Co-Director of the Dispute Resolution Program

Michael Wheeler is the MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, and Editor of Negotiation Journal.

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Professor Michael Wheeler's research focuses on negotiation as a dynamic process, one in which the capacity to learn and adapt is essential. Even in seemingly simple cases, people's interests, options, and relationships can change significantly. As a result, effective strategy must take into account complex interactions among the parties themselves and changing external environments. Theory-building in this domain draws on a wide range of disciplines and fields from complexity science and military strategy, to pyschoanalysis and jazz. It focuses on critical moments in negotiation - "tipping points" - and on how micro-transactions influence the larger process. Professor Wheeler teaches a second year elective, Negotiating Complex Deals and Disputes, and a variety of executive courses. Professor Wheeler's current research also focuses on negotiation ethics, dispute resolution, and organizational design.