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Bret Bradley

Bret Bradley

Bret Bradley

Associate Professor

Research Areas:

  • Small group dynamics
  • Team peformance
  • Leadership and ethics
 Email Phone
bret-bradley@ou.edu(405) 325-2940

Professor Bradley teaches courses on negotiations, leadership, and teamwork at the undergraduate and MBA levels. He also consults with organizations and conducts executive development workshops. Bradley’s research focuses on small group dynamics, team performance, leadership, and ethics. His studies cover workplace issues such as conflict management, problem employees, entrepreneurial team dynamics, expertise maximization, workplace deviance, multiteam systems, and emotion regulation. He serves on the editorial board of Small Group Research and has published in premier management journals


Education

  • Ph.D. in organizational behavior and human resources, University of Iowa
  • MAcc in taxation, Brigham Young University

Publications

  • Colbert, A. E., Barrick, M. R., and Bradley, B. H. (2014). Personality and leadership composition in top management teams: Implications for organizational performance. Personnel Psychology, 67, 351–387.

 
  • Klotz, A. C., Hmieleski, K. M., Bradley, B. H., and Busenitz, L. W. (2014). New venture teams: A review of the literature and roadmap for future research. Journal of Management, 40, 226–255.

 
  • Bradley, B. H., Baur, J. E., Banford, C. G., and Postlethwaite, B. E. (2013). Team players and collective performance: How agreeableness impacts team performance over time. Small Group Research, 44, 680–711.

  • Bradley, B. H., Klotz, A. C., Postlethwaite, B. E., and Brown, K. G. (2013). Ready to rumble: How team personality composition and task conflict interact to improve performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98, 385–392.

  • Bradley, B. H., Postlethwaite, B. E., Klotz, A. C., Hamdani, M. R., and Brown, K. G. (2012). Reaping the benefits of conflict in teams: The critical role of team psychological safety climate. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97, 151–158.

  • Colbert, A. E., Barrick, M. R., and Bradley, B. H. (2014). Personality and leadership composition in top management teams: Implications for organizational performance. Personnel Psychology, 67, 351–387.
  • Klotz, A. C., Hmieleski, K. M., Bradley, B. H., and Busenitz, L. W. (2014). New venture teams: A review of the literature and roadmap for future research. Journal of Management, 40, 226–255.
  • Bradley, B. H., Baur, J. E., Banford, C. G., and Postlethwaite, B. E. (2013). Team players and collective performance: How agreeableness impacts team performance over time. Small Group Research, 44, 680–711.
  • Bradley, B. H., Klotz, A. C., Postlethwaite, B. E., and Brown, K. G. (2013). Ready to rumble: How team personality composition and task conflict interact to improve performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98, 385–392.
  • Bradley, B. H., Postlethwaite, B. E., Klotz, A. C., Hamdani, M. R., and Brown, K. G. (2012). Reaping the benefits of conflict in teams: The critical role of team psychological safety climate. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97, 151–158.
  • Colbert, A. E., Kristof-Brown, A., Bradley, B. H., and Barrick, M. R. (2008). CEO transformational leadership: The role of goal importance congruence in top management teams. Academy of Management Journal, 51, 81–96.
  • Barrick, M. R., Bradley, B. H., Kristof-Brown, A., and Colbert, A. E. (2007). The moderating role of top management team interdependence: Implications for real teams and working groups. Academy of Management Journal, 50, 544–557.

Awards

  • Dean’s Outstanding Scholarship Recognition Award for “Personality and Leadership Composition in Top Management Teams: Implications for Organizational Effectiveness,” Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma (2014).
  • Research Support Program Award for “Bad Apple Teammates in Professional Sports: Implications for Managers and Organizations,” Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma (2013).
  • Dean’s Outstanding Scholarship Recognition Award for “Ready to Rumble: How Team Personality Composition and Task Conflict Interact to Improve Performance,” Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma (2013).
  • Small Research Grant, Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Oklahoma (2009).
  • Finalist, American Psychological Association Division 49 Dissertation Award for “The Bad Apple Spoils the Bunch: How a Disagreeable Person Damages Team Performance and What Can Be Done About It” (2009).
  • Mary Tenopyr Graduate Student Scholarship, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2007).
  • National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (2007).
  • Bruce Magoon Master Teacher Award, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma (2012).
  • Ethics Teaching Fellowship Award, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma (2012).
  • Hurley Roberson Award for Teaching Excellence, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma (2010).
  • Junior Faculty Research Fellowship, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma (2011, 2012, 2013).
  • Graduate College Summer Fellowship, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (2008).

About OU's Price College of Business

The University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business has experienced significant growth over the past five years, becoming OU’s second-largest college with over 5,800 students. The college offers highly ranked undergraduate, master’s, executive and doctoral programs across six academic divisions. More information is available at price.ou.edu