Dr. Peter H. Kim is a Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Dr. Kim’s research concerns the dynamics of social misperception, with a particular focus on the violation and repair of trust. This research has been published in the world’s leading scientific journals across management and psychology. It has received ten national / international awards from organizations including the American Psychological Association, the Academy of Management, and the International Association for Conflict Management. This work has also been supported by multiple funding sources including the National Science Foundation, the State Farm Foundation, and the Kellogg Dispute Resolution Research Center.

Based on his research, Dr. Kim has been invited to give talks at business schools, companies, and other organizations around the globe. He has also drawn on his expertise to develop and teach some of the most highly rated M.B.A. courses and executive training programs at his University. Popular accounts of his research have appeared in The Atlantic, Fast Company, Forbes, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, NPR, and more.

His first book, based on two decades of his original research on trust repair, was published by Flatiron Books in August 2023. It has already been selected as the 2023 “Distinguished Winner” of the “Responsible Research in Management Award” by the Academy of Management for books that make significant contributions to science and practice.