Greg R. Oldham is an

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, whose research has focused on the contextual and personal conditions that prompt the

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of individuals and teams in organizations. He is currently the J. F., Jr. and Jesse Lee Seinsheimer Chair of Business at

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, and previously was the C. Clinton Spivey

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and IBE Distinguished Professor at the

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