Dr. Kenneth Tai is a faculty member at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. This episode focused on his research on gender and workplace mistreatment. He discussed how men and women receive mistreatment in the workplace.

The article referenced in the episode:

Tai, K., Lee, K., Kim, E., Johnson, T. D., Wang, W., Duffy, M. K., & Kim, S. (2022). Gender, bottom-line mentality, and workplace mistreatment: The roles of gender norm violation and team gender composition. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(5), 854–865. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000936

Dr. Amira Schiff is a professor and the Director of the Conflict Management, Resolution, and Negotiation Graduate Program at Bar-Ilan University. As a researcher in international conflict resolution, she specializes in the intricacies of conflict management and the dynamics of peace processes. Her influential work, particularly the article 'Reaching a Mutual Agreement: Readiness Theory and Coalition Building in the Aceh Peace Process,' earned the prestigious NCMR award for the best paper in 2014. Dr. Schiff has a prolific publication record, contributing to key journals in the field such as NCMR, the International Journal of Conflict Management and the International Negotiation journal. Her book, 'Negotiating Intractable Conflicts: Readiness Theory Revisited,' published by Routledge in 2021, further cements her status as a leading voice in conflict resolution studies.

Schiff, A., (2021) “Readiness Theory: A New Approach to Understanding Mediated Prenegotiation and Negotiation Processes Leading to Peace Agreements”, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 14(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.34891/z3t9-9d49

Deborah A. Cai (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is professor and senior associate dean in the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University, and she is a faculty member in the Media and Communication doctoral program. Dr. Cai is an international researcher with scholarly and professional expertise in intercultural communication, persuasion, negotiation and conflict management. She has conducted research in China, Japan, and the U.S., and she has trained political and business leaders from Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, and developing nations from Asian Pacific Economic Commission (APEC) and the State Department’s leadership program. Deborah is a Fellow in the International Academy of Intercultural Researchers and a Fellow and past president of the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM). She is Past-Chair of the Conflict Management division of the Academy of Management. Deborah served as editor of the journal, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, and is editor of the four-volume collection of research, Intercultural Communication (Sage, Benchmark in Communication). Her research has published in outlets such as Communication Monographs, Communication Research, International Journal of Conflict Management, Human Communication Research, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, as well as The Handbook of Intercultural Communication and the SAGE Handbook of Communication and Conflict.

Cai, D. A., (2022) “From Theory to Practice and Back Again: Lessons from Hostage Negotiation for Conflict Management”, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 15(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.34891/20220406-433

Dr. Hunsaker is a Global Network Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations at the Stern School of Business, New York University. He has a joint appointment at NYU Shanghai. His research interests include negotiation, emotion, culture, and subjective value. He teaches courses on negotiation, conflict management, and organizational behavior and has presented research all over the world. His greatest achievement—which requires his best negotiation, communication, and organizational skills—is raising a beautiful family of 8 children with his wife and best friend, Melissa.

Dr. Teng is Assistant Professor of Management at Penn State Harrisburg. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. His research examines behavioral ethics & morality, conflict management & negotiation, and social hierarchy in organizations.

In 2023 David and Teng received the Best Article award for an article published in 2022. Congratulations on your scholarly recognition and award-winning article!

Getting off to a "Hot" Start: How the Timing of Expressed Anger Influences Relational Outcomes in Negotiation", Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 15(4). doi: https://doi.org/10.34891/2022.0467

Tim Stevens is an interdisciplinary scientist with expertise on the role of social media and ICT in social interactions. For his PhD research he studied social media dynamics in agro-food governance: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Ftimstevensphd%2Fhome&data=05%7C01%7CMichael.Gross%40colostate.edu%7Ced69a171c64a458e552f08db29fb18a6%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C638149930672519013%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jp8Y0szUNjpPVv4sf8F%2F5%2FXBl14RdJ53r1C0kaPAy5M%3D&reserved=0

He enjoys bringing together disciplines to develop new conceptual and methodological frameworks. He currently investigates the interplay between educational innovations and teacher professional development in higher education.

Stevens, T. M. & Aarts, N. & Dewulf, A., (2020) “Using Emotions to Frame Issues and Identities in Conflict: Farmer Movements on Social Media”, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 14(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.34891/9mmd-q341

Emma E. Levine is an Associate Professor of Behavioral Science and the Charles E. Merrill Faculty Scholar at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Levine studies the psychology of honesty, trust, and ethical dilemmas. She holds a PhD from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Maurice Schweitzer is the Cecelia Yen Koo Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions and Management at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Maurice studies negotiations and decision making.

Article Citation
Levine, Emma E. & Schweitzer, Maurice E., 2015. "Prosocial lies: When deception breeds trust," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 88-106.

Jason Pierce is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He earned his Ph.D. in Management at Indiana University and has held other faculty appointments at the University of Southern Mississippi and Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile. Prior to beginning his academic career, Jason obtained his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and worked as a network engineer for Nortel Networks.

Jason’s areas of expertise now include ethically charged responses to conflict, philosophy of science, and organizational alignment. His current projects cover topics such as sex-differences in negotiation tactics, categorizing as a scientific tool, and managerial problem solving. Jason has published research on these topics in prestigious journals such as Psychological Science, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, and Negotiation & Conflict Management Research.

In addition to conducting research, Jason is an international teacher and trainer. He has taught courses on the topics of managerial decision making, negotiation and conflict resolution, organizational behavior, and organizational alignment in executive, graduate, and undergraduate business programs to students in Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

Article Citation:
Pierce, J. R., & Thompson, L. (2018). Explaining differences in men and women's use of unethical tactics in negotiations. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 11(4), 278–297. https://doi.org/10.1111/ncmr.12135

Jason Pierce is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He earned his Ph.D. in Management at Indiana University and has held other faculty appointments at the University of Southern Mississippi and Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile. Prior to beginning his academic career, Jason obtained his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and worked as a network engineer for Nortel Networks.

Jason’s areas of expertise now include ethically charged responses to conflict, philosophy of science, and organizational alignment. His current projects cover topics such as sex-differences in negotiation tactics, categorizing as a scientific tool, and managerial problem solving. Jason has published research on these topics in prestigious journals such as Psychological Science, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, and Negotiation & Conflict Management Research.

In addition to conducting research, Jason is an international teacher and trainer. He has taught courses on the topics of managerial decision making, negotiation and conflict resolution, organizational behavior, and organizational alignment in executive, graduate, and undergraduate business programs to students in Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

Article Citation:
Pierce, J. R., & Thompson, L. (2018). Explaining differences in men and women's use of unethical tactics in negotiations. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 11(4), 278–297. https://doi.org/10.1111/ncmr.12135