J. Bunderson

J. Bunderson

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Professor Bunderson is director of the Bauer Leadership Center and the George and Carol Bauer Professor of Organizational Ethics and Governance at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Strategic Management and Organization from the University of Minnesota and B.S. and M.S. degrees from Brigham Young University. His award-winning research on issues of leadership and meaningful work has been published in leading management journals. He has delivered courses and seminars throughout the world to executives from leading public and private companies. Before pursuing an academic career, Professor Bunderson worked in organization and management development at PepsiCo, Inc.

Area of Expertise

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Leadership, Leadership Development, Diversity, Organizational Behavior, Team Development

Education

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• Ph D 1998, Carlson School of Management - University of Minnesota
• MS 1993, Marriott School of Management - Brigham Young University
• BS 1991, Brigham Young University

Academic/Professional Activities

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• Editorial Review Board Member, Academy of Management Journal
• Editorial Review Board Member, Academy of Management Review
• Editor, Senior Editor, Organization Science

Awards/Honors

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• Reid Teaching Award, 8-time winner (awarded by graduating students to two faculty), Olin Business School, 2016
• Best Paper in Positive Organizational Scholarship , Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship, 2009
• Outstanding Publication Award , OB Division of the Academy of Management, 2009
• William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award , SIOP, 2009
• Marcile and James Reid Chair for Teaching Excellence (awarded by faculty peers), Olin Business School, 2003

Research Interests

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Learning and knowledge management; social hierarchy; meaningful work; groups and teams

Personal Interests

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Professor Bunderson enjoys his family, the outdoors, music, and volunteering in his church

Selected Publications

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• "Different Views of Hierarchy and Why They Matter: Hierarchy as Inequality or as Cascading Influence", Academy of Management Journal, Issue 4, 1265-1289, with Gerben Van der Vegt, Yeliz Cantimur, Floor Rink, 2016
• "Engineering Interaction: Structural change, locus of identification, and the formation and maintenance of cross-unit ties", with Steven Gray, Peter Boumgarden, John Bechara
• "Status inertia and member replacement in role-differentiated teams", Organization Science, 57-72, with G.S. Van der Vegt, Raymond Sparrowe, 2014
• "Power, status, and learning in organizations", Organization Science, Issue 5, 1182-1194, with R. Reagans, 2011
• "The call of the wild: Zookeepers, callings, and the dual edges of deeply meaningful work", Administrative Science Quarterly, 32-57, with J. Thompson, 2009
• "Managing boundaries in multiteam structures: From parochialism to integrated pluralism", Organization Science, with Thom De Vries, Gerben Van der Vegt, Frank Walter
• "Engineering interaction: Structural change, locus of identification, and the formation and maintenance of cross‐unit ties", Personnel Psychology, 599-622, with S. Gray, Peter Boumgarden, J. Bechara
• "Research on Work as a Calling...and How to Make It Matter", Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, Issue 1, 421-443, with Jeffery Thompson, 2019
• "Diversity and Inequality in Management Teams: A Review and Integration of Research on Vertical and Horizontal Member Differences", Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, Issue 1, 47-73, with Gerben Van der Vegt, 2018
• "Structure and Learning in Self-Managed Teams: Why “Bureaucratic” Teams Can Be Better Learners", Organization Science, Issue 3, with Peter Boumgarden, 2010