Jason Alan Colquitt

Dr. Jason Colquitt is a Professor of Management in the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia where he holds the William Harry Willson Distinguished Chair of Business. Dr. Colquitt served a prominent professional appointment as the editor in chief of the Academy of Management Journal from 2011 to 2013. His research interests include fairness, trust, and team effectiveness within organizations and personality influences on performance. He has published more than 30 articles in top journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and the Journal of Applied Psychology. Dr. Colquitt has served on six editorial boards and has been an ad hoc reviewer for 18 different research journals related to the field of organizational behavior. He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University.

Education

• PhD, OB, Michigan State University, 1999
• BA, Psychology, Indiana University, 1994

Research Interests

• Justice
• Trust
• Personality

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Colquitt, J. A.,Zipay, K. P., Lynch, J. W., & Outlaw, R. 2018. Bringing “the beholder” center stage: On the propensity to perceive overall fairness.. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes,148:159-177.
• Rodell, J. B., Colquitt, J. A., & Baer, M. D. 2017. Is adhering to justice rules enough? The role of of charismatic qualities in perceptions of supervisors’ overall fairness. Organizational Behavior And Human Decision Processes, 140:14-28.
• Matta, F. K., Scott, B. A., Colquitt, J. A., Koopman, J., & Passantino, L. G. 2017. Is consistently unfair better than sporadically fair? An investigation of justice variability and stress. Academy Of Management Journal , 60:743-770.
• Baer, M. D., Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K., Colquitt, J. A., Rodell, J. B., Outlaw, R., & Long, D. M. 2015. Uneasy lies the head that bears the trust: The effects of feeling trusted on emotional exhaustion.Academy Of Management Journal , 58:1637-1657.
• Colquitt, J. A., Long, D. M., Rodell, J. B., & Halvorsen-Ganepola, M. D. K. 2015. Adding the 'in' to justice: A qualitative and quantitative investigation of the differential effects of justice and injustice. Journal Of Applied Psychology , 100:278-297.
• Colquitt, J. A., & Zipay, K. P. 2015. Justice, fairness, and employee reactions. Annual Review Of Organizational Psych & Organizational Behavior, 2:1-25.
• Long, D. M., Baer, M. D., Colquitt, J. A., Outlaw, R., & Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K. 2015. What will the boss think? The impression management implications of supportive relationships with star and project peers. Personnel Psychology, 68:463-498.
• Colquitt, J. A., Baer, M. D., Long, D. M., & Halvorsen-Ganepola, M. D. K. 2014. Scale indicators of social exchange relationships: A comparison of relative content validity. Journal Of Applied Psychology , 99:599-618.
• Colquitt, J. A., Scott, B. A., Rodell, J. B., Long, D. M., Zapata, C. P., Conlon, D. E., & Wesson, M. J. 2013. Justice at the millennium, a decade later: A meta-analytic test of social exchange and affect-based perspectives. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 98:199-236.
• Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., Piccolo, R. F., Zapata, C. P., & Rich, B. L. 2012. Explaining the justice-performance relationship: Trust as exchange deepener or trust as uncertainty reducer?. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 97:1-15.
• Colquitt, J. A., & Rodell, J. B. 2011. Justice, trust, and trustworthiness: A longitudinal analysis integrating three theoretical perspectives. Academy Of Management Journal, 54:1183-1206.
• Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., Zapata, C. P., & Wild, R. E. 2011. Trust in typical and high reliability contexts: Antecedents and consequences of trust among firefighters. Academy Of Management Journal,54:999-1015.
• Scott, B. A., Colquitt, J. A., Paddock, E. L., & Judge, T. A. 2010. A daily investigation of the role of manager empathy on employee well-being. Organizational Behavior And Human Decision Processes,113:127-140.
• Rodell, J. B., & Colquitt, J. A. 2009. Looking ahead in times of uncertainty: The role of anticipatory justice in an organizational change context. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 94:989-1002.
• Scott, B. A., Colquitt, J. A., & Paddock, E. L. 2009. An actor-focused model of justice rule adherence and violation: The role of managerial motives and discretion. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 94:756-769.
• Zapata-Phelan, C. P., Colquitt, J. A., Scott, B. A., & Livingston, B. 2009. Procedural justice, interactional justice, and task performance: The mediating role of intrinsic motivation. Organizational Behavior And Human Decision Processes, 108:93-105.
• Colquitt, J. A., & Zapata, C. P. 2007. Trends in theory building and theory testing: A five-decade study of Academy of Management Journal. Academy Of Management Journal, 50:1281-1303.
• Scott, B. A., Colquitt, J. A., & Zapata-Phelan, C. P. 2007.Organizational justice as a dependent variable: Subordinate charisma as a predictor of interpersonal and informational justice perceptions.Journal Of Applied Psychology, 92:1597-1609.
