On January 30, Rice University's Jones School of Business welcomed Nancy Rothbard, the David Pottruck Professor of Management and associate dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, to speak about her research and meet with Rice Business faculty members. Spent a week.
The new Dean's Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program is designed to foster high-quality, high-impact research and contribute to Rice Business' growing academic community. During the week-long visit, visiting faculty will be able to conduct research seminars, professional development workshops, and present other relevant topics to support junior faculty and doctoral students. Student growth.
Rice School of Business Dean Peter Rodriguez welcomed Rothbard, saying that because of her influential academic career, her presence as the inaugural speaker “sets the highest bar.” .
Rothbard presented her research to an audience of students and faculty, creating an interactive atmosphere in which students and faculty discussed the overlap in work between her and the Rice Business faculty.
Rothbard's paper, “Creating Will Without Method? How and When Employee Belonging Leads to Voices on DEI Issues,” states that “belonging” is a key element in an organization's climate of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are testing the hypothesis that it is possible to improve Her body of work explores the intersections of identity, personal boundaries, and the workplace.
Learn more about the Visiting Fellows Program here.
