Joe Magee

Joe C. Magee is a Professor of Management and Organizations at New York University Stern School of Business, serving since 2004. He holds the Mary Jacoby Faculty Fellow appointment and is affiliated with NYU’s Psychology Department and Wagner School of Public Service. His research focuses on the psychology of power, social hierarchy, and the social role of emotion. Magee’s work explores how power differences influence cognition, behavior, and organizational dynamics, with notable findings on power’s dual effects on relationships and effectiveness. He teaches advanced organizational behavior, leadership, and power dynamics courses.

Education: Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University (2004) and A.B. in Psychology from the University of Michigan (1996). Awards include the Academy of Management Annals Decade Award (2018), APS Rising Star (2011), and the Academy of Management Best Paper Award (2009). His research has addressed topics such as power’s impact on decision-making, loneliness among leaders, and the role of perspective-taking in effective leadership. Collaborations with scholars like Adam Galinsky and Naomi Rothman have produced influential studies published in top journals like Personality and Social Psychology Review and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

His work extends beyond academia to practical applications, such as improving healthcare outcomes by addressing power imbalances between physicians and patients. Magee’s interdisciplinary approach bridges psychology, management, and public policy, emphasizing the societal implications of hierarchical structures.