Laura Rees
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
University of Missouri-Kansas City,
Bloch School of Management
My research focuses on three major areas, all of which investigate emotions and other influences that often arise spontaneously and without much conscious thought, but that profoundly shape individuals' performance and well-being at work. Specifically, I study (1) the antecedents and consequences of complex emotion-influenced experiences—including ambivalence and authenticity—for both individuals and groups, (2) voice habit, a new theoretical construct developed by my colleagues and I that proposes an automatic perspective of voice behavior, and (3) ethical and other implications of both complex and simple emotional experiences. I investigate outcomes based on these processes across levels, including decision accuracy and performance, cooperation, interpersonal perceptions and interactions, negotiation, collective emotion recognition and transformational leadership effectiveness, and citizenship behaviors, including voice. My teaching includes courses on negotiations, organizational behavior, and leadership.
I received my Ph.D. in Business Administration (Management and Organizations area) from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and my undergraduate degree in Economics from Harvard University. I was a post-doctoral research fellow at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management and am currently an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Bloch School of Management.
University of Missouri-Kansas City,
Bloch School of Management
My research focuses on three major areas, all of which investigate emotions and other influences that often arise spontaneously and without much conscious thought, but that profoundly shape individuals' performance and well-being at work. Specifically, I study (1) the antecedents and consequences of complex emotion-influenced experiences—including ambivalence and authenticity—for both individuals and groups, (2) voice habit, a new theoretical construct developed by my colleagues and I that proposes an automatic perspective of voice behavior, and (3) ethical and other implications of both complex and simple emotional experiences. I investigate outcomes based on these processes across levels, including decision accuracy and performance, cooperation, interpersonal perceptions and interactions, negotiation, collective emotion recognition and transformational leadership effectiveness, and citizenship behaviors, including voice. My teaching includes courses on negotiations, organizational behavior, and leadership.
I received my Ph.D. in Business Administration (Management and Organizations area) from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and my undergraduate degree in Economics from Harvard University. I was a post-doctoral research fellow at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management and am currently an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Bloch School of Management.
