Research: Insecure Managers Don’t Want Your Suggestions

But there are ways to make your boss more open to listening.

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Caroline A. Bartel

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Caroline A. Bartel

November 24, 2014

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Nathanael J. Fast is the Jorge Paulo and Susanna Lemann Chair in Entrepreneurship and associate professor of management at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He directs the USC Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making and co-directs the Psychology of Technology Institute. His research examines responsible leadership in the age of AI.
Ethan Burris holds the Neissa Endowed Professorship in Business and is the director of the Center for Leadership and Ethics at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Caroline A. Bartel is an associate professor of management at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Research: Insecure Managers Don’t Want Your Suggestions

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