Author Details

Dr. Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks is Professor of Management and Organizations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan with graduate training in Cultural Anthropology. Previously, he was on the faculty at the University of Southern California and has had visiting appointments at universities in Singapore, France, Turkey and Russia. He is currently the Faculty Director of the Office of Action Based Learning, and serves on the editorial board of Organization Science and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Professor Sanchez-Burks is an award winning executive educator who has taught leaders in over 30 countries around the world working in diverse areas including banking, arts & entertainment, government intelligence, manufacturing, and medicine.

Professor Sanchez-Burks is also an award winning scholar, writer and teacher. His research examines how culture shapes how we think and behave in the global economy. He has published broadly on cultural differences and similarities in people’s approach to negotiations, collaboration, creativity and disputes. His work has revealed core cultural divides in East-West, US-Latin America and US-European relational business practices. This work has informed theory and practice on social-emotional mindfulness and cultural competencies.