Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Group Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Organizational Behavior
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Leigh Thompson is a member of the editorial boards of Organization Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, International Journal of Conflict Management, and Group Decision and Negotiation. She has served on the selection panel of the Decision, Risk, and Management Program at the National Science Foundation and its program review committee. She is a member of several professional associations, including the Academy of Management, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Judgment and Decision Making Society, and Society for Experimental Social Psychologists.
Professor Thompson is the author or co-author of more than 35 research articles and chapters in edited books. Her book "The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator" integrates negotiation and group decision making with social psychological processes.
Leigh Thompson offers consulting and training in negotiations, decision making, and team building for numerous public and private sector groups, including the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, Colliers, Bennett & Kahnweiler Realty, Akzo-Nobel Corporation, Manufacturer-Retailer Council, Cargill, the Attorney General of Illinois and Washington State, Washington State trial lawyers, several pharmaceutical companies, and managed care groups. She has presented her work both nationally and abroad.
Books:
- Thompson, L. (2005). The mind and heart of the negotiator (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Thompson, L. (2004). Making the team: A guide for managers (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Thompson, L., Levine, J., & Messick, D. (1999). Shared cognition in organizations: The management of knowledge. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Journal Articles:
- Hoffman, A.J., Gillespie, J., Moore, D., Wade-Benzoni, K.A., Thompson, L., & Bazerman, M.H. (1999). Introduction: A mixed-motive perspective on the economic environment debate. American Behavioral Scientist, 42(8).
- Kray, L., Reb, J., Galinsky, A. & Thompson, L. (2004). Stereotype reactance at the bargaining table: The effect of stereotype activation and power on claiming and creating value. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30(4), 399-411.
- Lind, A., Kray, L., & Thompson, L. (1998). The social construction of injustice: Fairness judgments in response to own and others' unfair treatment by authorities. Organization Behavior & Human Decision Processes, 75(1), 1-22.
- Loewenstein, J., Thompson, L., & Genter, D. (1999). Analogical encoding facilitates knowledge transfer in negotiation. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 6(4), 586-597.
- Moore, D., Kurtzberg, T., Thompson, L., & Morris, M. (1999). Long and short routes to success in electronically-mediated negotiations: Group affiliations and good vibrations. Organization Behavior & Human Decision Processes, 77(1), 22-43.
- Thompson, L. (1998). A new look at social cognition in groups. Basic & Applied Social Psychology, 20(1), 3-5.
- Thompson, L., Kray, L., & Lind, A. (1998). Cohesion and respect: An examination of group decision making in social and escalation dilemmas. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 34, 289-311.
- Thompson, L., Loewenstein, J., & Gentner, D. (2000). Avoiding missed opportunities in managerial life: Analogical training more powerful than individual case training. Organization Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82(1), 60-75.
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Courses Taught:
Leigh Thompson
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
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United States
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