International Association for Conflict Management (IACM) Conference Recap

Members of the DRRC team traveled to Thessaloniki, Greece for the IACM Conference in July. Postdoctoral fellow Elizabeth Huppert presented two papers: “The Devaluation of Honest Leaders: Causes and Solutions” and “When and Why Hypocrisy Is Reputationally Costly.” DRRC executive director and IACM president Cynthia Wang and casewriter Lucy Montgomery led a workshop on advances in teaching methods. 

The DRRC was a Platinum Sponsor at IACM and sponsored several awards, including the Outstanding Dissertation Award presented to Ariella Kristal for her work “Essays on Precommitment.” The inaugural Breakthrough Award was also sponsored, offering funding for three underrepresented background PhD students to attend the conference. Recipient Amber Johnson expressed: “The experiences and connections forged will leave a lasting impact on my academic pursuits.” Additional recipients were Mehran Bahmani and Hsuan-Che Huang.

Academy of Management (AOM) Conference Recap

The DRRC sponsored the Conflict Management Division's Best Empirical or Theoretical Paper Award and the Best Student Paper Award during the annual conference, which took place in Boston in August.

The winner of the Best Empirical or Theoretical Paper Award was Hsuan-Che Huang, Ruodan Shao, and Ann Tenbrunsel​ for their paper "The Plurality Effect: People Behave More Unethically Toward Group than Individual Targets"​. The winner of the Best Student Paper Award is Christine Bradley for her paper “Asymmetric Expectations for Emotional Acknowledgement on Teams and Implications for Team Performance"​. Congratulations!

Pedagogy Competition Submissions Due October 1, 2023



The deadline for our inaugural Pedagogy Competition is quickly approaching on October 1. This competition aims to solicit new submissions for the DRRC materials library focusing on significant diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics. Interested individuals should submit proposals for creating new exercises, cases, simulations, and other educational materials that touch upon DEI topics within conflict and collaboration settings. We will select up to five winners, with expected awards ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. For more information on the Pedagogy Competition, see the full announcement here.

Negotiation in the News: Soccer icon Lionel Messi scores historic deal

At the Kellogg School of Management, faculty members regularly analyze current events to highlight important negotiation and conflict resolution concepts. Recently, Professor Cynthia Wang provided an annotated analysis of Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi’s unexpected move to join Inter Miami CF, an American Major League Soccer club, to her negotiation students. The analysis considered the relevant parties and their interests (Messi, Major League Soccer, Apple TV, Adidas, etc.), the pros and cons of contingent contracts, and how to think creatively to expand the negotiation pie. For the full annotated version of the ESPN article on Messi’s decision, click here. Such instructional offerings can help guide students’ analytical skills with vibrant real-world examples.