Katherine Phillips

Reuben Mark Professor of Organizational Character at Columbia Business School

Biography

Columbia Business School

Prof. Katherine W. Phillips joined the faculty at Columbia Business School as the Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics in Fall of 2011. Before joining us here she was Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and Co-Director and Founder of Northwestern's Center on the Science of Diversity. She has also been a Visiting Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Visiting Scholar at the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences. Professor Phillips received her PhD in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

Her Bachelors degree is in Psychology from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Prof. Phillips research addresses the main questions of what is the value of diversity and what are the barriers that prevent society, organizations and especially work teams from capturing the knowledge, perspectives and unique backgrounds of every member? As organizations and society become increasingly diverse, developing a more sophisticated understanding of intergroup relations and the myriad of processes that interfere with capturing the value that diversity can bring to the table, is essential for the continued growth of organizations. Professor Phillips' theoretical and empirical work has focused mainly on the small group processes and performance that are affected by diversity, but more recently her work has expanded to assessments of worth and status that intertwine with group composition to affect interpersonal and group outcomes.

You can find insights in Prof. Phillips' research regarding issues of information sharing, diversity, status, minority influence, decision-making, and performance in work groups. Recent interests tackle issues around the intersection of race and gender stereotypes, the relationship between diversity and perceptions of morality, and insights on how homogeneity affects group processes just as much as diversity itself. Professor Phillips is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including top awards and recognition from the International Association of Conflict Management, the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management, the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Excellence in Work-Family Research Award, and the Gender, Diversity and Organizations Division of the Academy of Management. Prof. Phillips is a member of the Academy of Management, the American Psychological Association and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Her review of diversity research published in Research in Organizational Behavior (under the name Williams) is a leading source of information for scholars across many disciplines including psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, lawyers, and doctors.

More of her award-winning work can be found in scholarly outlets such as Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Organization Science and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Prof. Phillips teaches numerous topics including leadership, leading and managing teams, decision making, negotiations, organizational change, and motivation. Professor Phillips' research has been featured in numerous media outlets including the Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine.com, Fortune.com, Working Women, The Globe and Mail, and The Mint. In 2011 Poets and Quants named Professor Phillips one of the Top 40 Business School Professors Under the Age of 40. Students say "Professor Katherine Phillips has an inclusive style that fosters continuous participation in class. She has a way of involving students in the discussion of cutting-edge concepts from her research and expertise that makes you feel like you are being part of something novel and unique. She was the best introduction I could possibly have to business school."

Journal articles

  • Maximizing the gains and minimizing the pains of diversity: A policy perspective In Perspectives on Psychological Science (2015) Coauthor(s): Adam Galinsky, A. Todd, A.C. Homan, Katherine Phillips, Evan Apfelbaum, Stacey Sasaki, Jennifer Richeson, J.B. Olayon, W. Maddux
  • Gender profiling: A gendered race perspective on person-position fit In Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2015) Coauthor(s): Erika Hall, Adam Galinsky, Katherine Phillips
  • Rethinking the Baseline in Diversity Research: Should We Be Explaining the Effects of Homogeneity? In Perspectives on Psychological Science (2014) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, Evan Apfelbaum, Jennifer Richeson
  • Ethnic Diversity, Gender, and National Leaders In Journal of International Affairs (2013) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, Susan Perkins, Nicholas Pearce
  • Getting closer at the company party: Integration experiences, racial dissimilarity, and workplace relationships In Organization Science (2013) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, Tracy Dumas, Nancy Rothbard
  • Social category diversity promotes pre-meeting elaboration: The role of relationship focus In Organization Science (2013) Coauthor(s): D.L. Loyd, C.S. Wang, Katherine Phillips, R. B. Lount, Jr.
  • Getting Even or Being at Odds? Cohesion in Even- and Odd-Sized Small Groups In Organization Science (2011) Coauthor(s): Tanya Menon, Katherine Phillips
  • Expertise in your midst: How congruence between status and speech style affects reactions to unique knowledge In Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (2010) Coauthor(s): D.L. Loyd, Katherine Phillips, J. Whitson, M.C. Thomas-Hunt
  • The role of affect in knowledge transfer In Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice (2010) Coauthor(s): D.Z. Levin, Katherine Phillips, T. Kurtzberg, R. B. Lount, Jr.
  • To disclose or not to disclose? Status distance and self-disclosure in diverse environments In Academy of Management Review (2009) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, N. P. Rothbard, Tracy Dumas
  • Negational categorization and intergroup behavior. In Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2008) Coauthor(s): C.B. Zhong, Katherine Phillips, G.J. Leonardelli, Adam Galinsky
  • Negational categorization and intergroup behavior In Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2008) Coauthor(s): C.B. Zhong, Katherine Phillips, G.J. Leonardelli, Adam Galinsky
  • The pros and cons of dyadic side conversations in small groups: The impact of group norms and task type In Small Group Research (2008) Coauthor(s): Roderick I. Swaab, Katherine Phillips, D. Diermeier, V.H. Medvec
  • The White standard: Racial bias in leader categorization In Journal of Applied Psychology (2008) Coauthor(s): A.S. Rosette, G.J. Leonardelli, Katherine Phillips
  • Working harder with the out-group: The impact of social category diversity on motivation gains In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2007) Coauthor(s): R. B. Lount, Jr., Katherine Phillips
  • Surface-level diversity and decision-making in groups: When does deep-level similarity help? In Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (2006) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, G. Northcraft, M. Neale
  • When surface and deep-level diversity collide: The effects on dissenting group members In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2006) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, D.L. Loyd
  • Managing multiple roles: Work-family policies and individuals' desires for segmentation In Organization Science (2005) Coauthor(s): Nancy Rothbard, Katherine Phillips, Tracy Dumas
  • Diverse groups and information sharing: The effects of congruent ties In Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (2004) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, Elizabeth Mannix, M. Neale, D.H. Gruenfeld
  • When what you know is not enough: Expertise and gender dynamics in task groups In Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2004) Coauthor(s): M.C. Thomas-Hunt, Katherine Phillips
  • The effects of categorically based expectations on minority influence: The importance of congruence In Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2003) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips
  • Conflict management style: Accounting for cross-national differences In Journal of International Business Studies (1998) Coauthor(s): Michael Morris, Katherine Phillips, Angela Ka-yee Leung, Richard Larrick, M. Mendoza, D. Bhatnagar, Jianfeng Li, Mari Kondo, Jin-Lian Luo, Jun-Chen Hu
  • Group composition and decision making: How member familiarity and information distribution affect process and performance In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (1996) Coauthor(s): D.H. Gruenfeld, Elizabeth Mannix, Katherine Phillips, M. Neale

