907: Emerging Insights on Social Class at Micro and Macro Levels (14487)

Organizer(s)

• SK

  Steven Kardel

  Pennsylvania State U., United States

Participant(s)

• CC

  Caren Colaco

  -, Canada
• SC

  Stephane Côté

  U. of Toronto, Canada

Discussant(s)

• JK

  Jennifer Kish-Gephart

  U. of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States

Presenter(s)

• SK

  Sharvika Kherde

  -, United States

Participant(s)

• AD

  Andrea Dittmann

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

  Kristin Laurin

  U. of British Columbia, Canada
• MZ

  Muhan Zhang

  The Chinese U. of Hong Kong, HK, United States

Presenter(s)

• ML

  Michelle Lee

  Smith School of Business, Queen's U., Canada

Participant(s)

• SG

  Shelby Gai

  Michigan State U., United States

Organizer(s)

• SP

  Sridhar Polineni

  Ross School of Business, U. of Michigan, United States

This symposium highlights emerging insights related to social class, an important and overlooked aspect of diversity in organizations. The five papers presented in this symposium will cover various topics within the micro and macro domains of management. At the micro level, the papers reveal the complex interplay of social class background with other marginalized identities, such as gender and immigrant status, in shaping workplace experiences. Their nuanced analysis underscores the need to consider social class as a part of multiple identities shaping the lives of students and employees. Additionally, this symposium also integrates social class and conflict literature, proposing that class-based self-conceptions underlie the responses to workplace conflict. At the macro level, the papers delve into how CEO’s social class background shapes stakeholder perceptions and career outcomes. They enrich our understanding of how class-based stereotypes and shifting competence standards follow executives to the apex of corporate hierarchy, carrying career implications even after they have demonstrated merit through significant upward mobility. Together, these papers significantly advance our understanding of how social class, though often invisible, has a profound impact on attitudes and outcomes in the workplace.

Presentations:

• 14:45 – 16:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  907: Roots and Rungs: Exploring Immigrant Realities of Class and Culture Intersectionality (14487)
  

  Author: Sharvika Kherde – -

  Author: Andrea Dittmann – U. of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
• 14:45 – 16:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  907: Exploring the Impact of Gender and Social Class Background on Status Inconsistency & Employee Voice (14487)
  

  Author: Sridhar Polineni – Ross School of Business, U. of Michigan
• 14:45 – 16:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  907: Social Class and the Experience of Conflict at Work (14487)
  

  Author: Caren Colaco – -

  Author: Kristin Laurin – U. of British Columbia

  Author: Stephane Côté – U. of Toronto
• 14:45 – 16:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  907: Not So Undercover Bosses: CEO Social Class Background and Employee Approval (14487)
  

  Author: Steven Kardel – Pennsylvania State U.

  Author: Muhan Zhang – The Chinese U. of Hong Kong, HK
• 14:45 – 16:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  907: The Role of Social Class Background on the Relationship between Performance & CEO Career Outcomes (14487)
  

  Author: Michelle K. Lee – Smith School of Business, Queen's U.

  Author: Shelby Gai – Michigan State U.