Specialties
Negotiation and dispute resolution.
Positions Held
At the University of Washington since 1970. Visiting professor at Banff Management Center in Alberta and at the University of Utah. Research associate at Brookings Institution (1968-70).
Selected Publications
- "The Effect of Payoff Matrix Induced Competition on the Creation of Value in Negotiation," with J. Dahl, in Theory and Research in Conflict Management, Praeger (1990).
- "The Effects of Lottery Incentive Programs on Performance," with K. Evans and T. Mitchell, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management (Fall 1988).
- "Employing Conjoint Analysis in Making Compensation Decisions," with D. MacLachlan, L. McAlister, and D. Sampson, Personnel Psychology (June 1983).
- The Practice of Collective Bargaining, with E. Bail and E. Wickersham, 5th edition, Irwin (1976).
Current Research
The role of skill tests in predicting career success, the impact of competition on value creation in negotiations.
Honors and Awards
Fulbright Fellowship (1977) as senior research scholar at the Foundation for Business Administration in Delft, Netherlands.
Selected Consutling Experience
- American Arbitration Association and Federal Mediation Service, arbitrator and mediator.
Academic Service
Associate dean of the Undergraduate Program (1992-1999).