Tiantian Yang

Tiantian Yang is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She previously served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Duke University. Yang holds a PhD from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2014) and focuses on entrepreneurship, careers, job mobility, organizational theory, economic sociology, and gender/race dynamics.

• PhD: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2014)
• Former Assistant Professor: Duke University (Sociology Department)

Her research bridges entrepreneurship and social inequality, examining:

• Entrepreneurial processes and resource mobilization in new ventures
• Gender and racial disparities in career mobility and hiring
• Work-family conflict and its impact on entrepreneurial choices

Her recent publications span top journals like Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, and MIS Quarterly, with a focus on gendered responses to job market signals, motherhood-related career constraints, and minority entrepreneurship. She has received prestigious awards including the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship (2012) and Junior Faculty Fellowship (2017).

• Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship (2012)
• Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship (2017)
• Wharton Teaching Excellence Award (2024)
• Penn Undergraduate Research Mentorship (PURM) Award (2021)

Yang teaches courses in People Analytics and Career Management, emphasizing evidence-based decision-making. Her work has been cited in media outlets like the Financial Times and Knowledge@Wharton, addressing topics such as gender gaps in STEM fields and strategies to mitigate racial wealth disparities through intrapreneurship.