PhD Candidate
MPhil (University of Cambridge)
Research topic
Social Inequality in Organisations
Biography
Andrea is a second-year PhD candidate in the Strategy & International Business subject group at Cambridge Judge Business School. She is interested in the ways in which organisations contribute to the creation and recreation of social inequality. In particular, she seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the structures and mechanisms underlying organisational processes that produce inequality, and the institutionalisation of inequality patterns as a consequence of such organisational processes.
Prior to starting her PhD, Andrea completed the MPhil in Innovation, Strategy & Organisation at Cambridge Judge Business School. Before commencing an academic career, she gained industry experience in an international corporation, most recently as the Director of Marketing (EMEA).
Research interests
Social inequality; gender inequality; racial inequality; class inequality; intersectionality; diversity; categories; boundaries; institutional theory.
Andrea Wessendorf is a member of the Strategy & International Business subject group.
Publications & papers
Conference presentations
Wessendorf, A. and Munir, K. (2019) “How organisations perpetuate social inequality – an intersectional lens on the simultaneous structures of advantage and disadvantage.” In: Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 9-13 August 2019, Boston, MA, USA.
Wessendorf, A. and Paolella, L. (2019) “Partner selection decisions in US-based law firms: equal opportunity for diverse associates.” In: Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (Careers in the Rough: A Research Development Workshop), 9-13 August 2019, Boston, MA, USA.
Wessendorf, A. and Paolella, L. (2019) “Partner selection decisions in US-based law firms: equal opportunity for diverse associates.” In: Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (On-Boarding Diversity in Corporate Boards Research: A Paper Development Workshop), 9-13 August 2019, Boston, MA, USA.
Wessendorf, A. and Munir, K. (2019) “Organisations’ contribution to social inequality: an intersectional lens on the simultaneous structure of advantage and disadvantage.” In: Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (Refereed Round Table Presentation), 10-13 August 2019, New York, NY, USA.
Wessendorf, A. and Munir, K. (2019) “How organisations perpetuate social inequality: an intersectional lens on the simultaneous structure of advantage and disadvantage.” In: EGOS Colloquium (35th), 4-6 July 2019, Edinburgh, UK.