Nils Olsen

OVERVIEW

Dr. Olsen’s research interests include: (a) decision making under extreme conditions; and (b) procedural justice within professional-client interactions (e.g., physician-patient, lawyer-client). He has publications appearing in journals such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Social Cognition, and Academic Emergency Medicine.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Olsen, N., & Lucas, R., Vigilance in decision-making among physicians.

Olsen, N., & Lind, E.A., Perceptions of competency and fair treatment: Predictors of trust in lawyers and physicians.

Lee, J. D., Olsen, N., & Perry, V. G., Self-Restrait, Indulgence, and Performance.

Ritchie, T. D., Hart, C., Olsen, N., & Sedikides, C. (under review), Self-improve among the best, avoid the rest: Motives driving social comparisons with multiple others.

Dimitoglou, G., Olsen, N., Rotenstreich, S., Organizational collaboration middleware: An innovative software design for edge organizations.

PUBLICATIONS

Lucas, R. H., Farley, H., Twanmoh, J., Urumov, A., Evans, B., & Olsen, N. (2009). Measuring the Opportunity Loss of Time Spent Boarding Admitted Patients in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Hospital Analysis, Journal of Healthcare Management.

Lucas, R. H., Farley, H., Twanmoh, J., Urumov, A., Olsen, N., Evans, B., & Kabiri, H. (2009). Emergency department patient flow: The influence of hospital census variables on emergency department length of stay, Academic Emergency Medicine, 16, 597-602.
Additional Press:
Entrepreneur
All Business

Olsen, N. (2007). Game Theory. International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies (S. Clegg & J. Bailey, Eds.) Sage.

Olsen, N. (2007). Cognitive Dissonance. International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies (S. Clegg & J. Bailey, Eds.) Sage.

Aziz, A., Norris, J., Goldman, H., & Olsen, N. (2006). Facets of Type A Personality and Pay Increase among the Employees of Fast Food Restaurants. In Proceedings, The 2006 Society for Advancement of Management International Conference, Orlando, FL, April 6-9, 2006.

Rusbult, C. E., Olsen, N., Davis, J. L., & Hannon, P. (2001). Commitment and relationship maintenance mechanisms. In J. H. Harvey & A. E. Wenzel (Eds.), Close romantic relationships: Maintenance and enhancement (pp. 87-113). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Sedikides, C., Ariely, D., & Olsen, N. (1999). Contextual and procedural determinants of partner selection: Of asymmetric dominance and prominence. Social Cognition, 17, 118-139. {Also featured in Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely, 2008, Harper Collins: New York, NY.}
New York Times --- Review of Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational: The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors (by John Tierney)
Newsweek --- Article on Predictably Irrational: Emotions, Expectations, and the Economy (by Daniel Gross)
The Boston Globe --- Review of Predictably Irrational: Author Dan Ariely Puts Rationality to the Test (by David Mehegan)

Olsen, N. (1997). Review of Self-presentation: Impression management and interpersonal behavior, by M. R. Leary. Representative Research in Social Psychology, 21, 63-64.

Harvey, J. H., Stein, S. K., & Olsen, N. (1996). Losses resulting from natural disaster: A study of storytelling. In J. H. Harvey (Ed.), Embracing their memory: Loss and the social psychology of storytelling (pp. 152-164). Needham Heights, MA: Simon & Schuster.

Harvey, J. H., Stein, S. K., Olsen, N., Roberts, R. J., Lutgendorf, S. K., & Ho, J. (1995). Narratives of loss and recovery from a natural disaster. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 10, 313-330.

Sedikides, C., Olsen, N., & Reis, H. T. (1993). Relationships as natural categories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 64, 71-82.

Olsen, N. (1993). Brief Note on Humility, by N. Richards. Contemporary Psychology, 38, 1123.

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