1675: Bridging Perspectives: Trends, Methodology, and Future Directions in Diversity and Social Networks Research (12883)

Monday, August 12, 2024

16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Hyatt: Grand Hall G

Session Number: 1675
Symposium (panel)
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/WypXbg

Moderator(s)

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Alondrea Michelle Hubbard

Rutgers U., School of Management and Labor Relations, United States

Organizer(s)

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Jessica R. Methot

Rutgers U., School of Management and Labor Relations, United States

Panelist(s)

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Raina A. Brands

UCL School of Management, United Kingdom
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Adina D. Sterling

Columbia Business School, United States
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Adam M. Kleinbaum

Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business, United States
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Meredith Lauren Woehler

Purdue U., United States

This panel symposium will explore new directions at the intersection of diversity and social networks research as we take stock of where we’ve been and where the research is headed. We aim to expand our understanding of topics including, but not limited to, gendered networks (e.g., Brands, Ertug, Fonti, & Tasselli, 2022; Sterling & Perry-Smith, 2013; Woehler, Cullen-Lester, Porter, & Frear, 2021; Wood, Kleinbaum, & Wheatly, 2023), the network utilization of underrepresented minorities (e.g., Khattab, van Knippenberg, Pieterse, & Hernandez, 2020; Obukhova & Kleinbaum, 2022), and intersectional identities in explaining network outcomes (e.g., Smith, Watkins, Ladge, & Carlton, 2019). Panelists will address questions regarding methodological and analytical issues, publishing barriers, and ways in which each domain complements the other. Considering the Academy of Management theme “Innovating for the Future,” we see this as an emerging space for rethinking gender and racial/ethnic inequities that impact, and are deeply rooted in, established ways of organizing, managing, and leading. In this symposium, we aim to foster a platform for panelists to synthesize the current literature, identify promising trends, and spotlight ways to advance the field.