Freshman class

Know thyself

Michael Pratt, professor of organizational studies

PhD, University of Michigan

Representative publication: "Intuition: Its Boundaries and Role in Organizational Decision-Making" (with E. Dane), Academy of Management Review, 32(1), 2007

I examine the role of identity in organizations and professions. It appears that a sense of identity is central to individuals' struggles to understand their places in rapidly changing, highly diverse, and sometimes geographically dispersed work places. Most recently, I have used identity as a lens to better understand and/or manage long-term intractable conflicts, plurality and unity within organizations, and the creation of meaning and meaningfulness in one's work and workplace.