Laurie Weingart

PHONE

412-268-3363

OFFICE

WH - Warner Hall - Room 607

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Organizational Behavior and Theory

EDUCATION

Northwestern University - Ph D (Organizational Behavior) - 1989
Northwestern University - MS (Organizational Behavior) - 1986
University of Illinois - Urbana - BS (Industrial/Organizational Psychology) - 1984

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Conflict and Negotiation, dynamic group processes

USEFUL LINKS

Vita

BIOGRAPHY

Laurie R. Weingart is the Richard M. and Margaret S. Cyert Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently serving as CMU’s Interim Provost (2017-present). Within the Tepper School, she served as Senior Associate Dean – Education (2014-2017) and as Director of the Accelerate Leadership Center from 2012-2014. Dr. Weingart earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1989. Her research examines negotiation, conflict, and innovation in interdisciplinary teams. Prof. Weingart has published over 60 articles and book chapters in the fields of management, social psychology, industrial psychology, cognitive psychology, and economics. Dr. Weingart served as Chair of the Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management (2001), the President of the International Association for Conflict Management (2003-2004), and the Founding President of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (2007 – 2012). She also served as co-editor of the Annals of the Academy of Management (2013-2017).

PUBLICATIONS

• Teamwork in the Intensive Care Unit

(author(s): Jennifer Ervin, Jeremy Kahn, Taya Cohen, Laurie Weingart) American Psychologist, 2018

• Gender differences in accepting and receiving requests for tasks with low promotability

(author(s): Linda Babcock, Maria Recalde, Lise Vesterlund, Laurie Weingart) American Economic Review 107(3), 2017; 1-35

• Dignity, Face, and Honor Cultures: A Study of Negotiation Strategy and Outcomes in Three Cultures

(author(s): Soroush Aslani, Jimena Ramirez-Marin, Jeanne Brett, JingJing Yao, Zhaleh Semnani-Azad, Zhi-Xue Zhang, Catherine Tinsley, Laurie Weingart, Wendi Adair) Journal of Organizational Behavior 37, 2016; 1178-1201

• The directness and oppositional intensity of conflict expression

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, Kristin Behfar, Corinne Bendersky, Gergana Todorova, Karen Jehn) Academy of Management Review 40(2), 2015; 235-262

• Gender and the emotional experience of relationship conflict: The differential effects of avoidant conflict management

(author(s): Julia Bear, Laurie Weingart, Gergana Todorova) Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 7(4), 2014; 213-231

• The Role of Simmelian Friendship Ties on Retaliation with Triads

(author(s): Kenneth Goh, David Krackhardt, Tat Koon Koh, Laurie Weingart) Small Group Research 45(5), 2014; 471-505

• Identifying Gaps between the Conceptualization of Conflict and Its Measurement
  Handbook of Conflict Management Research

(author(s): Corinne Bendersky, Julia Bear, Kristin Behfar, Laurie Weingart, Gergana Todorova, Karen Jehn) Edward Edgar Publishing, 2014; 79-89

• Building, Managing, and Motivating Great Teams
  Biotechnology Entrepreneurship: Starting, Managing, and Leading Biotechnology Companies

(author(s): Arthur Boni, Laurie Weingart, Gergana Todorova) Elsevier, 2014

• Can conflict be energizing? A study of task conflict, positive emotions, and job satisfaction

(author(s): Gergana Todorova, Julia Bear, Laurie Weingart) Journal of Applied Psychology 99(3), 2014; 451-467

• Team Innovation Processes: An Examination of Activity Cycles in Creative Project Teams

(author(s): Kenneth Goh, Paul Goodman, Laurie Weingart) Small Group Research 44, 2013; 159-194

• Quantitative methods and coding
  Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, Mara Olekalns) Wiley-Blackwell, 2012; 920-924

• Building teams in entrepreneurial companies
  J. Commercial Biotechnology, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2012

(author(s): Arthur Boni, Laurie Weingart) Journal of Commercial Biotechnology 18(2), 2012; 31-37

• How cultural stereotyping influences inter-cultural negotiation
  The Psychology of Negotiations in the 21st Century Workplace: New Challenges and New Solutions (SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series)

(author(s): Catherine Tinsley, Nazli Turan, Laurie Weingart, Robin Dillon) Routledge Academic, 2012; 269-291

• Negotiation offers and the search for agreement

(author(s): Michael Prietula, Laurie Weingart) Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 4, 2011; 77-109

• Task conflict and idea sharing in interdisciplinary research groups: Diversity salience matters

(author(s): Gergana Todorova, Matthew Brake, Laurie Weingart) Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 2011, 2011; 1-7

• The·interplay between culturally- and situationally-based mental models of intercultural dispute resolution: West meets Middle East.

