Mixed Signals
Sponsor: The Reuben Mark Initiative
May 2026 — In "Mixed Signals: Employer and Employee Responses to Generative AI,” research grant recipient Wei Cai explains the gap between employers' strategic adaptation to AI adoption and employees' anxiety around how AI will continue to reshape the workforce. See coverage in HR Executive.
When You Say It
Sponsor: The Bernstein Center
November 2025 — In "When You Say It: How the Timing of LGBTQ+ Allyship Displays Shape Evaluations of Organizations,” research grant recipient Michael W. White reveals why the timing of corporate LGBTQ+ allyship displays affects authenticity to stakeholders. See coverage in Harvard Business Review.
Pay it Forward
Sponsor: The Reuben Mark Initiative
April 2025 — In "Pay it Forward: How Unfairness Repeats in Peer Evaluations," research grant recipient Mabel Abraham pinpoints how people's prior experiences with being misrecognized—either more or less than they deserved—affect how they later evaluate others.
A Two-Way Street
Sponsor: The Bernstein Center
September 2024 — In "A Two-Way Street: Embracing Diversity in Digital Advertising," research grant recipient Oded Netzer suggests social movements can influence the supply and demand of advertising and challenge the notion of in-group favoritism within the context of diversity.
Good Influence
Sponsor: The Reuben Mark Initiative
February 2024 — In "Good Influence: The Spillover Effect of New, Culture-Fit Employees," research grant recipient Wei Cai discovers how culture-fit employees improves the performance of existing employees. See coverage in Industry Week.
A Unique Role
Sponsor: The Bernstein Center
October 2023 — In "A Unique Role: How Brands Can Transcend Polarization," research grant recipient Sonia Kim shows brand preference is a stronger driver than demographics when it comes to creating a willingness to discuss controversial issues. See coverage in Sustainable Brands.
Better Health Outcomes
Sponsor: The Bernstein Center
January 2023 — In "Banks Contribute to Better Health Outcomes in Developing Countries," research grant recipient Kim Fe Cramer provides evidence to uncover surprising links between healthcare marketplaces and community outcomes. See coverage in Project Syndicate.
Fast and Ethical
Sponsor: The Bernstein Center
February 2022 — In "Fast and Ethical: Breaking the Speed Limit on Responsible Content Recommendations," research grant recipient Yegor Tkachenko focuses on a new, predictive approach to generate ethical content suggestions in algorithms. See coverage in Venture Beat.
Money Isn't Everything
Sponsor: The Reuben Mark Initiative
June 2021 — In "Money Isn't Everything: The Value of Non-Pay Attributes at Work," research grant recipient Christian Moser focuses on the labor market's non-pay attributes, illustrating salary imbalance is only a portion of the gender pay gap. See coverage in Thomson Reuters.
Breaking Down Barriers
Sponsor: The Reuben Mark Initiative
March 2021 — In "Breaking Down Barriers: Encouraging Board Diversity Through Turnover,"research grant recipient Wei Jiang highlights lack of turnover as a key contributor to improved gender diversity on boards. See coverage in Corporate Knights.