Dr. Yasha Spriha
Assistant Professor of Management
W. P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University
Yasha Spriha
PhD in Management
University of Maryland
MSc. in Employment Relations
London School of Economics
Bachelors in English Literature
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University
About
I am an Assistant Professor of Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. Prior to joining ASU, I received my PhD in Management from the University of Maryland and my Master's in Employment Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
I study how employees can gain influence at work. My research can be divided into two main research streams:
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employee voice and creativity
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social hierarchies and socio-economic mobility
Through my research,
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I help employees harness opportunities to get ideas implemented and gain status and influence at work.
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I help managers recognize the value of employee inputs and foster an inclusive environment where employees feel safe to voice their concerns and motivated to develop creative ideas.
Research
Employee Voice and Innovation
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Spriha, Y., Tangirala, S., Shu, R., & Ekkirala, S. (2026). How Employees Who Have Made Upward Social Class Transitions Get Heard in the Workplace. Academy of Management Journal, 69(2), 243-274.
Featured in MIT Sloan Management Review, AOM Insights, Work and the Future Podcast
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Spriha, Y. & Venkataramani, V. Work Experiences and Creative Idea Implementation [title redacted for blind review]. 1st Round Revise and Resubmit at the Academy of Management Journal.
Hierarchies in Organizations
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Liao, H.*, Spriha, Y.*, Feng, Q., Zhu, L., & Zhao, Z. Visible from Afar: Remote Employees’ Collaboration Responsiveness to Managerial Requests. (2026) Academy of Management Journal.
*Equal authorship
Featured in AOM Insights
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Arbel-Groissman, N.*†, Spriha, Y.*, & Marr, J. C. Social Rank Pursuit [title redacted for blind review]. Under review at the Academy of Management Journal.
*Equal authorship
†Doctoral student
For additional information on my working projects, please refer to my CV.
Teaching
MGT 320: Organizational Behavior
W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
I currently teach an undergraduate course on organizational behavior to juniors and seniors.
BMGT 364: Managing People and Organizations
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
I have taught an undergraduate course on organizational behavior to freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.
For additional information on my teaching evaluations, please refer to my CV.
Awards
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2025 Allan N. Nash Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student by the R. H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
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2025 SIOP Graduate Student Scholarship ($3,000)
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2024 AOM Meeting Best Paper Award, Organizational Behavior Division
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2018-19 British Commonwealth Masters Scholarship to London School of Economics and Political Science
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2016 US State Department Women's Leadership Scholarship
Interests
Mentoring Students
Volunteering
Traveling
Board games
Reading fiction