Michael Johnson

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April 29, 2025

Q&A: Hybrid policies can divide workplaces

When employees follow a three-day office schedule but choose different days to come in, certain team members naturally work together more often. New research from Michael Johnson, professor of management in the University of Washington Foster School of Business, found that, over time, these patterns create “co-location imbalance,” which divides teams into subgroups with stronger internal relationships.

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October 26, 2022

New study shows how voting methods affect group decision-making

Michael Johnson, professor of management in the University of Washington Foster School of Business, found in a new study that groups that used “multivoting” in unofficial votes were 50% more likely to identify the correct option than those that used plurality or ranked-choice voting.

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