Chris Bauman joined The Paul Merage School of Business in 2011. His primary line of his research focuses on how individuals think about and respond to issues of morality, ethics, and fairness. This work aims to better understand the antecedents and consequences of people’s subjective judgments that these social guidelines apply to a particular situation, action, or policy. Another line of his research explores negotiation strategies and tactics. 

His research has appeared in Research in Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Journal of Behavioral Decision Making.


 

Representative Papers

• “Corporate social responsibility as a source of employee satisfaction,” with L. J. Skitka. Research in Organizational Behavior, Vol. 32, 2012, pp. 63-86.

• “The pursuit of missing information in negotiation,” with M. J. Young, N. Chen, and A. Bastardi, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 117, 2012, pp. 88-95.

•  “Limits on legitimacy: Moral and religious convictions as constraints on deference to authority,” with L. J. Skitka and B. L. Lytle, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 97, 2009, pp. 567-578.

•  “Moral conviction: Another determinant of attitude strength, or something more?,” with L. J. Skitka and E. Sargis, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 88, 2005, pp. 895-917.   

Edited Book

• Moral Judgment and Decision Making: Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Vol. 50, 2009 with D. M. Bartels, L. J. Skitka, & D. L. Medin. Burlington, MA: Academic Press.

Recent Awards

• Excellence in Teaching Award - Elective, FTMBA, 2012.
• Excellence in Teaching Award, HCEMBA, 2012.