Markus Baer
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
Area of Expertise:
Critical Thinking, Motivation, Innovation and Growth, Organizational Behavior, Team Development
Research Interests:
The determinants of the various activities (i.e., problem formulation, idea generation, solution implementation) comprising creativity and innovation in organizations.
Selected Publications:- "Microfoundations of strategic problem formulation", Strategic Management Journal, 197-214, with K. Dirks, J. Nickerson, T. Zenger, 2013
- "Putting creativity to work: The implementation of creative ideas in organizations", Academy of Management Journal, 55, 1102-1119, 2012
- "Creative self-efficacy and creativity in the team context: Cross-level interactions with team informational resources", Journal of Applied Psychology, 97, 1282-1290, with A. Richter, G. Hirst, D. Van Knippenberg, 2012
- "Blind in one eye: How psychological ownership of ideas determines the types of suggestions people adopt", Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 118, 60-71, with G. Brown, 2012
- "Location in negotiation: Is there a home field advantage?", Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 114, 190-200, with G. Brown, 2011
- "The strength-of-weak-ties perspective on creativity: A comprehensive examination and extension", Journal of Applied Psychology, 95, 592-601, 2010
- "Win or lose the battle for creativity: The power and perils of intergroup competition", Academy of Management Journal, 53, 827-845, with R. Leenders, G. Oldham, A. Vadera, 2010
- "The curvilinear relation between experienced creative time pressure and creativity: Moderating effects of openness to experience and support for creativity", Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 963-970, with G. Oldham, 2006
- "Innovation is not enough: Climates for initiative and psychological safety, process innovations, and firm performance", Journal of Organizational Behavior, 24, 45-68, with M. Frese, 2003
Academic/Professional Activities:- Editorial Review Board Member, Academy of Management Journal
- Editorial Review Board Member, Organization Science
- Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Applied Psychology
- Editor, Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal
Awards/Honors:- Editorial Board Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal, 2015
- Research Fellow, Judge Business School, Cambridge University, 2015
- Undergraduate Reid Teaching Award, 2014
- Editorial Board Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal, 2013
- Undergraduate Reid Teaching Award, 2013
- Undergraduate Reid Teaching Award, 2012
- World's 40 Best Business School Professors Under 40, Poets & Quants, 2011
- Marcile and James Reid Award for Scholarly Excellence ($5,000 awarded), 2009
- Olin Award with co-authors Kurt Dirks and Jackson Nickerson ($10,000 awarded), Richard Mahoney, 2009
Personal Interests:
Professor Baer enjoys boot camp, swimming, and above all, soccer.
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Prior to earning his doctorate, Professor Baer worked in the German automotive industry and was a member of the founding team of a university-affiliated start-up venture. His expertise lies in the areas of creativity and innovation.
Markus Baer's Curriculum Vitae
Email: baer@wustl.edu
Phone: (314) 935-6318
PhD 2007, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MA 2000, University of Giessen, Germany
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