Martine Haas
- Dr. Felix Zandman Professor in International Management
- Professor of Management
Contact Information
- Primary Email:
mrhaas@wharton.upenn.edu - Office Phone:
(215) 746-1973 - Office Fax Phone:
(215) 898-0401
- office Address:
2000 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall
3720 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Research Interests: global collaboration, human & intellectual capital, information technology use, knowledge sharing, teamwork
Links: CV, All course related inquiries: mgmt-courseinfo@wharton.upenn.edu
Overview
Professor Martine Haas is the Dr. Felix Zandman Professor in International Management and Professor of Management at the Wharton School.
She received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University, an M.A. in Sociology from Harvard University, an M.A. in International Relations from Yale University, and a B.A. in Human Sciences from Oxford University. Before joining the Wharton School in 2007, she served as a faculty member at Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations and as a visiting faculty member at London Business School.
From 2019-2024, Professor Haas held the title of Lauder Chair Professor and served as the Anthony L. Davis Director of the Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2023-2024 she also served on the University of Pennsylvania’s Presidential Commission for Countering Hate and Building Community.
Professor Haas’s research focuses on collaboration in global, knowledge-intensive organizations. Her interests include global teams, knowledge sharing, information technology use, managing human capital, implementing strategic capabilities, field research methods, and the sociology and social psychology of organizations. She has published articles in leading academic and practitioner journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Management Science, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, and Harvard Business Review. Her research has received prestigious scholarly awards including the Academy of Management’s William H. Newman Award for outstanding dissertation-based research and the Academy of International Business’s Temple/AIB Best Paper Award. She has served as an Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Journal, on the Editorial Review Boards of multiple leading academic journals, and on the Executive Committee of the Organization & Management Theory Division of the Academy of Management.
Professor Haas is a multiple award-winning teacher who has taught courses in global strategy, general management, and organizational behavior to executives, PhD students, MBA students, and undergraduates. She led an annual trip to South Africa for 50+ executive MBA students for several years, and currently leads the Wharton Global Faculty Development Program, which has trained management scholars from around the world for over a decade. Prior to her academic career, she worked for McKinsey & Company in London and for the international aid agency Oxfam. She has advised a wide range of organizations including the World Bank, the BBC, and the Tate Gallery of Modern Art, and taught executives in many others including Apple, Microsoft, and Vanguard.
Research
Xu Han and Martine Haas (2025), Intra-Firm Work Experiences and Corporate Venturing by Employees: The Roles of Job Specialization and Group Functional Diversity, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.
Abstract: Research Summary Taking a strategic human capital perspective on corporate venturing by employees, we consider the potential influence of their job and group experiences within the firm. Because building new ventures requires diverse functional knowledge, greater job specialization could create a barrier to undertaking corporate venturing. However, working in more functionally diverse groups within the firm can facilitate venturing—especially for more specialized employees—by enabling them to develop the skills needed to work with others who have such diverse knowledge. We test our hypotheses using a longitudinal dataset from over 16,000 employees in a large corporation. Our findings advance understanding of the micro‐foundations of internal corporate venturing, how bureaucracies shape corporate entrepreneurship, and how employees can build knowledge and skills with strategic value for the firm. Managerial Summary We examine how firms can prepare their employees to undertake corporate venture building activities by shaping their work experiences inside the firm. In a study of employees' work histories within a large corporation, we find that employees who had worked in more functionally diverse groups were more likely to undertake internal corporate venturing. Such experience was particularly important for those who had worked in more specialized jobs, since it could help them collaborate and connect with others with diverse functional knowledge. Our findings suggest that firms hoping to promote strategic growth and increase their competitiveness through corporate venture building consider providing employees with work experiences that help them develop cross‐functional knowledge and skills.
Giovanna Capponi, Matthew Bidwell, Isabel Fernandez-Mateo, Martine Haas (2024), Global Careers and Compensation: From Initial Penalties to a Superglobal Premium, Academy of Management Discoveries, 10 (1), pp. 122-149.
Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between international mobility and financial compensation for knowledge workers pursuing business careers. While some theoretical arguments suggest that international mobility may lead to higher pay, others suggest that it may lead to performance problems and lack of recognition, which could reduce financial rewards. Empirical research on the topic is limited, with cross-sectional data providing little insight into the relationship between international mobility and compensation over time. Our study overcomes this challenge by using a panel dataset on the career histories of 1,322 MBA graduates. The results reveal a curvilinear relationship between international mobility and compensation over time. Making one or two international moves can have substantial negative effects on pay. However, further moves are associated with pay growth, and there is some evidence that those who move countries multiple times (“superglobals”) obtain substantially higher pay. We discuss the implications of our findings for research on international mobility and business careers.
Martine Haas, Isabel Fernandez-Mateo, Matthew Bidwell, Giovanna Capponi (2023), Is Moving Internationally for a Job a Smart Move?, Harvard Business Review (digital article).
Gerard George, Martine Haas, Anita McGahan, Simon Schillebeeckx, Paul Tracey (2023), Purpose in the For-Profit Firm: A Review and Framework for Management Research, Journal of Management, 49 (6), pp. 1841-1869.
Martine Haas (2022), Women Face a Double Disadvantage in the Hybrid Workplace, Harvard Business Review.
Martine Haas (2022), Five Challenges of Hybrid Work and How to Overcome Them, Harvard Business Review.
Gerard George, Martine Haas, Havovi Joshi, Anita M McGahan, Paul Tracey (Eds.), Handbook on the Business of Sustainability: The Organization, Implementation, and Practice of Sustainable Growth (: Edward Elgar, 2022)
Mark Mortensen and Martine Haas (2021), Making the Hybrid Workplace Fair, Harvard Business Review.
