Mike Baer

Assistant Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship at Thunderbird School of Global Management

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  • Thunderbird School of Global Management

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Biography

Thunderbird School of Global Management

Mike Baer comes to the W. P. Carey School of Business after earning his doctorate degree in management at the University of Georgia, where he also taught organizational behavior and human resource management courses. His research focuses on the areas of trust, fairness, and impression management.

Currently, Professor Baer is exploring alternative perspectives on trust in the workplace, including some drawbacks of both trusting others and being trusted. His research has appeared in several top management journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Professor Baer’s research and consulting has included work with a variety of organizations from the U.S. and abroad, including the transportation industry in England; accounting in Ireland; manufacturing in China and Australia; R&D and public utilities in India; healthcare, food, and education in the U.S.; and multiple governmental agencies. His research has been covered by media outlets such as Financial Times, PBS, NPR, Business Insider, and FastCompany.

Prior to joining academia, Professor Baer worked in the construction industry, as well as in publishing and online education.

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Georgia 2015
  • M.B.A. Brigham Young University 2010
  • B.A. Brigham Young University 2003

Research Interests Trust Fairness Impression Management

Publications

† = ASU student at time of submission

  • Welsh, D., * Baer, M. D., & †Sessions, H. (in press). Hot pursuit: The affective consequences of organization-set versus self-set goals on emotional exhaustion and citizenship behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology.
    equal contribution
  • Fehr., R., Welsh, D., Yam, K. C., Baer, M. D., Wu, W., & †Vaulont, M. 2019. The role of moral decoupling in the causes and consequences of unethical pro-organizational behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 153: 27–40.
  • Outlaw, R., Colquitt, J. A., Baer, M. D., & †Sessions, H. 2019. How fair versus how long: An integrative theory-based examination of procedural justice and procedural timeliness. Personnel Psychology, 72: 361–391.
  • Baer, M. D., van der Werff, L., Colquitt, J. A., Rodell, J. B., Zipay, K. P., & Buckley, F. 2018. Trusting the “look and feel”: Situational normality, situational aesthetics, and the perceived trustworthiness of organizations. Academy of Management Journal, 61: 1718–1740.
  • Baer, M. D., Rodell, J. B., Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K., Colquitt, J. A., Zipay, K. P., Burgess, L. R., & Outlaw, R. 2018. Pacification or aggravation? The effects of talking about supervisor unfairness. Academy of Management Journal, 61: 1764–1788.
  • Baer, M. D., Matta, F., †Kim, J. K., Welsh, D., & Garud, N. 2018. It’s not you, it’s them: Social influences on trust propensity and trust dynamics. Personnel Psychology, 71: 423–455.
  • Baer, M. D., Bundy, J., Garud, N., & †Kim, J. K. 2018. The benefits and burdens of organizational reputation for employee well-being: A conservation of resources approach. Personnel Psychology, 71: 571–595. equal contribution
  • Mitchell, M. S., Baer, M. D., Ambrose, M. L., Folger, R., & Palmer, N. F. 2018. Cheating under pressure: A self-protection model of workplace cheating behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103: 54–73.
  • Rodell, J. B., Colquitt, J. A., & Baer, M. D. 2017. Is adhering to justice rules enough? The role of charismatic qualities in perceptions of supervisors’ overall fairness. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 140: 14–28.
  • Baer, M. D., Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K., Colquitt, J. A., Rodell, J. B., Outlaw, R., & Long, D. M. 2015. Uneasy lies the head that bears the trust: The effects of feeling trusted on emotional exhaustion. Academy of Management Journal, 58: 1637–1657.
  • Long, D. M., Baer, M. D., Colquitt, J. A., Outlaw, R., & Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K. 2015. What will the boss think?: The impression management implications of supportive relationships with star and project peers. Personnel Psychology, 68: 463–498.
  • Colquitt, J. A., Baer, M. D., Long, D. M., & Halvorsen-Ganepola, M. D. K. 2014. Scale indicators of social exchange relationships: A comparison of relative content validity. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99: 599–618.
  • Research Activity
  • Baer, M. D., Frank, E., Matta, F. K., Luciano, M., & Wellman, N. (2nd revise-and-resubmit). [Employee trust preferences.] Academy of Management Journal.
  • Zipay, K. P., Mitchell, M. S., Baer, M. D., †Sessions, H., & Bies, R. J. (2nd revise-and-resubmit). [Leniency]. Academy of Management Journal.
  • †Bush, J., Welsh, D., Baer, M. D., & Waldman, D. (revise-and-resubmit). [Ethical leadership]. Personnel Psychology.
  • †Bush, J. T., Baer, M. D., Welsh, D., Garud, N., Outlaw, R., Matta, F. K., & †Sessions, H. (revise-and-resubmit). [Workplace interruptions]. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.
  • †Kim, J. K., LePine, J. A., Zhang, Z., & Baer, M. D. (under review). [Ingratiation]. Journal of Applied Psychology.

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