Jeanne Brett is the DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Dispute Resolution and Organizations.

Professor Brett's research is in the areas of cross cultural negotiations, the resolution of disputes, and the performance of multicultural teams.  Her current research investigates culture and negotiation strategies.  She is also studying negotiating teams and technological solutions to their myriad logistical problems. She is the author of numerous journal articles, negotiations teaching materials, and two award winning books: Getting Disputes Resolved with William Ury and Stephen Goldberg and the single authored Negotiating Globally. She initiated Kellogg's MBA courses in negotiations in 1981 and in cross-cultural negotiations in 1994.  She has received numerous career awards: the David L. Bradford Outstanding Educator Award in Organizational Behavior; the Academy of Management Outstanding Educator Award; the Clarence L. Ver Steeg Graduate Faculty Award, and the International Association for Conflict Management Lifetime Achievement Award.

Cross-cultural, deal making, dispute resolution, mediation, emotions and negotiation, technology and negotiation, negotiating teams, trust and culture, influence and culture, status and culture, communication and culture

• PhD, 1972, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, University of Illinois
• AM, 1969, University of Illinois
• BA, 1967, Southern Methodist University

• Director, Dispute Resolution Research Center, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1989-present
• DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr. Professor of Dispute Resolution and Organizations, Dispute Resolution Research Center, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1989-present
• Exchange Professor Sciences Po, L'Institut d'etudes politiques (IEP) de Paris, 2006-2006
• Department Chair, Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1999-2001
• Visiting Professor, Keio University, Yokohama Japan, 1998-1998
• Institut d'Administration des Entreprises, Universite de Droit, d'Economie et des Sciences d'Aix-Marseille, 1990-1990
• Professor of Organizational Behavior, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1983-1989
• Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1976-1983
• Assistant Professor of Organizational Psychology, University of Michigan, 1975-1976
• Faculty Associate, Organizational Behavior Program, Insitute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 1975-1976
• Assistant Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1972-1975

• Outstanding Paper 2012, International Journal of conflict Management
• Best Paper 2011, International Association for Conflict Management
• Best Paper, Negotiation and Conflict management Research
• Outstanding Published Journal Article Award, International Association for Conflict Management, 2013
• Best Paper 2012, Negotiation and Conflict Management Review, 2013
• Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence, International Journal of conflict Management, 2013
• Carolyn Dexter Award Finalist for Implications of Honor and Dignity Culture for Negotiations: A Comparative Study of Middle Easterners and Americans, Academy of Management (with Soroush Aslani), 2013
• Conflict Management Division of Academy of Management Most Influential Paper 2004-2009, 2012
• International Association for Conflict Management Distinguished Best Applied Paper for Face First (with Roderick Swaab), 2009
• International Association for Conflict Management Distinguished Career Award, 2009
• The Clarence L. Ver Steeg Graduate Faculty Award, Kellogg School of Management, 2007
• International Association for Conflict Management Best Paper in 2005 for the Negotiation Dance: Time, Culture, and Behavioral Sequences in Negotiation by Wendy Adair & Jeanne Brett, 2007
• Academy of Management Outstanding Educator Award, Kellogg School of Management, 2003
• International Association of Conflict Management Book Award for Negotiating Globally, 2002
• Kellogg Alumni Choice Teaching Award for lasting academic contribution, Kellogg School of Management, 2001
• Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illionis, 2001
• Kellogg Alumni Professor of the Year Award, Kellogg School of Management, 2001
• Part-Time MBA Program Professor of the Year Award, Kellogg School of Management, 1993

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2008-
• Editorial Board Member, Negotiation and Conflict Management Review, 2006
• Editorial Board Member, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research
• Editor in Chief, Dispute Resolution Reserach Center Teaching Materials
• Editorial Board Member, Negotiation Journal
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Conflict Management

Cross-cultural negotiation, negotiation, multicultural teams

Social Processes in Organizations (MORS-524-2)
Group behavior in organizational settings. Topics include recent theory and research on group formation, social influence, group composition, group performance, group decision making, diversity, coalitions, intergroup relations and social dilemmas.

Constructive Collaboration: Driving Performance in Teams, Organizations and Partnerships

The experts show you the conditions and competencies that foster highly productive collaboration in the workplace, and how to ignite a culture of collaboration at all levels in your company and its people.

High Performance Negotiation Skills

Dive into the science of negotiation and learn the essentials of deal making and dispute resolution. Learn new and proven negotiation strategies and techniques and hone your skills through challenging simulations and constructive feedback.

Leading High-Impact Teams

From the thought leaders that set the standard for building and leading effective teams, this intensive program delivers deep insight into Kellogg’s proven approaches and practical tools and techniques you can use immediately to solve complex team challenges.

Merger Week

Our M&A experts will show you how to evaluate mergers and acquisitions from all angles — from strategy and financing to alliances and integration — and then use an M&A process that generates the greatest value from any restructuring deal.

Negotiation Strategies (MORSX-470-0)
Negotiation Strategies teaches the art and science of achieving objectives in interdependent relationships, both inside and outside the company. Students practice cross-cultural negotiation, dispute resolution, coalition formation and multiparty negotiations, extremely competitive negotiations, and negotiating via information technology.