Francis
J. Flynn
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
Stanford University
Graduate School of Business
518 Memorial Way
Stanford, CA 94305-5015
Office: (650) 724-0312
Fax: (650) 725-9932
E-mail: flynn_francis@gsb.stanford.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Organizational Behavior, University of California,
Berkeley, January, 2001
M.S. Business, University of California, Berkeley, January,
1999
B.B.A. Finance and Computer Science, University of Notre
Dame, May, 1994
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 2006-present.
Class of 1967 Associate Professor of Business, Columbia
Business School, Columbia University, 2006.
Associate Professor of Business, Columbia Business School,
Columbia University, 2004-2006.
Assistant Professor of Business, Columbia Business School,
Columbia University, 2000-2004.
PUBLICATIONS
Flynn, F.J., & Lake, V. Forthcoming. “If you need help, just
ask”: Underestimating compliance with direct requests for
help. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Anderson,
C.A., Spataro, S., & Flynn, F.J. Forthcoming. Personality and
power in teams and organizations. Journal of Applied
Psychology.
Ames, D., &
Flynn, F.J. (2007). What breaks a leader: The curvilinear
relationship between assertiveness and leadership.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 307-324.
Flynn, F., Reagans, R.,
Amanatullah, E., & Ames, D. (2006). Helping one’s way to the
top: Self-monitors achieve status by helping others and knowing
who helps whom. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
91, 1123-1137.
Flynn, F. (2006). Subjective
evaluations of cooperation in organizations.
Research in Organizational Behavior, Vol. 27. pp. 133-174.
Benjamin, L., & Flynn,
F. (2006). Leadership style and regulatory mode: Value from fit?
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 100,
216-230.
Flynn, F.J., & Ames, D. (2006).
What’s good for the goose may not be good for the gander: The
benefits of self-monitoring for men and women. Journal of
Applied Psychology, 91, 272-283.
Flynn, F.J. (2005).
Identity orientations and forms of social exchange in
organizations. Academy of Management Review. 30, 737-750.
Flynn, F.J. (2005).
Having an open mind: The impact of openness to experience on
interracial attitudes and impression formation.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 88(5): 816-826.
Chatman,
J.A., & Flynn, F.J. (2005). Full-cycle
organizational psychology research. Organization
Science. 16(4): 434-447.
Flynn, F.J., & Staw, B.M.
(2004). Lend me your wallets: The effect of charismatic
leadership on external support for an organization.
Strategic Management Journal, 25: 309-330.
Ames,
D., Flynn, F.J., & Weber, E. (2004). It’s the
thought that counts: On perceiving how favor-givers decide to
help.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30(4): 461-474.
Flynn, F.J., & Brockner,
J. (2003).
It’s different to give than to
receive: Asymmetric reactions of givers and receivers to favor
exchange. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88(6): 1-13.
Flynn, F.J. (2003). How
much should I help and how often? The effects of generosity and
frequency of favor exchange on social status and productivity.
Academy of Management Journal. 46(5): 539-553.
Flynn, F.J. (2003). What
have you done for me lately? Temporal changes in subjective
favor evaluations. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision
Processes. Vol 91(1), 38-50.
Flynn, F., &
Chatman, J.A., (2002). What’s the norm here? Social
categorization as a basis for group norm development. In E.
Mannix and M. Neale (Eds.) Research on Managing Groups and
Teams Vol. 5., pg. 135-160.
Flynn, F.J.,
Chatman, J.A., & Spataro, S.A. (2001). Getting to
know you: The influence of personality on the impression
formation and performance of demographically different people in
organizations. Administrative Science Quarterly, 46:
414-442.
Chatman, J.A., & Flynn, F.J.
(2001). The influence of demographic composition on the
emergence and consequences of cooperative norms in work teams.
Academy of Management Journal, 44(5): 956-974.
Flynn, F.J., & Chatman, J.A.
(2001). Innovation and social control: Oxymoron or opportunity?
(pp. 263-287). In C. Cooper, C. Earley, J. Chatman, & W.
Starbuck (Eds.)
Handbook of Organizational Culture: John Wiley Press.
Flynn, F.J. (2000). No
news is good news: The relationship between media attention and
strike duration. Industrial Relations, 39(1):
139-160.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Benjamin, L., & Flynn, F. (2006). Leadership style and
regulatory mode: Value from fit?
(Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings)
Ames, D., Flynn,
F.J., & Weber, E. (2003). It’s the thought that counts:
On perceiving how favor-givers decide to help.
(Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings – Winner of the
Best Paper Award for OB Division)
Flynn, F.J.
(2003). Social exchange and identity orientations in
organizations
(Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings).
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
OR UNDER REVISION
Bohns, V. &
Flynn, F. If they need help, they’ll ask: Overestimating others’
help-seeking behavior.
(under review at Journal of Applied Psychology).
