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 .













