Dr. Mark A. Bayer

Education & Training

Ph.D. Organization Science | The University of Texas at Austin

M.S. Management | The University of Texas at Austin

M.B.A. | Washington University in St. Louis

M.S. Aerospace Engineering | Georgia Institute of Technology

B.S. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Conference Presentations

Bayer, M. A., and Nour, Y. (2024). “The impact of variant levels of diversity on collective creativity.” Presented at the 2024 MBAA International Conference. Chicago, IL.

Bayer, M. A., and Nour, Y. (2023). “Group creativity: State of the science in organization studies.” Presented at the 2023 MBAA International Conference. Chicago, IL.

Roundy, P. T., and Bayer, M. A. (2022). “In pursuit of digital detox: Towards a theory of analog entrepreneurship.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1): 10424. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2022.10424abstract.

Bayer, M. A., and Ahn, R. (2022). “Feedback valence, credibility, and learning orientation: Interactive effects on individual creativity.” Presented at the 2022 MBAA International Conference (virtual/online presentation). Chicago, IL.

Bayer, M. A., and Ahn, R. (2021). “Feedback and learning orientation: Implications for creativity.” Presented at the 2021 MBAA International Conference (virtual/online presentation). Chicago, IL.

Bayer, M. A., and Ahn, R. (2020). “Feedback and learning orientation: Implications for creativity.” Accepted at the 2020 MBAA International Conference. Chicago, IL.

Bayer, M. A., and Castillo, S. (2019). “Evaluating the human resources unit within a local organization: A case study.” Presented at the 2019 MBAA International Conference. Chicago, IL.

Bayer, M. A., and Lewis, K. (2018). “Synergy in creative groups: The case for analogical reasoning.” Presented at the 2018 MBAA International Conference. Chicago, IL.

Lewis, K., Bayer, M. A., Figge, P., & Reed, M. (2017). How cross-understanding produces team performance: Measurement and mechanisms. Presented at INGRoup Annual Conference. St. Louis, MO.

Roundy, P. T., Fredrickson, J. W., Bayer, M. A., and Dai, Y. (2015). “The smartest guys in the (board) room”: Top management team collective narcissism and its potential impact. Presented at the 2015 Southern Management Association Meeting. St. Petersburg, FL.

Bayer, M., & Lewis, K. (2015). Analogical reasoning in creative groups. Presented at INGRoup Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.

Bayer, M., & Lewis, K. (2013). Cross-understanding, coordination, and performance. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Bayer, M., & Lewis, K. (2013). Mental models, coordination, and performance. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Bayer, M., & Lewis, K. (2012). Cross-understanding and shared mental model theory: A comparison and empirical contrast. Presented at Academy of Management annual meeting. Boston, MA.

Bayer, M., & Lewis, K. (2011). Cross-understanding and shared mental model theory. Presented at INGRoup Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN.

Publications

Roundy, P. T. and Bayer, M. A. (2024). “Life after digital disruption: Analog entrepreneurship and the revitalization of legacy technologies.” Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, 26(1), 191-211. doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/JRME-08-2022-0100.

Roundy, P. T. and Bayer, M. A. (2019). To bridge or buffer? A resource dependence theory of nascent entrepreneurial ecosystems. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 11(4): 550-575.

• Selected as a Highly Commended Paper in the 2020 Emerald Publishing Literati Awards

• Reviewed/Featured in (2020), "Invigorating entrepreneurial ecosystems: How bridging and buffering resource theories can help motivate entrepreneurialism", Strategic Direction, Vol. 36 No. 3, pp. 19-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-12-2019-0237

Roundy, P. T. and Bayer, M. A. (2019). Entrepreneurial ecosystem narratives and the micro-foundations of regional entrepreneurship. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 20(3): 194-208.

Roundy, P. T., Dai, Y., Bayer, M. A., Byun, G. (2016). Motivated to change? TMT regulatory focus and strategic dynamism. Management Research Review, 39(7): 803-829.

Frequently Taught Courses

MGT4310 Organizational Behavior

MGT4760/MBA5880 Seminar in Decision Making and Leadership

MGT4650 Management Seminar

MBA5680 Organizational Behavior and Group Dynamics

Research & Creative Interests

Team cognition: Shared mental models, transactive memory systems, cross-understanding

Group creative processes and group creativity

Agent-based modeling

Organizational evolution and legacy technology reemergence

Professional Affiliations

Harrington Fellow - The University of Texas at Austin

Academy of Management

Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup)

American Psychological Association

Beta Gamma Sigma