2019 CONFERENCE COMPETITIONS WINNERS
2019 COMPETITIONS WINNERS
As an interdisciplinary initiative, Wharton People Analytics draws on numerous areas of study, from psychology to management, to fuel our work with organizations and drive innovation. Our competitions are an annual opportunity for us to learn from new voices in the field and celebrate the innovation that is occurring all around us – by academic researchers, student teams, and startup companies alike.
CASE
COMPETITION
WINNERS
We are excited to announce Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) as our 2019 Case Competition partner! Students are invited to analyze NFP’s data to recommend ideal caseloads for its nurses with the objective of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of its Nurse Home Visitors program.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS
Connor Joyce
Eric Lyons
Amarachi Nasa-Okolie
University of Pennsylvania
Louise Baldwin
Shreya Chatterjee
Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School
Saswat Mishra
Aditya Nanda
Shreyas Bhargav
Indian Institute of Technology
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINALISTS
Shreyas Bhargav, Saswat Mishra, and Aditya Nanda (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)
Gabriel Chua and Meng Yuan Zhang (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Connor Joyce, Eric Lyons, and Amarachi Nasa-Okolie (University of Pennsylvania)
Louise Baldwin and Shreya Chatterjee (Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School)
Hanna Colin, Ann Farrell, and Jack Wang (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University)
RESEARCH PAPER
COMPETITION
WINNERS
Our Research Paper Competition showcases the latest, unpublished research in people analytics.
Submissions this year involved a broad range including diversity, performance measurement, virtual teams, and the gig economy.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS
“Extra-Organizational Determinants of Careers: Gendered Expert Authority and Attainment of Patent Examiners”
H. Colleen Stuart
Roman V. Galperin
“The Impact of Behavioral and Economic Drivers on Gig Economy Workers”
Gad Allon
Maxime C. Cohen
Wichinpong Park Sinchaisri
“Expressly Different: Interpretive Diversity and Team Performance”
Katharina Lix
Amir Goldberg
Sameer B. Srivastava
Melissa A. Valentine
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINALISTS
Approaching or Avoiding: Gender Asymmetry in Reactions to Past Job-Search Experience
Tiantian Yang, Ming D. Leung, Jiayi Bao
Expressly Different: Interpretive Diversity and Team Performance
Katharina Lix, Amir Goldberg, Sameer B. Srivastava, Melissa A. Valentine
Extra-Organizational Determinants of Careers: Gendered Expert Authority and Attainment of Patent Examiners
H. Colleen Stuart, Roman V. Galperin
Salary Disclosure and Hiring: Field Experimental Evidence from a Two-Sided Audit Study
Bo Cowgill, Amanda Agan, Laura Gee
The Impact of Behavioral and Economic Drivers on Gig Economy Workers
Gad Allon, Maxime C. Cohen, Wichinpong Park Sinchaisri
Research Paper Competition Winner
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WHITE PAPER
COMPETITION
WINNERS
Our inaugural White Paper Competition, sponsored by Google’s People Innovation Lab, promotes actionable and thought-provoking insights that are grounded in research. Submissions this year involved a wide array of topics, such as skill identification, employee perks, and behavior change in the workplace.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS
“The Future of Management: Using Behavioral Science to Unlock Enduring Human Capabilities in Your Managers”
Dr. Kelly Monahan
Kimberly Fazio
“Domino Reskilling: Sequential Retraining That Minimizes Time to Meet Demand”
Brian Johnston
Jonathan DeBusk
Pankaj Srivastava
“Enabling Adaptive Space: Advancing Social Capital Strategies to Help Organizations Succeed in Disruptive Environments”
Nathaniel Bulkley
Michael Arena
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINALISTS
Beyond the Numbers: Unearthing Employee Experiences With Workplace Inclusion
Schinria Islam, Dan Willard, Laura Ricci
Domino Reskilling: Sequential Retraining That Minimizes Time to Meet Demand
Brian Johnston, Jonathan DeBusk, Pankaj Srivastava
Enabling Adaptive Space: Advancing Social Capital Strategies to Help Organizations Succeed in Disruptive Environments
Nathaniel Bulkley, Michael Arena
The Future of Management: Using Behavioral Science to Unlock Enduring Human Capabilities in Your Managers
Kelly Monahan, Kimberly Fazio
Understanding Software Developer Activity via Windows 10 Telemetry
Spencer Buja, Tom Zimmermann, Philippe Kirsanov, Ankit Tandon, Xue Liu, Jay Windsor, Henok Addis
White Paper Competition Winner
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STARTUP
COMPETITION
WINNERS
This year’s Startup Competition showcases cutting edge startups working in the field of people analytics, from predictive hiring to employee retention.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER
PayAnalytics
”Closing the gender pay gap”
Margrét Bjarnadóttir, Founder
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINALISTS
Atipica, ”Building the world’s first inclusive AI platform for the talent life cycle”,
Laura Gómez, Founder and CEO
OrganizationView, ”Text insights for People Analytics teams”,
Andrew Marritt, CEO
OrgMapper by Maven 7 Solutions, ”Leveraging networks to empower organizations”,
Dániel Bodonyi, Advisor, Product Strategy
PayAnalytics, ”Closing the gender pay gap”,
Margrét Bjarnadóttir, Founder
Worklytics, ”Data-driven employee experience”,
Philip Arkcoll, Founder
Startup Competition Winner
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