Assistant prof at Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations School, Organizational Behavior Department.
Researches speaking up at work, and the good it could do.
More information about me:
https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/people/merrick-r-osborne
Merrick R. Osborne
Loading...
This was such fun work to talk about!
Such fun! Chatting about my research and journey was an absolute blast. Thank you @cornellilr.bsky.social for the piece!
Just finished talking to students about why the humanities are even more important in this age of AI.
Efficiency isn't always the most important goal. Reading carefully and knowing how to think critically is valuable on its own--even if that takes longer.
Research from #CornellILR assistant professor @merrickosborne.bsky.social found that individuals in a morally diverse community tend to believe that the community’s norms are looser. In turn, norm violations are more accepted, and there is a reduced willingness to police transgressions.
Merrick R. Osborne
Merrick R. Osborne
Neil Lewis, Jr.
Civil responses to disrespectful behavior remain the best option, but in a variety of contexts – from hockey fights to the workplace – experiments showed that people view an uncivil action or comment more leniently when performed as retaliation rather than instigation. @merrickosborne.bsky.social
Cornell ILR School
Cornell ILR School
Civil responses to disrespectful behavior remain the best option, but in a variety of contexts – from hockey fights to the workplace – experiments showed that people view an uncivil action or comment more leniently when performed as retaliation rather than instigation. @merrickosborne.bsky.social
Cornell ILR School
Individuals in a morally diverse community tend to believe that the community’s norms are looser. In turn, norm violations are more accepted, and there is a reduced willingness to police transgression...
www.ilr.cornell.edu
Get to know @merrickosborne.bsky.social, assistant professor of organizational behavior at #CornellILR! His research focuses on the relationship between an employee’s input and their position in the workplace hierarchy, especially when the input comes from people who are traditionally marginalized.
Switching gears: I recently told an acquaintance who works in tech that part of learning how to write is about being a really aggressive reader. His response was basically why should I read a long book when I can learn a thing in an efficient short way, etc
Elizabeth Spiers
Merrick Osborne joined the ILR faculty in 2025 as an assistant professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior. He hopes his work will challenge assumptions about how traditionally marginalized...
