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Isaac H. Smith
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management • Cornell University 401L Sage Hall • Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-­‐2662 • isaac.smith@cornell.edu ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Cornell University, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Ithaca, NY
Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, 2014 - present
EDUCATION
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, Salt Lake City, UT
Ph.D., Business Administration – Organizational Behavior, 2014
Dissertation: The Disruption Model of Inspiration: Toward a General Model of ‘Being
Inspired to Act’
Committee: Arthur P. Brief (chair), Kristina A. Diekmann, Adam M. Grant, Joshua D.
Margolis, Kristin Smith-Crowe
Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management, Provo, UT
M.B.A., Organizational Behavior/Human Resources emphasis, Strategy minor, 2007
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
B.A., English & Economics double major, Political Science minor, 2004
» Cum Laude and University Honors
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The Psychology of Inspiration, Morality & Behavioral Ethics, Social Entrepreneurship,
Social Innovation, Prosocial Behavior, Organizational Justice, and the Meaning of Work
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Smith, I. H., & Kouchaki, M. (forthcoming). Does the “morning morality effect” hold true
only for morning people? Psychological Science.
Smith, I. H., Aquino, K., Koleva, S., & Graham, J. (2014). The moral ties that bind…even to
outgroups: The interactive effect of moral identity and the binding moral foundations.
Psychological Science, 25, 1554-1564.
Kouchaki, M., & Smith, I. H. (2014). The morning morality effect: The influence of time of
day on unethical behavior. Psychological Science, 25, 95-102.
Curriculum Vitae: Isaac H. Smith
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Seawright, K., Smith, I. H., Mitchell, R., & McClendon, R. (2013). Exploring entrepreneurial
cognition in franchisees: A knowledge structure approach. Entrepreneurship: Theory
and Practice, 37, 201-227.
Smith, I. H., & Woodworth, W. (2012). Developing social entrepreneurs and social
innovators: A social identity and self-efficacy approach. Academy of Management
Learning & Education, 11, 390-407.
Bingham, J., Dyer, W. G., Smith, I. H., & Adams, G. (2011). A stakeholder identity
orientation approach to corporate social performance in family firms. Journal of
Business Ethics, 99, 565-585.
INVITED PUBLICATIONS & BOOK CHAPTERS
Smith, I. H., & Seawright, K. (forthcoming). Social Innovation through development
franchising: Compensating for a lack of entrepreneurial expertise and connecting to
formal supply chains. In V. Bitzer, R. Hamann, M. Hall, & E. W. Griffin-EL (eds.),
The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation: New Frontiers in Africa,
Springer.
Smith, I. H., & Brief. A. P. (2012). Managerial ethics: Managing the psychology of morality,
edited by Marshall Schminke. Business Ethics Quarterly [Book Review], 22, 456-463.
Smith, I. H., Broderick, M. A., & Winsor, R. G. (2007). Accessing Commercial Capital
Markets. Journal of Microfinance/ESR Review, 9, 26-33.
MANUSCRIPTS IN REVIEW PROCESS
Kouchaki, M., Smith, I. H., & Netchaeva, E. Not all fairness is created equal? Perceptions of
group versus individual decision makers. (3rd Revise and Resubmit, Organization
Science)
Smith*, I. H., Kouchaki*, M., & Wareham, J. Be careful what you ask for: The negative
consequences of unethical requests on job performance and citizenship behaviors.
(Revise and Resubmit, Academy of Management Journal)
*Denotes equal contribution
Netchaeva*, E., Smith*, I. H., Romney, A. C., & Brief, A. P. Finding meaning in life, one
haircut at a time: The interactive effect of work meaningfulness and economic need.
(under review, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
*Denotes equal contribution
WORKING PAPERS
Rees, M., Smith, I. H., & Soderberg, A. Ethical leadership inspires the good and unmotivates the bad.
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Romney, A. C., Smith, I. H., & Okhuysen, G. In the trenches: A participant perspective of
work meetings.
Smith, I. H. Disruptive leaders are inspirational.
Smith, I. H., O’Reilly, J., Aquino, K., & Freeman, D. Righting the wrong: The role of moral
regard in third-party deontic reactions to discrimination.