• Colquitt, J. A., Scott, B. A., & LePine, J. A. 2007. Trust, trustworthiness, and trust propensity: A meta-analytic test of their unique relationships with risk taking and job performance. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 92:909-927.
• Jackson, C. L., Colquitt, J. A., Wesson, M. J., & Zapata-Phelan, C. P. 2006. Psychological collectivism: A measurement validation and linkage to group member performance. Journal Of Applied Psychology , 91:884-899.
• Colquitt, J. A., Scott, B. A., Judge, T. A., & Shaw, J. C. 2006. Justice and personality: Using integrative theories to derive moderators of justice effects. Organizational Behavior And Human Decision Processes, 100:110-127.
• Piccolo, R. F., & Colquitt, J. A. 2006. Transformational leadership and job behaviors: The mediating role of core job characteristics.Academy Of Management Journal, 49:327-340.
• Roberson, Q. M., & Colquitt, J. A. 2005. Shared and configural justice: A social network model of justice in teams. Academy Of Management Review, 30:595-607.
• Colquitt, J. A. 2004. Does the justice of the one interact with the justice of the many? Reactions to procedural justice in teams.Journal Of Applied Psychology, 89:633-646.
• Judge, T. J., & Colquitt, J. A. 2004. Organizational justice and stress: The mediating role of work-family conflict. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 89:395-404.
• Simmering, M. J., Colquitt, J. A., Noe, R. A., & Porter, C. O. L. H. 2003. Conscientiousness, autonomy fit, and employee development: A longitudinal field study. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 88:954-963.
• Shaw, J. C., Wild, R. E., & Colquitt, J. A. 2003. To justify or excuse?: A meta-analysis of the effects of explanations. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 88:444-458.
• Colquitt, J. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Ilgen, D. R., LePine, J. A., & Sheppard, L. 2002. Computer-assisted communication and team decision-making performance: The moderating effect of openness to experience. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 87:402-410.
• LePine, J. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Ilgen, D. R., Colquitt, J. A., & Ellis, A.2002. Gender composition, situational strength, and team decision-making accuracy: A criterion decomposition approach. Organizational Behavior And Human Decision Processes, 88:445-475.
• Colquitt, J. A., Noe, R. A., & Jackson, C. L. 2002. Justice in teams: Antecedents and consequences of procedural justice climate.Personnel Psychology, 55:83-109.
• Colquitt, J. A. 2001. On the dimensionality of organizational justice: A construct validation of a measure. Journal Of Applied Psychology,86:386-400.
• Colquitt, J. A., Conlon, D. E., Wesson, M. J., Porter, C. O. L. H., & Ng, K. Y. 2001. Justice at the millennium: A meta-analytic review of 25 years of organizational justice research. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 86:425-445.
• Kossek, E., Colquitt, J. A., & Noe, R. A. 2001. Caregiving decisions, well-being, and performance: The effects of place and provider as a function of dependent type and work-family climates. Academy Of Management Journal, 44:29-44.
• Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Noe, R. A. 2000. Toward an integrative theory of training motivation: A meta-analytic path analysis of 20 years of research. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 85:678-707.
• LePine, J. A., Colquitt, J. A., & Erez, A. 2000. Adaptability to changing task contexts: Effects of general cognitive ability, conscientiousness, and openness to experience. Personnel Psychology, 53:563-594.
• Colquitt, J. A., & Simmering, M. J. 1998. Conscientiousness, goal orientation, and motivation to learn during the learning process: A longitudinal study. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 83:654-665.
• Hollenbeck, J. R., Colquitt, J. A., Ilgen, D. R., LePine, J. A., & Hedlund, J. 1998. Accuracy decomposition and team decision making: Testing theoretical boundary conditions. Journal Of Applied Psychology, 83:494-500.
• Hollenbeck, J. R., Ilgen, D. R., LePine, J. A., Colquitt, J. A., & Hedlund, J. 1998. Extending the Multilevel Theory of team decision making: Effects of feedback and experience in hierarchical teams.Academy Of Management Journal, 41:269-282.
• Janz, B. D., Colquitt, J. A., & Noe, R. A. 1997. Knowledge worker team effectiveness: The role of autonomy, interdependence, team development, and contextual support variables. Personnel Psychology, 50:877-904.

Book Chapters

• Colquitt, J. A., & Rodell, J. B. 2015. Measuring justice and fairness.Oxford Handbook Of Justice In The Workplace, 1:187-202.
• Colquitt, J. A. 2012. Organizational justice. Oxford Handbook Of Organizational Psychology, 1:526-547.

Books

• Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. 2015. Organizational Behavior: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace, 4th edition. Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin.
• Greenberg, J., & Colquitt, J. A. 2005. The Handbook of Organizational Justice. Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates.