Faculty Directory

Professor of Management

Michael G. Foster Endowed Fellow

Education

PhD University of Maryland, College Park (2010)

MA University of Maryland, College Park (2007)

BA The College of New Jersey (2005)

Academic Expertise

Current Research

Gratitude

Compassion

Positive Organizational Scholarship

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2011

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland, College Park, 2010-2011

Selected Publications

“Leaders and the punishment of misconduct: Examining the roles of leader moral identity and cognitive load“
Chiang, J., Liu, H., Fehr, R., Wang, Z., Huang, Q., (2023). Journal of Applied Psychology

“Feeling anxious and abusing low performers: A multilevel model of high performance work systems and abusive supervision“
Meng, X., Wei, H., Fehr, R., Zhao, S., (2022). Journal of Organizational Behavior

“Rewarding morality: How corporate social responsibility shapes top management team compensation votes“
Fehr, R., Gupta, A., Guarana, C., (2022). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

“When you try your best to help but don’t succeed: How self-compassionate reflection influences reactions to interpersonal helping failures“
Heng, Y. T., Fehr, R., (2022). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

“When your boss is a robot: Workers are more spiteful to robot supervisors that seem more human“
Yam, K. C., Goh, E.-Y., Fehr, R., Lee, R., Soh, H., Gray, K., (2022). Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

“How do employees react to leaders’ unethical behavior? The role of moral disengagement“
Fehr, R., Fulmer, C.A., & Keng-Highberger, F.T., (2020). Personnel Psychology

“The role of moral decoupling in the causes and consequences of unethical pro-organizational behavior“
Fehr, R., Welsh, D., Yam, K.C., Baer, M., Wei, W., & Vaulont, M., (2019). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 153, pp. 27-40.

“Polluted work: A self-control perspective on air pollution appraisals, organizational citizenship, and counterproductive work behavior“
Fehr, R., Yam, K.C., He, W., Chiang, J.T., & Wei, W., (2017). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 143, pp. 98-110.

“How do leaders react when treated unfairly? Leader narcissism and self-interested behavior in response to unfair treatment.“
Liu, H., Chiang, J. T., Fehr, R., Xu, M., & Wang, S., (in press). Journal of Applied Psychology

“The grateful workplace: A multilevel model of gratitude in organizations“
Fehr, R., Fulmer, A., Awtrey, E., & Miller, J, (in press). Academy of Management Review

“Moralized Leadership: The Construction and Consequences of Ethical Leader Perceptions“
Fehr, R., Yam, K.C., & Dang, C., (2015). Academy of Management Review

“Morning Employees are Better Employees: Employees’ Start Times Influence Supervisor Performance Ratings“
Yam, K. C., Fehr, R., & Barnes, C., (2014). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 99, pp. 1288-1299.

“The forgiving organization: A multilevel model of forgiveness at work“
Fehr, R., & Gelfand, M.J., (2012). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 37(4), pp. 664-688.

“When apologies work: How matching apology components to victims’ self-construals facilitates forgiveness“
Fehr, R., & Gelfand, M.J., (2010). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 113(1), pp. 37–50.

“The road to forgiveness: A meta-analytic synthesis of its situational and dispositional correlates“
Fehr, R., Gelfand, M.J., & Nag, M., (2010). Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 136, pp. 894-914.

PhD Student Collaborators

Blair Middlebrook, Ekonkar Kaur, Shawn Quan

Honors and Awards

Ascendant scholar award, Western Academy of Management, 2016

University of Washington PhD Program Mentoring Award, 2015

University of Washington Evening MBA Core Professor of the Year, 2014-2015

National University of Singapore Isaac Manasseh Meyer Fellowship, 2014

Best Paper With Student First Author (Kai Chi Yam), AOM Human Resources Division, 2014

Arnold P. Gold Foundation grant for humanistic healthcare research, Co-Investigator, 2013

Best Paper for Excellence in Ethics, Notre Dame Excellence in Ethics Research Conference, 2013

UW School of Medicine grant for conflict research, Co-Investigator, 2012

Best Paper for New Directions in Conflict, AOM Conflict Management Division, 2011

Best Dissertation for 2009 or 2010, International Association for Conflict Management

Best Paper for New Directions in Conflict, AOM Conflict Management Division, 2009

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Department of Homeland Security START Dissertation Fellowship

International Association for Conflict Management DRRC Scholar Award

National Science Foundation REU Grant

Courses Taught

MGMT404: Organization Development

MGMT504: Ethical Leadership

MGMT545: Leading and Managing High-Performance Organizations