Modupe Akinola

Barbara and David Zalaznick Professor of Business: Management Division

Faculty Director: Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics

Areas of Expertise: Leadership & Organizational Behavior

Contact: Office: 346 Kravis; E-mail: [email protected]

Links: Personal Website; Curriculum Vitae

Modupe Akinola is the Barbara and David Zalaznick Professor of Business at Columbia Business School and Faculty Director of the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics. Prior to pursuing a career in academia, Professor Akinola worked in professional services at Bain & Company and Merrill Lynch. Professor Akinola examines how organizational environments- characterized by deadlines, multi-tasking, and other attributes such as having low status- can engender stress, and how this stress can have spill-over effects on performance. She uses a multi-method approach that includes behavioral observation, implicit and reaction time measures, and physiological responses (specifically hormonal and cardiovascular responses) to examine how cognitive outcomes are affected by stress. In addition, Professor Akinola examines workforce diversity. Specifically, she examines the strategies organizations employ to increase the diversity of their talent pool. She also explores biases that affect the recruitment and retention of minorities in organizations.

Education: BA, Harvard, 1996; MBA, Harvard, 2001; MA, Harvard, 2006; PhD, Harvard, 2009

Joined CBS: 2009

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Type: Journal Article

Milkman, Katherine, Mitesh Patel, Linnea Gandhi, Heather Graci, Dena Gromet, Hung Ho, Joseph Kay, Timothy Lee, and Modupe Akinola

. “A mega-study of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor’s appointment.”

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

vol.

118

, (May 18, 2021):

e2101165118

Type: Journal Article

Gruber, June, Jane Mendle, Kristin Lindquist, Toni Schmader, Lee Clark, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, and Modupe Akinola

. “The future of women in psychological science.”

Perspectives on Psychological Science

vol.

, (September 09, 2020):

483

516

Type: Journal Article

Castro, K.V., D.A. Edwards, Modupe Akinola, and Pranjal Mehta

. “Testosterone reactivity to competition and competitive endurance in men and women.”

Hormones & Behavior

vol.

123

, (July 01, 2020):

104665

Type: Journal Article

Crum, A.J., J.P. Jamieson, and Modupe Akinola

. “Optimizing stress: An integrated intervention for regulating stress responses.”

Emotion

vol.

, (February 01, 2020):

120

125

Type: Journal Article

Chang, E.H., Katherine Milkman, Dolly Chugh, and Modupe Akinola

. “Diversity thresholds: How social norms, visibility, and scrutiny relate to group composition.”

Academy of Management Journal

vol.

, (February 01, 2019):

144

171

Type: Journal Article

Chang, E.H., Katherine Milkman, Dolly Chugh, and Modupe Akinola

. “Diversity thresholds: How social norms, visibility, and scrutiny relate to group composition.”

Academy of Management Journal

vol.

62(4)

, (January 01, 2019):

144

171

Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe, C. Kapadia, G.J. Lu, and Malia Mason

. “Incorporating physiology into creativity research and practice: The effects of bodily stress responses on creativity in organizations.”

Academy of Management Perspectives

vol.

, (January 01, 2019):

163

184

Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe, C. Kapadia, G.J. Lu, and M.F. Mason

. “Incorporating physiology into creativity research and practice: The effects of bodily stress responses on creativity in organizations.”

Academy of Management Perspectives

vol.

33(2)

, (January 01, 2019):

163

164

Type: Journal Article

Jamieson, J.P., A.J. Crum, J.P. Goyer, M.E. Marotta, and Modupe Akinola

. “Optimizing stress responses with reappraisal and mind set interventions: An integrated model.”

Anxiety Stress & Coping

vol.

, (January 01, 2018):

245

261

Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe, A. Martin, and K. Phillips

. “To delegate or not to delegate: Gender differences in affective associations and behavioral responses to delegation.”

Academy of Managemen Journal

vol.

61(4)

, (January 01, 2018):

1467

1491

Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe and A. Martin

. “To delegate or not to delegate: Gender differences in affective associations and behavioral responses to delegation.”

Academy of Management Journal

vol.

, (January 01, 2018):

1476

1491

Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe, Elizabeth Page-Gould, Pranjal Mehta, and Z. Liu

. “Hormone-Diversity Fit: Collective Testosterone Moderates the Effect of Diversity on Group Performance.”

Psychological Science

vol.

, (January 01, 2018):

859

867

Type: Journal Article

Lu, Jackson, Modupe Akinola, and Malia Mason

. “"Switching on" creativity: Task switching can increase creativity by reducing cognitive fixation.”

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

vol.

139

, (March 01, 2017):

Type: Journal Article

Crum, A.J., Modupe Akinola, A. Martin, and S. Fath

. “The role of stress mindset in shaping cognitive, emotional, and physiological responses to challenging and threatening stress.”

Anxiety, Stress & Coping

vol.

, (January 01, 2017):

379

395

Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe, Ilona Fridman, Shira Mor, Michael Morris, and Alia Crum

. “Adaptive appraisals of anxiety moderate the association between cortisol reactivity and performance in salary negotiations.”

PLOS ONE

vol.

, (January 01, 2016):

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Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe, Elizabeth Page-Gould, Pranjal Mehta, and Jackson Lu

. “Collective hormonal profiles predict group performance.”

