Joel Brockner
Phillip Hettleman Professor of Business
Management
Academic Director
Columbia CaseWorks
BA, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1972; MS, Tufts, 1974; PhD, 1977
Joined CBS in 1984
Office:
396
Kravis
Phone:
212-854-4435
E-mail:
[email protected]
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Within the broader field of organizational behavior, Professor Brockner is well known for his work in several areas, including the effects of organizational downsizing on the productivity and morale of the "survivors," the management of organizational change, organizational justice, self processes in organizations and managerial judgment and decision making. He teaches the MBA elective course Managerial Decision Making, the Ph.D. course Individual and Collective Behavior in Organizations, and he is an active consultant and speaker to companies worldwide.
Teaching
Spring 2022
Managerial Decision Making
(MBA)
Managerial Decision Making
(EMBA)
Spring 2021
Managerial Decision Making
(MBA)
Managerial Decision Making
(EMBA)
Fall 2021
Managerial Decision Making
(EMBA)
(PhD) Organizational Behavior
(PHD)
Spring 2020
Managerial Decision Making
(EMBA)
Fall 2020
Managerial Decision Making
(EMBA)
Managerial Decision Making
(MBA)
Fall 2019
(PhD) Organizational Behavior
(PHD)
Managerial Decision Making
(EMBA)
Spring 2018
Managerial Decision Making
(EMBA)
Fall 2018
Managerial Decision Making
(MBA)
Managerial Decision Making
(EMBA)
Columbia Caseworks cases
Doing Things Right in Tough Times: How Greatist Handled Its Layoffs
(2020)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
The Office: A Question of Fairness
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Malia Mason, Joel Brockner
Research
Journal articles
When do procedural fairness and outcome favorability interact to influence organizational commitment? The moderating effect of uncertainty
In Journal of Applied Psychology
(forthcoming)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, David De Cremer, Ariel Fishman, Marius van Dijke, Woody van Olffen, David Mayer
When to explain why or how it happened: Tailoring accounts to fit observers' construal level
In Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
(2020)
Coauthor(s): A. Carter, D. Bobocel, Joel Brockner
How temporal and social comparisons in performance evaluation affect fairness perceptions
In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
(2018)
Coauthor(s): J.S. Chun, Joel Brockner, D. De Cremer
Is individual bribery or organizational bribery more intolerable in China (versus in the United States)? Advancing theory on the perception of corrupt acts
In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
(2017)
Coauthor(s): Z. Liu, X.X. Liu, Ying-Yi Hong, Joel Brockner, K. Tam, Y. Li
The dark side of experiencing job autonomy: Unethical behavior
In Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
(2017)
Coauthor(s): Jackson Lu, Joel Brockner, Yoav Vardi, Ely Weitz
Construal level theory in organizational research
In Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
(2017)
Coauthor(s): Batia Wiesenfeld, J.N. Reyt, Joel Brockner, Y. Trope
Non-contingent success reduces people's desire for processes that adhere to principles of fairness
In Social Justice Research
(2016)
Coauthor(s): P. Siegel, Joel Brockner, Batia Wiesenfeld, Z. Liu
Self-as-object and self-as-subject in the workplace
In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, B.M. Wiesenfeld
How workplace fairness affects employee commitment
In Sloan Management Review
(2016)
Coauthor(s): M. Seifert, Joel Brockner, Emily Bianchi, H. Moon
What influences managers' procedural fairness towards their subordinates? The role of subordinates' trustworthiness
In Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
(2015)
Coauthor(s): Guozhen Zhao, Y. Chen, Joel Brockner
Riding the fifth wave: Organizational justice as dependent variable
In Research in organizational behavior
(2015)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Batia Wiesenfeld, Phyllis Siegel, D. Bobocel, Zongjian Liu
The interactive effect of positive inequity and regulatory focus on work performance
In Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
(2015)
Coauthor(s): Zongjian Liu, Joel Brockner
Trust in decision-making authorities dictates the form of the interactive relationship between outcome fairness and procedural fairness
In Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
(2015)
Coauthor(s): Emily Bianchi, Joel Brockner, Kees Van den Bos, Matthias Seifert, Henry Moon, Marius van Dijke, David De Cremer
Corporate volunteerism, the experience of self-integrity, and organizational commitment: Evidence from the field.
