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Gender representation and academic achievement among STEM-interested students in college STEM courses
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022-12)
Substantial gender equity gaps in postsecondary degree completion persist within many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and these disparities have not narrowed during the 21st century. ...
The performance effects of creative imitation on original products: Evidence from lab and field experiments
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2023-01)
Research SummaryA market entrant often challenges the incumbent using creative imitation: The entrant creatively combines imitated aspects of the original with its own innovative characteristics to create a distinct offering. ...
Advanced placement course credit and undergraduate student success in gateway science courses
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2023-02)
Approximately 2 million students take Advanced Placement (AP) examinations annually. However, departmental policies that allow students to replace introductory courses with AP credit greatly vary within and across universities, ...
Leading instructional improvement in elementary science: State science coordinators’ sense-making about the Next Generation Science Standards
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022-11)
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a reform effort “for states, by states,” advances ambitious ideals for elementary science teaching, but the fate of these ideals will depend in part on the engagement of state ...
Birds of a feather flock (even more) together: An intergroup relations perspective on how #MeToo-related media coverage affects the evaluation of prospective corporate directors
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2022-11)
Research SummaryThis study examines how incumbent director reactions to media coverage of the #MeToo movement have impacted the evaluation of prospective corporate directors. We argue that heightened intergroup anxiety ...
Sport tickets pricing strategy with home team’s crowd effect
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023-03)
This paper investigates the impact of the crowd effect and financing constraints on pricing strategy by constructing an intertemporal model and introducing the crowd effect into a monopolistic home team’s decision-making ...
Diversity, Polarization, and Recruiting
(2024)
In this dissertation, I elucidate (1) tension associated with employers’ efforts to diversify applicant pools and (2) strategies whereby firms navigate this tension. In the first chapter, I present a novel theory as to why ...