SARAH WITTMAN
INSEAD Business School
Boulevard de Constance
77305 Fontainebleau
France
Phone: +33 (0)602300472
E-mail: sarah.wittman@insead.edu
Nationality: USA/Canada
Work Permit: USA/Canada/Spain
EDUCATION
2011-present
INSEAD Business School, France
Doctorate in Philosophy (Organizational Behavior)
Areas of Interest:
Identity & Identification in Organizations; Identity &
Leadership; Role Exits; Purity & Non-Economic Motivations
2007
Universidad de Navarra + George Washington University, Spain + USA
Master en Comunicación Política y Corporativa
(Master in Political and Corporate Communication)
2004
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing, International Business),
First-Class Honors (Strategy)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2005-2008
Universidad de Navarra, Faculty of Economics & Business
 Lecturer, Business Communication
2003-2004
Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Business
 Teaching Assistant, Business Communication (2004)
 Research Assistant (2003-2004)
PUBLICATIONS
Ibarra, H., Wittman, S., Petriglieri, G., & Day, D. 2014. Leadership and identity: An examination of
three theories and new research directions. In D. Day (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of
Leadership and Organizations: forthcoming. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Wittman, S. 2015. Not just somebody that I used to be: How latent identities form, endure, and affect
individuals and their organizations. Revise & Resubmit (1st round), AMR.
Wittman, S., & Godart, F. Purity: An exploration of the ‘decoupled’ organization. Theory paper in
preparation for submission (target, Academy of Management Review)
Wittman, S. “MBA Partner” project—data analysis/drafts in progress. Resulting papers will target either
Academy of Management Journal or Administrative Science Quarterly.
Wittman, S. “Shipbuilders” empirical piece—data collection completed. Interview (33 non-managers; 2
medical personnel; 5 middle managers; 1 top-manager + 19 retired shipbuilders; 4 industry
experts; 4 political stakeholders) + observation + archival + questionnaire (n=54, from Spanish
government employment survey done coinciding with the study) second round of interviews
proposed at workers’ convenience during the coming years (now have 4 ships contracted)
Wittman, S., & Godart, F. “Purity” empirical piece—data collection in initial stages
Wittman, S., & Ibarra, H. “Envisioning the life cycle of an identity” theory draft in initial stages (target,
Academy of Management Annals)
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PRESENTATIONS
Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management
2015: Vancouver, Canada
 “Identity protection responses to role exit”, presented in Presenter Symposium, “Is that a
threat?: Effects of identity threat context and strength on identity processes”.
2014: Philadelphia, PA
 "Not just somebody that I used to be: Identity preservation through role exit", OB
Division Paper Session
Trans-Atlantic Doctoral Conference (London Business School)
2015 “Identity protection responses to role exit”
2014 "Not just somebody that I used to be: Identity preservation through role exit"
Wharton-INSEAD Alliance PhD Consortium
2014 "Identity protection responses to role exit"
Dauphine Université Paris Workshop on Research Advances in Organizational Behavior and
Human Resources Management
2015 "Identity protection responses to role exit"
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Academy of Management
2014, 2015
2015
2014
Ad hoc reviewer, Academy of Management Annual Meeting
Co-organizer, Presenter Symposium, “Is that a threat?: Effects of
identity threat context and strength on identity processes”. Sponsored
by OB, MOC, & CAR Divisions.
Chair, OB Division paper session, "The identity of the leader or the
leader's identity? Examining identity as a central facet of leaderfollower relations"
Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management OB Division
Administrative Science Quarterly Blog
2015-present
Contributor of author interviews
PRACTITIONER EXPERIENCE
1998-2010
2013-present
1998-2010
TWEnterprises, Inc., Billings, MT, USA
Advisor to the Board of Directors
Representing the interests of the Wittman family.
Part-time and Full-time Positions in Marketing and Management
2005-2008
2007-2008
2005-2006
Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Director of International Relations, Faculty of Economics & Business
Marketing, Faculty of Economics & Business
2007
Gamesa Eólica, Pamplona, Spain (Wind Turbine Manufacturer)
2005
Emerson Language Academy, Madrid, Spain
In-Company Business English Trainer & Consultant
LANGUAGES
English: Native Tongue
Spanish: Fluent (spoken, written, reading)
French: Intermediate (spoken and written); Advanced (reading)
Basque: Basic Notions
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