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Research Interests 

Occupations, Social Class & Upward Mobility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Intersectionality, Power and Status

Education

Doctoral Student, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business                                                 Degree Expected 2029

Ph.D., Management and Organizations

Doctoral Student, Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business                                                                          2023-2024

Ph.D., Management and Organizations

Master of Science in Economics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur                                                                                    2020

Bachelor of Science in Economics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur                                                                                 2018

Publications

Dwivedi, P., Thakur, Y.B., Polineni, S., Paruchuri, S., & Joshi, A. (2024). A Stakeholder Perspective on Diversity Within Organizations. Journal of Management. Published Online

Under Review

Oh, S., Joshi, A., & Polineni, S. [Title removed to facilitate blind review]

Conditionally Accepted, Journal of Applied Psychology

Research in Progress

Polineni, S. & Joshi, A. Occupational Prestige & Prosocial Behavior. Target: Journal of Applied Psychology

Bhattacharyya, B., Joshi, A., & Polineni, S. Caste & Allyship. Manuscript in preparation

Mishra, P., Polineni, S., & Joshi, A. Social Class Background & Work-Family Conflict. Late-stage data collection

Joshi, A., Polineni, S., & Real, T., Gender & Leadership Meta-analysis. Late-stage data collection

Conference Symposia and Presentations

Polineni, S. & Joshi, A. (2025) With Great Prestige Comes Great Responsibility: The Role of Occupations in Shaping Employee Behavior. Presentation in presenter symposium at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Organization and Management Theory Division

Kardel, S. & Polineni, S. (2024). Emerging Insights on Social Class at Micro and Macro Levels. Organized presenter symposium at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Organization and Management Theory Division

Speakers: Sridhar Polineni, Steve Kardel, Sharvika Kherde, Michelle Lee, St´ephane Cˆot´e, Jennifer Kish-Gephart (Discussant)

Polineni, S. & Joshi, A. (2024) The Status Paradox: How occupational attainment differentially affects prosocial behavior in men and women. Presentation in presenter symposium at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Organization and Management Theory Division

Student affiliation, Memberships, and Professional service

Service and Committees:

• Reviewer, Academy of Management Annual Conference, Organizational Behavior Division

• Reviewer, Academy of Management Annual Conference, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division

• Reviewer, International Association for Conflict Management Annual Conference

• First-year representative, PhD Forum, Ross School of Business

• Member, Management and Organizations Student Pool Committee, Ross School of Business

• Member, Sanger Leadership Center, Ross School of Business

• Member, Center for Positive Organizations

Association Membership:

• Academy of Management (AOM)

• International Association for Conflict Management (IACM)

Awards & Grants

• Runner-Up, Best Student Paper Award, Organization and Management Theory Division, AOM 2025

• Best Reviewer Award, Organization Behavior Divison, AOM 2025

• Rackham Graduate Studies Conference Travel Grant, 2024, 2025

• Ross Doctoral Studies Office Conference Travel Grant, 2024, 2025

Professional Experience

Research Associate, Indian School of Business

• With Prof. Pooja Mishra, Assistant Professor, Department of Organizational Behavior

Teaching Assistant, Indian School of Business

Research Associate, Centre for Policy Research

Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur