Markus Baer
Professor of Organizational Behavior
Onlin Business School
Washington University in St. Louis
Topic Areas
Change Management, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Creativity
Trending Topics
Future of Work, Workforce Productivity
Biography
Marcus Baer’s research interests include creativity and innovation in organizations, such as problem formulation, idea generation and solution implementation. Beyond teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, he is on the editorial board of Organization Science, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and the Academy of Management Journal. He is frequently invited to speak at international conferences regarding organizational behavior. Prior to teaching, Baer worked in the German automotive industry and, as a co-founder of a startup venture, consulted for firms in Europe and Asia.
AOM Research
- Zoning out or Breaking Through? Linking Daydreaming to Creativity in the Workplace, Academy of Management Journal
- “The Sky Is Not Falling” and Other Reactions to Tourish’s Wanderings, Academy of Management Learning and Education
- Problem Framing and Formulation, Academy of Management Proceedings
- Working in the Shadow of a Brilliant Leader: Curvlinear Effects on Empowerment and Creativity, Academy of Management Proceedings
- Bounded creativity: A theory of the effects of constraints on the production of new ideas, Academy of Management Proceedings
- New Ways of Seeing: Radical Theorizing, Academy of Management Journal
SME Subject Areas
Careers, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Sustainability, Ethics, Gender and Diversity, Health Care, Human Resources, International Management, Leadership, Management Consulting, Management Education, Management History, Management Theory, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Organizational Behavior, Public and Nonprofit, Religion and Spirituality, Research Methods, Social Issues, Strategic Management, Technology and Innovation