Jonathan C. Ziegert

Jonathan C. Ziegert is a Professor in the Department of Management at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, where he researches influence processes in leadership and negotiation within organizational contexts. He holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland and has investigated team dynamics across diverse settings including Fortune 500 companies, healthcare institutions, and non-profit organizations.

His research examines:

• Leadership structuring in team-based environments and peer influence mechanisms
• Negotiation strategies for creating collaborative value
• Ethical incongruence and power dynamics in supervisor-employee relationships
• Collectivistic leadership and knowledge diversity effects on innovation

Ziegert's publications demonstrate consistent focus on organizational behavior and team psychology, with recent work exploring ethical fit in teams (2022), leadership coordination in multiteam systems (2022), and moderating effects of role ambiguity on shared leadership (2021). His research employs interactionist perspectives to examine how contextual factors shape team conflict, innovation, and leadership effectiveness.

He maintains active editorial roles including Guest Editor for the Journal of Business and Psychology (2021–present) and editorial membership for the Journal of Applied Psychology (2017–present).