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McKenzie Preston is an Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University (NYU), joining in July 2024. His research lies at the intersection of leadership and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), aiming to develop novel organizational theory and practical guidance on how leadership can drive or hinder social change.
Education:
- PhD in Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- MS in Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- MA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, University of Georgia
- BS in Business Administration, Georgia Gwinnett College
His research focuses on bias in leader evaluations and selection, as well as the dynamics between leaders and employees in social advocacy efforts. He finds that leader and employee perspectives on DEI often conflict, leading to unintended consequences of well-meaning DEI initiatives. His work contributes to understanding inequality, social cognition, and organizational change.
His research has been published in top journals including Academy of Management Journal, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and the Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, reflecting a strong trend in organizational psychology and management theory with a focus on social justice and leadership behavior.
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McKenzie Preston has industry experience as a leadership development consultant and marketing manager for multinational firms, and previously worked as a research assistant at Columbia Business School. While no specific grants are mentioned, his research program suggests active engagement in funded academic inquiry. He teaches Introduction to Management and Organizations.
There is no mention of labs or research teams in the provided text, but his affiliation with NYU Stern and prior work at Wharton and Columbia suggests integration into active research networks in organizational behavior and management.
