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J. Mark Weber
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Degrees:
| Ph.D. | Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management), 2004 |
| M.B.A. | Wilfrid Laurier University, 1999 |
| M.A. | McGill University (Social Psychology), 1997 |
| B.A. | University of Waterloo, 1994 |
| 2010 - Present | Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, University of Waterloo |
| 2010 - Present | Associate Professor of Management, University of Toronto |
| 2003 - 2010 | Assistant Professor of Management, University of Toronto |
| 2005 | Visiting Professor, Organizational Behaviour, INSEAD |
| 2003 | Visiting Lecturer, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
| 2002 | Instructor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University |
Selected Publications:
Kramer, L. & Weber, J.M. (2012). This is your portfolio on winter: Seasonal affective disorder and risk aversion in financial decision-making. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3(2), 193-199.
Carter, N. L. & Weber, J. M (2010). Not Pollyannas: Higher generalized trust predicts lie detection ability. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 1(3), 274-279.
Weber, J. M. & Murnighan, J. K. (2008). Suckers or saviors? Consistent contributors in social dilemmas. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95 (6), 1340-1353.
Dyck, B. & Weber, J. M. (2006). Conventional vs. radical moral agents: An exploratory empirical look at Weber’s moral-points-of-view and virtues. Organization Studies, 27(3), pp. 429-450.
Weber, J. M., & Messick, D. M. (2006). Improving managerial decision making: Lessons from the experimental social dilemma literature. In P. A. M. Van Lange (Ed.), Bridging Social Psychology: Benefits of Transdisciplinary Approaches. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Weber, J. M., Malhotra, D., & Murnighan, J. K. (2005). Normal acts of irrational trust: Motivated attributions and the trust development process. In R. Kramer & B. Staw (Eds.) Research in Organizational Behavior, 25, pp. 75-101.
Weber, J. M., & Messick, D. M. (2004). Conflicting interests in social life: Understanding social dilemma dynamics. In M. Gelfand & J. Brett (Eds.), The Handbook of Negotiation and Culture. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, pp. 374-394.
Murnighan, J. K., Malhotra, D., & Weber, J. M. (2004). Paradoxes of trust: Empirical and theoretical departures from a rational model. In R. Kramer & K. Cook (Eds.), Trust and distrust in organizations: Emerging perspectives, enduring questions. Russell Sage Books, pp. 293 - 326.
Weber, J. M., Kopelman, S., & Messick, D. M. (2004). A conceptual review of decision making in social dilemmas: Applying a logic of appropriateness. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 8(3), pp. 281-307.
Kopelman, S., Weber, J. M., & Messick, D. M. (2002). Factors influencing cooperation in commons dilemmas: A review of experimental psychological research. In E. Ostrom, T. Dietz, N. Dolsak, P. C. Stern, S. Stonick, & E. U. Weber (Eds.), The drama of the commons. National Research Council, pp. 113-156.
Selected Awards and Honors:
| 2004 - 2009 | Rotman Excellence in MBA Teaching Awards (U. of Toronto, 6-time recipient) |
| 2005 | Finalist, Award for Exemplary Dissertation Research in Positive Psychology |
| 2004 | Finalist, Society for Experimental Social Psychology Dissertation Award |
| 2002 | MBA Teaching Award, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University |
| 1992 & 1993 | 1st Place, Canadian National Public Speaking Championship |
Research Interests:
Mark’s research interests include cooperation, trust, the social facilitation of leadership, negotiations, the role of values in decision-making, and social and organizational identity processes. Although his research focuses on social psychology in organizations and systems, he also has a special interest in how micro-level processes drive meso- and macro-level phenomena (e.g., how solitary normative actors can change cooperation in groups and social systems; how individual, values-based identification with organizations can lead to long-term strategic advantage for firms; how individual-level dependencies shape interorganizational trust relationships, etc.). He is particularly interested in, and passionate about, the application of knowledge from these domains to social innovation efforts.
Teaching and Consulting:
Mark is the Director of the University of Waterloo’s Graduate Diploma in Social Innovation. His teaching expertise is in the domains of decision-making, negotiation, conflict management, leadership, teams, and communication skills. He has taught specialized courses in these domains to both undergraduates and graduate students. Mark has also done extensive consulting and executive-level training in the education, healthcare, pharmaceutical, automotive, broadcast media, entertainment and financial services industries, and in the public sector, and has facilitated strategic planning for not-for-profit and for-profit organizations alike.
