Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks

William Russell Kelly Professor of Business Administration
Professor of Management and Organizations

Education
PhD University of Michigan 1999
MA University of Michigan 1996
BA California State University
Northridge 1994
Biography

Dr. Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks is a Behavioral Scientist and the William Russell Kelly Professor of Business Administration at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.  He received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology with a minor in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Michigan and has had visiting appointments at universities in Singapore, France, and Turkey.

His research broadly focuses on the human dynamics of designing and driving organizational change. Through this work, he has generated novel insights about how culture and emotional attunement shapes team success, how creative thinking can be enhanced by bridging disparate life experiences and identities, and how using one's emotional aperture to read group affect can increase immensily human interactions. His research has been featured in the TED* series, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, National Public Radio, Harvard Business Review, and other international media outlets.

Professor Sanchez-Burks’ has taught leaders in over 30 countries around the world who work in sectors including technology, financial services, consulting, arts & entertainment, government intelligence, mobility, manufacturing, and healthcare.

Sanchez-Burks serves on the editorial board of Organization Science. He is an elected Fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and is a member of the Association for Psychological Science and the Academy of Management.

Sanchez-Burks was born in San Francisco, raised in Los Angeles, and lives in Ann Arbor.

Latest Faculty News & Research
Team Members' Emotional Displays as Indicators of Team Functioning
Authors
Homan, A., van Kleef, G. & Sanchez-Burks, J.
Published Date
2016
Authors
Homan, A., van Kleef, G. & Sanchez-Burks, J.
Source
Cognition and Emotion
Volume
30
Issue
1
Pages
134-149
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J. (with Leung, A K.-y., Kim, S., Goncalo, J., Ong, L., Qiu, L., and Polman, E.)
Published Date
2012
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J. (with Leung, A K.-y., Kim, S., Goncalo, J., Ong, L., Qiu, L., and Polman, E.)
Source
Psychological Science
Volume
23
Issue
5
Pages
502-509
When truisms are true.
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J. , Kim, S. and Polman, E.
Published Date
2012
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J. , Kim, S. and Polman, E.
Source
The New York Times (Sunday Op-Ed)
Issue
Feb 25
Pages
SR12
A gift that takes its toll: Emotion recognition and conflict appraisal.
Authors
Bechtoldt, M., Beersma, Rohrmann, S., & Sanchez-Burks, J.
Published Date
2011
Authors
Bechtoldt, M., Beersma, Rohrmann, S., & Sanchez-Burks, J.
Source
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Volume
101
Issue
2
Pages
337-353
Being Characterizable: Friend or foe matters.
Authors
Ybarra, O., Keller, M., Chan, E., Garcia., S., Sanchez-Burks, J., Morrison, K., & Baron, A.
Published Date
2010
Authors
Ybarra, O., Keller, M., Chan, E., Garcia., S., Sanchez-Burks, J., Morrison, K., & Baron, A.
Source
Social Psychology and Personality Science
Volume
1
Issue
3
Pages
259-267
What about me? Understanding majority perspectives on multiculturalism in the workplace.
Authors
Plaut, V. C., Stevens, F., Buffardi, L., & Sanchez-Burks, J.
Published Date
2010
Authors
Plaut, V. C., Stevens, F., Buffardi, L., & Sanchez-Burks, J.
Source
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Volume
101
Issue
2
Pages
337-353
Emotional Aperture: The accurate recognition of collective emotions.
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J. & Huy, Q.
Published Date
2009
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J. & Huy, Q.
Source
Organization Science
Volume
20
Issue
1
Pages
22-34
Fluidity and performance in intercultural workplace interactions: The role of behavioral mirroring and social sensitivity.
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J., Bartel, C., & Blount, S.
Published Date
2009
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J., Bartel, C., & Blount, S.
Source
Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume
94
Issue
1
Pages
216-223
Advances in Positive Organizational Psychology
Authors
Ybarra, O., Kross, E., Lee, D., Zhao, Y., & Sanchez-Burks
Published Date
2013
Authors
Ybarra, O., Kross, E., Lee, D., Zhao, Y., & Sanchez-Burks
Source
Emerald Group Publishing, UK
Toward a more contextual, psychological and dynamic model of emotional intelligence.
A. Bakker
Culture and Group Processes
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J., (with Uhlmann, E.)
Published Date
2013
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J., (with Uhlmann, E.)
Source
Oxford University Press.
Outlier Nation: The cultural psychology of American workways.
M. Yuki and M. Brewer
The Handbook of Conflict Management.
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J. (with Brett, J. & Behfar, K.)
Published Date
2013
Authors
Sanchez-Burks, J. (with Brett, J. & Behfar, K.)
Source
Edward Edgar Publishing, UK
Managing cross-cultural conflicts: A close look at the implication of direct versus indirect confrontation.
N. Ashkanasy and K. Jehn
Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship.
Authors
Ybarra, O., Rees, L., Kross, E., & Sanchez-Burks, J.
Published Date
2011
Authors
Ybarra, O., Rees, L., Kross, E., & Sanchez-Burks, J.
Source
Oxford University Press.
Social-emotional intelligence.
K. Cameron & G. Spreitzer