Denise Rousseau
H. J. Heinz II University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy, Heinz College and Joint Appointment at Tepper School of Business at Tepper School of Business

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- Tepper School of Business
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Tepper School of Business
PHONE
412-268-8470
OFFICE
POS - Posner Hall - Room 381A
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Organizational Behavior and Theory
EDUCATION
University of California at Berkeley - Ph D - 1977
University of California at Berkeley - MA - 1975
University of California at Berkeley - BA - 1973
USEFUL LINKS
Changing Nature of Work Videos and Teaching Notes Psychological Contract Inventory Research Syntheses for Evidence-Based Management Evidence Syllabus 45-961, Fall 2008 Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa) Organization Personal Website
PUBLICATIONS
- Collective personality effects on group citizenship behavior: Do diverse groups benefit more
(author(s): Marie-Elene Roberge, Q Xu, Denise Rousseau) Small Group Research
- Free will and the social and psychological contract
Business and Society Review 7, 8-13
- Social interaction patterns shaping employee psychological contracts: Network-wide and local effects
(author(s): Guillermo Dabos, Denise Rousseau) Human Resource Management
- The missing link in HR strategy: Leaders able to make effective psychological contracts.
(author(s): Edel Conway, Aoife McDermott, Denise Rousseau, Patrick Flood) Human Resource Management
- Aging Workers and the Employee-Employer Relationship
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, M. Bal, D. Kooji) Springer, 2014
- Contrat psychologique et organisations: Comprendre les accords écrits et non-écrits
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Pascale Rozario, Rémi Jardat, Yvon Pesqueux) Pearson, 2014
- Idiosyncratic Deals Between Employees and Organizations: Conceptual Issues, Applications, and the Role of Coworkers
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, M. Bal) in press
- Designing a Better Business School: Channelling Herbert Simon, Addressing the Critics, and Developing Actionable Knowledge for Professionalizing Managers
Journal of Management Studies 49, 2012; 600-618
- Handbook of Evidence-Based Management
Oxford, 2012
- Change-Supportive Employee Behavior: Antecedents And The Moderating Role Of Time
(author(s): Tai Gyu Kim, Severin Hornung, Denise Rousseau) Journal Of Management 37(6), 2011; 1664-1693
- Becoming An Evidence-Based Hr Practitioner
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Eric G. R. Barends) Human Resource Management Journal 21(3), 2011; 221-235
- Inducements, Contributions, And Fulfillment In New Employee Psychological Contracts
(author(s): Cynthia Lee, Jun Liu, Denise Rousseau, Chun Hui, Zhen Xiong Chen) Human Resource Management 50(2), 2011; 201-226
- Evidence-Based I-O Psychology: Not There Yet
(author(s): Rob B. Briner, Denise Rousseau) Industrial And Organizational Psychology-Perspectives On Science And Practice 4(1), 2011; 22-Mar
- Evidence-Based I-O Psychology: Not There Yet But Now A Little Nearer?
(author(s): Rob B. Briner, Denise Rousseau) Industrial And Organizational Psychology-Perspectives On Science And Practice 4(1), 2011; 76-82
- Reinforcing The Micro/Macro Bridge: Organizational Thinking And Pluralistic Vehicles
Journal Of Management 37(2), 2011; 429-442
- Employee-Oriented Leadership And Quality Of Working Life: Mediating Roles Of Idiosyncratic Deals
(author(s): Severin Hornung, Juergen Glaser, Denise Rousseau, Peter Angerer, Matthias Weigl) Psychological Reports 108(1), 2011; 59-74
- Persuasive Advertising: Evidence-Based Principles
Interfaces 41(1), 2011; 93-94
- Good Citizens In Poor-Quality Relationships: Idiosyncratic Deals As A Substitute For Relationship Quality
(author(s): Smriti Anand, Prajya R. Vidyarthi, Robert C. Liden, Denise Rousseau) Academy Of Management Journal 53(5), 2010; 970-988
- The Role Of Future Time Perspective In Psychological Contracts: A Study Among Older Workers
(author(s): P. Matthijs Bal, Paul G. W. Jansen, Mandy E. G. van der Velde, Annet H. de Lange, Denise Rousseau) Journal Of Vocational Behavior 76(3), 2010; 474-486
- Beyond Top-Down And Bottom-Up Work Redesign: Customizing Job Content Through Idiosyncratic Deals
(author(s): Severin Hornung, Denise Rousseau, Juergen Glaser, Peter Angerer, Matthias Weigl) Journal Of Organizational Behavior 31(3-Feb), 2010; 187-215
- Promoting learning and job acceptance in MBA internships
(author(s): Gerard Beenen, Denise Rousseau) Human Resource Management 49, 2010; 3-22
- Why Supervisors Make Idiosyncratic Deals: Antecedents And Outcomes Of I-Deals From A Managerial Perspective
(author(s): Severin Hornung, Denise Rousseau, Juergen Glaser) Journal Of Managerial Psychology 24(8-Jul), 2009; 738-764
- Patron Saint Of Organizational Research? Lessons From St. Teresa Of Avila For Scholars And For Evidence Based Practice
Journal Of Management Inquiry 18(4), 2009; 345-349
- Evidence-Based Management: Concept Cleanup Time?
