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Full Professor (as of July 1, 2025) | Rady School of Management, UC San Diego

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December 04, 2024

Why gaining power makes us out of touch with the people we lead→

December 04, 2024/ Pamela Smith

- Fast Company
December 4, 2024

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March 06, 2024

Psychologists Reveal Personality Trait That Leads to Power→

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- Newsweek
March 6, 2024

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April 06, 2022

Want respect at work? Ditch the emojis→

April 06, 2022/ Pamela Smith

- U.S. News and World Report
March 15, 2022

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November 30, 2021

Your workers are getting poached. McKinsey knows what you can do about it.→

November 30, 2021/ Pamela Smith

- Business Insider
November 19, 2021

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July 01, 2021

Powerful People Are Less Likely to Be Understanding When Mistakes Are Made [VIDEO]→

July 01, 2021/ Pamela Smith

- CBS 8
June 30, 2021

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May 18, 2021

Rich People Actually Do Have Trouble Understanding What It's Like to Be Poor→

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- Salon
May 18, 2021

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January 16, 2020

Does an Increase in Personal Power Lead to Better Cognitive Functioning?→

January 16, 2020/ Pamela Smith

- Qrius
January 6, 2020

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November 18, 2019

Power Increases Cognitive Functioning→

November 18, 2019/ Pamela Smith

- LSE Business Review
November 18, 2019

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November 13, 2019

The Future of Social Psychology→

November 13, 2019/ Pamela Smith

- Two Psychologists Four Beers podcast
November 13, 2019

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November 01, 2019

The Critical Differences Between Personal Power and Social Power→

November 01, 2019/ Pamela Smith

- LinkedIn
October 29, 2019

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September 27, 2018

#NowWhat: The Sexual Harassment Solutions Toolkit→

September 27, 2018/ Pamela Smith

- New America
September 26, 2018

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March 29, 2018

Promoting Gender Balance Wisely→

March 29, 2018/ Pamela Smith

- INSEAD Knowledge
March 8, 2018

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March 29, 2018

The Brain Science That Could Help Explain Sexual Harassment→

March 29, 2018/ Pamela Smith

- Psychology Today
February 27, 2018

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January 31, 2018

The Brain Science That Could Help Explain Sexual Harassment→

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- Quartz at Work
January 24, 2018

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January 30, 2018

Power Play→

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- Triton Magazine
December 22, 2016

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January 30, 2018

“Power Magnifies Personality” — Remember That When Casting Votes→

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- Vox
November 7, 2016

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January 30, 2018

UCSD Study: People in High-Power Positions Don’t Necessarily Feel It→

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- Times of San Diego
August 22, 2016

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January 30, 2018

We Assume that People Who Speak Abstractly Are Powerful→

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- Harvard Business Review Blog Network
July 25, 2014

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January 30, 2018

How to Get Ahead by Speaking Vaguely→

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- Businessweek
July 17, 2014

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January 30, 2018

Work Smarter: Speak Vaguely to Seem More Powerful→

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- Science of Us, New York Magazine
July 7, 2014

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January 29, 2018

How Power Corrupts the Mind→

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- The Atlantic
July 9, 2013

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January 29, 2018

Math for Baby Boys: And More Surprising Insights From the Social Sciences→

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- The Boston Globe
December 18, 2011

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January 26, 2018

Mensen Met Macht Kunnen Goed Intuïtief én Bewust Nadenken→

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- NRC Handelsblad, Wetenschap section
December 13, 2008

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January 24, 2018

Slechte Mensen→

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- NRC Handelsblad, Wetenschap section
August 30, 2008

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January 22, 2018

Cognitive Disenhancement: From He That Hath Not→

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- The Economist
May 24-30, 2008

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January 22, 2018

Does Power Corrupt? Absolutely Not→

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- Time.com
May 20, 2008

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January 22, 2018

Lack of Power Hurts Cognitive Functioning→

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- United Press International
May 19, 2008

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January 19, 2018

In Brief: Staying on Top→

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- Psychology Today
July/August, 2007

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January 19, 2018

Machtdenken→

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- NRC Handelsblad
June 24-25, 2006

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Why gaining power makes us out of touch with the people we lead

- Fast Company
December 4, 2024

Psychologists Reveal Personality Trait That Leads to Power

- Newsweek
March 6, 2024

Want respect at work? Ditch the emojis

- U.S. News and World Report
March 15, 2022

Your workers are getting poached. McKinsey knows what you can do about it.

- Business Insider
November 19, 2021

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Elevated Power Promotes Prosocial Behavior More than Elevated Status (PDF)

Hadar, B., Simchon, A., Gilead, M., & Smith, P. K. (in press). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Self-Control Signals and Affords Power (PDF)

Wu, S., Smallman, R., & Smith, P. K. (2024). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 127, 1189-1214.

Medium Is a Powerful Message: Pictures Signal Less Power Than Words (PDF)

Amit, E., Danziger, S., & Smith, P. K. (2022). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 169, 104132.

Power Increases Perceptions of Others’ Choices, Leading People to Blame Others More (PDF)

Yin, Y., Savani, K., & Smith, P.K. (2022). Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 170-177.

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