Glen R. Whyte
Bio
Glen Whyte is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at Rotman. His research interests include topics related to individual and group judgment and decision making, and managerial negotiations. Glen is a former Associate Dean of Curriculum at Rotman, and is currently an Academic Director of the Rotman and Institute of Corporate Directors’ Education Program. Glen consults frequently to the private and public sector on negotiation and dispute resolution, decision making, risk management and corporate governance.
Academic Positions
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1998-Present
Professor, OBHRM,
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1995-1998
Executive Director, MBA Programs,
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2003-Present
Desautels Chair in Integrative Thinking,
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2001-2005
Associate Dean, Curriculum,
Selected Publications - Papers
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The Effects of Self-Efficacy on Behavior in Escalation Situations
Whyte, G. & Saks, A
Human Performance,
Issue:20
2007
Pages: pp. 23-42
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Collective Efficacy and Vigilant Problem Solving in Group Decision Making: A Non-Linear Model.
Tasa, K. & Whyte, G.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Issue:96
2005
Pages: pp. 119-129
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Groupthink
The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Management. Oxford:Blackwell.
2004
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Recasting Janis' Groupthink Model: The Lead Role of Collective Efficacy in Decision Fiascoes
Organization Behaviour and Human Decision Processes, forthcoming
Issue:73
1998
Pages: pp. 185-209
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A Cross-Cultural Exploration of the Reference Dependence of Crucial Group Decisions Under Risk: Japan's 1941 Decision for War
Levi, A. & Whyte, G.
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Issue:41
1997
Pages: pp. 792-813
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The Effect of Multiple Anchors on Anchoring in Individual and Group Judgement
Whyte, G. & Sebenius, J.
Organizational Behviour and Human Decision Processes
Issue:69
1997
Pages: pp.75-85
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The Futility of Utility Analysis Revisited: When Even an Expert Fails
Whyte, G. & Latham, G.
Personnel Psychology
Issue:50
1997
Pages: pp. 601-611
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When Success Breeds Failure: The Role of Perceived Self-Efficacy in Escalating Commitment to a Losing Course of Action
Whyte, G., Saks, A., & Hook, S.
Journal of Organizational Behaviour
Issue:18
1997
Pages: pp. 415-432
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The Futility of Utility Analysis
Latham, G. & Whyte, G.
Personnel Psychology
Issue:47
1994
Pages: pp. 31-46
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The Origins and Function of the Reference Point in Risky Group Decision Making: The Case of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Whyte, G, & Levi, A
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making
Issue:7
1994
Pages: pp. 243-260
Research and Teaching Interests
Teaches courses in Managerial Negotiations, Decision Making, and Leadership. Teaches in 2YR MBA, 3YR MBA, EMBA, Omnium, and Executive Programs (e.g., Academic Director, Director's Education Program) Research includes managerial negotiations, individual and group decision making, groupthink, escalating commitment, and risk management.
Honors and Awards
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19,961,998
Students' Graduate Business Council Teaching Excellence Awards, Rotman School of Management
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1992
Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Executive