Contact
263 Mervis Hall
rvb13@pitt.edu
412-648-1020
Profile
Richard (Ricky) Burgess is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh. His research centers around leadership, team dynamics, and diversity. His work has been published in leading management outlets such as the Journal of Applied Psychology. Academically, Ricky completed his PhD and M.S. in Organizational Behavior at University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, a MBA and MSPPN from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.S. in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to pursuing a Ph.D., he was a project manager focused on environmental sustainability for a number of engineering consulting and manufacturing firms.
Degrees
- PhD, Business Administration, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- MS, Organizational Behavior, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- MBA, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University
- MSPPM, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University
- BS, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Recent Publications
Pearsall, M. J., Christian, J. S., Burgess, R. V., Leigh, A., (2022) Preventing success: How a Prevention Focus Causes Leaders to Overrule Good Ideas and Reduce Team Performance Gains. Journal of Applied Psychology.108(7), 1121-1136. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000596
Academic Area
Organizations and Entrepreneurship
