Ovul Sezer's faculty page for the Cornell SC Johnson

Ovul Sezer's faculty page for the Cornell SC Johnson
Ovul Sezer
Assistant Professor
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Faculty Area
Management and Organizations
Faculty Expertise
Management and Organizations
Organizational Behavior
Behavioral Research
Impression Management
Contact
Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration
os244@cornell.edu
565C Statler Hall
Website
Personal Website
Biography
Övül Sezer is an assistant professor of management and organizations. Her research focuses on impression (mis)management—the mistakes we make when we want to impress others. We all think we know how to make a positive impression, and we can easily spot the mistakes others make, but when it comes to our own missteps, we tend to be blithely oblivious. Sezer identifies these mistakes and investigates how we can better navigate our social world. How can we signal that we are both competent and likable? How can we brag wisely? How can we give valuable feedback in a way that strengthens our relationships rather than harming them? How can we network less awkwardly? Her research identifies useful strategies for making better impressions.
Sezer's research has been featured in top management and psychology journals including the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Harvard Business Review and covered in leading media outlets including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
Selected Publications
Sezer, Ovul. "
Impression (mis)management: When what you say is not what they hear
Current Opinion in Psychology
. 44 (2022): 31-37
Roberts, Annabelle; Levine, Emma; Sezer, Ovul. "
Hiding Success
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
. 120.5 (2021): 1261-1286
Kim, Tami; Sezer, Ovul; Boyle, Juliana; Risen, Jane; Gino, Francesca; Norton, Michael. "
Work Group Rituals Enhance the Meaning of Work
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
. 165 (2021): 197-212
Nault, Kelly; Rogers, Benjamin; Sezer, Ovul; Klein, Nadav. "
Behavioral Insights for Minimizing Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Behavioral Science and Policy
. 6.2 (2020): 137-143
Garcia-Rada, Ximena; Sezer, Ovul; Norton, Michael. "
Rituals and nuptials: Relationship Rituals Predict Relationship Satisfaction
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
. 4.2 (2019): 185-197
Sezer, Ovul; Gino, Francesca; Norton, Michael. "
Humblebragging: A distinct—and ineffective— self-presentation strategy
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
. 114 (2018): 52-74
Steinmetz, Janina; Sezer, Ovul; Sedikides, Constantine. "
Impression mismanagement: People as inept self-presenters.
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
. 11.6 (2017): e12321
Sezer, Ovul; Norton, Michael; Gino, Francesca; Vohs, Kathleen. "
Family rituals improve the holidays
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
. 1.4 (2016): 509-526
Bazerman, Max; Sezer, Ovul. "
Bounded awareness: Implications for ethical decision making
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
. 136 (2016): 95-105
Awards and Honors
World's Best 40 Under 40 Business School MBA Professors (2020) Poets & Quants
Article of the Year (2021) Harvard Business Review
Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research (2016) Harvard Business School
Recent Courses
HADM 1150 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Skills
HADM 3960/HADM 7960 - Seminar in Leadership, Diversity, and Inclusion
Academic Degrees
PhD Harvard Business School, Harvard University, 2017
AB Harvard University, 2010