Linda Argote is an American academic specializing in industrial and organizational psychology. She is Thomas Lord Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory in the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, where she directs the Center of Organizational Learning, Innovation and Knowledge. In her 40 years of career, Prof. Argote has shed light on the mechanisms through which organizations generate and transfer knowledge, improve their productive efficiency, and innovate, thus contributing to economic and social progress. The individual and group fundamentals of this learning have been explored through a systematic and multidisciplinary research program combining the fields of social psychology, business organization, and economics.