Elliott Kruse

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BIOGRAPHY

"How do values shape leadership?"

Dr. Elliott Kruse is a Professor of the Department of Strategy and Leadership at EGADE Business School and Leader of the Thematic Area Research Group (GAT) in Leadership.

His research focuses on how values shape leadership. His interests include the fields of ethics, motivation, and decision-making. He is particularly interested in the implications of problem resolution, negotiation and social innovation.

He has co-authored several articles, amongst which are "Boosting State Humility Via Gratitude, Self-Affirmation, and Awe: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives," "The Relationship Between Physician Humility, Physician-Patient Communication, and Patient Health," "An upward spiral between gratitude and humility" and "People claim objectivity after knowingly using biased strategies." In 2011, he received the award for the best article from the Department of Organizational Behavior, Academy of Management of San Antonio (Texas, United States.)

Dr. Kruse was a postdoctoral researcher at the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, and a postdoctoral research associate (2013-2015) at the University of Princeton (USA.)

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Psychology
University of California, UC Riverside
M.A. in Psychology
California State University, Long Beach

AWARDS & HONORS

Prize for Best Article, Department of Organizational Behavior, Academy of Management. San Antonio, Texas (2011)
2023 edX Prize Finalist for Innovation in Online Teaching

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Kruse, E. T., & Sweeny, K (2018) "Comment: Well-Being Can Improve Health by Shaping Stress Appraisals". Emotion Review, 10 (1) 63-65
Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). State humility: Measurement, conceptual validation, and intrapersonal processes. Self and Identity, 16(4), 399-438.
Ruberton, P., Huynh, H., Miller, T., Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., Sweeny, K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2016). The Relationship Between Physician Humility, Physician-Patient Communication, and Patient Health. Patient Education and Counseling, 99(7), 1138-1145.
Kruse, E. T., Chancellor, J., Ruberton, P., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014). An upward spiral between gratitude and humility. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5(7), 805-814.
Hansen, K., Gerbasi, M., Todorov, A., Kruse, E. T., & Pronin, E. (2014). People claim objectivity after knowingly using biased strategies. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(6), 691-699.