Kurt Dirks

Education

• PhD 1997, University of Minnesota
• MS 1993, Iowa State University
• BBA 1990, Iowa State University

Area of Expertise:

• Management Development, Organizational Change and Development

Research Interests:

• Organizational behavior, trust in work relationships, feelings of ownership in the workplace, leadership, and teams

Selected Publications:

• "Trust within the workplace: A review of two waves of research and a glimpse of the third", Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 247-246, with B. de Jong, 2022
• "Understanding the change and development of trust and the implications for new leaders", Journal of Business Ethics, with P. Sweeney, N. Dimotakis, T. Woodruff, 2022
• "On the relation between felt trust and actual trust: Examining pathways to and implications of leader trust meta-accuracy", Journal of Applied Psychology, with R. Campagna, A. Knight, C. Crossley, S. Robinson, 2020
• "Trust and team performance: A meta-analysis of main effects, moderators, and covariates", Journal of Applied Psychology, Issue 101, 1134-1150, with B. de Jong, N. Gillespie, 2016
• "Interpersonal trust within negotiations: Meta-analytic evidence, critical contingencies, and directions for future research.", Academy of Management Journal, Issue 57, 1235-1255, with D. Kong, D. Ferrin, 2014
• "Understanding the effects of substantive responses on trust following a transgression", Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 87-103, with P. Kim, D. Ferrin, C. Cooper, 2011
• "Repairing relationships within and between organizations: Building a conceptual foundation", Academy of Management Review, 68-84, with R. Lewicki, A. Zaheer, 2009
• "Direct & Indirect effects of third party relationships on interpersonal trust", Journal of Applied Psychology, 870-933, with D. Ferrin, P. Shah, 2006
• "Removing the shadow of suspicion: The effects of apology vs. denial for repairing competence- vs. integrity- based trust violations", Journal of Applied Psychology, 104-118, with P. Kim, D. Ferrin, C. Cooper, 2004
• "Trust in leadership: meta-analytic findings and implications for organizational research", Journal of Applied Psychology, 611-628, with D. Ferrin, 2002

Academic/Professional Activities:

• Member, Academy of Management, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists, and American Psychological Association
• Representative-at-Large, Conflict Management Division, Academy of Management
• Guest Editor, Academy of Management Review
• Editorial Review Board Member, Academy of Management Journal (2009-2012), Journal of Applied Psychology (2008-2012), Organization Science (2003-2012), Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2007-2012), Journal of Organizational Behavior (2006-2009)

Awards/Honors:

• Olin Award: Research that Transforms Business, Olin School of Business, 2009
• Best Empirical Paper Award, AOM Conflict Management Division, 2005
• MBA Reid Teaching Award 2007 (PMBA), 2010 (MBA), 2011 (MBA), and 2013 (MBA)
• Outstanding Article Award for the Best Paper Published in 2004, International Association for Conflict Management