Articles

• Bednar, M., Westphal, J., & McDonald, M. (2022). Birds of a feather flock (even more) together: An intergroup relations perspective on how #MeToo-related media coverage affects the evaluation of prospective corporate directors. Strategic Management Journal, 43 (11), 2313-2350.
• Love, E., Lim, J., & Bednar, M. (2017). The face of the firm: The influence of CEOs on corporate reputation. Academy of Management Journal, 60 (4), 1462-1481.
• Boivie, S., Bednar, M., & Aguilera Vaques, R. (2017). Why is it so hard for boards to govern? The Corporate Board, 38 (222), 16-20.
• Bednar, M. (2016). Overcoming barriers to effective board oversight. CGMA Magazine, 40-43.
• Boivie, S., Bednar, M., & Andrus, J. (2016). Boards Aren't the Right Way to Monitor Companies. Harvard Business Review (online).
• Boivie, S., Bednar, M., Aguilera Vaques, R., & Andrus, J. (2016). Are boards designed to fail?: The implausibility of effective board monitoring. Academy of Management Annals, 10 (1), 319-407.
• Bednar, M., Love, E., & Kraatz, M. (2015). Paying the price? The impact of controversial governance practices on managerial reputation. Academy of Management Journal, 58 (6), 1740-1760.
• Boivie, S., Bednar, M., & Barker, S. (2015). Social Comparison and Reciprocity in Director Compensation. Journal of Management, 41 (6), 1578-1604.
• Aguilera Vaques, R., Desender, K., Bednar, M., & Lee, J. (2015). Connecting the Dots: Bringing External Corporate Governance into the Corporate Governance Puzzle. Academy of Management Annals, 9 (1), 483-573.
• Bednar, M., Boivie, S., & Prince, N. (2013). Burr under the saddle: How media coverage influences strategic change. Organization Science, 24 (3), 910-925.
• Bednar, M. (2012). Watchdog or lapdog? A behavioral view of the media as a corporate governance mechanism. Academy of Management Journal, 55 (1), 131-150.
• Westphal, J., & Bednar, M. (2008). The pacification of institutional investors. Administrative Science Quarterly, 53 29-72.
• Westphal, J., & Bednar, M. (2005). Pluralistic Ignorance in Corporate Boards and Firms' Strategic Persistence in Response to Low Firm Performance. Administrative Science Quarterly, 50 262-298.

Book Chapters

• Bednar, M. (2017). The Role of the Media in Corporate Governance. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management.
• Bednar, M., & Westphal, J., David Ketchen and Donald Bergh (Ed.) (2006). Surveying the Corporate Elite: Theoretical and Practical Guidance on Improving Response Rates and Response Quality in Top Management Survey Questionnaires. Research Methodology in Strategy and Management, Volume 3 ( pp. 37-55). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Conference Proceedings

• Bednar, M., Love, E., & Kraatz, M. (2011). The Reputational Impact of Corporate Governance: The Case of Poison Pills. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
• Westphal, J., & Bednar, M. (2006). How top managers use interpersonal influence to neutralize the effects of institutional ownership. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
• Hendron, M., Bednar, M., & Henderson, A. (2005). How aspiration levels affect response to a punctuating technological change: An empirical test. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

