Terry Connolly
Eller Professor of Management and Organizations
- B.Sc, Electrical Engineering
- M.A., Sociology
- Ph.D, Organizational Behavior
Current Courses
- MGMT 485 Decision Analysis
Research Expertise/Interests
- Decision making by individuals, groups and organizations
- Emotion in decision making
- Ethical decision making
Publications and Working Papers
"The effect of job offer timing acceptance, performance, and turnover." (with W.J. Becker, & J.E. Slaughter). Personnel Psychology.2009.
“Regret in decision making” (with M. Zeelenberg). Current Directions in Psychological Science, (2002) , 11, 212-216.
“Omission bias in vaccination decisions: Where’s the ‘omission’? Where’s the ‘bias’?” (with J. Reb) Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2003, 91, 186-202.
“Computer security and risky computing practices: A rational choice perspective” (with K. Aytes). Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, 2004, 16, 22-40
“Regret in cancer-related decisions” (with J. Reb). Health Psychology, 2005, 24, 529-534.
“Regret and the control of temporary preferences” (with J. Reb). Brain and behavioral Sciences, 2005, 28, 653-654 The psychology of decision making: People in Organizations (2nd Ed). (with L.R.Beach). London: Sage, 2005.
“Regret in economic and psychological theories of choice” (with D. Butler). Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 2006, 19, 139-154.
Possession, feelings of ownership and the endowment effect” (with J. Reb). Judgment and Decision Making, 2007, 2, 29-36.
“Multi-attribute sequential search” (with J. N. Bearden). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2007, 103, 147-158
“Investigating unethical decisions at work: Justification and emotion in dilemma resolution” (with R. Coughlan). Journal of Managerial Issues, in press (2008)
“On optimal satisficing; How simple policies can achieve excellent results” (with J. N. Bearden). In T. Kugler, J.C.Smith, T. Connolly & Y.J.Son (Eds.), Decision modeling in uncertain and complex environments. New York: Springer, 2008.
Decision modeling in uncertain and complex environments T. Kugler, J.C.Smith, T. Connolly & Y.J.Son (Eds.). New York: Springer, 2008.
“The effect of consequential thinking on trust game behavior” (with T. Kugler & E.E.Kausel). In press, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 2008.
“Fools rush in: A JDM perspective on the role of emotions in decisions, moral and otherwise.” (with D. Hardman). In B. H. Ross (Series Ed.) & D. M. Bartels, C. W. Bauman, L. J. Skitka, & D. L. Medin (Eds.), Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Vol. 50: Moral Judgment and Decision Making. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.(In press, 2008)
Professional Associations
- American Psychological Society (Fellow)
- Academy of Management
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Society for Judgment and Decision Making (Board Member and Secretary-Treasurer 1990-1993; President, 1994-1995)
- European Association for Decision Making
Editorial & Advisory Boards
- Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 1994 – present; Associate Editor, 2001 – 2004
- Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 1990 - present
- National Science Foundation, Advisory Panel, Program in Decision, Risk and Management Science, 1990-1992; Behavioral Science Infrastructure Special Panel, 1999
- National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, Committee on Human Factors, 1994 - 1999
- Behavioral & Brain Sciences, Associate, 1995 – present
- Arizona State University Decision Center for a Desert City, External Advisory Committee
- Judgment and Decision Making, Associate Editor
- Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Executive Board Member and Chair, Publication Committee
- Conference of Behavioral Decision Research in Management, Program Committee, San Diego (April 2008)




