Markus Baer

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior

Areas of Expertise:

Behavioral Science; Human Resource Management/Industrial Relations; Motivation; Organizational Behavior - Team Development

Research interests:

Creativity and innovation at the individual, team, and organizational level of analysis, cross-cultural effects of organizational climate/culture (e.g., error management culture) on organizational performance, social network theory

Selected Publications:

• "The Personality Composition of Teams and Creativity: the Moderating Role of Team Creative Confidence," Journal of Creative Behavior, with A. Hollingshead, A. Hollingshead, G. Jacobsohn, G. Jacobsohn, and G. Oldham, 2008
• "The Curvilinear Relation Between Experienced Creative Time Pressure and Creativity: Moderating Effects of Openness to Experience and Support for Creativity," Journal of Applied Psychology, Issue 91, 963-970, with G. Oldham, 2006
• "Organizational Error Management Culture and Its Impact on Performance: A Two-Study Replication," Journal of Applied Psychology, Issue 90(6), 1228-1240, with M. Frese, S. Sonnentag, and C. van Dyck, 2005
• "Job Enrichment," in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, 198-199, Audia P, Pillutla M, Ed., with G. Oldham, Blackwell, 2005
• "Revisiting The Birth Order---Creativity Connection: The Role of Sibling Constellation," Creativity Research Journal, Issue 17(1), 67-77, with A. Hollingshead, G. Jacobsohn, and G. Oldham, 2005
• "Innovation Is Not Enough: Climates For Initiative And Psychological Safety, Process Innovations, and Firm Performance," Journal of Organizational Behavior, Issue 24, 45-68, with M. Frese, 2003
• "Rewarding Creativity: When Does It Really Matter?" The Leadership Quarterly, Issue 14, 569-586, with A. Cummings, and G. Oldham, 2003

Academic/professional activities:

Ad Hoc Reviewer: Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Member: Academy of Management, American Psychological Association, Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Awards/honors:

Richard D. and Anne Marie Irwin Fellowship, Irwin Family Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, 2004-2005
Recognized as "Teacher rated as excellent by their students", Business Administration 310, "Introduction to Management", 2004 and 2005
Harry J. Gray Fellowship Award, Department of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000-2004

Personal interests:

Professor Baer enjoys music, swimming, running, and, above all, soccer. He is married and has a daughter.