Smriti Anand

Smriti Anand is a Professor of Management at the Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology. As James B. Finkl Endowed Professor and Assistant Director of the MBA Program, she combines academic leadership with industry expertise. Her research focuses on leadership frameworks, diversity implementation, and non-traditional work arrangements (I-deals) through multi-level and cross-cultural lenses.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • M.B.A., Northwestern University
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Ranchi University

Her peer-reviewed publications appear in top journals like Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and The Leadership Quarterly, with 12+ years of editorial leadership as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Human Relations. Current research trends include:

• AI integration in organizational behavior
• Post-pandemic flexible work arrangements
• Overqualification dynamics in workgroups
• Cross-cultural caste discrimination impacts
• Emotional intelligence in leadership contexts
• Productivity implications of social distancing

Scientific Awards:

• Sigma Xi/Illinois Tech Senior Faculty Research Award (2023)
• Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year (2018)
• Excellence in Teaching Award (2016)
• SIOP Scholar (2012)
• Emerald/EFMD Doctoral Research Award (2012)

With 10+ years of high-tech industry experience (Motorola, Information Resources Inc.), she has managed $2M software product development portfolios and global cross-functional teams. Her teaching spans graduate (Leadership, Organizational Behavior) and undergraduate (Management Theory, Diversity) programs.