Research
My research focuses on two main topics:
- Employee voice and silence
- Socio-economic and socio-metric status
In my dissertation, I examine the paradox of encouraging managers to think about their employees as resources. While prevalent in organizations, popular press, and the voice literature, I highlight its negative impact on employee voice at work.
In another project, I focus on how employees who have made upwards social-class transitions speak up at work and what makes them successful in getting heard. In another related project, I explore the idea of second chances and the its value for those employees who come from lower social class backgrounds.
Overall, my research focuses on ways in which organizations can encourage employee participation at work and ensure that all employees feel motivated to speak up and influence change.
Details about my other projects are available in my CV.
Research progress updated as of July 2024
Selected Conference Presentations:
- Liao, H.*, Spriha, Y.*, Feng, Q., Zhu, L., & Zhao, Z. Visible from Afar: Remote Employees’ Collaboration Responsiveness to Managerial Requests (2024) the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.
[Winner of the AOM Meeting Best Paper Award by the OB Division in 2024]
[Nominee for the 2024 Carolyn B. Dexter Award by the OB Division]
- Janardhanan N. S., Reaney R., Sonal R., Hollensbe E. C., & Spriha, Y. (2024) The Art of Stenciling: Agency in Work Identity Construction amidst Sudden Change. Symposium, the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.
[Nominee for the Best Symposium Award by the MOC Division]
- Spriha, Y., Tangirala, S., Shu, R., & Srinivas, E. (2023) Craft of Voicing to Power: How Employees with Upward Social Class Transitions Gain Voice Endorsement. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.356bp
[Selected as one of the best papers in OB by the Academy of Management Proceedings]
For full details about my research, please feel free to check out my CV.