2029: Challenges and Opportunities for Organizations to Increase Representation (14354)

Organizer(s)

• JC

  Jose Cervantez

  The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania

Participant(s)

• AR

  Aneesh Rai

  U. of Maryland R.H. Smith School of Business
• MM

  Mohsen Mosleh

  MIT Sloan School of Management
• KM

  Katherine Milkman

  U. of Pennsylvania, United States
• SK

  Sonia Kang

  U. of Toronto, Canada
• AD

  Andrea Dittmann

  U. of Southern California - Marshall School of Business, United States
• SW

  Sherry Wu

  UCLA Anderson School of Management
• EC

  Eugene Caruso

  UCLA Anderson School of Management, United States
• HC

  Heather Caruso

  UCLA Anderson School of Management, United States
• MK

  Maryam Kouchaki

  Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, United States

Organizer(s)

• IB

  Ilana Brody

  UCLA Anderson School of Management

Presenter(s)

• JC

  Jose Cervantez

  The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania
• JH

  Joyce He

  U. of California, Los Angeles, United States
• KV

  Kathy Vo

  Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern U., United States
• EH

  Elizabeth Huppert

  Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, United States
• IB

  Ilana Brody

  UCLA Anderson School of Management

Participant(s)

• SP

  Sophia Pink

  The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania
• LC

  Linda Chang

  The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania, United States

Despite widespread recognition of its importance, numerous organizations still grapple with effectively implementing genuine diversity and inclusion (McKinsey, 2020). This discrepancy between aspiration and reality poses a pivotal challenge: How can organizations innovatively address contemporary challenges to enhance representation? Our sessions aim to dissect both the challenges and potential solutions for cultivating more representative environments at various stages of the organizational pipeline. Specifically, we will demonstrate diverse methods by which organizations can boost representation, ranging from harnessing feedback mechanisms to modifying organizational communication, identifying gaps in the pipeline stages, and understanding mentorship dynamics among individuals from working-class backgrounds. Additionally, our symposium features a diverse group of researchers, offering insights into how representation can permeate through the research process itself.

Presentations:

• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2029: The Role of Feedback in Promoting Diversity (14354)
  

  Author: Jose Cervantez – The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania

  Author: Sophia Pink – The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania

  Author: Katherine Milkman – U. of Pennsylvania

  Author: Aneesh Rai – U. of Maryland R.H. Smith School of Business

  Author: Linda Chang – The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania

  Author: Mohsen Mosleh – MIT Sloan School of Management
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2029: The Gender License Gap: Gendered Barriers in the Engineering Licensing Process (14354)
  

  Author: Joyce He – U. of California, Los Angeles

  Author: Sonia Kang – U. of Toronto
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2029: Communicating Commitment to Gender Equality in Organizations (14354)
  

  Author: Elizabeth Huppert – Northwestern Kellogg School of Management

  Author: Maryam Kouchaki – Northwestern Kellogg School of Management
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2029: Mentorship for Whom? Relational Mentorship Frames Reduce Social Class Gaps in Ment (14354)
  

  Author: Kathy Vo – Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern U.

  Author: Andrea Dittmann – U. of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2029: Community First: Promoting Aid Access with an Interdependent Model of Agency (14354)
  

  Author: Ilana Brody – UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Author: Sherry Wu – UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Author: Eugene M. Caruso – UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Author: Heather M. Caruso – UCLA Anderson School of Management