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Leigh
Thompson
J. Jay Gerber Professor of Dispute Resolution
& Organizations
Management and Organizations
BA 1982, Communication Studies, Northwestern University; MA 1984, Education,
University of California, Santa Barbara; PhD 1988, Psychology, Northwestern
University
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Kellogg
School of Management, Northwestern University, Professor
of Management & Organizations, 1995 to present;
Executive Director, Kellogg Teams and Groups Center,
1997 to present; Director, Behavioral Research Laboratory,
Kellogg, 1995 to present; Director, Leading High Impact
Teams, Kellogg Executive Program, 1997 to present; Co-Director,
Negotiation Strategies, 2000 to present; University
of Washington's Psychology Department, Professor, 1988-1995.
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| Courses
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Negotiations
Decision Making and Creativity
Leading Groups and Teams
Emotional intelligence |
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| Career
and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards |
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NSF
Presidential Young Investigator award, National Science
Foundation, 1991-1997
Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences,
Stanford, California, 1994-1995
Grants: National Science Foundation, American Bar Foundation,
Allen and Mildred Peterson Foundation, Citicorp Behavioral
Research Council. |
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| Professional
Leadership |
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Leigh
Thompson is a member of the editorial boards of Organization
Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Experimental
Social Psychology, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making,
International Journal of Conflict Management, and Group
Decision and Negotiation. She has served on the selection
panel of the Decision, Risk, and Management Program at
the National Science Foundation and its program review
committee. She was named a fellow of the American Psychological
Society and is a member of the Academy of Management,
American Psychological Association, Judgment and Decision
Making Society, and Society for Experimental Social Psychologists. |
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| Research
Areas |
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Negotiation
Emotional Intelligence
Learning and Creativity
Team Performance |
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| Current
Projects |
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Why
managers value knowledge from competitors and consultants
more than their own people
Learning and Creativity in Teams and Groups |
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| Representative
Publications |
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Leigh
Thompson is the author or co-author of over 95 research
articles and chapters in edited books. Her book, The
Mind and Heart of the Negotiator (Third Edition)
(Prentice Hall, 2005), integrates negotiation and group
decision making with social psychological processes. Her
book, Making
the Team: A Guide for Managers
(Prentice Hall, 2004) examines internal team dynamics
and how to structure teams within the larger organization.
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| Consulting,
Companies: |
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Abbott
Pharmaceuticals, Akzo Nobel, AT&T, Baxter Healthcare,
Cargill, CDW, Chamberlain Group, Chevron, Chubb Insurance,
Compaq, Data Direct, First Industrial Realty, Fleet Financial,
Gold Eagle, Heller Financial, Jefferson Wells, MacLean-Fogg,
Microsoft, Premier Healthcare, Sears, UBS Asset Management |
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| Consulting,
Organizations: |
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American
Bar Association, American Corporate Counsel Association,
American Medical Association, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare,
Federal Reserve, Illinois Attorney General, Illinois Department
of Professional Regulation, Sandia Laboratories, International
Security Management Association, Washington State Attorney
General, Washington State Trial Lawyers |
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| General |
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Leigh
Thompson offers consulting and training in negotiations,
decision making and team leadership for numerous companies
and organizations. She has presented her work both nationally
and abroad. |
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