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Daniel NEWARK

Associate Professor

Management & Human Resources

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Biography

Daniel Newark received his BA, MA in Economics, and PhD in Organization Studies from Stanford University.  His research focuses on decision making, identity, prosocial behavior, and social influence and persuasion, and has appeared in leading management and psychology journals, such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Discoveries, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Organization Science, and Social Psychological and Personality Science.  His work has also been covered by a variety of media outlets, including Harvard Business ReviewStanford Business MagazinePBS Newshour, The Christian Science Monitor, and Salon.com.      

In the classroom, Daniel Newark has taught Masters, MBA, Exec Ed, and PhD courses in behavioral decision making, organizational behavior, leadership, social psychology in organizations, strategy, and organizational theory.

Scientific articles

Developing intellectual humility in adolescence: Why it matters and how schools can help

Child Development Perspectives, Forthcoming, n° aadag001, (in coll. with T. Porter, P. J. Ballard, J. Valant, J. Baehr, R. H. Hoyle, ET AL.)

The Unnarrated Self: Meaning and Motivation Without Self-Stories

American Psychologist, Forthcoming, (in coll. with E. DANE)

How Mixed Performance Feedback Shapes Exploration: The Moderating Role of Self-Enhancement

Organization Science, January-February 2025, vol. 36, n° 1, pp 166-185, (in coll. with F. LAUENSTEIN, O. BAUMANN)

Are you still one of us? When living abroad undermines perceived home country identification and trust from compatriots

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, November 2025, vol. 121, n° 104819, (in coll. with C. FENG, J. W. Chang)

Editorial : Decision Making and Problem Solving in Organizations: Assessing and Expanding the Carnegie Perspective

Frontiers in Psychology, 2024, vol. 15, n° 1455794, pp 4-11, (in coll. with P. Audia, D. L. Martinez)

Food and Fat at Work: 83 Moments from a Binge Eater's Professional Life

Academy of Management Discoveries, June 2024, vol. 10, n° 2, pp 169-191,

Putting the individual in the context of the organization: A Carnegie perspective on decision-making

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023, vol. 14, n° 1165713, pp 12-21, (in coll. with D. A. Levinthal)

Pictures at an exhibition

Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 2021, vol. 76, pp 261–301,

Bringing the logic of appropriateness into the lab: An experimental study of behavior and cognition

Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 2021, vol. 76, pp 201-229, (in coll. with M. C. BECKER)

The word on the street or the number from the state? Government-provided information and Americans' opinions of schools

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, October 2020, vol. 30, n° 4, pp 674–692, (in coll. with J. VALANT)

Scientific articles

Are you still one of us? When living abroad undermines perceived home country identification and trust from compatriots

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, November 2025, vol. 121, n° 104819, (in coll. with C. FENG, J. W. Chang)

How Mixed Performance Feedback Shapes Exploration: The Moderating Role of Self-Enhancement

Organization Science, January-February 2025, vol. 36, n° 1, pp 166-185, (in coll. with F. LAUENSTEIN, O. BAUMANN)

Editorial : Decision Making and Problem Solving in Organizations: Assessing and Expanding the Carnegie Perspective

Frontiers in Psychology, 2024, vol. 15, n° 1455794, pp 4-11, (in coll. with P. Audia, D. L. Martinez)

Food and Fat at Work: 83 Moments from a Binge Eater's Professional Life

Academy of Management Discoveries, June 2024, vol. 10, n° 2, pp 169-191,

Education

  • Ph.D., Organization Studies, Stanford University - USA
  • MA Economics, Stanford University - USA
  • BA (with honors) Humanities, Organizations, Society, Stanford University - USA

Academic appointments

Academic Responsibilities at HEC

  • 2022-2025 Department Head, Management and Human Resources HEC Paris
  • 2021- Associate Professor, Management and Human Resources HEC Paris
  • 2016-2021 Assistant Professor, Management and Human Resources HEC Paris
  • 2016- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris HEC Paris

External Academic Responsibilities

  • 2025-2025 Visiting Scholar The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Scientific Activities

Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation

  • Academy of Management (AOM)