Carla Carolina RUA GOMEZ

Carla Carolina RUA GOMEZ is an Assistant Professor of Management and Organization at SKEMA Business School, Université Côte d’Azur, affiliated with the GREDEG research center. She holds a Ph.D. in Management from Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland. Her research focuses on innovation, social networks, and gender inequality, particularly examining how workplace dynamics perpetuate or reduce gender disparities in research-intensive corporations.

Education

• 2020: Ph.D. in Management, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

Research Interests

Her work explores the interplay of social networks, innovation processes, and systemic gender inequality. Key themes include how gender influences high-status collaboration, the effects of gender diversity on employee innovation, and the role of stereotypes in network utilization. She applies system dynamics modeling to analyze long-term policy impacts, such as energy matrix sustainability and academic STEM gender gaps.

Publications & Grants

Recent publications address gender dynamics in networks, multiple team membership in knowledge work, and the #MeToo movement’s impact on Hollywood. Notable grants include a 2022 Peter Curtius Foundation award examining gender diversity benefits and a 2017 Swiss National Science Foundation grant on gender-based attitudes in firms.

Affiliations & Activities

• Research Center: Knowledge, Technology and Organization
• Location: Sophia Antipolis
• Organized conferences on minorities and networks (2021) and PhD workshops on publishing and data strategies (2015–2016)