(author(s): Rob B. Briner, David Denyer, Denise Rousseau) Academy Of Management Perspectives 23(4), 2009; 19-32
- Idiosyncratic Deals: Testing Propositions On Timing, Content, And The Employment Relationship
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Severin Hornung, Tai Gyu Kim) Journal Of Vocational Behavior 74(3), 2009; 338-348
- Bridging The Rigour-Relevance Gap In Management Research: It''s Already Happening!
(author(s): Gerard P. Hodgkinson, Denise Rousseau) Journal Of Management Studies 46(3), 2009; 534-546
- Idiosyncratic Deals: Coworkers As Interested Third Parties
(author(s): Lei Lai, Denise Rousseau, Klarissa Ting Ting Chang) Journal Of Applied Psychology 94(2), 2009; 547-556
- A Second''s Thoughts: Reflections On My Tenure As Job Editor
Journal Of Organizational Behavior 30(1), 2009; 13-Sep
- Evidence In Management And Organizational Science: Assembling The Field''s Full Weight Of Scientific Knowledge Through Syntheses
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Joshua Manning, David Denyer) Academy Of Management Annals 2, 2008; 475-515
- Creating Flexible Work Arrangements Through Idiosyncratic Deals
(author(s): Severin Hornung, Denise Rousseau, Juergen Glaser) Journal Of Applied Psychology 93(3), 2008; 655-664
- A Sticky, Leveraging, And Scalable Strategy For High-Quality Connections Between Organizational Practice And Science
Academy Of Management Journal 50(5), 2007; 1037-1042
- Standing Out In The Fields Of Organization Science
Journal Of Organizational Behavior 28(7), 2007; 849-857
- Global Competition''s Perfect Storm: Why Business And Labor Cannot Solve Their Problems Alone
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Rosemary Batt) Academy Of Management Perspectives 21(2), 2007; 16-23
- Educating Managers From An Evidence-Based Perspective
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Sharon McCarthy) Academy Of Management Learning & Education 6(1), 2007; 84-101
- Employee Attachment In The Short And Long Run - Antecedents And Consequences Of Situated And Deep-Structure Identification
(author(s): Michael Riketta, Rolf Van Dick, Denise Rousseau) Zeitschrift Fur Personalpsychologie 5(3), 2006; 85-93
- Managing Relationships Across Generations Of Academics - Psychological Contracts In Faculty-Doctoral Student Collaborations
(author(s): Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, Denise Rousseau) International Journal Of Conflict Management 17(1), 2006; Apr-33
- The Challenges Are Organizational Not Just Clinical
(author(s): Ranga Ramanujam, Denise Rousseau) Journal Of Organizational Behavior 27(7), 2006; 811-827
- I-Deals: Idiosyncratic Terms In Employment Relationships
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Violet T. Ho, Jerald Greenberg) Academy Of Management Review 31(4), 2006; 977-994
- Keeping An Open Mind About Evidence-Based Management: A Reply To Learmonth''s Commentary
Academy Of Management Review 31(4), 2006; 1091-1093
- 2005 Presidential Address - Is There Such A Thing As Evidence-Based Management?