Martine Haas and Jonathon Cummings (2020), Team Innovation Cycles, Handbook of Group and Organizational Learning (L. Argote & J. Levine, eds).
Tracy Anderson and Martine Haas (2020), My Colleague Just Left! How the Mobility of CoWorkers Affects Job Performance, Advances in Strategic Management, Special Issue on Employee Mobility, edited by G.Cattani, B. Cirillo and D. Tzabbar ().
Teaching
All Courses
INTS7410A - Ldrshp & Intrcltrl Lrng
Updating course to multi-term course
INTS7410C - Ldrshp & Intrcltrl Lrng
Updating course to multi-term course
INTS7410E - Ldrshp & Intrcltrl Lrng
Updating course to multi-term course - 1 cu and grade applied to the final semester
MGMT1010 - Intro To Management
We all spend much of our lives in organizations. Most of us are born in organizations, educated in organizations, and work in organizations. Organizations emerge because individuals can't (or don't want to) accomplish their goals alone. Management is the art and science of helping individuals achieve their goals together. Managers in an organization determine where their organization is going and how it gets there. More formally, managers formulate strategies and implement those strategies. This course provides a framework for understanding the opportunities and challenges involved in formulating and implementing strategies by taking a "system" view of organizations,which means that we examine multiple aspects of how managers address their environments, strategy, structure, culture, tasks, people, and outputs, and how managerial decisions made in these various domains interrelate. The course will help you to understand and analyze how managers can formulate and implement strategies effectively. It will be particularly valuable if you are interested in management consulting, investment analysis, or entrepreneurship - but it will help you to better understand and be a more effective contributor to any organizations you join, whether they are large, established firms or startups. This course must be taken for a grade.
Awards and Honors
- Wharton Teaching Excellence Award, 2021
- Wharton Award for Contributions to Excellence in Teaching, 2019
- Wharton Teaching Excellence Award, 2018
- European Academy of Management Best Paper Award, 2018
- Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal, 2013-2016
- Associate Editor, Journal of Organization Design, 2012-2013
- Extraordinary Service to the Editorial Review Board, Organization Science, 2014
- Extraordinary Service to the Editorial Review Board, Organization Science, 2013
- Extraordinary Service to the Editorial Review Board, Organization Science, 2012
- Journal of Organizational Behavior Award for Best Paper Published in 2012 – runner up, 2012
- University of Pennsylvania Greek Week Undergraduate Teaching Certificate of Excellence, Spring, 2012
- Wharton MBA Core Teaching Award (“Goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty”), Spring, 2011
- Best Reviewer Award, Academy of International Business, 2010
- Temple/AIB Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business, 2010
- Haynes Prize for the Most Promising Scholar Under 40 – finalist, Academy of International Business, 2008
- Carolyn Dexter Best International Paper Award – finalist, Academy of Management, 2008
- Cummings Scholar Award for Early/Mid-Career Achievement – finalist, Academy of Management, 2006
- William H. Newman Award for Best Paper based on a Dissertation, Academy of Management, 2005
- George S. Dively Award for Outstanding Academic Performance, Harvard University, 2001
- International Relations Award for Academic Excellence, Yale University, 1993
In the News
- Research Roundup: Cross Subsidization at Hospitals, Building Better Teams and the Alcohol Bias, Knowledge @ Wharton - 07/18/2012
Knowledge at Wharton
- Challenges for Women in the Workplace | Martine Haas, Knowledge at Wharton - 3/26/2024
- Does Moving to Another Country for Work Lead to Higher Pay?, Knowledge at Wharton - 9/19/2023
- What Are the Pros and Cons of Remote Working? | Martine Haas, Knowledge at Wharton - 9/12/2023
- New Study Analyzes Global Careers and How International Moves Impact Pay & Outcomes, Knowledge at Wharton - 7/25/2023
- Why Hybrid Work Will Reign in 2023, Knowledge at Wharton - 1/17/2023
- Succeeding with Hybrid Work: Focus on Five Cs, Knowledge at Wharton - 6/22/2022
- Are You Ready for the Hybrid Workplace?, Knowledge at Wharton - 3/23/2021
- The Real Reason Your Multinational Team Has Trouble Communicating, Knowledge at Wharton - 9/24/2015
- How Seemingly Irrelevant Ideas Lead to Breakthrough Innovation, Knowledge at Wharton - 1/30/2013
- Research Roundup: Cross Subsidization at Hospitals, Building Better Teams and the Alcohol Bias, Knowledge at Wharton - 7/18/2012
Wharton Stories
- Farewell Dean Geoffrey Garrett, Wharton Stories - 06/29/2020
- A New Real-Time Course Responds to Coronavirus Outbreak, Wharton Stories - 03/23/2020
- Celebrating International Women’s Day, Wharton Stories - 03/08/2020
- EMBA Students Learn About Opportunities and Challenges in South Africa, Wharton Stories - 11/09/2016
- International Trip to South Africa was “Enlightening”, Wharton Stories - 10/14/2014
Activity
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In the News
Challenges for Women in the Workplace | Martine HaasProfessor Martine Haas discusses how evolving workplace trends are affecting women's careers.…Read More
Knowledge at Wharton - 3/26/2024Wharton Stories
Farewell Dean Geoffrey GarrettOn July 1, Dean Geoffrey Garrett is leaving The Wharton School to take over as Dean of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles. Since he took over as Dean in July 2014, Geoff has advanced Wharton’s reputation as one of the world’s leading business…
Wharton Stories - 06/29/2020