within the broader field of organizational behavior, Professor Brockner is well known for his work in several areas, including the effects of organizational downsizing on the productivity and morale of the "survivors," the management of organizational change, organizational justice, self processes in organizations and managerial judgment and decision making. He teaches the MBA elective course Managerial Decision Making, the Ph.D. course Individual and Collective Behavior in Organizations, and he is an active consultant and speaker to companies worldwide.
- Education
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BA, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1972; MS, Tufts, 1974; PhD, 1977
- Joined CBS
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1984
All Activities
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Journal Article
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“When to explain why or how it happened: Tailoring accounts to fit observers' construal level.”
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
vol.
26
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(January 01, 2020):
158
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Journal Article
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“How temporal and social comparisons in performance evaluation affect fairness perceptions.”
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
vol.
145
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(March 01, 2018):
1
-15
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Journal Article
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“Is individual bribery or organizational bribery more intolerable in China (versus in the United States)? Advancing theory on the perception of corrupt acts.”
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
vol.
143
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(November 01, 2017):
111
-128
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Journal Article
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“The dark side of experiencing job autonomy: Unethical behavior.”
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
vol.
73
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(November 01, 2017):
222
-234
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Journal Article
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“Construal level theory in organizational research.”
Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
vol.
4
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(March 01, 2017):
367
-400
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Journal Article
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“Non-contingent success reduces people's desire for processes that adhere to principles of fairness.”
Social Justice Research
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29
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(December 01, 2016):
375
-401
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Journal Article
Brockner, Joel and B.M. Wiesenfeld
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“Self-as-object and self-as-subject in the workplace.”
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
vol.
136
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(September 01, 2016):
36
-46
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Journal Article
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“How workplace fairness affects employee commitment.”
Sloan Management Review
vol.
57
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(January 01, 2016):
15
-17
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Journal Article
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“What influences managers' procedural fairness towards their subordinates? The role of subordinates' trustworthiness.”
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
vol.
59
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(July 01, 2015):
96
-112
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Journal Article
Liu, Zongjian and Joel Brockner
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“The interactive effect of positive inequity and regulatory focus on work performance.”
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
vol.
57
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(January 01, 2015):
111
-116
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Journal Article
Bianchi, Emily, Joel Brockner, Kees Van den Bos, Matthias Seifert, Henry Moon, Marius van Dijke, and David De Cremer
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“Trust in decision-making authorities dictates the form of the interactive relationship between outcome fairness and procedural fairness.”
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
vol.
41
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(January 01, 2015):
19
-34
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Journal Article
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“Riding the fifth wave: Organizational justice as dependent variable.”
Research in organizational behavior
vol.
35
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(January 01, 2015):
103
-121
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Journal Article
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“Corporate volunteerism, the experience of self-integrity, and organizational commitment: Evidence from the field.”
Social Justice Research
vol.
27
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(January 01, 2014):
1
-23
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Journal Article
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“Delineating a method to study cross-cultural differences with experimental control: The voice effect and countercultural contexts regarding power distance.”
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
vol.
49
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(July 01, 2013):
624
-634
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Journal Article
Bianchi, Emily and Joel Brockner
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“In the eyes of the beholder? The role of dispositional trust in judgments of procedural and interactional fairness.”
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
vol.
118
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(May 01, 2012):
46
-59
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Journal Article
Wiesenfeld, Batia and Joel Brockner
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“On the reciprocal relationship between basic and applied psychological theory.”
Organizational Psychology Review
vol.
2
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(January 01, 2012):
172
-182
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Journal Article
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“Listening and interpersonal influence.”
Journal of Research in Personality
vol.
46
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(January 01, 2012):
345
-349
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Journal Article
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“The role of listening in interpersonal influence.”
Journal of Research in Personality
vol.
46
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(January 01, 2012):
345
-349
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Journal Article
Bianchi, Emily and Joel Brockner
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“In the eyes of the beholder? The role of dispositional trust in judgments of procedural and interactional fairness.”
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
vol.
118
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(January 01, 2012):
46
-59
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Journal Article
Elovainio, Marko, M. Kivimaki, A. Linna, Joel Brockner, Kees Van den Bos, Jerald Greenberg, J. Pentti, M. Virtanen, and J. Vahtera
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“Does organisational justice protect from sickness absence following a major life event? A Finnish public sector study.”
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
vol.
64
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(May 01, 2010):
470
-472
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Journal Article
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“Distributive, procedural, and relational justice as predictors of change in health after a major life event.”
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
vol.
64
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(January 01, 2010):
470
-472
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Journal Article
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“The Psychology of Voice and Performance Capabilities in Masculine and Feminine Cultures and Contexts.”
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
vol.
99
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(January 01, 2010):
638
-648
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Journal Article
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“Commitment, procedural fairness, and organizational citizenship behavior: A multi-foci analysis.”
Journal of Organizational Behavior
vol.