Academy Of Management Review 31(2), 2006; 256-269
- Social Networks And The Psychological Contract: Structural Holes, Cohesive Ties, And Beliefs Regarding Employer Obligations
(author(s): VT Ho, Denise Rousseau, LL Levesque) Human Relations 59(4), 2006; 459-481
- I-Deals: Idiosyncratic Deals Workers Bargain for Themselves
M.E. Sharpe, 2005
- Ownership And The Changing Employment Relationship: Why Stylized Notions Of Labor No Longer Generally Apply - A Reply To Zardkoohi And Paetzold
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Z Shperling) Academy Of Management Review 29(4), 2004; 562-569
- Responses To Broken Promises: Does Personality Matter?
(author(s): Violet Ho, Laurie Weingart, Denise Rousseau) Journal Of Vocational Behavior 65(2), 2004; 276-293
- Organizational Change That Produces Results: The Linkage Approach
(author(s): Paul Goodman, Denise Rousseau) Academy Of Management Executive 18(3), 2004; 19-Jul
- Psychological Contract And Organizational Citizenship Behavior In China: Investigating Generalizability And Instrumentality
(author(s): C Hui, C Lee, Denise Rousseau) Journal Of Applied Psychology 89(2), 2004; 311-321
- Employment Relationships In China: Do Workers Relate To The Organization Or To People?
(author(s): C Hui, C Lee, Denise Rousseau) Organization Science 15(2), 2004; 232-240
- Mutuality And Reciprocity In The Psychological Contracts Of Employees And Employers
(author(s): GE Dabos, Denise Rousseau) Journal Of Applied Psychology 89(1), 2004; 52-72
- Psychological Contracts In The Workplace: Understanding The Ties That Motivate
Academy Of Management Executive 18(1), 2004; 120-127
- Pieces Of The Action: Ownership And The Changing Employment Relationship
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Z Shperling) Academy Of Management Review 28(4), 2003; 553-570
- Extending The Psychology Of The Psychological Contract - A Reply To Putting Psychology Back Into Psychological Contracts
Journal Of Management Inquiry 12(3), 2003; 229-238
- Democracy, A Way Of Organizing In A Knowledge Economy
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, A Rivero) Journal Of Management Inquiry 12(2), 2003; 115-134
- Leading What Seems (To Its Leaders, At Least) To Be An Incentiveless, Learningless Organization That Sometimes Appears (To Its Leaders, At Least) To Work
(author(s): JM Bartunek, TG Cummings, JL Pearce, Denise Rousseau, AHV De Ven, N Urbanowicz, TM Loncar) Journal Of Management Inquiry 12(2), 2003; 105-114
- The Idiosyncratic Deal: Flexibility Versus Fairness?
Organizational Dynamics 29(4), 2001; 260-273
- Schema, Promise And Mutuality: The Building Blocks Of The Psychological Contract
Journal Of Occupational And Organizational Psychology 74, 2001; 511-541
- The Interim Manager: Prototype Of The 21St-Century Worker?
(author(s): K Inkson, A Heising, Denise Rousseau) Human Relations 54(3), 2001; 259-284
- Location, Location, Location: Contextualizing Organizational Research
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Y Fried) Journal Of Organizational Behavior 22(1), 2001; 13-Jan
- Relational Wealth
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Carrie Leana) Oxford, 2000
- What''s A Good Reason To Change? Motivated Reasoning And Social Accounts In Promoting Organizational Change
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, SA Tijoriwala) Journal Of Applied Psychology 84(4), 1999; 514-528
- The Boundaryless Human Resource Function: Building Agency And Community In The New Economic Era
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, MB Arthur) Organizational Dynamics 27(4), 1999; 18-Jul
- Assessing Psychological Contracts: Issues, Alternatives And Measures
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, SA Tijoriwala) Journal Of Organizational Behavior 19, 1998; 679-695
- The ''Problem'' Of The Psychological Contract Considered
Journal Of Organizational Behavior 19, 1998; 665-671
- Not So Different After All: A Cross-Discipline View Of Trust
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, SB Sitkin, RS Burt, C Camerer) Academy Of Management Review 23(3), 1998; 393-404
- Why Workers Still Identify With Organizations
Journal Of Organizational Behavior 19(3), 1998; 217-233
- Trust In Organizations: Frontiers Of Theory And Research.
