Satyanarayana Parayitam is a Professor of Strategic Management in Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. His research focuses on cognitive, affective conflict and interpersonal trust in strategic decision-making processes. His research has been published in the Journal of Management; International Journal of Conflict Management; Management Research Review; Journal of Business Research; Journal of World Business; Journal of Strategic Marketing; Personnel Review; Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice; International Journal of Knowledge Management; Journal of Strategy and Management; Journal of Advances in Management Research; Chinese Management Studies; Computers in Human Behavior; Behaviour & Information Technology; Journal of Spirituality, Religion and Management; Asia Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation; Journal of Knowledge Management; International Journal of Knowledge Management; Journal of Global Fashion Marketing; Knowledge Process and Management Journal; Quality and Quantity; Tourism and Hospitality Research; Global Business Review; FIIB Business Review; International Journal of Yoga, Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology; Ayurveda Journal of Health; IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review; Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment; The Learning Organization; Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, and Leadership and Organizational Development Journal; and Journal of Internet Commerce.