30
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(April 01, 2009):
337
-357
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Journal Article
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“Towards a "Fairer" Conception of Process Fairness: Why, When and How More May Not Always Be Better Than Less.”
The Academy of Management Annals
vol.
3
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(January 01, 2009):
183
-216
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Journal Article
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“When does high procedural fairness reduce self-evaluations following unfavorable outcomes?: The moderating effect of prevention focus.”
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
vol.
44
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(March 01, 2008):
187
-200
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Journal Article
Brockner, Joel and E. Hayes James
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“Toward an understanding of when executives see crisis as opportunity.”
Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
vol.
44
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(March 01, 2008):
94
-115
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Journal Article
Buontempo, G. and Joel Brockner
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“Emotional intelligence and the ease of recall judgment bias: The mediating effect of private self-focused attention.”
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
vol.
38
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(January 01, 2008):
159
-172
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Journal Article
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“Is More Fairness Always Preferred? Self-esteem Moderates Reactions to Procedural Justice.”
Academy of Management Journal
vol.
50
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(October 01, 2007):
1235
-1253
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Journal Article
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“Taking a multifoci approach to the study of justice, social exchange, and citizenship behavior: The target similarity model.”
Journal of Management
vol.
33
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(January 01, 2007):
841
-866
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Journal Article
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“Procedural Fairness, Outcome Favorability, and Judgments of an Authority's Responsibility.”
Journal of Applied Psychology
vol.
92
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(January 01, 2007):
1657
-1671
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Journal Article
Stephan, J. and Joel Brockner
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“Spaced out in cyberspace? Evaluations of computer-based information.”
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
vol.
37
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(January 01, 2007):
210
-226
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Journal Article
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“Why it's so hard to be fair.”
Harvard Business Review
vol.
84
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(January 01, 2006):
122
-129
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Journal Article
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“Why organizational scientists care about Moneyball: Commentary on Wolfe et al.'s "Radical HRM Innovation and Competitive Advantage.".”
Human Resource Management
vol.
45
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(January 01, 2006):
127
-131
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Journal Article
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“The Moderating Influence of Procedural Fairness on the Relationship between Work-Life Conflict and Organizational Commitment.”
Journal of Applied Psychology
vol.
90
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(January 01, 2005):
13
-24
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Journal Article
Siegel, Phyllis and Joel Brockner
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“Individual and organizational consequences of CEO claimed handicapping: What's good for the CEO may not be so good for the firm.”
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
vol.
96
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(January 01, 2005):
1
-22
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Journal Article
Brockner, Joel, Gretchen Spreitzer, Aneil Mishra, Wayne Hochwarter, Lewis Pepper, and Janice Weinberg
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“Perceived Control as an Antidote to the Negative Effects of Layoffs on Survivors' Organizational Commitment and Job Performance.”
Administrative Science Quarterly
vol.
49
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(March 01, 2004):
76
-100
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Journal Article
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“Regulatory Focus Theory and the Entrepreneurial Process.”
Journal of Business Venturing
vol.
19
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(January 01, 2004):
203
-20
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Journal Article
Brockner, Joel, Larry Heuer, Nace Magner, Robert Folger, Elizabeth Umphress, Kees VandenBos, Riel Vermunt, Mary Magner, and Phyllis Siegel
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“High Procedural Fairness Heightens the Effect of Outcome Favorability on Self-Evaluations: An Attributional Analysis.”
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
vol.
91
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(May 01, 2003):
51
-68
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Journal Article
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“It's Different to Give Than to Receive: Predictors of Givers' and Receivers' Reactions to Favor Exchange.”
Journal of Applied Psychology
vol.
88
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(January 01, 2003):
1034
-45
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Journal Article
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“Regulatory Focus and the Probability Estimates of Conjunctive and Disjunctive Events.”
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
vol.
87
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(January 01, 2002):
5
-24
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Journal Article
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“Procedural fairness, managers' self-esteem, and managerial behaviors following a layoff.”
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
vol.
83
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(January 01, 2000):
1
-32
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Journal Article
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“Identifying International Assignees at Risk for Premature Departure: The Interactive Effect of Outcome Favorability and Procedural Fairness.”
Journal of Applied Psychology
vol.
85
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(January 01, 2000):
13
-20
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Journal Article
Brockner, Joel and Batia Wiesenfeld
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“An Integrative Framework for Explaining Reactions to Decisions: The Interactive Effects of Outcomes and Procedures.”
Psychological Bulletin
vol.
120
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(November 01, 1996):
189
-208
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Working Paper
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Hedging your bets: Uncertainty about continued success reduces people's desire for high procedural fairness. November 20, 2010.
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Working Paper
Brockner, Joel and Emily Bianchi
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In the Eyes of the Beholder? The Role of Dispositional Trust in Judgments of Procedural Fairness. November 15, 2010.
