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Alex B. MARKLE

Assistant Professor

Email: markle@ust.hk

 

Ph.D.

University of Chicago, Managerial and Organizational Behaviour

B.S.

Carnegie Mellon University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy

 

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Management, Assistant Professor, July 2009 - present.

  • New York University, Stern School of Business, Department of Management and Organizations, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007 – 2009.

 

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

 

 

Refereed Journal Publications (Chronological, alphabetical)

 

  • Markle, A. 2011. Dysfunctional learning in decision processes: The case of employee reciprocity. Strategic Management Journal, 32: 1411-1425.

  • Wu, G. & Markle, A. 2008. An empirical test of gain-loss separability in prospect theory. Management Science, 54: 1322-1335.

    • Winner of the 2008 Decision Analysis Publication Award from INFORMS

 

 

SELECTED RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • Markle, A. 2009. (Mis)Managing gift-exchange: Why firms may fail to capitalize on employee reciprocity. Presented at the annual meeting of Strategic Management Society, Pre-Conference on Psychological Foundations in Strategy, Washington.

  • Markle, A. 2008. Asymmetric disconfirmation in beliefs about employee motivation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim.

  • Wu, G. & Markle, A. 2007. An empirical test of gain-loss separability. Presented at annual meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), Seattle, WA.

  • Markle, A. 2007. Biased learning and principals' belief about agent preferences. Presented at the annual meeting of the Economic Sciences Association, Tucson, AZ.

  • Markle, A. 2007. Asymmetric disconfirmation and reinforcing-cycles. Presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.

 

 

REVIEW ACTIVITIES

  • Ad Hoc reviewers:

    • Decision Analysis

    • Econometrica

    • European Economic Review

    • Management Science

     

     

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Managerial Decision Making

  • Managerial and Organizational Learning

  • Behavioral Strategy

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2008. Winner of the Decision Analysis Publication Award from INFORMS:

    • Wu, G. & Markle, A. 2008. An empirical test of gain-loss separability in prospect theory. Management Science, 54: 1322-1335.