Books

Diversity and Groups (2008) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips

Chapters

  • Delusions of homogeneity? Reinterpreting the effects of group diversity In Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Review of Group and Team-Based Research (2013) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, Evan Apfelbaum
  • Diversity as knowledge exchange: The roles of information processing, expertise, status and power In The Oxford Handbook on Diversity and Work (2012) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, M.M. Duguid, M.C. Thomas-Hunt, J. Uparna
  • The malleability of race in organizational teams: A theory of racial status activation In Status in Management and Organizations (2011) Coauthor(s): M.C. Thomas-Hunt, Katherine Phillips
  • The value of diversity in organizations: A social psychological perspective In Social Psychology and Organizations (2011) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, S.Y. Kim-Jun, S. Shim
  • Self disclosure: Beneficial for cohesion in demographically diverse work groups? In Diversity and Groups (2008) Coauthor(s): Tracy Dumas, Nancy Rothbard, Katherine Phillips
  • Garnering the benefits of conflict: The role of diversity and status distance in groups In: New Directions in Theory and Practice_ (2007) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, M.C. Thomas-Hunt
  • The affective consequences of diversity and homogeneity in groups In Affect and Groups (2007) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, R. B. Lount, Jr.
  • Managing perceptions of ethical behavior in evaluative groups: The implications for diversity in organizations In Ethics in Groups (2006) Coauthor(s): D.L. Loyd, Katherine Phillips
  • Managing teams in the dynamic organization: The effects of revolving membership and changing task demands on expertise and status in groups In Leading and Managing People in the Dynamic Organization (2003) Coauthor(s): M.C. Thomas-Hunt, Katherine Phillips
  • Demography and diversity in organizations: A review of 40 years of research In Research in Organizational Behavior (1998) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, C.A. O''Reilly

### Working papers

  • A rose by any other name? "Blacks" are more negatively evaluated than "African Americans" (2014) Coauthor(s): Erika Hall, Katherine Phillips, S. Townsend
  • Fit to lead: The role of female national leaders in modern times (2014) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips
  • How much relationship conflict really exists? Biased perceptions of racially diverse teams (2014) Coauthor(s): R. B. Lount, Jr., Oliver Sheldon, F. Rink, Katherine Phillips
  • Inspired performance: The impact of leader status on followers (2014) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, J. Cho, Nicholas Pearce, H. Patel
  • Laying the groundwork for future research in intersectionality: Descriptive and prescriptive stereotypes for Black and White women and men (2014) Coauthor(s): Erika Hall, Katherine Phillips, Peter Glick, R. Livingston, Laurie A. Rudman, E. Washington
  • Minority influence in virtual teams: Private conversation opportunities and majority motivated information processing (2014) Coauthor(s): Roderick I. Swaab, Katherine Phillips
  • Racial homogeneity and perceived control over group outcomes: When diversity's "control condition" has effects of its own (2014) Coauthor(s): Evan Apfelbaum, Katherine Phillips, Jennifer Richeson
  • Team diversity and information acquisition: How homogeneous teams set themselves up to have less information than diverse ones (2014) Coauthor(s): J. Cao, Katherine Phillips
  • The diversity-morality link (2014) Coauthor(s): Sun Young Kim, Katherine Phillips
  • When an out-group member comes between us: How in-group members manage internal disagreement, status, and relationships in diverse settings (2014) Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, D.L. Loyd, S. Shim
  • Double Jeopardy or Greater Latitude: Do Black Women Escape Backlash for Dominance Displays? (2011) Coauthor(s): Erika Richardson, Katherine Phillips, Laurie A. Rudman, Peter Glick

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