Every choice an organization makes — who to hire, which project to fund, what actions to take — traces back to a judgment call. Strip away the context, and what remains is a person (or a group of people) weighing judgment and making a decision. That is what I study.
My research asks how people judge, decide, and coordinate — and how these processes change when the decision maker is not one person but a team, a multiteam system, or an entire organization. I draw on the judgment and decision making (JDM) space to understand when human judgment works, when it breaks down, and what conditions tip the balance.
@article{schouten2026expertise,title={Expertise evaluation: A dimensional framework for broad-based theory building},author={Schouten, M. E. and Kabra, A. and Humphrey, S. E.},journal={Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes},volume={195},pages={Article 104509},year={2026},doi={10.1016/j.obhdp.2026.104509},}
Luciano, M. M., Watson, M. K., Kabra, A., & Winchester, C. C.
(2026). Why and how organizational structures change: An integrative review and framework.
@article{luciano2026structures,title={Why and how organizational structures change: An integrative review and framework},author={Luciano, M. M. and Watson, M. K. and Kabra, A. and Winchester, C. C.},journal={Academy of Management Annals},volume={20},number={1},pages={400--450},year={2026},doi={10.5465/annals.2024.0089},}
Gupte, S. S., Sachdeva, A., Kabra, A., Singh, B. P., Krishna, A., Pathni, A. K., Sharma, B., Moran, A., Mamindla, A. R., Kannuri, N. K., & Deo, S.
(2024). Private provider practices and incentives for hypertension management in rural and peri-urban Telangana, India: A qualitative study.
@article{gupte2024hypertension,title={Private provider practices and incentives for hypertension management in rural and peri-urban {Telangana}, {India}: A qualitative study},author={Gupte, S. S. and Sachdeva, A. and Kabra, A. and Singh, B. P. and Krishna, A. and Pathni, A. K. and Sharma, B. and Moran, A. and Mamindla, A. R. and Kannuri, N. K. and Deo, S.},journal={BMC Health Services Research},volume={24},number={1},pages={Article 1206},year={2024},doi={10.1186/s12913-024-11560-5},}
Alok, S., Kabra, A., & Mudam, A.
(2018). Predicting the behavioural intention to adopt lean practices: An empirical study in the manufacturing industry.
@article{alok2018lean,title={Predicting the behavioural intention to adopt lean practices: An empirical study in the manufacturing industry},author={Alok, S. and Kabra, A. and Mudam, A.},journal={International Journal of Services and Operations Management},volume={29},number={4},pages={557--578},year={2018},doi={10.1504/IJSOM.2018.090457},}
Manuscripts Under Review & In Preparation
Authorship order for some works is tentative and subject to change.
Blocker, V., Boora, L., Seo, D., Hollenbeck, J., Watson, M. K., Yoon, S., & Kabra, A.
Gender composition in multiteam systems.
First-round revise and resubmit at Academy of Management Journal
@unpublished{blocker2025gender,title={Gender composition in multiteam systems},author={Blocker, V. and Boora, L. and Seo, D. and Hollenbeck, J. and Watson, M. K. and Yoon, S. and Kabra, A.},year={2025},note={First-round revise and resubmit at Academy of Management Journal}}
Dimotakis, N., Kabra, A., Creed, V., Fu, S., Yoon, S., Boulamatsi, A., Koopman, J., & Lambert, L.
Review of polynomial regression in organizational research.
@unpublished{dimotakis2025polynomial,title={Review of polynomial regression in organizational research},author={Dimotakis, N. and Kabra, A. and Creed, V. and Fu, S. and Yoon, S. and Boulamatsi, A. and Koopman, J. and Lambert, L.},year={2025},note={Under review at Journal of Management}}
Kwon, E., Yoon, S., LePine, J., Cannon, M., Kabra, A., & Blocker, V.
A looming vulnerability perspective on work-related imagined interactions.
@unpublished{kwon2025submission,title={A looming vulnerability perspective on work-related imagined interactions},author={Kwon, E. and Yoon, S. and LePine, J. and Cannon, M. and Kabra, A. and Blocker, V.},year={2025},note={Under review at Journal of Applied Psychology}}
Kabra, A., Humphrey, S. E., Luciano, M. M., Watson, M. K., Kwon, E., & Boora, L.
Decision making in multiteam systems.
Writing stage. Target: Academy of Management Journal
@unpublished{kabra2025mts,title={Decision making in multiteam systems},author={Kabra, A. and Humphrey, S. E. and Luciano, M. M. and Watson, M. K. and Kwon, E. and Boora, L.},year={2025},note={Writing stage. Target: Academy of Management Journal}}
Kabra, A., & Dimotakis, N.
Sample size in congruence research.
Writing stage. Target: Journal of Applied Psychology
@unpublished{kabra2025samplesize,title={Sample size in congruence research},author={Kabra, A. and Dimotakis, N.},year={2025},note={Writing stage. Target: Journal of Applied Psychology}}
Kabra, A., Yidan, Y., Humphrey, S. E., Watson, M. K., Kwon, E., & Seo, D.
Psychological distance in leader-member exchange in multiteam systems.
Analysis stage. Target: Academy of Management Journal
@unpublished{kabra2025lmx,title={Psychological distance in leader-member exchange in multiteam systems},author={Kabra, A. and Yidan, Y. and Humphrey, S. E. and Watson, M. K. and Kwon, E. and Seo, D.},year={2025},note={Analysis stage. Target: Academy of Management Journal}}
Gupta, A., Kabra, A., & Pillutla, M. M.
Role of communicator in judgments of taboo tradeoffs.
Writing stage. Target: Journal of Applied Psychology
@unpublished{gupta2025taboo,title={Role of communicator in judgments of taboo tradeoffs},author={Gupta, A. and Kabra, A. and Pillutla, M. M.},year={2025},note={Writing stage. Target: Journal of Applied Psychology}}
Kabra, A., Aime, F., Humphrey, S. E., & Barton, R. R.
Meta-morphospace approach to team design.
Writing stage. Target: Journal of Applied Psychology
@unpublished{kabra2025morphospace,title={Meta-morphospace approach to team design},author={Kabra, A. and Aime, F. and Humphrey, S. E. and Barton, R. R.},year={2025},note={Writing stage. Target: Journal of Applied Psychology}}