Faculty Directory

Associate 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

Positive Organizational Scholarship

Ethics and Morality

Leadership

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2011

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

Selected Publications

1. “How do leaders react when treated unfairly? Leader narcissism and self-interested behavior in response to unfair treatment.“

   Journal Article:Liu, H., Chiang, J. T., Fehr, R., Xu, M., & Wang, S., (in press). Journal of Applied Psychology.,
2. “The grateful workplace: A multilevel model of gratitude in organizations“

   Journal Article:Fehr, R., Fulmer, A., Awtrey, E., & Miller, J, (in press). Academy of Management Review,
3. “Moralized Leadership: The Construction and Consequences of Ethical Leader Perceptions“

   Journal Article:Fehr, R., Yam, K.C., & Dang, C., (2015). Academy of Management Review,
4. “Out of Control: A Self-Control Perspective on the Link Between Surface Acting and Abusive Supervision“

   Journal Article:Yam, C. K., Fehr, R., Fong, K., Klotz, A., Reynolds, S., (2015). Journal of Applied Psychology,
5. “The Unburdening Effects of Forgiveness: Effects on Slant Perception and Jumping Height“

   Journal Article:Zheng, M., Fehr, R., Tai, K., Narayanan, J., Gelfand, M., (2015). Social Psychology and Personality Science, Vol. 6, pp. 431-438.
6. “Morning Employees are Better Employees: Employees’ Start Times Influence Supervisor Performance Ratings“

   Journal Article:Yam, K. C., Fehr, R., & Barnes, C., (2014). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 99, pp. 1288-1299.
7. “The forgiving organization: A multilevel model of forgiveness at work“

   Journal Article:Fehr, R., & Gelfand, M.J., (2012). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 37(4), pp. 664-688.
8. “The road to forgiveness: A meta-analytic synthesis of its situational and dispositional correlates“

   Journal Article:Fehr, R., Gelfand, M.J., & Nag, M., (2010). Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 136, pp. 894-914.
9. “When apologies work: How matching apology components to victims’ self-construals facilitates forgiveness“

   Journal Article:Fehr, R., & Gelfand, M.J., (2010). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 113(1), pp. 37–50.
10. “To prosper, organizational psychology should. . . adopt a global perspective“

    Journal Article:Gelfand, M.J., Leslie, L.M., & Fehr, R., (2008). Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 29, pp. 493–517.

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

MGMT504: Ethical Leadership

MGMT320: Business, Government, and Society