Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt
Professor Thomas-Hunt's research activities focus on conflict management, negotiation, and team management processes. Her current research examines the contribution of expertise within diverse groups and the effects of relationships on negotiation processes and outcomes. Her publications have appeared in Research on Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Journal of Social Justice Research, and Research on Managing Groups and Teams.
Professor Thomas-Hunt comes to the Johnson School from a position as assistant professor at the Olin School of Business, Washington University. She received her master's and doctoral degrees from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University. Prior to attending graduate school, she worked as an account marketing representative at IBM.
Selected Publications
Thomas-Hunt, M. C., T. Y. Ogden and M. Neale (2002). "Who's Really Sharing? The Context Dependent Effects of Social and Expert Status on Knowledge Exchange within Groups." Management Science (forthcoming.)
Thomas-Hunt, M. C. and K. Phillips (2002). "Understanding the Role of Status on Knowledge Contribution in Groups: The Effects of an Evolving Environment." Understanding the Dynamic Organization. R. Peterson and E. A. Mannix, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ( forthcoming )
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