Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3226
Featured Research
- Personality traits amplify leaders’ ideological influence on their organizations
- The CEO’s political ideology influences resource allocation within an organization
- Firms tend to imitate competitors led by charismatic—not narcissistic—CEOs
- Political ideology of corporate boards influences CEO compensation
- A company’s political ideology predicts its commitment to social responsibility
- Reason, not disruption, is the most effective means of growing a social movement
Abhinav Gupta
- Associate Professor of Management Michael G. Foster Endowed Fellow
Education
- PhD Pennsylvania State University (2015)
- PGDM International Management Institute, New Delhi (2010)
- BCom Aligarh Muslim University (2008)
Academic Expertise
- business and politics
- corporate governance
- corporate social responsibility
- social activism
- strategic leadership
Current Research
- Political ideology of corporations and elites, inter-organizational diffusion, social activism
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 2015
Selected Publications
- “The Distinct Effects of Wealth- and CSR-oriented Shareholder Unrest on CEO Career Outcomes: A New Lens on Settling Up and Executive Job Demands“Journal Article:Lee, M. K., Gupta, A., and Hambrick, D. C., (forthcoming). Academy of Management Journal,
- “Out of Character: CEO Political Ideology, Peer Influence, and Adoption of CSR Executive Position by Fortune 500 firms“Journal Article:Gupta, A., Fung, A., and Murphy, C., (forthcoming). Strategic Management Journal,
- “Business Disruption From the Inside Out: A playbook for Employee Activists and advice for Corporate Leaders“Journal Article:Briscoe, F., and Gupta, A., (2021). Stanford Social Innovation Review,
- “Organizational Political Ideology and Corporate Openness to Social Activism“Journal Article:Gupta, A., and Briscoe, F., (2020). Administrative Science Quarterly,
- “Placing Their Bets: The Influence of Strategic Investment on CEO Pay-for-Performance“Journal Article:Shi, W., Connelly, B. L., Mackey, J. D., and Gupta, A., (2019). Strategic Management Journal,
- “Dispositional Sources of Managerial Discretion: CEO Ideology, CEO Personality, and Firm Strategies“Journal Article:Gupta, A., Nadkarni, S., and Mariam, M., (2019). Administrative Science Quarterly,
- “Follow the Leader (or not): The influence of Peer CEOs’ Characteristics on interorganizational imitation“Journal Article:Gupta, A., and Misangyi, V., (2018). Strategic Management Journal,
- “Evenhandedness in Resource Allocation: Its Relationship with CEO Ideology, Organizational Discretion, and Firm Performance“Journal Article:Gupta, A., Briscoe, F., and Hambrick, D. C., (2018). Academy of Management Journal,
- “The Elephant (or Donkey) in the Boardroom: How Board Political Ideology Affects CEO Pay“Journal Article:Gupta, A., Wowak, A., (2017). Administrative Science Quarterly,
- “Red, Blue and Purple Firms: Organizational Political Ideology and Corporate Social Responsibility“Journal Article:Gupta, A., Briscoe, F., and Hambrick, D. C., (2017). Strategic Management Journal,
- “Social Activism In and Around Organizations“Journal Article:Briscoe, F., and Gupta, A., (2016). Academy of Management Annals,
- “Structural Interdependence within Top Management Teams: A key moderator of Upper Echelon Predictions“Journal Article:Hambrick, D. C., Humphrey, S. and Gupta, A., (2015). Strategic Management Journal,
- “Social Activism and Practice Diffusion: How Activist Tactics Affect Non-targeted Organizations“Journal Article:Briscoe, F., Gupta, A., and Anner, M., (2015). Administrative Science Quarterly,
PhD Student Collaborators
Honors and Awards
- - Ascendant Scholar Award, 2019 Western Academy of Management
- - Dean’s Excellence Award for Faculty Research, Foster School of Business
- - Dean’s Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Foster School of Business
- - Winner of the best symposium award by the OMT division, 2020 Academy of Management Meeting
- - Winner of the best paper award on social and environmental impact by OMT division, 2017 Academy of Management
- - Winner of the best symposium award by the OMT division, 2016 Academy of Management Meeting
- - Finalist for the 2014 Organization Science/INFORMS Dissertation Proposal Competition, San Francisco, CA
- - Best student paper award in 2013 EGOS theme on Pluralism in Institutional Trajectories
- - Jeanne and Charles Rider Fellowship, the Pennsylvania State University
- - Frank J. Smeal Doctoral Scholarship, the Pennsylvania State University
- - James B. & Michele J. Thomas Doctoral Scholarship, the Pennsylvania State University
Academic Service
- Senior Editor, Organization Science
- Editorial Board Member, Strategic Management Journal
- Reviewer, Administrative Science Quarterly
- Reviewer, Academy of Management Journal
- Reviewer, American Sociological Review
- Reviewer, Academy of Management Review
- Member of OMT and BPS Divisions of the Academy of Management
- Member of the Strategic Management Society