Chase Thiel

Bio

Dr. Chase Thiel is an organizational scientist and college administrator committed to advancing best practices and people development in the workplace. At the University of Wyoming, he has co-founded the Center for Principle-Based Leadership and Ethics, launched the UW Leadership Academy, and created the Cowboy Leadership Experience for external business leaders--among other accomplishments. Through these initiatives, he helps design vision-driven systems and empowers individuals to lead with ethical purpose.

 

Dr. Thiel's research focuses on workplace ethics and leadership—examining why unethical behavior occurs, how organizations can foster ethical climates, and the critical role of ethical leadership. His work appears in top journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision-Processes, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and the Leadership Quarterly. He has received multiple accolades, including the Organizational Behavior Division's Outstanding Practical Implications for Management Award from the Academy of Management and the McMurry Fellowship.

 

An award-winning educator, Dr. Thiel teaches undergraduate and MBA courses in organizational behavior, leadership, human resource management, and business ethics. His engaging, principle-based approach to teaching has earned him praise from students and peers alike.

 

Above all, Dr. Thiel takes the greatest pride in being a father to four wonderful children.

 

Education

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
M.S., University of Oklahoma
B.S., Idaho State University

 

Teaching Interests

Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Organizational Staffing
Business Ethics

 

Research Interests

Unethical Workplace Behavior, Ethical Leadership, Effective Human Resource Practices

 

Areas of Expertise

Self-Regulation at Work
Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Leadership
Emotion Helping 

 

Selected Publications

Thiel, C. E. Bonner, J., Bush, J. T., Welsh, D., & Pati, R. (in press) Rationalize or reappraise? Cognitive reappraisal attenuates the effect of observed unethicality on moral disengagement. Personnel Psychology.

Thiel, C. E., Harvey, J., Courtright, S., & Bradley, B. (2019). What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: How teams rebound from early-stage relationship conflict. Journal of Management, 45, 1623-1659.

Welsh, D., Bush, J., Thiel, C., & Bonner, J. (2019) Reconceptualizing goal setting’s dark side: The ethical consequences of learning versus outcome goals. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 150, 14-27.

Thiel, C. E., Hardy, J., Peterson, D., Welsh, D., & Bonner, J. (2018) Too many sheep in the flock? Span of control attenuates ethical leadership. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103, 1324-1334.

Griffith, J., Connelly, S., Thiel, C. E. & Johnson, G. (2015). How outstanding leaders lead with affect: An examination of charismatic, ideological, and pragmatic leaders. Leadership Quarterly, 26, 502-517.

Thiel, C. E., Connelly, S., & Griffith, J. A. (2012). Leadership and emotion management for complex tasks: Different emotions, different strategies. Leadership Quarterly, 23, 517-533.

Thiel, C. E., Bagdasarov, Z., Harkrider, L., Johnson, J., & Mumford, M. D. (2012). Leader ethical decision making in organizations: Strategies for sensemaking.  Journal of Business Ethics, 107, 49-64.