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Mary Rowe

Mary Rowe is an Adjunct Professor of Negotiation and Conflict Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Mary Rowe, Adjunct Professor of Management at MIT Sloan School of Management

Featured Research

"Using Operationally Useful Data to Communicate Ombuds Value and Effectiveness." Rowe, Mary.  Working paper, January 2026.

"The Unique—and Effective—Quartet of Standards of Practice of Organizational Ombuds: Each Standard is Necessary—and Requires the Other Three Standards."  Rowe, Mary and Bruce MacAllister. Journal of the International Ombuds Association Vol. 18, No. 1 (2025): 45-54.

"An Unusual Harassment Training that was Warmly Received—and, as well, Inspired Bystanders—an Organizational Ombuds Story." Rowe, Mary. Journal of the International Ombuds Association Vol. 16, No. 2 (2025).

"The Most Serious Cases Reported by Organizational Ombuds: Data From Surveys and Interviews." Rowe, Mary, Timothy Hedeen, Jennifer Schneider, and Hector Escalante. Working paper, December 2024.

Areas of Interest

  • Conflict Resolution
  • Negotiation
  • Risk Management
  • The Organizational Ombuds Profession
  • Micro-inequities and Micro-affirmations

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The Quiet Discriminations of Microinequities

Conflict management expert Mary Rowe discusses systems for mitigating discrimination and conflict in organizations.