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

vol.

113

, (January 01, 2016):

9774

9779

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Type: Journal Article

Page-Gould, E. and Modupe Akinola

. “Incorporating neuroendocrine methods into intergroup relations research.”

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

vol.

, (January 01, 2015):

366

383

Type: Journal Article

Milkman, Katherine, Modupe Akinola, and Dolly Chugh

. “What happens before? A field experiment exploring how pay and representation differentially shape bias on the pathway into organizations.”

Journal of Applied Psychology

vol.

100

, (January 01, 2015):

1678

1712

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Type: Journal Article

Muhtadie, L., Katrina Koslov, Modupe Akinola, and Wendy Berry Mendes

. “Vagal flexibility: A physiological predictor of social sensitivity.”

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

vol.

109

, (January 01, 2015):

106

120

Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe and Wendy Berry Mendes

. “It's Good to Be the King: Neurobiological Benefits of Higher Social Standing.”

Social Psychology and Personality Science

vol.

, (April 22, 2013):

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Type: Journal Article

Ayduk, Ozlem, Anett Gyurak, Modupe Akinola, and Wendy Berry Mendes

. “Consistency Over Flattery: Self-Verification Processes Revealed in Implicit and Behavioral Responses to Feedback.”

Social Psychological and Personality Science

vol.

, (January 07, 2013):

538

545

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Type: Journal Article

Milkman, Katherine, Modupe Akinola, and Dolly Chugh

. “Temporal Distance and Discrimination: An Audit Study in Academia.”

Psychological Science

vol.

, (July 01, 2012):

710

717

Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe and Wendy Berry Mendes

. “Stress-induced cortisol facilitates threat-related decision making among police officers.”

Behavioral Neuroscience

vol.

126

, (January 01, 2012):

167

174

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Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe

. “Measuring the pulse of an organization: Integrating physiological measures into the organizational scholar's toolbox.”

Research in Organizational Behavior

vol.

, (October 20, 2010):

203

223

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Type: Journal Article

Akinola, Modupe and Wendy Berry Mendes

. “The dark side of creativity: Biological vulnerability and negative emotions lead to greater artistic creativity.”

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

vol.

, (January 01, 2008):

1677

1686

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Type: Working Paper

Akinola, Modupe, T Opie, G Ho, S Castel, M. Unzueta, and A Brief

. Diversity isn’t what it used to be: The consequences of the broadening of diversity. January 01, 2025.

Type: Working Paper

Bergemann, Patrick, Zachary Heinemann, Modupe Akinola, Sheena Iyengar, and Adam Galinsky

. Diversity by Design: The Role of Contact and Homophily in Determining Persistent Friendships. August 13, 2020.

Type: Working Paper

Heinemann, Zachary, Modupe Akinola, Sheena Iyengar, and Adam Galinsky

. Diversity by Design: The Role of Contact and Homophily in Determining Persistent Friendships. January 01, 2019.

Type: Working Paper

Wang, Dan, K.J. Hwang, and Modupe Akinola

. When Do Specialists Become Entrepreneurs? The Triggering Effect of Social Network Knowledge Diversity. January 01, 2019.

Type: Working Paper

Wang, Dan, Kylie Hwang, and Modupe Akinola

. When Do Specialists Become Entrepreneurs? The Triggering Effect of Social Network Knowledge Diversity. January 01, 2018.

Type: Working Paper

Overbeck, J.R., D. Meikle, and Modupe Akinola

. The Loyal Lieutenant as Kingmaker: Subtle Cues of Deference Determine Hierarchy Development. January 01, 2017.

Type: Working Paper

Akinola, Modupe

. Seeking feedback across boundaries: Barriers for women and minorities in the workplace. January 01, 2014.

Type: Working Paper

Fridman, Ilona, Shira Mor, Modupe Akinola, and Michael Morris

. Channeling Arousal Through Altering Mindset: The Adaptive Role of Elevated Cortisol in Negotiation Outcomes. January 01, 2013.

Type: Working Paper

Akinola, Modupe

. Capitalizing on Stress: Changing Mindsets to Harness the Beneficial Psychological, Physiological, and Performance Effects of Stress. January 01, 2013.

Type: Working Paper

Milkman, Katherine, Modupe Akinola, and Dolly Chugh

. Heterogeneity in Discrimination? A Field Experiment. January 01, 2012.

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Type: Working Paper

Akinola, Modupe, Katrina Koslov, and Wendy Berry Mendes

. Inspiration is facilitated by positive mood and vagal withdrawal. January 01, 2009.

Type: Working Paper

Akinola, Modupe and Wendy Berry Mendes

. Narcissistic tendencies and sensitivity to social feedback: An examination of cardiovascular reactivity during social evaluative situations. January 01, 2009.

Type: Working Paper

Akinola, Modupe and David Thomas

. Defining the attributes and processes that enhance the effectiveness of workforce diversity initiatives in knowledge intensive firms. January 01, 2006.

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Type: Newspaper/Magazine Article

Goyer, J.P., A.J. Crum, R. Grunberg, and Modupe Akinola

. “Thriving under pressure: The effects of stress-related wise interventions on affect, sleep, and exam performance for disadvantaged college students.”

Emotion

. December 22, 2022.