Moore, D., &
Flynn, F. The case for behavioral decision research in
organizational behavior (under review at Annals of the
Academy of Management). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Bowles, H. &
Flynn, F. Getting past no: Gender and persistence in
negotiations. (under review at Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology).
Flynn, F. &
Wiltermuth, S. Who’s with me? False consensus, social networks,
and ethical decision making in organizations. (under review at
Administrative Science Quarterly).
Willer, R.,
Flynn, F., & Ouzdin, S. Reciprocity preferences and group
identification in generalized exchange. (under review at
American Sociological Review).
Flynn, F.,
& Anderson, C. Too tough, too soon: Familiarity and the backlash
effect. (Revision under review at Organizational Behavior and
Human Decision Processes)
Flynn, F., &
Levine, R. Dr. Jekyll or Ms. Hyde? Exploring the dark side
of female stereotypes. (Revision requested at
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
WORKING PAPERS
Flynn, F.J.
Thanks for nothing: The influence of sex and agreeableness on
evaluations of help in organizations.
(working paper)
Flynn, F.J., &
Amanatullah, E. Psyched up or psyched out: The impact of coactor
status on individual performance.
(working paper)
Elsbach, K., & Flynn, F. When creativity and collaboration
collide: A study of idea-sharing among professional creative
workers.
(working paper). UC-Davis.
Flynn, F.J., &
Bohns, V. Can you do me a favor? Limitations of the commitment
and consistency principle in soliciting help.
(working paper). Columbia University.
Flynn, F.J.,
Brockner, J., & Amanatullah, E. What does one good deed
deserve? Differing evaluations of dyadic and brokered episodes
of favor exchange
(working paper). Columbia University
Amanatullah, E.,
& Flynn, F. Reconciling conflicting gender stereotypes in
organizations: The role of self-monitoring
(working paper). Columbia University.
Flynn, F.J. On cooling the client out: A model of
satisfaction in client relationships.
(working paper). Columbia University
PRESENTATIONS
Ames, D., & Flynn, F.J. What breaks a
leader: The curvilinear relationship between assertiveness
and leadership. Center for Public Leadership, Kennedy School
of Government, Harvard University, April 2007.
Flynn, F.J., & Bohns, V. “Just ask”: How people underestimate
the likelihood of compliance in favor exchange. Tuck School of
Business, Dartmouth University, February 2007.
Flynn, F.J., &
Bohns, V. “Just ask”: How people underestimate the likelihood of
compliance in favor exchange. Social Psychology Department,
Stanford University, January, 2007.
Flynn, F.
Identity orientations and forms of social exchange. American
Sociological Association, Group Processes Conference, Montreal,
Canada, August, 2006.
Flynn, F.,
Reagans, R., Amanatullah, E., & Ames, D. Helping one’s way to
the top: Self-monitors achieve status by helping others and
knowing who helps whom. Paper presented at the Academy of
Management Meetings, August, 2006, Atlanta, GA.
Flynn, F.J.
Thanks for nothing: Gender stereotypes and helping behavior in
organizations. London Business School, February, 2006.
Flynn, F.J.
Too tough, too soon: Familiarity and the backlash effect.
Stanford University, November, 2005.
Flynn, F.J.
Gender stereotypes and the evaluation of
helping behavior. Junior Faculty Organizational Behavior
Conference, University of Pennsylvania, November, 2005.
Flynn, F.J.,
Amanatullah, E. Psyched up or psyched out:
The impact of coactor status on individual performance. Paper
presented in the POS Links Series, University of Michigan,
October 2005.
Flynn, F.J.
Thanks for nothing: The influence of
demographic differences on evaluations of help in organizations.
Penn State University, October 2005.
Ames, D.,
Flynn, F.J. What breaks a leader: The
curvilinear relationship between assertiveness and leadership.
Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, August,
2005, Honolulu, HI.
Flynn, F.J.
Gender and helping behavior in organizations.
Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, August,
2005, Honolulu. HI.
Flynn, F.J..
Thanks for nothing: The influence of
demographic differences on evaluations of help in organizations.
University of California, Berkeley, May, 2005.
Flynn, F.J.,
Amanatullah, E. Psyched up or psyched out:
The impact of coactor status on individual performance. Paper
presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, August, 2004,
New Orleans, LA.
Amanatullah, E., Flynn, F.
Reconciling conflicting gender
stereotypes in organizations: The role of self-monitoring. Paper
presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, August, 2004,
New Orleans, LA.
Flynn, F.J.
Subjective evaluations of help in
organizations. Organization Science Winter Conference, February,
2004.
Flynn, F.J., Amanatullah, E.
Psyched up or psyched out: The
impact of coactor status on individual performance. Management
Division Colloquium Series, Gouizeta Business School, Emory
University, February, 2004.
