J. Keith Murnighan
J. Keith Murnighan (born 1948 in Evanston) is an American social scientist and author. He is the Harold H. Hines Jr. Distinguished Professor of Risk Management at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, where he has taught since 1996. His areas of expertise include: Leadership, Negotiations, Ethics, Individual and Group Decision-Making, Group Dynamics, Teams, Psychology, Auctions, Diversity, and Trust.[1]
Professor Murnighan earned his Ph.D. (1974) and MS degrees (1972) in social psychology and a BS in psychology (1970) from Purdue University. Prior to joining Kellogg, he taught at the University of Illinois and the University of British Columbia.
Professor Murnighan's research has been published in many different academic journals, primarily in organizational behavior, psychology, and economics. He has published seven books, most recently Do Nothing! How to Stop Overmanaging and Become a Great Leader, released in June 2012 by Portfolio/Penguin.[2]
Selected Publications
Books
- 1991. The Dynamics of Bargaining Games (Prentice Hall)
- 1992. Bargaining Games: A New Approach to Strategic Thinking in Negotiations (William Morrow)
- 1993. Social Psychology in Organizations: Advances in Theory and Research (Prentice Hall)
- 2002. The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making: Tough Calls in a Speed-Driven World (with John Mowen; John Wiley & Sons)
- 2006. Social Psychology and Economics (with David De Cremer and Marcel Zeelenberg: Lawrence Erlbaum)
- 2010. Social Psychology and Organizations (with David De Cremer and Rolf van Dick: Psychology Press).
- 2012. Do Nothing! How to Stop Overmanaging and Become a Great Leader (Portfolio/Penguin)
References
External links
- J. Keith Murnighan at kellogg.northwestern.edu
- Do Nothing! - A leadership blog by J. Keith Murnighan