סמינר כפול בהתנהגות ארגונית

11:15-12:20

Russell Johnson  Michigan State University

Taking an actor-centric perspective: Consequences of leadership behaviors for the people who perform them

We know a great deal about how various organizational behaviors (e.g., citizenship and ethical behaviors) impact recipients. What is less clear, however, are the consequences of these behaviors for the actors who perform them. In this talk I adopt an actor-focused perspective concerning leader behaviors, and discuss the self-regulation consequences for managers who engage in servant and ethical leader behaviors. As it turns out, there are some potential challenges and costs for managers who exhibit servant and ethical leader behaviors (e.g., reduced self-control and greater moral license). Results from multiple studies will be presented that illustrate some of these challenges.

12:30-13:45

Brian Uzzi  Northwestern University

A Simple Model of the Shift from Low to High Lethality for Terror Organizations

Uzzi presents a mathematical model for predicting a terror group's capabilities and resources for lethality, as well as the point when a terror group may shift from a behavioral state of low to high lethality. At the model's heart is a novel use of attack lethality and interevent time data that permits strong inferences of a terror group's (1) hidden capabilities for lethality and (2) the point when a shift from being a low- to high-lethality attacker is likely. The model is tested on two released large-scale global terror databases that record thousands of verified terror groups and their hundreds of thousands of attacks from 1970–2014. Tests demonstrate that the model fits the data significantly better than available frameworks, explaining up to 93 percent of the variability in terror groups' lethality. Further, Uzzi and his colleagues identify when terror groups are likely to shift from low to high lethality, a shift in behavior after which point each one-unit increase in the model parameter corresponds to a 60 percent increase in lethality. Theoretically, the findings also suggest that across the diversity of terror groups there exists a common underlying feature associated with total and impending lethality, and that legitimate and illegitimate forms of organizations share fundamental properties that widely predict behavior. Last, the model provides an indispensable early warning signal for identifying lethality using just a fraction of a group's early behavior. The model's generalizability allows for new insights into revealing hidden mechanisms behind collective behavior.  For more information about Prof. Uzzi see: https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/uzzi/htm/