What is Management and Organizations?

The Management and Organizations Area focuses on research in several overlapping areas that reflect key issues in understanding the management of organizations in an increasingly changing and interdependent world. Individuals, teams, and organizations continuously confront situations under highly ambiguous circumstances - and we work to understand how individual psychology, organizational conditions and social factors can shape how decisions are perceived, made, and implemented. The world is characterized by diverse cultural perspectives. We examine how people judge what is fair and how negotiated agreements can be reached that are both ethical and effective. Because effective and innovative organizations rely on leaders who are thoughtful and inspiring, we study the psychology and organizational dynamics of leadership. And because the world faces an increased pace of change and globalization, we examine how organizations and groups function to create, transmit, learn and use knowledge. Our research not only contributes to the development of our scholarly disciplines, it also infuses our teaching and advances into the world of management practice.