Restorative Justice: What is Restorative Justice?

Part 1 of 5, recorded at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.

Speaking at the Panel Symposium:
 
Meena Andiappan, (University of Toronto) has two main axes of research: emotions, and ethics. Dr. Andiappan's research focuses on individual-level and organizational-level responses to wrongdoing, and the role of emotion in workplace relationships. Her work has been published at Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Relations, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Business Research amongst other outlets. Dr. Andiappan's current projects include theoretical studies on compassion and self-sacrifice; quantitative work on jealousy, envy, and ostracism; qualitative work on misconduct evolution; the role of ethical leadership and CSR initiatives on attracting job seekers; and stakeholder reactions to corporate wrongdoing. She is a phenomenon-driven researcher.

Estelle Archibold, (Case Western Reserve University) is a PhD Candidate in Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western. Estelle’s research agenda includes research in conflict and cooperation. Estelle applies embodiment theory to her study of these phenomena, and uses qualitative as well as mixed methods in her research. Having had a thriving professional career in conflict management and reconciliation practices in the U.S. and abroad, Estelle draws insight from her experiences to study the role of race and intergenerational dynamics in conflict and cooperation.

Deborah Kidder, (Columbus State University) is the dean of the D. Abbott Turner College of Business.   At the time of this podcast Dr. Kidder was at  the University of Hartford (Connecticut) Barney School of Business.  Her areas of interest include leadership and management, negotiation and conflict resolution, human resource management, organizational behavior, and business analytics - among many others. Dr. Kidder has more than 20 scholarly publications and 50 conference presentations to her credit.

Tyler G. Okimoto, (University of Queensland)is a Professor in Management and Deputy Head of the Business School at the University of Queensland. He received his Ph.D. in Social and Organisational Psychology from New York University in 2005.  Tyler’s research expertise focuses on how to build collaboration and consensus between diverse points of view, particularly in the aftermath of conflict and injustice.  His work is published in the top journals in social and organisational psychology, but has also been featured in numerous policy reports and influential media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Good Morning America, PBS News, Explained on Netflix, the Hidden Brain podcast, and U.S. National Public Radio. He currently serves as President of the International Society for Justice Research.

Gregory Paul, (Kansas State University) is the Department Head and Professor of Communication.  Dr. Paul’s research focuses generally on the construction of communities both at work and at home. He specifically explores issues related to restorative justice, conflict management in the workplace, forgiveness and revenge, dialogue and deliberation. He has conducted research that explores how facilitators of victim-offender dialogue understand justice and their roles in helping participants to accomplish justice. His dissertation explored how employees in four different organizations practiced forgiveness following hurtful events. He is also conducting research on motivations to forgive following hurtful events as well as motivation to participate in deliberative programming. Dr. Paul’s research has been published in journals such as Conflict Resolution Quarterly and Communication Quarterly. He has also presented at a number of conferences, including for the National Communication Association and the International Association of Conflict Management.