Markus Vodosek
Assistant Professor
Department of Management
Email: markvodo@business.utah.edu
Markus Vodosek is an Assistant Professor of Management at the David Eccles School of Business. He received his PhD at the University of Michigan Business School where he also taught undergraduate and MBA courses in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Professor Vodosek's research interests include the dynamics of interpersonal relationships in organizations, conflict management, cultural diversity, and social networks in organizations. His dissertation won the 2001 Pitney Bowes Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis in the Field of Diversity from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and placed second in the 2000 INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition. Before pursuing his academic career, professor Vodosek worked as a marketing executive for a German publishing company. He received an undergraduate engineering degree from the Hochschule der Medien in Stuttgart, Germany, and an MBA from Portland State University in Oregon.
Degrees:
2003 PHD University of Michigan
1992 MBA Portland State University
Teaching Areas:
Management
Research Statements:
Interpersonal relationships in organizations; Conflict; Cultural diversity in organizations; Managerial and organizational cognition; Intraorganizational social networks.
Recent Awards:
2008 Outstanding Reviewer - MOC Division of the Academy of Management
2008 Outstanding Reviewer - Eastern Academy of Management
2005 Nominated for William H. Newman Award for outstanding paper based on a recent dissertation - Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management
2001 Pitney Bowes Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in the Field of Diversity - The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
2000 Runner-Up INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Competition - INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Competition
Chapters
- "One paperclip" Dispute Resolution Research Center and Kellogg Team and Group Center at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. (2008)
Co-Author(s): Kyle MacDonald - "Overemphasis on analysis: Decision making dilemmas in the age of speed" in Quinn, R. E., O'Neill, R. M., & St. Clair, L. (Eds.), Pressing problems in modern organizations, pp. 153-174. New York: AMACOM. (1999): 153-174
Co-Author(s): Sutcliffe, K. M.
Journal Articles
- "The relationship between relational models and individualism and collectivism" International Journal of Psychology. vol. 44 (2009): 120-128
- "Intragroup conflict as a mediator between cultural diversity and work group outcomes" International Journal of Conflict Management. vol. 18 (2007): 345-375
- "Cultural diversity, intragroup conflict, and group outcomes: Evidence for a mediated relationship" Proceedings of the Academy of Management Meetings. (2005): CM: D1-D6
Favorite Music:Classical music, contemporary folk
Favorite Hobbies:Playing the violin, skiing
