Mathis Schulte, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Management and Human Resources at HEC Paris. His research focuses on understanding the creation of social networks and social climates within organizations, and their effects on employee satisfaction, customer service, and financial performance. His research appeared in Organization Science, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. Prior to joining HEC Paris in 2009, Mathis was a senior fellow at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and lectured on Negotiations and Conflict Resolution. He also served as a consultant specialized in HR system analysis and executive assessment in Europe, the Middle East, and North-America. Mathis holds a B.S. and an M.S. in clinical psychology from the University of Hamburg, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in social-organizational psychology from Columbia University, New York. Currently, he is the the academic director of the Executive master program "Change Leadership" in collaboration with the University of Oxford. He has received the Teaching Innovation and Best Paper Awards of the HEC Foundation, Paris, as well as the Vernimmen Price of Teaching Excellence of BNB Paribas, Paris.