Michael Parke

Michael Parke is an Assistant Professor of Management and the Charles W. Evans Distinguished Faculty Scholar at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on employee proactivity, voice, and creativity. At Wharton, he teaches courses such as Foundations of Leadership and Teamwork, Executive Leadership, and Teamwork and Interpersonal Influence. His work has been published in top-tier journals including the Academy of Management Journal and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. He has received the Wharton Teaching Excellence Award multiple times and has been recognized by Poets & Quants as one of the Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors.

Michael R. Parke is a researcher at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, focusing on voice, creativity, and emotions at work. His work explores how employees' voice and silence influence organizational outcomes, including psychological safety and burnout. Parke investigates the role of emotional intelligence and affect climate in fostering creativity and effective team dynamics. His research also examines how leadership behaviors, such as humor and strategic silence, impact employee engagement and organizational citizenship behavior. Through empirical studies, Parke contributes to understanding how workplace emotions and communication practices shape performance and well-being.