Smith, I. H., Netchaeva, E., Soderberg, A., & Okhuysen, G. The duality of deontology and
utilitarianism in group moral decision making.
Walker, S. S., Smith, I. H., Diekmann, K., & Hunsaker, D. The offender bias: How and why
offenders devalue apologies and the role of face concers.
SELECTED MEDIA COVERAGE
My research has been covered by various media outlets, including BBC World Service Radio
(live interview), Boston Globe, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, CNN.com, Daily Mail,
Discover Magazine, Drudge Report, Forbes, The Guardian, Harvard Business Review,
Huffington Post, NBCNews.com, The New York Times, PBS.org, Psychology Today,
Scientific American, Time, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Yahoo
Finance. My work on the “morning morality effect” was featured in the “Top 10 Insights
from the Science of a Meaningful Life in 2013” by the Greater Good Science Center of the
University of California, Berkeley.
INVITED CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
» Behavioral Science Summer Workshop on Social Value Creation, Harvard Kennedy
School’s Center for Public Leadership, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, August
7-8, 2013
» PhD Summer School on Managerial Agility & Innovation, led by Adam Galinsky and E.
Tory Higgins, hosted by the Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya, Israel, July 2-10,
2013
» Excellence in Ethics Research Conference – Scholarship Recipient, The Institute for
Ethical Business Worldwide, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame,
May 9-10, 2013
» PhD Student Research Incubator – Visiting Scholar (Professor Karl Aquino’s ‘Immorality
Lab’), University of British Columbia, Canada, October 16-30, 2011
» Making People Moral Conference, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah,
May 13-14, 2011
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Smith, I. H., Kouchaki, M., & Wareham, J. (2013, August). Be careful what you wish for:
The performance consequences of receiving unethical requests. Annual Meeting of the
Academy of Management, Orlando, FL.
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Netchaeva, E., Smith, I. H., Romney, A. C., & Brief, A. P. (2013, August). Finding meaning
in life: The interactive effect of viewing work as a calling and economic need. Annual
Meeting of the Academy of Management, Orlando, FL.
Romney, A. C., Smith, I. H., & Okhuysen, G. (2013, July). In the trenches: A participant
perspective of work meetings. INGRoup Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Smith, I. H., O’Reilly, J., Aquino, K., & Freeman, D. (2013, January). Righting the wrong:
The role of moral identity in white third-parties’ deontic reactions to racial
discrimination. Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
New Orleans, LA.
Kouchaki, M., Smith, I. H., & Netchaeva, E. (2012, August). Fairness perceptions of group
versus individual decision makers. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management,
Boston, MA.
Smith, I. H., & Freeman, D. (2012, August). Righting the wrong: The role of moral identity
in third parties’ deontic reactions to injustice. Annual Meeting of the Academy of
Management, Boston, MA.
Smith, I. H., & Woodworth, W. (2012, August). Engaging the informal economy to educate
social entrepreneurs and social innovators. Annual Meeting of the Academy of
Management, Boston, MA.
Smith, I. H., & Seawright, K. (2011, November). Development franchising as social
innovation: Compensating for a lack of entrepreneurial expertise and connecting to
formal supply chains. Business as Social and Environmental Innovation Conference,
Cape Town, South Africa.
Seawright, K., Adolphson, D., Smith, I. H. (2011, November). Operations management
changing the culture of poverty. Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Boston,
MA.
» Published in Conference Proceedings
Smith, I. H. (2010, August). Relational reserves as a source of organizational resilience: A
prosocial perspective. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Montreal,
Canada.
Bingham, J., Dyer, W. G., Adams, G., & Smith, I. H. (2009, April). A stakeholder approach
to corporate social performance in family firms. Annual Family Enterprise Research
Conference, Manitoba, Canada.
Smith, I. H., Seawright, K., Mitchell, R., McClendon, R. (2008, January). Exploring
entrepreneurial cognition in franchisees: a knowledge structure approach. Annual
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, San
Antonio, TX.
» “Best Paper” Nominee
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Seawright, K., Smith, I. H., Haynes, C. (2007, November). Franchising: the transfer of
expertise. Annual Economic Self-Reliance Conference, Brigham Young University,
Provo, UT.
