Hannah Birnbaum’s research focuses on how to create more diverse and inclusive organizations.
She studies the factors that undermine the success of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in organizations and investigate solutions that render them more effective. Birnbaum received her PhD from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Her research has been published in leading journals including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. She is currently working on a manuscript about allyship.
Hannah Birnbaum, of Olin Business School, co-writes an article about recent research, which found that one reason why more people in advantaged groups don’t engage in allyship is because they underestimate how much their actions will be appreciated.
New research by Hannah Birnbaum, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Olin Business School, suggests that when people view voting as a duty to others — rather than to themselves — they’re more likely to feel an obligation to vote.
New research by Hannah Birnbaum at Olin Business School finds that one reason why more people in advantaged groups — particularly men and white people — do not engage in acts of allyship is because they underestimate how their actions will be appreciated by members of disadvantaged groups.
New Olin Business School research suggests those touched by the sometimes devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are now more likely to recognize sources of inequality and, in turn, advocate for greater equality in the United States.
