Sim Sitkin

Professor of Management, Duke University and Co-Founder and Vice President, Behavioural Science and Policy Association 

 

 

Sim Sitkin is Professor of Management, Director of the Behavioral Science and Policy Center and Faculty Director of the Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics at Duke University. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Management in 2010, International Network on Trust Research in 2010, and the Society of Organizational Behavior in 2013. 

 

Sitkin is widely known for his research on the effect of formal and informal organizational control systems and leadership on risk taking, accountability, trust, learning, M&A processes, and innovation. His research has appeared in numerous journals, book chapters and books, including his most recent books, Organizational Control (2010), The Six Domains of Leadership (2015) and Companion to Trust (forthcoming).

 

Sitkin is currently Editor of Behavioral Science and Policy, Editor of the Academy of Management Annals, and Consulting Editor of Science You Can Use.  He has worked as a consultant and executive educator with many large and small corporations, non-profit and government organizations worldwide.