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Working Paper
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The Paradox of Process Fairness. January 01, 2005.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
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“When do procedural fairness and outcome favorability interact to influence organizational commitment? The moderating effect of uncertainty.”
Journal of Applied Psychology
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Forthcoming.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
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“It's What You Do and How You Do It: Differing Predictors of Givers' and Receivers' Reactions to Favor Exchange.”
Journal of Applied Psychology
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Forthcoming.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
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“Not just holding forth: The effect of listening on leadership effectiveness.”
Social Science Research Network
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December 01, 2010.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
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“Corporate Volunteerism, the Experience of a Positive Self-Concept, and Organizational Commitment: Evidence from Two Field Studies.”
Social Science Research Network
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October 12, 2010.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Brockner, Joel, Emily Bianchi, Kees Van den Bos, Philip Miles, Matthias Seifert, Lu Shannon, and Henry Moon
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“Trust in decision-making authorities dictates the form of the interactive relationship between outcome favorability and procedural fairness.”
Working paper
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October 09, 2010.
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Book
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The Process Matters: Engaging and Equipping People for Success.
Princeton
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Princeton University Press
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2015.
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Book
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A contemporary look at organizational justice: Multiplying insult times injury.
New York
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Routledge
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2010.
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Book
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Self-esteem at work: Research, theory, and practice.
Lexington, MA
:
Lexington Press
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1988.
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Book
Brockner, Joel and J. Rubin
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Entrapment in escalating conflicts: A social psychological analysis. New York, NY
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Springer-Verlag
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1985.
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Chapter
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“Psychologists in a business school: Where theory meets practice.”
In
Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You
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Washington, DC
:
American Psychological Association
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Forthcoming.
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Chapter
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“How prominent features of organizational life inform principles of social psychology.”
In
Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles
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edited by P.A.M. van Lange, E. Tori Higgins, and A. Kruglanski
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New York
:
Guilford
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Forthcoming.
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Chapter
Brockner, Joel and Batia Wiesenfeld
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“Organizational Justice Is Alive and Well and Living Elsewhere (But Not Too Far Away).”
In Social Psychology and Justice
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edited by E. Allan Lind
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213
-242
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New York
:
Routledge
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2019.
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Chapter
Brockner, Joel and A. Carter
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“Toward the fifth wave: Justice as a dependent variable.”
In The social dynamics of organizational justice
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edited by Stephen W. Gilliland, Dirk D. Steiner, and Daniel P. Skarlicki
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251
-286
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Charlotte, NC
:
Information Age Publishing, Inc.
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2014.
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Chapter
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“The role of process fairness authenticity in 21st century negotiations.”
In
The psychology of negotiations in 21st century negotiations
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45
-69
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New York
:
Routledge
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2012.
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Chapter
Brockner, Joel and Emily Bianchi
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“Breaking the vicious cycle of low trust in decision-making authorities: It's what they do and how they do it.”
In Restoring trust in organizations and leaders: Enduring challenges and emerging answers
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edited by Roderick M. Kramer and Todd L. Pittinsky
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257
-273
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Oxford
:
Oxford University Press
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2012.
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Chapter
Wells, Rachael E. and Joel Brockner
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“Managers' affective expressions as determinants of employee responses to change.”
In Affect and groups. Vol. 10 of Research on managing groups and teams
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edited by Elizabeth A. Mannix, Margaret A. Neale, and Cameron P. Anderson
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249
-273
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Oxford
:
Elsevier
,
2007.
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Chapter
Brockner, Joel and Batia Wiesenfeld
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“How generalizable is the interactive relationship between outcome favorability and procedural fairness?”
In Handbook of organizational justice: Fundamental questions about fairness in the workplace
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edited by Jerald Greenberg and Jason A. Colquitt
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525
-553
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Hillsdale, NJ
:
Erlbaum
,
2005.
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Chapter
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“Unpacking country effects: On the need to operationalize the psychological determinants of cross-national differences.”
In
Research in Organizational Behavior
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Vol. 25, 333
-367
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Oxford
:
Elsevier
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2003.
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Chapter
Brockner, Joel and G. Ackerman
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“When do elements of procedural fairness make a difference? A classification of moderating influences.”
In Advances in organizational justice
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edited by Jerald Greenberg and Russell Cropanzano
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179
-212
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Stanford
:
Stanford University Press
,
2002.
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Chapter
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“Cultural Differences in Self and the Impact of Personal and Social Influences.”
In
The Practice of Social Influence in Multiple Cultures
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edited by Wilhelmina Wosinska, Robert B. Cialdini, and Daniel W. Barrett
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Mahwah, N.J.
:
Lawrence Erlbaum
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2001.
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- Course
B7553: Managerial Decision Making
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- Course
B8553: Managerial Decision Making
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- Course
B9506: (PhD) Organizational Behavior
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Case Study
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A Case of Office Fairness.
2010.
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- In the Media
More People Will Be Fired. Let's Talk About It.
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- In the Media