Thomas C. Kinnear Professor · Ross School of Business · University of Michigan

Organizational mechanisms of societal inequality

Organizations generate societal inequality through two mechanisms: allocating opportunities — hiring, training, work assignments — and valuing people: contributions, potential, rewards.

23 publications Research toolkit Equity Analytics Curriculum vitae Google Scholar

Thomas C. Kinnear Professor. Associate Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies. Affiliate, Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics. Consulting Editor, American Journal of Sociology.

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ResearchTwenty-three publications, grouped by puzzle, each opening to a contribution and a relevance note.Open → Research ToolkitSeven frameworks and eight artifacts for mechanism-based empirical work. Lessons learnt hard, written down.Open → TeachingEquity Analytics, published cases, and courses from BBA through PhD.Open → Executive EducationStrategy execution and evaluation for senior leaders, in more than 20 countries.Open → AdvisingDoctoral committees, placements, and pre-doctoral mentorship.Open → Tools & GuidesBrowser-based tools and downloadable guides, free to use and to pass on.Open →

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