Smith, I. H., Seawright, K., Mitchell, R. (2007, June). Entrepreneurial cognition and
franchisee expertise. Annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference,
Madrid, Spain.
» Abstract published in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2007
INVITED TALKS
» Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Ithaca, NY, 2013
» University College London, Management Science & Innovation Dept., London, UK, 2013
» Miami University, Farmer School of Business, Oxford, OH, 2013
» University of Kansas, School of Business, Lawrence, KS, 2013
» Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
» University of Washington Bothell, School of Business, Bothell, WA, 2013
» Marquette University, College of Business Administration, Milwaukee, WI, 2013
» University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013
» Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management, Provo, UT, 2012
» University of British Columbia, Centre for Applied Ethics, Vancouver, Canada, 2011
ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
» Research Award, $3,800 for research project [with McKenzie Rees and Andy Soderberg],
Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership, University of Notre Dame, 2013
» Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award, University of Utah, David Eccles School of
Business, 2012-2013
» Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award, University of Utah, Department of
Management, 2012-2013
» Graduate School Travel Assistance Awards, for presentation of research at academic
conferences, University of Utah, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
» Research Presentation Travel Bursary Award, Business as Social and Environmental
Innovation Conference, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2011
» Best Paper Nomination, United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Conference, 2008
» Graduate Studies Research Presentation Award, Brigham Young University, 2007
» Elaine B. Garrett Scholarship, Brigham Young University, 2006
» Saburo Kido Memorial Scholarship, Japanese American Citizens League, 2001
» Heritage Scholarship (4 years, full tuition), Brigham Young University, 1998
» Chiyo Kuwahara Memorial Scholarship, Japanese American Citizens League, 1998
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
» Leading Teams (NCC 5040 – Sec. 1), core MBA course of 72 students, Fall 2014
» Leading Teams (NCC 5040 – Sec. 3), core MBA course of 71 students, Fall 2014
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business
» Human Behavior in Organizations (MGT 3680), 68 undergraduate students, Fall 2012
s Received “Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award”
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
» Member, M&O Faculty Search Committee, 2014
» Organizer, M&O Doctoral Student Brownbag, 2014
» M&O Representative, PhD Open House - Faculty Panel, 2014
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Member
» Academy of Management (AOM)
» Association for Psychological Science (APS)
» Global Business School Network (GBSN)
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
» Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
» Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
» Journal of Business Ethics
» Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice
» Journal of Social Entrepreneurship
» Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, OB & SIM Divisions
Other Professional Service
» Mentor, Global Business School Network’s Collaborative PhD Initiative Mentorship
Program, 2014-2015
INDUSTRY, NONPROFIT, & OTHER EXPERIENCE
Hitachi Consulting, Seattle, WA, 2007-2009
Senior Consultant (Change Management)
» Provided change management on multiple projects for Fortune 50 software company,
including a standardization effort of company-wide financial reporting, a drive toward
global alignment of annual planning processes, and the creation of a strategic initiative
guide for country managers worldwide
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Citigroup, New York City, NY, 2006
Human Resources Summer Associate (MBA Internship)
» Supported HR generalist team with a population of 3500 employees in 80 countries
» Coordinated 360-degree performance review process for over 500 employees
» Analyzed surveys on performance appraisal process and employee satisfaction
Empowering Nations, Khao Lak, Thailand, 2006
Market Research Team Lead
» Conducted primary market research to assess the feasibility of transitioning a tsunami-relief,
boat-building project into a sustainable, job-creating co-operative
Utah Food Bank, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004-2005
Volunteer Coordinator
» Coordinated volunteer efforts totaling 189,243 hours, saving $3.3 million in labor costs
LDS Employment Resource Services, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2004
Career Workshop Instructor
» Taught career workshop (e.g., networking, resume writing, interviewing skills, etc.),
helping over 200 people in 4 cities look for employment
Atlantic Council of the United States, Washington, D.C., 2003
Foreign Policy Research Intern
» Conducted research and wrote white paper on the global economic impact of the SARS
epidemic in China
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 1999-2000
Missionary
» Led religious discussions, taught conversational English, and performed community service
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