Christopher Robert
Associate Professor
Management
College of Business
Office:
329 Cornell Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Office Hours:
By Appointment Only
Phone: (573) 882-3819
E-Mail: robertc@missouri.edu
Associate Professor of Management. B.A. University of Vermont, 1992; M.A. University of Illinois, 1995; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1998. Professor Robert is a member of the Academy of Management, the American Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the International Association of Conflict Management. His research interests include cross-cultural and international management, organizational culture, human resources management, and groups and teams. He has published articles in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management, and Personnel Psychology. Professor Robert also has a part-time appointment in the Department of Psychological Sciences.
Publications
Robert, C., & Yan, W. (2007). "The Case for Developing New Research on Humor and Culture in Organizations: Towards a Higher Grade of Manure." Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management, vol. 26, pp. 205-267. Elsevier, Joseph Martocchio, ed.
Robert, C., Lee, W. C., & Chan, K-Y. (2006). "Measurement equivalence in the measurement of culture: An examination of the influence of culture, language and translation, occupation, and response context." Personnel Psychology, 59, 65-99.
Olekalns, M., Robert, C., Probst, T., Smith, P., & Carnevale, P. (2005). The Impact of Message Frame on Negotiators' Impressions, Moods, and Behaviors. International Journal of Conflict Management, 16, 379-402. (Note: This paper was formally accepted in 2006, but was published in the 2005 volume)
Wasti, S. A., & Robert, C. (2004). "Out of Touch? An Evaluation of the Correspondence between Academic and Practitioner Concerns in IHRM." Advances in International Management (Vol. 15), pp. 207-239. JAI Press, Eds. Michael Hitt and Joseph Cheng.
Robert, C. & S.A. Wasti (2002). "Organizational individualism and collectivism: Theoretical development and construct validation." Journal of Management, 28(4), 544-566.
Robert, C., T. Probst, J.J. Martocchio, F. Drasgow, and J. Lawler (2000). “Empowerment and continuous improvement in the U.S., Mexico, Poland, and India: Predicting fit on the basis of the dimensions of power distance and individualism.” Journal of Applied Psychology, 85(5), pp. 643-658.
Robert, C., & P. J. Carnevale (1997). "Group choice in ultimatum bargaining." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 72(2), pp. 256-279.