Mike Baer
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BA 367C Tempe, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 4006Campus: Tempe
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Professor Baer's research explores alternative perspectives on trust in the workplace, including some drawbacks of both trusting others and being trusted. His research has appeared in several top management journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Personnel Psychology. Professor Baer’s research and consulting has included work with a variety of organizations from the U.S. and abroad, including the transportation industry in England; accounting in Ireland; manufacturing in China and Australia; R&D and public utilities in India; healthcare, apparel, food, and education in the United States; and multiple government organizations. His research has been covered by media outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, PBS, NPR, Business Insider, FastCompany, Psychology Today, Men's Health, and New York Magazine.
In 2020, Mike received the W. P. Carey Dean's Early-Career Research Award, which is given annually to one faculty member in the college for scholarly productivity. In 2022, he received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award; in 2024, he received the Professional MBA Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dr. Baer is the Editor-in-Chief at Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. He previously served at the journal as an associate editor.
Prior to joining academia, Professor Baer worked in the construction industry, as well as in publishing and online education.
- Ph.D. University of Georgia 2015
- M.B.A. Brigham Young University 2010
- B.A. Brigham Young University 2003
- Trust
- Fairness
- Impression Management
† = Current or Former Ph.D. student at ASU
- Outlaw, R., & Baer, M. D. 2024. What you say matters: Moving beyond gossiping extent to explore the positive effects of gossip truthfulness and gossip interestingness. Personnel Psychology., 77: 527–554.
- †Sessions, H., Baer, M. D., Nahrgang, J., & Pychalu, S. 2023. From free pastures to penned in: The within-person effects of psychological reactance on side-hustlers’ hostility and initiative in full-time work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108: 1979–1997.
- *Welsh, D., *Outlaw, R., †*Newton, D., & *Baer, M. D. 2022. The social aftershocks of voice: An investigation of employees’ affective and interpersonal reactions after speaking up. Academy of Management Journal, 65: 2034–2057.
- *equal contribution from all authors; authors are listed in reverse alphabetical order, which was randomly determined
- Baer, M. D., †Sessions, H., Welsh, D., & Matta, F. K. 2022. Motivated to “roll the dice” on trust: The relationships between employees’ daily motives, risk propensity, and trust. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107: 1561–1578.
- †Sessions, H., Nahrgang, J., Baer, M. D., & Welsh, D. 2022. From zero to hero and back to zero: The consequences of status inconsistency between the work roles of multiple jobholders. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107: 1369–1384.
- Welsh, D., Baer, M. D., †Kim, J. K., Thiel, C., & Smith, I. 2022. Desirable or deceitful? How social exchange dynamics shape responses to pro-coworker unethical behavior. Personnel Psychology, 75: 619–644.
- †Kim, J. K., LePine, J. A., Zhang, Z., & Baer, M. D. 2022. Sticking out vs. fitting in: A social context perspective of ingratiation and its effect on social exchange quality with supervisors and teammates. Journal of Applied Psychology, 107: 95–108.
- †Bush, J. T., Baer, M. D., Welsh, D. T., Outlaw, R., Garud, N., & †Sessions, H. 2022. To what do I owe this visit? Drawbacks and benefits of in-role and non-role intrusions. Journal of Management, 48: 1888–1917.
- Baer, M. D., Frank, E., Matta, F. K., Luciano, M., & Wellman, N. 2021. Undertrusted, overtrusted, or just right? The fairness of (in)congruence between trust wanted and trust received. Academy of Management Journal, 64: 180–206.
- Zipay, K. P., Mitchell, M. S., Baer, M. D., †Sessions, H., & Bies, R. J. 2021. Lenient reactions to misconduct: Examining the self-conscious process of being lenient to others at work. Academy of Management Journal, 64: 351–377.
- †Bush, J., Welsh, D., Baer, M. D., & Waldman, D. 2021. Discouraging unethicality versus encouraging ethicality: Unraveling the differential effects of prevention- and promotion-focused ethical leadership. Personnel Psychology, 74: 29–54.
- Welsh, D., Baer, M. D., †Sessions, H., & Garud, N. 2020. Motivated to disengage: The ethical consequences of goal commitment and moral disengagement in goal setting. Journal of Organizational Behavior., 41: 663–677.
- *Welsh, D., *Baer, M. D., & †Sessions, H. 2020. Hot pursuit: The affective consequences of organization-set versus self-set goals on emotional exhaustion and citizenship behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 105: 166–185.
