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ADDRESSING GRAND CHALLENGES THROUGH
In the past quarter century, the Smith School has become a true intellectual powerhouse. Our faculty are doing important work,
researching issues that could change businesses operations, explain better use of new technologies, inform public policy, and drive
social change. Here’s a snapshot of some of their most impactful research.
BUSINESS IMPACT
Researchers are navigating the future of
remote work, determining how gender
impacts the way managers advocate on
behalf of their employees, and 昀椀guring out
how to achieve pay equity.
Rebecca Hann, assistant dean of
doctoral programs and Dean’s Professor
of Accounting, studied companies’
long-term work-from-home
strategies. She found that CEOs
often have to give in to peer pressure:
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if competitors offer remote work, they have
to offer it as well or risk losing talent.
Associate professor Cristian
Dezsö’s research 昀椀nds female
managers are more competitive
than their male counterparts when
advocating for protégés, regardless
of whether their subordinate is a man
or a woman. Dezsö says men are more
competitive on behalf of a male protégé
so they could perpetuate gender disparities
when they decide who to compete for.
Associate professor Margrét
Bjarnadóttir designed an algorithm
that measures an employer’s
gender pay gap and suggests salary
adjustments to close them.
“We don’t focus on whether or not
somebody is paid less than what
we expect, but on who is facing the
most bias—those are the employees
we target for raises.”
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