(author(s): Catherine Tinsley, Nazli Turan, Soroush Aslani, Laurie Weingart) International Negotiation Journal 16(3), 2011; 481-510

• Subgroups within teams: The role of cognitive and affective integration.

(author(s): Matthew Cronin, Katerina Bezrukova, Laurie Weingart, Catherine Tinsley) Journal of Organizational Behavior 32, 2011; 831-849

• Dynamics in groups: Are we there yet?
  The Academy of Management Annals

(author(s): M. Cronin, Laurie Weingart, G. Todorova) Academy of Management Annals 5, 2011; 571-612

• Modeling group negotiation: Three computational approaches that can inform behavioral sciences
  Research on Managing Groups and Teams: Negotiation and Groups

(author(s): Nazli Turan, Miroslav Dudik, Geoffrey Gordon, Laurie Weingart) Emerald 14, 2011; 189-205

• Research methods and issues
  Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, Kenneth Goh) Sage, 2010; 698-706

• Task conflict, problem solving, and yielding: Effects on cognition and performance in functionally diverse innovation teams

Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 3, 2010; 312-337

• Innovation in an academic setting: Designing and leading a business through market-focused, interdisciplinary teams

(author(s): Arthur Boni, Laurie Weingart, S. Evenson) Academy of Management Learning and Education 8, 2009; 407-417

• Manage intra-team conflict through collaboration
  Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior: Indispensable Knowledge for Evidence-Based Management, 2nd Edition

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, K. Jehn) Wiley, 2009; 327-346

• Teams research in the 21st century: A case for theory consolidation
  Team Effectiveness in Complex Organizations: Cross-disciplinary perspectives (SIOP Organizational Frontier Series)

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, M. Cronin) Psychology Press, 2009; 509-524

• Emergent negotiations: Stability and shifts in negotiation dynamics

(author(s): M. Olekalns, Laurie Weingart) Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 1, 2008; 135-160

• Communication processes and conflict management
  The Psychology of Conflict and Conflict Management in Organizations (SIOP Organizational Frontier Series)

(author(s): M. Olekalns, L. Putnam, Laurie Weingart, L. Metcalf) Psychology Press, 2007; 81-114

• Conflicting social motives in negotiating groups

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, J. Brett, M. Olekalns, P. Smith) Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 93, 2007; 994-1010

• Representational gaps, information processing, and conflict in functionally diverse teams

(author(s): M. Cronin, Laurie Weingart) Academy of Management Review 32(761-773), 2007

• The differential effects of trust and respect on team conflict
  Conflict in Organizational Groups: New Directions in Theory and Practice

(author(s): M. Cronin, Laurie Weingart) Northwestern University Press, 2007; 205-228

• The timing and function of offers in U.S. and Japanese negotiations

(author(s): W. Adair, Laurie Weingart, J. Brett) Journal of Applied Psychology 92, 2007; 1056-1068

• Functional diversity and conflict in cross-functional product development teams: Considering representational gaps and task characteristics
  Understanding Teams

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, M. Cronin, C. J. S. Houser, J. Cagan, C. Vogel) IAP, 2005; 89-110

• Getting the floor: Motive-consistent strategy and individual outcomes in multi-party negotiations

Group Decision and Negotiation 14, 2005; 21-41

• Markov chain models of communication processes in negotiation

(author(s): P. Smith, M. Olekalns, Laurie Weingart) International Negotiation 10, 2005; 97-114

• Team diversity and information use

(author(s): K. Dahlin, Laurie Weingart, P. Hinds) Academy of Management Journal 48, 2005; 1107-1123

• Baubles, bangles and beads: Modeling the evolution of negotiating groups over time
  Research in Managing Groups and Teams: Time in Groups

(author(s): J. Brett, Laurie Weingart, M. Olekalns) Elsevier Science 6, 2004; 39-64

• Communication processes in negotiation: Frequencies, sequences, and phases
  The Handbook of Negotiation and Culture

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, M. Olekalns) Stanford University Press, 2004; 143-157

• Quantitative coding of negotiation behavior

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, M. Olekalns, P. Smith) International Negotiation 9, 2004; 441-455

• Unilateral concessions from the other party: Concession behavior, attributions, and negotiation judgments

(author(s): S. Kwon, Laurie Weingart) Journal of Applied Psychology 89(2), 2004; 263-278

• Responses To Broken Promises: Does Personality Matter?

