Carnegie Mellon University

Laurie Weingart

Laurie R. Weingart

Richard M. and Margaret S. Cyert Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory

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Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Bio

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 served as CMU’s Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer, and as Senior Associate Dean – Education and Director of the Accelerate Leadership Center within the Tepper School. Coauthor of The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work, her research examines collaboration, conflict, and negotiation, with a focus on how differences across people both help and hinder effective problem solving and innovation. Prof. Weingart has published over 70 articles and book chapters in the fields of management, social psychology, industrial psychology, cognitive psychology, and economics. An elected Fellow of the Academy of Management and recipient of the Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups, Dr. Weingart served as President of the International Association for Conflict Management, founding President of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research, and as co-editor of the Academy of Management Annals. Dr. Weingart earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Education

  • Northwestern University - PhD (Organizational Behavior)
  • Northwestern University - MS (Organizational Behavior)
  • University of Illinois - Urbana - BS (Industrial/Organizational Psychology)

Research

Conflict, Collaboration, Negotiation, Teams, Gender and Non-promotable tasks

Recent Book

The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work
by Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, & Laurie Weingart.  Published May, 2022; Simon & Schuster.

Recent Publications - 2015 to Present

  • The expression of conflict: Measuring individual experiences and team configurations

    (author(s):  Y. Kim, K. Behfar, L. R. Weingart, C. Bendersky, G. Todorova, J. Bear, K.A. Jehn, E. Miron-Spektor)
    2022

Awards and Honors

  • Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups (2020)

  • International Association of Conflict Management - Fellow (2020)

  • 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)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers - 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

Leadership Positions
  • Vice Chair, CMU Faculty Senate (AY 2022-2023)
  • Collaboration and Teamwork as a CMU Core Competency Working Group Co-Chair (2019 - 2021)
  • Interim Provost, Carnegie Mellon University (2017 - 2018)
  • CMU Academic Policies and Practices Working Group, Working Group Co-Chair (2016 - 2018)
  • Tepper School Senior Associate Dean – Education (2014 - 2017)
  • Tepper School Accelerate Leadership Center, Faculty Lead (2012 - 2014)
  • Tepper School MBA BaseCamp Orientation Program, Director (2011 - 2014)
  • Tepper School MBA curriculum review committee, Committee Co-chair (2010 - 2012)
  • Tepper School, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Teams, Director (2004 - 2012)

Recent Committees

  • CMU Commission on Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression (2021 - 2022)
  • Tepper School Committee on Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2019 - 2020)
  • Task Force on the CMU Experience (2016 - 2018)
  • Tepper School Strategic Planning Committee (2016 - 2017)
  • Carnegie Bosch Institute Research Advisory Committee (2010 - 2017)
  • Tepper Quad Building Design Committee (2014 - 2016)
  • Tepper Masters Educational Affairs Committee (2010 - 2017)

Professional Activities

  • Journal Editor, Academy of Management Annals (2013 - 2017)
  • President, Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (2007 - 2012)
  • Co-founder, Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (2005 - 2006)
  • President, International Association for Conflict Management (2003 - 2004)
  • Division Chair, Conflict Management Division, Academy of Management (2001 - 2002)
  • Elected Member, Society of Organizational Behavior (2006)
  • Elected Member, Society of Experimental Social Psychology (2003)