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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 ReviewOrganizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 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, and PhD courses in behavioral decision making, organizational behavior, social psychology in organizations, strategy, and organizational theory.

Scientific articles

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

Academy of Management Discoveries, Forthcoming,

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

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023, vol. 14, pp 1165713, (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)

Desire and pleasure in choice

Rationality and Society, 2020, vol. 32, n° 2, pp 168-196,

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)

Power and perceived influence: I caused your behavior, but I'm not responsible for it

Social and Personality Psychology Compass, January 2019, vol. 13, n° 1, (in coll. with V. K. BOHNS)

When do we feel responsible for other people’s behavior and attitudes?

Advances in Group Processes, 2018, vol. 35, pp 159-179, (in coll. with V. K. BOHNS, E. BOOTHBY)

Leadership and the Logic of Absurdity

Academy of Management Review, April 2018, vol. 43, n° 2, pp 198-216,

My kids, your kids, our kids: What parents and the public want from schools

Teachers College Record, 2017, vol. 119, n° 11, (in coll. with J. VALANT)

Scientific articles

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

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023, vol. 14, pp 1165713, (in coll. with D. A. Levinthal)

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)

Pictures at an exhibition

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

Desire and pleasure in choice

Rationality and Society, 2020, vol. 32, n° 2, pp 168-196,

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- 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

  • 2014-2016 Assistant Professor, Marketing and Management University of Southern Denmark

Scientific Activities

Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation

  • Academy of Management (AOM)