Jennifer Chatman | Research UC Berkeley

Research Expertise and Interest

innovation, leading change, leveraging organizational culture, leadership assessment, team diversity, narcissistic leaders

Research Description

Jennifer Chatman studies organizational culture and how culture influences individual and firm behavior and performance. Her research has, for example, examined the largest publicly-traded high technology firms. Her research assess the extent to which their culture emphasizes innovation and relate that to bottom line firm performance over time. She also studies group composition and group norms focusing specifically on group demography. In one recent study, she shows how group dynamics influences whether climbers in Himalayan expeditions summit their target mountain or die trying. Finally, she studies narcissistic leaders and the damage they cause to the organizations they lead.

In the News

Vice President. Kamala Harris wears a serious expression as she stands before a pair of microphones

Kamala Harris’ Hidden Foe: Pervasive Bias Against Powerful Middle-Aged Women

Women who rise through the ranks and succeed win our respect, but we also penalize them because we see them as less warm, less nurturing.

A photo illustration showing students entering the UC Berkeley campus at Sather Gate. The outer frame is in black and white negative; the central frame is in full color.

Berkeley Leaders, Scholars React to Supreme Court’s Decision on Affirmative Action

They warned the decision will reduce opportunities for people of color and thwart the nation’s progress toward racial equality.

A professional woman in a suit sits in a conference room and looks directly at the camera

Study: Stereotypes of Middle-Aged Women as Less ‘Nice’ Can Hold Them Back at Work

As Jennifer Chatman entered her 40s and gained even more expertise, she noticed something strange: Her student class evaluations started getting worse.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs the controversial "don't say gay" bill, surrounded b school childrenand parents

Attack on LGBTQ+ Rights: The Politics and Psychology of a Backlash

Some states are seeking to ban school discussion and books that feature LGBTQ issues. Texas is targeting doctors and parents who provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender teenagers. Florida has gone to war against Disney World, after Disney publicly opposed the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law.

Lone man at campaign rally holds sign saying "the silent majority stands with Trump"

Despite drift toward authoritarianism, Trump voters stay loyal. Why?

More than a month has passed since the fiercely contested U.S. presidential election, and the nation’s institutions are moving day-by-day toward acceptance of the outcome that made Democrat Joe Biden the winner over incumbent Republican Donald Trump. But Trump is neither conceding nor moving on — and, it appears, the same is true for millions of his supporters.

People voting in the Bronx borough of New York.

America on edge: Berkeley scholars’ early election thoughts

UC Berkeley scholars awoke Wednesday, Nov. 4 to signs of a deeply divided U.S. electorate, and no blue wave on the horizon. Despite a surge in early voting, ballots were still being counted in several battleground states. As of noon that day, the race between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden remained too close to call.

Featured in the Media

Please note: The views and opinions expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or positions of UC Berkeley.

September 4, 2024

How Can Middle-Aged Women Beat Bias and Get Ahead? Laugh Like Kamala Harris, Says Psychology

Inc.

Jessica Stillman

"Women leaders can't play up their femininity, so maybe they should play down their competence and decisiveness? Unsurprisingly, that doesn't work either," according to Jennifer Chatman, interim dean at the Haas School of Business. Chatman was recently featured on UC Berkeley News.

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