Smriti Anand
- Assistant Director, Master of Business Administration
- Professor of Management
Smriti Anand is a professor of management at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Stuart School of Business in 鶹APP. Her research interests include leadership, diversity, and non-traditional work arrangements (i-deals) with particular focus on multi-level and cross-cultural frameworks.
Her research has been published in leading journals of management, such as the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and The Leadership Quarterly (see below for details). She is currently one of two co-editor-in-chiefs for Human Relations journal (ABDC Journal Ranking: A*; Listed in Financial Times’ FT50).
Anand has 10+ years of high-tech industry experience in diverse areas such as electrical and software engineering, product development, and marketing at firms such as Information Resources, Inc. and Motorola, Inc. Her professional experience includes managing globally spread cross-functional teams to lead several projects and products from concept to field launch stage. For instance, as a lead engineer she managed the entire development and deployment process for four new software products over two years with a budget of $2 million. As a product manager she spearheaded development and launch of Bluetooth products and GSM phones for the Asian market (market size more than $70 million/year).
She has taught graduate courses including Philosophy of Management, Leadership and Organization Design, Organizational Behavior, and Organization Development. Her undergraduate courses include Fundamentals of Management, Managerial Effectiveness through Diversity, Organizational Behavior, and Organizational Theory.
Education
Ph.D. Business Administration, University of Illinois at 鶹APP
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at 鶹APP
M.B.A., Northwestern University
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Ranchi University
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
Academy of Management (AOM)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN)
Awards
Selected Awards
Sigma Xi/Illinois Tech Award for Excellence in University Research, Senior Faculty Award (2023)
IIT Stuart School of Business Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year Award (2018)
IIT Stuart School of Business Excellence in Teaching Award (2016)
Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Scholar (2012)
2011 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in Human Resource Management (2012)
Publications
Recent Publications
Anand, S. & Rofcanin, Y. (2022). Idiosyncratic Deals at Work: Exploring Individual, Organizational, and Societal Perspectives. Co-editor. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Anand, S., Meuser, J. D., Vidyarthi, P. R., Liden, R. C., Rousseau, D. M., & Ekkirala, S. (2022). “.” Journal of Management Studies, 59, 489-517.
Anand, S. and Mitra, A. (2022). “.” Human Relations.
Jahantab , F., Vidyarthi, P. R., Anand, S., & Erdogan, B. (In press). “.” Group & Organization Management.
Jahantab, F., Anand, S., & Vidyarthi, P. R. (In press). “Exhausted by Social Distancing: Understanding the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic in Workgroups. Personnel Review.
Sharma, D., Ghosh, K., Mishra , M., & Anand, S. (In press). “.” Journal of Vocational Behavior.
Wang, J., Anand, S., Li , H., & Du, W. (2022). “.” Journal of Business Research.
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Affiliations
Undergraduate Programs in Business