(author(s): Violet Ho, Laurie Weingart, Denise Rousseau) Journal Of Vocational Behavior 65(2), 2004; 276-293

• A contingency theory of task conflict and performance in groups and organizational teams
  International Handbook of Organizational Teamwork and Cooperative Working

(author(s): C. K. W. De Dreu, Laurie Weingart) Wiley, 2003; 151-165

• Phases, transitions and interruptions: Modeling processes in multi-party negotiations

(author(s): M. Olekalns, J. Brett, Laurie Weingart) International Journal of Conflict Management 14, 2003; 191-211

• Task versus relationship conflict, team performance, and team member satisfaction: A meta-analysis

(author(s): Carsten De Dreu, Laurie Weingart) Journal of Applied Psychology 88, 2003; 741-749

• Can I do it? Will I try? Personal efficacy, assigned goals, and performance norms as motivators of individual performance

(author(s): D. Gibbons, Laurie Weingart) Journal of Applied Psychology 31(3), 2001; 624-648

• Maximizing crossfunctional new product teams’ innovativeness and constraint adherence: A conflict communications perspective

(author(s): Kay Lovelace, Debra Shapiro, Laurie Weingart) Academy of Management Journal 44(4), 2001; 779-783

• Getting to best: Efficiency versus optimality in negotiation

(author(s): E. Hyder, M. Prietula, Laurie Weingart) Cognitive Science 24(2), 2000; 169-204

• Influence of social motives on integrative negotiations: A meta-analytic review and test of two theories

(author(s): Carsten De Dreu, Laurie Weingart, Seungwoo Kwon) Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 78, 2000; 889-905

• Interdependence, social motives, and outcome satisfaction in multiparty negotiation30:6779::AID-EJSP153.0.CO;2-7)

(author(s): J. Gillespie, J. Brett, Laurie Weingart) European Journal of Social Psychology 30(6), 2000; 779-797

• Knowledge and the sequential processes of negotiation: A Markov chain analysis of response-in-kind

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, Michael Prietula, Elaine Hyder, Chris Genovese) ournal of Experimental Social Psychology 15, 1999; 366-393

• How did they do that? The ways and means of studying group processes
  Research in Organizational Behavior

JAI Press 19, 1997; 189-239

• Knowledge matters: The effect of tactical descriptions on negotiation behavior and outcome

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, Elaine Hyder, Michael Prietula) Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 70, 1996; 1205-1217

• Determinants of risky decision-making behavior: A test of the mediating role of risk perceptions and risk propensity

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, Sim Sitkin) Academy of Management Journal 38, 1995; 1573-1592

• Negotiation as problem solving
  Advances in Managerial Cognition and Organizational Information Processing

(author(s): M. Prietula, Laurie Weingart) JAI Press 5, 1994; 187-213

• Group goals and group performance

(author(s): E. Weldon, Laurie Weingart) British Journal of Social Psychology 32, 1993; 307-334

• The impact of consideration of issues and motivational orientation on group negotiation process and outcome

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, Rebecca Bennett, Jeanne Brett) Journal of Applied Psychology 78, 1993; 504-517

• Impact of group goals, task component complexity, effort, and planning on group performance

Journal of Applied Psychology 77, 1992; 682-693

• Processes that mediate the relationship between a group goal and group member performance

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, E. Weldon) Human Performance 4, 1991; 33-54

• Feedback-seeking behavior of new hires and job changers

(author(s): J. Brett, D. Feldman, Laurie Weingart) Journal of Management 16, 1990; 737-749

• Tactical behavior and negotiation outcomes

(author(s): Laurie Weingart, Leigh Thompson, Max Bazerman, John Carroll) International Journal of Conflict Management 1, 1990; 7-31