*equal contribution; order determined randomly - Fehr., R., Welsh, D., Yam, K. C., Baer, M. D., Wu, W., & †Vaulont, M. 2019. The role of moral decoupling in the causes and consequences of unethical pro-organizational behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 153: 27–40.
- Outlaw, R., Colquitt, J. A., Baer, M. D., & †Sessions, H. 2019. How fair versus how long: An integrative theory-based examination of procedural justice and procedural timeliness. Personnel Psychology, 72: 361–391.
- Baer, M. D., van der Werff, L., Colquitt, J. A., Rodell, J. B., Zipay, K. P., & Buckley, F. 2018. Trusting the “look and feel”: Situational normality, situational aesthetics, and the perceived trustworthiness of organizations. Academy of Management Journal, 61: 1718–1740.
- Baer, M. D., Rodell, J. B., Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K., Colquitt, J. A., Zipay, K. P., Burgess, L. R., & Outlaw, R. 2018. Pacification or aggravation? The effects of talking about supervisor unfairness. Academy of Management Journal, 61: 1764–1788.
- Baer, M. D., Matta, F., †Kim, J. K., Welsh, D., & Garud, N. 2018. It’s not you, it’s them: Social influences on trust propensity and trust dynamics. Personnel Psychology, 71: 423–455.
- Baer, M. D., Bundy, J., Garud, N., & †Kim, J. K. 2018. The benefits and burdens of organizational reputation for employee well-being: A conservation of resources approach. Personnel Psychology, 71: 571–595. *equal contribution
- Mitchell, M. S., Baer, M. D., Ambrose, M. L., Folger, R., & Palmer, N. F. 2018. Cheating under pressure: A self-protection model of workplace cheating behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103: 54–73.
- Rodell, J. B., Colquitt, J. A., & Baer, M. D. 2017. Is adhering to justice rules enough? The role of charismatic qualities in perceptions of supervisors’ overall fairness. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 140: 14–28.
- Baer, M. D., Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K., Colquitt, J. A., Rodell, J. B., Outlaw, R., & Long, D. M. 2015. Uneasy lies the head that bears the trust: The effects of feeling trusted on emotional exhaustion. Academy of Management Journal, 58: 1637–1657.
- Long, D. M., Baer, M. D., Colquitt, J. A., Outlaw, R., & Dhensa-Kahlon, R. K. 2015. What will the boss think?: The impression management implications of supportive relationships with star and project peers. Personnel Psychology, 68: 463–498.
- Colquitt, J. A., Baer, M. D., Long, D. M., & Halvorsen-Ganepola, M. D. K. 2014. Scale indicators of social exchange relationships: A comparison of relative content validity. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99: 599–618.
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 799 | Dissertation |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 791 | Seminar |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 799 | Dissertation |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 791 | Seminar |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 799 | Dissertation |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 791 | Seminar |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 799 | Dissertation |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 791 | Seminar |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 799 | Dissertation |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 791 | Seminar |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
MGT 502 | Organizational Behavior |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 799 | Dissertation |
MGT 493 | Honors Thesis |
MGT 411 | Leading Organizations |
MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 411 | Leading Organizations |
MGT 411 | Leading Organizations |
MGT 791 | Seminar |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 792 | Research |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
MGT 420 | Human Resource Management |
2022 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, W. P. Carey School of Business
2020 W. P. Carey Early-Career Research Award, Arizona State University
(awarded to one faculty member in the college)
2020 Best Reviewer Award (inaugural), Journal of Applied Psychology
2021 Dean’s List for Teaching Impact, Arizona State University
2020 Dean’s List for Teaching Impact, Arizona State University
2018 Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal
2016 Excellence in Research Award, University of Georgia
Editor-in-Chief
- Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2023–present)
Associate Editor
- Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2022–2023)
Editorial Review Board
- Academy of Management Journal (2016–2022)
- Journal of Applied Psychology (2018–2022)
- Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2021–2022)
- Personnel Psychology (2017–2022)
Arizona State University: 2015–present
American Express
BlueCross BlueShield
Harvard University – Learning and Innovations Laboratory (Chief Learning Officers at Fortune 500 companies)
USAA
SRP
Avnet
APS
Arizona Department of Education
ASU Enterprise Partners
Native American Finance Officers Association
Advanced Leadership Initiative (ASU)
Leadership Academy (ASU)
Center for Education Through eXploration (ASU)
Arizona Relocation Alliance
Piper Charitable Trust
AchieveUnite
United States Army
Tempe Police Department
Mesa Police Department