Chatman, J.A., Flynn, F.J.,
O’Reilly, C.A. Full-cycle
organizational psychology research. Presented at the
NSF-Organization Science Conference. Laguna Beach, CA. November,
2003.
Flynn, F.J., Amanatullah, E.
Psyched up or psyched out:
The impact of coactor status on individual performance. Paper
presented to the Psychology Department, Columbia University.
November, 2003.
Flynn, F.J. 2003.
Social exchange and identity
orientation in organizations. Paper presented at the Academy of
Management Meetings, August, 2003, Seattle, WA.
Ames, D., Flynn, F.J.,
Weber, E. 2003.
It’s the thought that counts: On perceiving how favor-givers
decide to help. Paper presented at the Academy of Management
Meetings, August, 2003, Seattle, WA.
Flynn, F.J.
The relative impact of perceived imbalance
and frequency on favor exchange among employees: Tradeoffs
between social status and productivity. Paper presented at the
Organizational Behavior Colloquium Series, Kellogg Graduate
School of Business, Northwestern University, October, 2002.
Flynn, F.J.
Toward a theory of favor exchange. Paper
presented at the Management Division Colloquium Series, Haas
School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, October,
2002.
Flynn, F.J., Brockner, J.
It’s not what you do, but how you do it: Givers’ and
receivers’ differing reactions to episodes of favor exchange.
Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, August,
2002, Denver, CO.
Flynn, F.J.
Building effective networks (part of an
all-academy symposium). Paper presented at the Academy of
Management Meetings, August, 2002, Denver, CO.
Flynn, F.J.
Cross-cultural studies of favor exchange
in organizations. Paper presented to the Psychology Department,
Peking University, Beijing, China, June, 2002.
Flynn, F.J.
What have you done for me lately? Temporal
changes in subjective favor evaluations. Paper presented at the
Managerial and Organizational Behavior Colloquium Series,
Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, October,
2001.
Flynn, F.J.
What does one good deed deserve?
Asymmetrical favor evaluations as a source of social influence
in organizations. Paper presented at the Academy of
Management Meetings, August, 2001, Washington, D.C.
Flynn, F.J.
The impact of generosity and frequency of
exchange on commitment, performance, and status. Paper
presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, August, 2001,
Washington, D.C.
Flynn, F., Chatman, J.A.
What’s the norm here? Social
categorizations as the basis for group norm formation. Paper
presented at the Research on Managing Groups and Teams
Conference, May, 2001, Cornell University.
Flynn, F.J.
Alternative perspectives on understanding
reciprocity in favor exchange. Paper presented at
Teacher’s College, Columbia University, December, 2000.
Flynn, F.J.
Toward a theory of favor exchange in
organizations. Paper presented at the Organizational Behavior
and Industrial Relations Colloquium at the Haas School of
Business, University of California, Berkeley, December, 1999.
Flynn, F.J.
Understanding reciprocity: A study of favor
exchange in organizations. Paper presented at the INFORMS
Dissertation Proposal Competition, November, 1999.
Flynn, F.J. Chatman, J.A.
Broadening the boundaries of organizational culture
research: Analyses of context and consequences. Presented
at the Academy of Management Meetings, August, 1999, Chicago,
IL, (Symposium Chair and Paper Presenter).
Flynn, F.J. Chatman, J.A.
Strong cultures and innovation: Oxymoron or opportunity?
Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, August,
1999, Chicago, IL.
Flynn, F.J., Chatman, J.A., Spataro, S.A.
Getting to know you: The influence of personality on the
alignment of self-other evaluations of demographically different
people. Paper presented at the Academy of Management
Meetings, August, 1999, Chicago, IL.
Flynn, F.J. Sutton, R.I.
Cooling out dissatisfied clients: Evidence from
professional service firms. Paper presented at the Academy
of Management Meetings, August, 1998, San Diego, CA.
Chatman, J.A. Flynn, F.J.
The influence of demographic composition on the emergence
and consequences of collectivistic norms in work teams.
Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, August,
1998, San Diego, CA.
COURSES TAUGHT
Leadership (core MBA class) – average instructor rating =
4.5/5.0
Power and Influence (MBA and EMBA elective) – average
instructor rating = 4.8/5.0
Executive Leadership (EMBA elective) – average
instructor rating = 4.8/5.0
Organizational Behavior (core Ph.D. class) - average
instructor rating = 4.9/5.0
Research Methods (core Ph.D. class) – average instructor
rating = 4.8/5.0
ACTIVITIES AND
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Associate Editor, Administrative Science Quarterly
Editorial Board, Academy of Management Journal
Reviewer, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Reviewer, Journal of Applied Psychology
Reviewer, Academy of Management Review
Reviewer, Organization Science
Reviewer, Strategic Management Journal
Reviewer, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision
Processes
Reviewer, Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Member, Academy of Management
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Member, Phi Beta Kappa |
