Mary Kern

Assistant Professor of Management
Mary_Kern@baruch.cuny.edu
Phone: 646.312.3673
Education
BBA University of Notre Dame Accounting 1995 MS Loyola University Human Resources 2000 PhD Northwestern University Management & Organizations 2005
Areas of Expertise
I am fascinated by the different ways information is shared in multi-cultural teams and cross-cultural negotiations, and how this impacts social interaction and performance.
Selected Publications
Diermeier, Daniel, Swaab, Roderick I., Medvec, Victoria H., & Kern, Mary C. (2008). The micro-dymanics of coalition formation. Political Research Quarterly.
Brett, Jeanne M., Behfar, Kristin, and Kern, Mary C. (November 2006). Managing Multicultural Teams, Harvard Business Review.
Behfar, Kristin, Kern, Mary C., and Brett, Jeanne. (2006). Managing challenges in multicultural teams. In Mannix, E. and Neale, M. (Eds.), Research on Managing Groups and Teams (9th edition).
Kern, Mary C., Brett, Jeanne, and Weingart, Laurie. (2005). Getting the floor: Motive-consistent strategy and individual outcomes in multi-party negotiations. Group Decision and Negotiation, 14(1), 21-41.
Loyd, Denise L., Kern, Mary C., and Thompson, Leigh. (2005). Classroom research: Bridging the ivory divide. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 4 (1), 8-21.
Thompson, Leigh, Kern, Mary C., and Loyd, Denise Lewin. (2003). Research methods of micro organizational behavior. In Sansone, Carol, Morf, Carolyn, and Panter, A. T. (Eds.), Handbook of Methods in Social Psychology, pps. 457-470.
Professional Activities
Member, Association for Psychological Science, International Association for Cross-cultural Psychology
Member & Reviewer, Academy of Management
Member & Reviewer, International Association of Conflict Management
Ad hoc reviewer: European Journal of Social Psychology, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Awards, Honors, etc.
PSC-CUNY Research Award, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Finalist, Best Paper Award 2005, Academy of Management Learning and Education.
Dispute Resolution Research Center Research Grants, Northwestern University, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
Kellogg School of Management Teaching Award, 2003.
Beta Gamma Sigma National Honors Society, Loyola University-Chicago, 2000.