Stephen Leider

Stephen Leider is the Dale L. Dykema Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Technology and Operations at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. His research focuses on behavioral economics and operations, exploring contracts, bargaining in supply chains, dynamic decision-making, and technology’s role in productivity. He holds a BA from Case Western Reserve University, and MA and PhD from Harvard University.

Leider’s research spans behavioral operations management, including studies on symbolic awards in buyer-supplier relations, innovation sharing in product development, and the impact of decision rights. His work integrates experimental, theoretical, and empirical methods to address operational challenges influenced by human behavior. His recent articles highlight trends in algorithmic decision-making, replication studies in operations research, and the design of enterprise social media platforms.

• Education:
  • BA in Economics, Case Western Reserve University (2003)
  • MA and PhD in Business Economics, Harvard University (2006, 2009)

Leider’s research has been published in top journals like Management Science and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. He co-authored The Handbook of Behavioral Operations (2018), emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to operational challenges. His work often bridges theory and practice, offering insights into how behavioral factors shape organizational and supply chain dynamics.

Leider’s advising and grants focus on behavioral operations and entrepreneurship. He has collaborated on studies involving field experiments in the Philippines, exploring vote-selling and its implications for institutional trust. His lab focuses on behavioral analysis of strategic interactions and dynamic resource allocation, with ongoing projects on algorithm reliance and human decision-making under uncertainty.