Margaret Ann Neale

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Margaret Ann Neale
Alma mater University of Louisiana at Monroe
Virginia Commonwealth University
University of Texas at Austin
OccupationAcademic
Employer Stanford Graduate School of Business

Margaret Ann Neale is an American academic. She is the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emerita, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and the co-author of five books. [1] She is also the co-director of the Stanford GSB Executive Program for Women Leaders. [2]

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Education

Neale holds PhD in Business Administration, University of Texas, 1982, MS in Counseling Psychology, VA Commonwealth University, 1977, MS in Hospital Pharmacy Administration, Medical College of VA, 1974, and BS in Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe (formerly Northeast LA University), 1972. [3] [4]

Selected publications

Books

Articles, a selection

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References

  1. "Margaret Ann Neale". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. Slavina, Vicki (June 17, 2013). "Why Women Must Ask (The Right Way): Negotiation Advice From Stanford's Margaret A. Neale". Forbes. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  3. "Margaret Ann Neale". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  4. "Margaret "Maggie" Neale". National Center for Women & Information Technology. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  5. Neale, Margaret A.; Lys, Thomas Z. (14 July 2015). Getting (More Of) What You Want: How the Secrets of Economics and Psychology Can Help You Negotiate Anything, in Business and in Life. Basic Books. ISBN   978-0465050727.
  6. Neale, Margaret A.; Lys, Thomas Z. (2015-07-02). Getting (More Of) What You Want: How the Secrets of Economics & Psychology Can Help You Negotiate Anything in Business & Life. Profile. ISBN   978-1-78283-106-8.
  7. Bazerman, Max H; Neale, Margaret Ann (1992). Negotiating rationally. New York; Toronto; New York: Free Press ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International. ISBN   978-0-02-901985-6. OCLC   24502013.
  8. Jehn, Karen A.; Northcraft, Gregory B.; Neale, Margaret A. (2016-06-22). "Why Differences Make a Difference: A Field Study of Diversity, Conflict and Performance in Workgroups". Administrative Science Quarterly. 44 (4): 741–763. doi:10.2307/2667054. JSTOR   2667054. S2CID   16313675.