Presentations

• Bednar, M., & Allen, A. (2024). You source how many projects? Overcoming the challenges of scaling in experiential learning. Society for Experiential Learning (SEE) 53rd annual conference, Society for Experiential Learning (SEE.
• Bednar, M. (2024). Supporting Student Success in Experiential Learning. LEPE 2024 Conference, LEPE.
• Girndt-Clougherty, T., Allen, A., & Bednar, M. (2024). Assessing Experiential Learning Teams and Individuals. LEPE 2024 Conference, LEPE.
• Allen, A., Bednar, M., Girndt-Clougherty, T., & Noonan, J. (2023). Integrating Competencies and Professional Development into Experiential Learning. SEE 52nd Annual Conference, Society for Experiential Learning (SEE.
• Park, J., & Bednar, M. (2023). CEOs as a prism: How CEO self promotion affects journalists' evaluation of controversial firm events. Academy of Management.
• Wu, Z., Lee, J., & Bednar, M. (2023). Local Media Coverage and Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from a Natural Experiment. Academy of Management.
• Bednar, M. (2023). Infusing experiential learning into your school’s DNA: Lessons from Gies College of Business. Leaders of Experiential Project-Based Education (LEPE.
• Bednar, M., & Allen, A. (2023). Experiential Learning at Any Scale. GMAC Annual Conference.
• Bednar, M., Kurtz, J., Noonan, J., & Swenddal, H. (2023). Unschooling students to think beyond the A: Fostering meaningful student engagement in client-based projects. Leaders of Experiential Project-Based Education (LEPE.
• Wu, Z., Lee, J., & Bednar, M. (2022). Local Newspaper Coverage and Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence From a Natural Experiment. Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Conference.
• Bednar, M. (2020). How Experiential Learning can enhance the value of a university education given the COVID disruption of the traditional campus experience. LX/BYU Experiential Learning Summit Series.
• Ramaswamy Vijayasankaran, A., & Bednar, M. (2019). Stakeholder Management and CEO Compensation: Main effects and interactions. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Lim, J., Love, E., & Bednar, M. (2019). Changing of the guard: The impact of CEO succession on corporate reputation. 35th EGOS Colloquium.
• Bednar, M. (2017). Paying the price: The reputational impact of controversial governance practices. Oxford Univ. Reputation Centre Annual Conference.
• Bednar, M. (2016). Content Analysis in Organizational Research: Techniques and Applications. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M. (2016). Exploring more effective ways to study board effectiveness. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Lee, J., Bednar, M., & Hendron, M. (2015). Media Capture: How Inter-organizational Ties Shape Media Coverage about Corporate activities. Oxford Univ. Reputation Centre Annual Conference.
• Lee, J., Bednar, M., & Hendron, M. (2015). Fair and Balanced? How Resource Dependence Shapes Media Coverage. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M., Vadera, A., & Aguilera Vaques, R. (2014). Minding the store: Board independence, board expertise, and white-collar crime. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Love, E., Lim, J., & Bednar, M. (2013). The face of the firm: How CEOs affect corporate reputation. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M., Vadera, A., & Aguilera Vaques, R. (2013). Minding the store: How formal and social board independence affect white-collar crime. Midwest Strategy Meeting.
• Bednar, M., Love, E., & Kraatz, M. (2013). The reputational impact of corporate governance: The case of poison pills. BYU-Utah Strategy Conference.
• Lee, J., & Bednar, M. (2012). How interlocking boards of directors influence media coverage. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
• Lim, J., Love, E., & Bednar, M. (2012). The face of the firm: How CEOs affect corporate reputations. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M., & Boivie, S. (2011). The Ratchet Effect of Director Pay: Social Comparison and Reciprocity in Director Compensation. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M., Love, E., & Kraatz, M. (2011). The Reputational Impact of Corporate Governance: The Case of Poison Pills. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M., Love, E., & Kraatz, M. (2011). The reputational impact of corporate governance: The case of poison pills. Midwest Strategy Meetings (Purdue University.
• Bednar, M., Boivie, S., & Prince, N. (2010). Burr under the saddle: How media coverage influences strategic change. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M. (2009). Symbolic action and the media as a governance mechanism. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M., & Fang, E. (2009). An examination of what, how and when TMT experience matters for firm innovativeness. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M., Boivie, S., & Hendron, M. (2009). The Ratchet Effect of Director Pay: Social Exchange and Status in Director Compensation. 29th Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society Conference.
• Kilduff, M., Hendron, M., & Bednar, M. (2009). How Self-Monitoring and the Five-Factor Model Relate to Network and Strategic Change. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M. (2007). Increasing board effectiveness by overcoming barriers to knowledge sharing among directors. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Bednar, M., Hendron, M., & Kilduff, M. (2007). The social networks of entrepreneurs: A dynamic approach. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Westphal, J., & Bednar, M. (2006). How top managers use interpersonal influence to neutralize the effects of institutional ownership. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Hendron, M., Bednar, M., & Henderson, A. (2005). How aspiration levels affect response to a punctuating technological change: An empirical test. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
• Westphal, J., & Bednar, M. (2005). On the road to Abilene: Pluralistic Ignorance on corporate boards and firms' strategic persistence. Academy of Management Annual Meeting.

Working Papers

• Bednar, M., Vadera, A., & Aguilera Vaques, R. Minding the store: The relationship between formal and social independence of the board and white-collar crime.
• Hendron, M., Bednar, M., & Henderson, A. How performance relative to aspiration levels affects strategic response to technological discontinuity.