Stephen Sauer
Stephen Sauer
Assistant Professor
Consumer & Organizational Studies
331 Bertrand H. Snell Hall
Clarkson University
PO Box 5790
Potsdam, NY 13699-5790
Phone: 315-268-6457
E-mail: ssauer@clarkson.edu
Education
Ph.D., Cornell University
Research Interests
Leadership and Influence in Management Teams, Entrepreneurial Team Processes, Status and Diversity in Groups, Perspectives on Social Capital
Teaching Interests
Organizational Behavior and Performance Management, Negotiations, Managing and Leading Organizations, Leadership in Teams, Foundations of Leadership
Courses Taught
* OS 608 - Organizational Behavior and Performance Management
* OS 602 - Foundations of Leadership and Organizational Behavior
* OS 466 - Negotiations and Relationship Management
* SB 570 - Organizational Behavior
Recent Publications:
Rodgers, M.S., Sauer, S.J., and Proell, C.A. (forthcoming). The lion’s share: The impact of misalignment of credit expectations and leaders’ credit allocation on commitment and turnover. Leadership Quarterly
Sauer, S.J. (2012). Why Bossy Is Better for Rookie Managers. Harvard Business Review, May, 2012: 30
Sauer, S.J. (2011). Taking the reins: The effects of new leader status and leadership style on team performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96(3): 574-587
Proell, C.A., and Sauer, S.J. (2011). Stock options: The debilitating effects of autonomy and choice on self-perceptions of power. Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 23(3): 82-102
Sauer, S.J., Thomas-Hunt, M.C., and Morris, P.A. (2010). Too good to be true? The unintended signaling effects of educational prestige on external expectations of team performance. Organization Science, 21 (5): 1108-1120
Cabrera, S.F., Sauer, S.J., and Thomas-Hunt, M.C. (2009). The evolving manager stereotype: The effects of industry gender-typing on performance expectations for leaders and their teams. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 33 (4): 419-428