In Social Justice Research
(2014)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Deanna Senior, Will Welch
Delineating a method to study cross-cultural differences with experimental control: The voice effect and countercultural contexts regarding power distance
In Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Kees Van den Bos, Joel Brockner, M. van den Oudenalder, Shanmukh V. Kamble, A. Nasabi
In the eyes of the beholder? The role of dispositional trust in judgments of procedural and interactional fairness
In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Emily Bianchi, Joel Brockner
Listening and interpersonal influence
In Journal of Research in Personality
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Daniel Ames, Joel Brockner, Lily Benjamin
On the reciprocal relationship between basic and applied psychological theory
In Organizational Psychology Review
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Batia Wiesenfeld, Joel Brockner
The role of listening in interpersonal influence
In Journal of Research in Personality
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Daniel Ames, Joel Brockner, L. Maissen
Does organisational justice protect from sickness absence following a major life event? A Finnish public sector study
In Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Marko Elovainio, M. Kivimaki, A. Linna, Joel Brockner, Kees Van den Bos, Jerald Greenberg, J. Pentti, M. Virtanen, J. Vahtera
The Psychology of Voice and Performance Capabilities in Masculine and Feminine Cultures and Contexts
In Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Kees Van den Bos, Joel Brockner, Jordan Stein, Dirk Steiner, Nico Van Yperen, Daphne Dekker
Commitment, procedural fairness, and organizational citizenship behavior: A multi-foci analysis
In Journal of Organizational Behavior
(2009)
Coauthor(s): J. Lavelle, Joel Brockner, M. Konovsky, K. Price, A. Henley, A. Taneja, V. Vinekar
Towards a "Fairer" Conception of Process Fairness: Why, When and How More May Not Always Be Better Than Less
In The Academy of Management Annals
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Batia Wiesenfeld, Kristina Diekmann
Toward an understanding of when executives see crisis as opportunity
In Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
(2008)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, E. Hayes James
When does high procedural fairness reduce self-evaluations following unfavorable outcomes?: The moderating effect of prevention focus
In Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
(2008)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, David De Cremer, Ariel Fishman, Scott Spiegel
Emotional intelligence and the ease of recall judgment bias: The mediating effect of private self-focused attention
In Journal of Applied Social Psychology
(2008)
Coauthor(s): G. Buontempo, Joel Brockner
Is More Fairness Always Preferred? Self-esteem Moderates Reactions to Procedural Justice
In Academy of Management Journal
(2007)
Coauthor(s): Batia Wiesenfeld, William Swann Jr., Joel Brockner, Caroline Bartel
Procedural Fairness, Outcome Favorability, and Judgments of an Authority's Responsibility
In Journal of Applied Psychology
(2007)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Ariel Fishman, Jochen Reb, Barry Goldman, Scott Spiegel, Charlee Garden
Spaced out in cyberspace? Evaluations of computer-based information
In Journal of Applied Social Psychology
(2007)
Coauthor(s): J. Stephan, Joel Brockner
Taking a multifoci approach to the study of justice, social exchange, and citizenship behavior: The target similarity model
In Journal of Management
(2007)
Coauthor(s): J. Lavelle, D. Rupp, Joel Brockner
Why it's so hard to be fair
In Harvard Business Review
(2006)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
Why organizational scientists care about Moneyball: Commentary on Wolfe et al.'s "Radical HRM Innovation and Competitive Advantage."
