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david-dwertmann

Dr. David Dwertmann

Associate Professor

Human Resources/Organizational Behavior

Office: BSB 223

Phone: (856) 225-6715

Email: david.dwertmann@rutgers.edu

Ph.D., University of St. Gallen

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Dr./Ph.D., University of St. Gallen

David Dwertmann is an Associate Professor of Management. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in psychology from the University of Mannheim in Germany and his Dr./Ph.D. in strategy and management from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. David is interested in the social and cognitive processes that result in feelings of otherness and how to overcome them. He has studied otherness in the form of people with versus without disabilities, immigrants versus non-immigrants, individuals with different levels of status, and more. David is particularly interested in how social norms, organizational climate, and leadership influence these processes. His work in these areas has been published in premier business journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Management, and Administrative Science Quarterly among others and David received local, national, and international awards for his work. For example, in 2021, he was named one of the world’s Best 40-Under-40 business school professors by Poets & Quants. David currently serves as a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Management, Organizational Psychology Review, Work, Aging and Retirement, and the Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Research Interests: Otherness, health and disability in the workplace, immigration, organizational climate, and leadership.

Representative Publications (for full list see CV):

Dwertmann, D. J. G., Boehm, S. A., McAlpine, K. L. & Kulkarni, M. (2025). Organizational burden or catalyst for ideas? Disability as a driver of cognitive flexibility and creativity. Administrative Science Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/00018392251326110

Dwertmann, D. J. G., Goštautaitė, B., Kazlauskaitė, R., & Bučiūnienė, I. (2023). Receiving service from a person with a disability: Stereotypes, perceptions of corporate social responsibility, and the opportunity for increased corporate reputation. Academy of Management Journal. 66(1), 133-163. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2020.0084

van Knippenberg, D. & Dwertmann, D. J. G. (2022). Interacting elements of leadership: Key to integration but looking for integrative theory. Journal of Management. 48(6), 1695-1723. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063211073069

Dwertmann, D. J. G. & Kunze, F. (2021). More than meets the eye: The role of immigration background for social identity effects. Journal of Management. 47(8), 2074-2104. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206320929080

Dwertmann, D. J. G. & van Knippenberg, D. (2020). Capturing the state of the science to change the state of the science: A categorization approach to integrative reviews. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 42(2), 104-117. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2474

Dwertmann, D. J. G. & Boehm, S. A. (2016). Status matters: The asymmetric effects of supervisor-subordinate disability incongruence and climate for inclusion. Academy of Management Journal. 59(1), 44-64. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2014.0093

Dwertmann, D. J. G., Nishii, L. H., & van Knippenberg, D. (2016). Disentangling the fairness and discrimination from synergy perspective of diversity climate: Time to move the field forward. Journal of Management. 42(5), 1136-1168. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206316630380

Dwertmann, D. J. G. (2016). Management research on people with disabilities: Examining methodological challenges and possible solutions. International Journal of Human Resource Management. 27(14), 1477-1509. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1137614

Courses Taught: Foundations of Leadership and Teamwork (MBA, face-to-face and online); Leadership and Managing Human Capital (MBA, face-to-face and online); Organizational Behavior (Undergraduate, face-to-face); Leadership in the 21st century (Undergraduate, face-to-face and online)

Representative Awards & Honors (for full list see CV):

  • Acceptance of the paper “Receiving service from a person with a disability: Stereotypes, perceptions of corporate social responsibility, and the opportunity for increased corporate reputation.” into the Honor Roll of Responsible Research in Business and Management. https://www.rrbm.network/rrbm-honor-roll-2/
  • Bright Idea Award as one of the top 10 intellectual contributions having the greatest impact on business practice and/or advancing knowledge in the discipline of all business faculty publications in the State of New Jersey for “Receiving service from a person with a disability: Stereotypes, perceptions of corporate social responsibility, and the opportunity for increased corporate reputation.” Awarded by New Jersey Collegiate Business Administration Association (NJCBAA) and the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University. https://www.nj-cbaa.org/bright-ideas-award
  • Rutgers University Presidential Faculty Scholar-Teacher Award. “The award honors tenured faculty members who have made outstanding synergistic contributions in research and teaching.” https://academicaffairs.rutgers.edu/2023-2024-faculty-year-end-excellence-award-recipients
  • Acceptance of the paper “More than meets the eye: The role of immigration background for social identity effects.” into the Honor Roll of Responsible Research in Business and Management. https://www.rrbm.network/honor-roll/entry/5453/
  • Rutgers School of Business-Camden Superior Achievement Award for Research for the paper “Receiving service from a person with a disability: Stereotypes, perceptions of corporate social responsibility, and the opportunity for increased corporate reputation.”
  • Best Paper with International Implications Award from the Organizational Behavior division at the Academy of Management annual conference 2022 for the paper “The effect of community support for far-right political parties on immigrant employees’ absenteeism.” http://obweb.org/awards/conference-awards
  • Inaugural recipient of the Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor’s Award for Faculty Research for Scientific Contributions Toward Diversity & Inclusion. https://www.camden.rutgers.edu/civic-engagement/chancellor%E2%80%99s-awards-diversity-inclusion-and-civic-engagement
  • Rutgers School of Business-Camden Superior Achievement Award for Research for the paper “More than meets the eye: The role of immigration background for social identity effects.”
  • Named one of the world’s Best 40-Under-40 business school professors by Poets & Quants. https://poetsandquants.com/2021/05/03/2021-best-40-under-40-professors-david-dwertmann-rutgers-university-school-of-business/?pq-category=best-profs
  • Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity. https://www.camden.rutgers.edu/research/faculty-awards-honors
  • Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. https://www.camden.rutgers.edu/research/faculty-awards-honors
  • Best Paper with International Implications Award from the Organizational Behavior division at the Academy of Management annual conference 2019 for the paper “More than meets the eye: The critical role of migrant status for social identity effects.” http://obweb.org/awards/conference-awards
  • Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor’s Award for Academic Civic Engagement for outstanding work in integrating engaged civic learning into my Leadership course. https://www.camden.rutgers.edu/civic-engagement/chancellors-awards-civic-engagement
  • Bright Idea Award as one of the top 10 manuscripts published by all business faculty in the State of New Jersey for “Status matters: The asymmetric effects of supervisor-subordinate disability incongruence and climate for inclusion.” Awarded by New Jersey Policy Research Organization (NJPRO) and the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University. https://www.nj-cbaa.org/bright-ideas-award
  • Rutgers School of Business-Camden Superior Achievement Award for Research for the paper “Status matters: The asymmetric effects of supervisor-subordinate disability incongruence and climate for inclusion.”

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