Administrative Science Quarterly 43(1), 1998; 186-188
- Organizational Behavior In The New Organizational Era
Annual Review Of Psychology 48, 1997; 515-546
- Contingent Workers In High Risk Environments
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, C Libuser) California Management Review 39(2), 1997; 103-&
- The Boundaryless Career: A New Employment Principle for a New Organizational Era
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Michael Arthur) Oxford, 1996
- Looking Back On ''''Organizations In Action'''' From The New Organizational Era
Personnel Psychology 49(3), 1996; 776-778
- The Limits Of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, And Nuclear Weapons - Sagan,Sd
Administrative Science Quarterly 41(1), 1996; 200-203
- The Meso Paradigm - A Framework For The Integration Of Micro And Macro Organizational-Behavior
(author(s): R HOUSE, Denise Rousseau, M THOMASHUNT) Research In Organizational Behavior: An Annual Series Of Analytical Essays And Critical Reviews, Vol 17, 1995 17, 1995; 71-114
WORKING PAPERS
- Social interaction patterns shaping employee psychological contracts: Network-wide and local effects.
(author(s): Guillermo Dabos, Denise Rousseau) Human Resource Management
- Psychological Contracts in Organizations: Understanding Written and Unwritten Agreements
Sage, 1995
- Developing an Interdisciplinary Science of Organizations
(author(s): Denise Rousseau, Karlene Roberts, Charles Hulin) Jossey-Bass , 1978
AWARDS AND HONORS
- Academy of Social Sciences (UK - National Academy of Academics, Learned Societies and Practitioners in the Social Sciences - Elected, Academician (2014)
- Fellows of the Academy of Management - Elected, Dean (2014)
- Tallinn University of Technology - Honorary Doctorate (2014)
- Israeli Organizational Behavior Conference - Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)
- AOM Practice Theme Committee - Practice Impact Award (2014)
- Athens University of Economics and Business - Honorary Doctorate in Economics and Management (2013)
- Academy of Management - Lifetime Service Award (2010)
- Academy of Management''s Organizational Behavior Division - Lifetime Achievement Career Award (2009)
- Academy of Management Learning and Education - Award for Best Article (2008)
- Academy of Management, MOC Division - Distinguished Scholar (2007)
- Western Academy of Management - JMI Distinguished Scholar (2007)
- Academy of Management - George Terry Award (book) (2006)
- Academy of Management - Best Paper OB Division (2004)
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Shaw Professor (2000)
- Academy of Management - George Terry Award (book) (1996)
- National Institute for Healthcare Management - Award for Best Article in Healthcare Management (1994)
- Educational Administration Quarterly - William A. Davis Award for Best Article (1982)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
- Carnegie Mellon University Faculty Senate, Chairperson (2010 - 2011)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Member, Engaged Scholarship Review (2014 -)
- Member, Evidence & Policy (2011 -)
- Revue de Science Gestion (January 2004 -)
- Member, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science (2003 -)
- Journal of Vocational Behavior (January 2003 -)
- Journal of Management Inquiry (January 1994 -)
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Organizational Behavior (January 1997 - 2007)
- President, Academy of Management (2004 - 2005)
- Board Member, Academy of Management, Board of Governors (1994 - 1997)
- Board Member, Society for Human Resource Management Foundation, Elected (1994 - 1997)
COURSES TAUGHT
Evidence-Based Management (45941) 2016 Mini 2 Section: A
2015 Mini 2 Section: E
2014 Mini 2 Section: E
2013 Mini 2 Section: E
2012 Mini 2 Section: EOrganizational Change (45942) 2016 Mini 4 Section: E
2015 Mini 4 Section: E
2014 Mini 4 Section: E
2013 Mini 4 Section: EStrategic Human Resources (45940) 2013 Mini 4 Section: E
Strategic Human Resources (45894) 2012 Mini 4 Section: E
2011 Mini 4 Section: E
2010 Mini 4 Section: E
2009 Mini 4 Section: A
2007 Mini 2 Section: E
2006 Mini 2 Section: AEvidence-Based Management (45961) 2011 Mini 2 Section: E
2010 Mini 2 Section: A
2009 Mini 2 Section: A
2008 Mini 1 Section: ASpecial Topics in Org''l Behavior and Theory (47891) 2008 Mini 4 Section: A
Seminar in Employee Relationships (47893) 2007 Mini 4 Section: A
Organizational Behavior (70311) 2006 Section: C, D
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