In Human Resource Management
(2006)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
Individual and organizational consequences of CEO claimed handicapping: What's good for the CEO may not be so good for the firm
In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
(2005)
Coauthor(s): Phyllis Siegel, Joel Brockner
The Moderating Influence of Procedural Fairness on the Relationship between Work-Life Conflict and Organizational Commitment
In Journal of Applied Psychology
(2005)
Coauthor(s): Phyllis Siegel, Corrine Post, Joel Brockner, Ariel Fishman, Charlee Garden
Perceived Control as an Antidote to the Negative Effects of Layoffs on Survivors' Organizational Commitment and Job Performance
In Administrative Science Quarterly
(2004)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Gretchen Spreitzer, Aneil Mishra, Wayne Hochwarter, Lewis Pepper, Janice Weinberg
Regulatory Focus Theory and the Entrepreneurial Process
In Journal of Business Venturing
(2004)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, E. Tory Higgins, Murray Low
It's Different to Give Than to Receive: Predictors of Givers' and Receivers' Reactions to Favor Exchange
In Journal of Applied Psychology
(2003)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
Culture and Procedural Fairness: When the Effects of What You Do Depend Upon How You Do It
In Administrative Science Quarterly
(2000)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Ya-Ru Chen, Elizabeth Mannix, Angela Ka-yee Leung, Daniel Skarlicki
Identifying International Assignees at Risk for Premature Departure: The Interactive Effect of Outcome Favorability and Procedural Fairness
In Journal of Applied Psychology
(2000)
Coauthor(s): Ron Garonzik, Joel Brockner, Phyllis Siegel
Procedural fairness, managers' self-esteem, and managerial behaviors following a layoff
In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
(2000)
Coauthor(s): Batia Wiesenfeld, Joel Brockner, V. Thibault
The Escalation of Commitment to a Failing Course of Action: Towards Theoretical Progress
In Academy of Management Review
(1992)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
Books
The Process Matters: Engaging and Equipping People for Success
(2015)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
A contemporary look at organizational justice: Multiplying insult times injury
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
Self-esteem at work: Research, theory, and practice
(1988)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
Entrapment in escalating conflicts: A social psychological analysis.
(1985)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, J. Rubin
Chapters
Organizational Justice Is Alive and Well and Living Elsewhere (But Not Too Far Away)
In Social Psychology and Justice
(2019)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Batia Wiesenfeld
Psychologists in a business school: Where theory meets practice
In Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Adam Galinsky, Malia Mason, Joel Brockner
Toward the fifth wave: Justice as a dependent variable
In The social dynamics of organizational justice
(2014)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, A. Carter
Breaking the vicious cycle of low trust in decision-making authorities: It's what they do and how they do it
In Restoring trust in organizations and leaders: Enduring challenges and emerging answers
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Emily Bianchi
The role of process fairness authenticity in 21st century negotiations
In The psychology of negotiations in 21st century negotiations
(2012)
Coauthor(s): K. Roloff, Joel Brockner, Batia Wiesenfeld
How prominent features of organizational life inform principles of social psychology
In Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles
(2007)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, B.M. Wiesenfeld, I. Fridman
Managers' affective expressions as determinants of employee responses to change
In Affect and groups. Vol. 10 of Research on managing groups and teams
(2007)
Coauthor(s): Rachael E. Wells, Joel Brockner
How generalizable is the interactive relationship between outcome favorability and procedural fairness?
In Handbook of organizational justice: Fundamental questions about fairness in the workplace
(2005)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Batia Wiesenfeld
Unpacking country effects: On the need to operationalize the psychological determinants of cross-national differences
In Research in Organizational Behavior
(2003)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
When do elements of procedural fairness make a difference? A classification of moderating influences
In Advances in organizational justice
(2002)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, G. Ackerman
Cultural Differences in Self and the Impact of Personal and Social Influences
In The Practice of Social Influence in Multiple Cultures
(2001)
Coauthor(s): Sheena Iyengar, Joel Brockner
Web-only articles
Not just holding forth: The effect of listening on leadership effectiveness
In Social Science Research Network
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Daniel Ames, Lily Benjamin
Corporate Volunteerism, the Experience of a Positive Self-Concept, and Organizational Commitment: Evidence from Two Field Studies
In Social Science Research Network
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Deanna Senior, Will Welch
Trust in decision-making authorities dictates the form of the interactive relationship between outcome favorability and procedural fairness
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Emily Bianchi, Kees Van den Bos, Philip Miles, Matthias Seifert, Lu Shannon, Henry Moon
Working papers
Hedging your bets: Uncertainty about continued success reduces people's desire for high procedural fairness
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Batia Wiesenfeld, Phyllis Siegel, Shu Zhang
In the Eyes of the Beholder? The Role of Dispositional Trust in Judgments of Procedural Fairness
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner, Emily Bianchi
The Paradox of Process Fairness
(2005)
Coauthor(s): Joel Brockner
Ideas and Insights
In The Media
The Paradox of Layoffs: Engagement Drops When You Need It Most
More People Will Be Fired. Let’s Talk About It.
Layoffs Leave Scars on Survivors, Too
How to Master Performance Reviews
How Newsroom Managers Balance Community Engagement and Reporter Safety
Press Releases
Awards And Honors
University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, 2005
Columbia Business School, 2005.
Columbia Business School, 2003.
2002
2001
Columbia Business School, 1998.
1990
American Psychological Association, 1985.