Arjun Mitra is a PhD candidate in Business Administration at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His research is motivated by an interest in attraction, selection, and attrition of minorities in corporate boards and top management teams; individual, leader, and organizational responses to employees with stigmas; and intersection of technology and management science. In his dissertation, he is using survey data from multiple universities and corporate networks, to examine the relationship dynamics between stigmatized employees and their allies, and the role of servant leaders in motivating individuals to engage as allies to their stigmatized coworkers.
With interests bridging micro and macro organizational research, Arjun uses advanced research methods for his research. Arjun has won numerous accolades for his research. He has received the Outstanding Author Contribution award from Emerald Group and has been nominated for best paper awards in prestigious management conferences along with being interviewed by New York Post for his research. He also received awards from the President of University of Illinois system and the Consul General of India for academic excellence. Arjun has won multiple outstanding reviewer awards across prestigious global management conferences such as Academy of Management and Midwest Academy of Management. Arjun is also a Management Instructor at UIC and has taught courses such as HRM and Organizational Theory. He has consistently received the highest teaching evaluation in his department for outstanding teaching. Arjun has been inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi for his academic achievements.
Link to website: https://business.uic.edu/profiles/arjun-mitra/