BADM OBBL Header - Students meeting outside

Organizational Behavior and Business Law

The Organizational Behavior and Business Law area encompasses the study of individuals and groups in organizations, as well as the study of organizations’ role in shaping the economic and social lives of communities. The area is renowned for enabling Gies Business students to become leaders and innovators in their work teams and organizations. Our faculty are interdisciplinary and include experts in creativity, negotiation, innovation, organizational design, industry evolution, and business law.

Research

Faculty research in this area focuses on leadership, teams, power and influence, negotiation, organizational identity, innovation, corporate governance, institutional change, and organizational design, among others. 

Our faculty regularly publish their research findings in the top journals in the field. They also hold leadership positions in the discipline’s professional associations and are on editorial boards for prestigious scholarly journals. Our faculty have been instrumental in shaping the field, and they aspire to continue to have significant impact on the future of research and practice.

Jack Goncalo, OBBL Area Head for BADM

“The Organizational Behavior and Business Law area is on the cutting edge of the latest advances in research and action learning while maintaining a strong sense of community and commitment to collegiality and mutual respect.”

- Jack Goncalo, Organizational Behavior and Business Law Area Chair

View Jack Goncalo's profile

Gies News and Events

PODCAST: Dean Jeffrey R. Brown

In this episode of The Gies Download, Dean Brown discusses his nine years at the helm, why he’s stepping away now, and what the future might hold for Gies under new leadership.

Two Gies faculty receive campus teaching awards

Gies Professors Richard Excell and Brian Hamm were recognized by the University of Illinois with campus awards for excellence in instruction. The awards were presented at the University of Illinois’ annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence held April 16.