Laurie R. Weingart
Richard M. and Margaret S. Cyert Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory
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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
- Your cost or my benefit?: Effects of concession accounts in distributive negotiation
(author(s): N. Bhatia, R. Chow, L. R. Weingart, M. Diabes)
Negotiation and Conflict Management Research (in press) - Team functioning and performance in Child Advocacy Center multidisciplinary teams
(author(s): E. A. McGuier, S. D. Rothenberger, K. A. Campbell, B. Keeshin, L. R. Weingart, D. J. Kolko)
in Child Maltreatment (in press) - Manage intra-team conflict
In Principles of Organizational Behavior: The Handbook of Evidence-Based Management (C. L. Pearce & E. A. Locke, Eds.), 3rd Edition
(author(s): L. R. Weingart, K. A. Jehn, K. L. Krueger)
Chichester, UK: Wiley, (in press) - Systemic gender inequities in who reviews code
(author(s): E. Murphy-Hill, J. Dicker, A. Horvath, M. M. Hodges, C. D. Egelman, L. R. Weingart, C. Jaspan, C. Green, N. Chen)
Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 2023 - The psychological experience of intragroup conflict
(author(s): K. L. Krueger, M. A. Diabes, L. R. Weingart)
Research in Organizational Behavior 42; 2022; 100165 - The effects of conflict type and conflict expression intensity on conflict management
(author(s): G. Todorova, K. Goh, L. R. Weingart)
International Journal of Conflict Management 33(2); 245-272 - Opening the black box of I-deals negotiation: Integrating I-deals and negotiation research
(author(s): M. Simosi, D. M. Rousseau, L. R. Weingart)
Group and Organization Management 46(2), 2021; 186-222 - Psychological safety in intensive care unit rounding teams
(author(s): M. A. Diabes, J. N. Ervin, B. S. Davis, K. J. Rak, T. R. Cohen, L. R. Weingart, J. M. Kahn)
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 18(6), 2021; 1027-1033 - The “fixed” pie perception and strategy in dyadic versus multiparty negotiations
(author(s): M. C. Kern, J. M. Brett, L. R. Weingart, C. Eck)
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 157, 2020; 143-158 - Work design and task conflict in interdisciplinary groups
(author(s): G. Todorova, M. Brake, L. R. Weingart)
International Journal of Conflict Management 31(4), 2020; 623-646 - 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
Publications Prior to 2015
- 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; 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 negotiation
(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)
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 15, 1999; 366-393 - How did they do that? The ways and means of studying group processes
Research in Organizational BehaviorJAI 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
- 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
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Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups (2020)
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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)