WORKING PAPERS

• Will you do me a favor? Responding to Favor Requests in the Workplace

(author(s): Amanda Weirup, Laurie Weingart, Taya Cohen)

• Measuring Conflict Expression: A Complementary Approach to Understanding Conflict

(author(s): Kristin Behfar, Yeonjeong Kim, Laurie Weingart, Corinne Bendersky, Julia Bear, Gergana Todorova, Karen Jehn)

• Your Cost or My Benefit? : Effects of Concession Frames in Distributive Negotiations

(author(s): Nazli Bhatia, Rosalind Chow, Laurie Weingart)

• Social motive expectations as a moderator of the concession timing effect in buyer-seller negotiations

(author(s): Seungwoo Kwon, Laurie Weingart, Gangseog Ryu)

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Academy of Management - Fellow (2016)
• Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management - Best Conference Paper-Empirical or Theoretical Award (2014)
• Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management - Best Conference Paper for the Study of Conflict in Context (2013)
• Academy of Management - Finalist, Carolyn Dexter Best International Paper Award (2012)
• Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management - Best Conference Paper for the Study of Conflict in Context (2011)
• International Association for Conflict Management - Best Published Paper in 2010 in the journal Negotiation and Conflict Management Research (2011)
• Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management - Most Influential Article or Chapter Award (published between 2001-2004) (2009)
• ASME - Curriculum Innovation Award (2003)
• International Association for Conflict Management - Outstanding Article Award (2002)
• International Association for Conflict Management - Outstanding Empirical Paper (1999)
• Organization Communication & Information Systems Division of the Academy of Management - Best Published Paper (1995)
• Department of Industrial Management Undergraduate Teaching Award (1992)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

• Task Force on the CMU Experience, Committee Member (2016 - )
• Tepper School Strategic Planning Committee, Committee Member (2016 - )
• CMU Academic Policies and Practices Working Group, Committee Chair, Working Group Co-Chair (2016 - )
• Carnegie Bosch Institute Research Advisory Committee, Committee Member (2010 - )
• Masters Educational Action Committee, Committee Member (2010 - )
• Tepper Quad Building Committee, Committee Member (2014 - 2016)
• Tepper BaseCamp MBA Orientation Programs, Director (2010 - 2014)
• Organizational Leadership Club, Student Org Advisor (Professional Org) (2008 - 2014)
• FlexMBA Faculty Advisory Committee, Committee Member (2013 - 2014)
• Accelerate Leadership Center, Director (2012 - 2014)
• Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Teams, Director (2004 - 2012)
• Groups and Organizations Seminar Series, Seminar Series coordinator, Coordinated seminar series jointly run by several departments at CMU and UPitt. (2009 - 2012)
• Tepper MBA curriculum review committee, Committee Chair, With co-chair successfully led redesign efforts, including benchmarking, surveys, internal research, interim report, curriculum redesign, communication to constituents, and hand off to administration. (2010 - 2011)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Member, Academy of Management
• Journal Editor, Academy of Management Annals
• Member, Association for Psychological Science
• Member, Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research
• Member, International Association for Conflict Management
• Member, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Editorial Review Board Member, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research (2006 -)
• Elected Member, Society of Organizational Behavior (2006 -)
• Elected Member, Society of Experimental Social Psychology (2003 -)
• Committee Chair, Society of Organizational Behavior, Local Arrangements (August 2013 - November 2013)
• President, Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (2007 - 2012)
• Associate Editor, eJournal Editor, Negotiation Processes and Communication eJournal, Social Science Research Network (2002 - 2012)
• Editorial Review Board Member, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (January 2003 - 2010)

COURSES TAUGHT

• Team Conflict and Multiparty Negotiation (45841) 2017 Mini 4 Section: E
  2016 Mini 4 Section: A, E
  2015 Mini 4 Section: A, E

• Team Conflict and Negotiation (45841) 2014 Mini 4 Section: A

• Groups and Teams in Organizations (45841) 2013 Mini 3 Section: A

• Negotiations (45895) 2012 Mini 3 Section: N

• Designing and Leading a Business CAP-S (45885) 2011 Section: A

• Interpersonal Negotiations (45895) 2010 Mini 3 Section: N

• Seminar in Groups in Organizations (47896) 2009 Mini 3 Section: A

• Integrated Product Development Project (45929) 2007 Section: A