Modupe Akinola
Associate Professor of Management; Faculty Director of the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics
Management
BA, Harvard, 1996; MBA, Harvard, 2001; MA, Harvard, 2006; PhD, Harvard, 2009
Joined CBS in 2009
Office:
708
Uris
E-mail:
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Personal Website
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Modupe Akinola is an Associate Professor of Management at Columbia Business School. Prior to pursuing a career in academia, Professor Akinola worked in professional services at Bain & Company and Merrill Lynch. Professor Akinola examines how organizational environments- characterized by deadlines, multi-tasking, and other attributes such as having low status- can engender stress, and how this stress can have spill-over effects on performance. She uses a multi-method approach that includes behavioral observation, implicit and reaction time measures, and physiological responses (specifically hormonal and cardiovascular responses) to examine how cognitive outcomes are affected by stress. In addition, Professor Akinola examines workforce diversity. Specifically, she examines the strategies organizations employ to increase the diversity of their talent pool. She also explores biases that affect the recruitment and retention of minorities in organizations.
Teaching
Spring 2021
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Fall 2020
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Fall 2019
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Spring 2019
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Fall 2018
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Spring 2018
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Fall 2017
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Spring 2017
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Fall 2016
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Spring 2016
Independent Study - 3 credits
(MBA)
Independent Study - 1.5 credits
(MBA)
Lead: People, Teams, Organizations
(MBA)
Columbia Caseworks cases
Strathmore Medical College
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, Caitlin Snow, Ting Zhang, Katherine Phillips
The Janesville Plant Seeking a Just Decision
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Katherine Phillips, Modupe Akinola
ClothingCo: Redesigning the Sleepwear Business
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola
Research
Journal articles
Testosterone reactivity to competition and competitive endurance in men and women
In Hormones & Behavior
(forthcoming)
Coauthor(s): K.V. Castro, D.A. Edwards, Modupe Akinola, Pranjal Mehta
Optimizing stress: An integrated intervention for regulating stress responses
In Emotion
(2020)
Coauthor(s): A.J. Crum, J.P. Jamieson, Modupe Akinola
Diversity thresholds: How social norms, visibility, and scrutiny relate to group composition
In Academy of Management Journal
(2019)
Coauthor(s): E.H. Chang, Katherine Milkman, Dolly Chugh, Modupe Akinola
Incorporating physiology into creativity research and practice: The effects of bodily stress responses on creativity in organizations
In Academy of Management Perspectives
(2019)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, C. Kapadia, G.J. Lu, Malia Mason
Hormone-Diversity Fit: Collective Testosterone Moderates the Effect of Diversity on Group Performance
In Psychological Science
(2018)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, Elizabeth Page-Gould, Pranjal Mehta, Z. Liu
Optimizing stress responses with reappraisal and mind set interventions: An integrated model
In Anxiety Stress & Coping
(2018)
Coauthor(s): J.P. Jamieson, A.J. Crum, J.P. Goyer, M.E. Marotta, Modupe Akinola
To delegate or not to delegate: Gender differences in affective associations and behavioral responses to delegation
In Academy of Management Journal
(2018)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, A. Martin, Katherine Phillips
"Switching on" creativity: Task switching can increase creativity by reducing cognitive fixation
In Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
(2017)
Coauthor(s): Jackson Lu, Modupe Akinola, Malia Mason
The role of stress mindset in shaping cognitive, emotional, and physiological responses to challenging and threatening stress
In Anxiety, Stress & Coping
(2017)
Coauthor(s): A.J. Crum, Modupe Akinola, A. Martin, S. Fath
Adaptive appraisals of anxiety moderate the association between cortisol reactivity and performance in salary negotiations
In PLOS ONE
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, Ilona Fridman, Shira Mor, Michael Morris, Alia Crum
Collective hormonal profiles predict group performance
In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
(2016)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, Elizabeth Page-Gould, Pranjal Mehta, Jackson Lu
Incorporating neuroendocrine methods into intergroup relations research
In Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
(2015)
Coauthor(s): E. Page-Gould, Modupe Akinola
Vagal flexibility: A physiological predictor of social sensitivity
In Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
(2015)
Coauthor(s): L. Muhtadie, Katrina Koslov, Modupe Akinola, Wendy Berry Mendes
What happens before? A field experiment exploring how pay and representation differentially shape bias on the pathway into organizations
In Journal of Applied Psychology
(2015)
Coauthor(s): Katherine Milkman, Modupe Akinola, Dolly Chugh
It's Good to Be the King: Neurobiological Benefits of Higher Social Standing
In Social Psychology and Personality Science
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, Wendy Berry Mendes
Consistency Over Flattery: Self-Verification Processes Revealed in Implicit and Behavioral Responses to Feedback
In Social Psychological and Personality Science
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Özlem Ayduk, Anett Gyurak, Modupe Akinola, Wendy Berry Mendes
Temporal Distance and Discrimination: An Audit Study in Academia
In Psychological Science
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Katherine Milkman, Modupe Akinola, Dolly Chugh
Stress-induced cortisol facilitates threat-related decision making among police officers
In Behavioral Neuroscience
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, Wendy Berry Mendes
Measuring the pulse of an organization: Integrating physiological measures into the organizational scholar's toolbox
In Research in Organizational Behavior
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola
The dark side of creativity: Biological vulnerability and negative emotions lead to greater artistic creativity
In Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
(2008)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, Wendy Berry Mendes
Chapters
Subtle Discrimination in the Workplace: Individual-Level Factors and Processes
In The Oxford Handbook of Workplace Discrimination
(2018)
Coauthor(s): A.S. Rosette, Modupe Akinola, Anyi Ma
Web-only articles
Catecho-O-methyltransferase moderates effects of stress mindset on affect and cognition
In PLOS ONE
(2018)
Coauthor(s): Alia Crum, Modupe Akinola, B. Turnwald, T. Kaptchuk, K. Hall
Transforming Water: Social Influence Moderates Psychological, Physiological, and Functional Response to a Placebo Product
In PLOS ONE
(2016)
Coauthor(s): A.J. Crum, D.J. Phillips, J.P. Goyer, Modupe Akinola, E. Tory Higgins
Working papers
Diversity by Design: The Role of Contact and Homophily in Determining Persistent Friendships
(2019)
Coauthor(s): Patrick Bergemann, Zachary Heinemann, Modupe Akinola, Sheena Iyengar, Adam Galinsky
When Do Specialists Become Entrepreneurs? The Triggering Effect of Social Network Knowledge Diversity
(2019)
Coauthor(s): Dan Wang, K.J. Hwang, Modupe Akinola
The Loyal Lieutenant as Kingmaker: Subtle Cues of Deference Determine Hierarchy Development
(2017)
Coauthor(s): J.R. Overbeck, D. Meikle, Modupe Akinola
Capitalizing on Stress: Changing Mindsets to Harness the Beneficial Psychological, Physiological, and Performance Effects of Stress
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola
Channeling Arousal Through Altering Mindset: The Adaptive Role of Elevated Cortisol in Negotiation Outcomes
(2013)
Coauthor(s): Ilona Fridman, Shira Mor, Modupe Akinola, Michael Morris
Heterogeneity in Discrimination? A Field Experiment
(2012)
Coauthor(s): Katherine Milkman, Modupe Akinola, Dolly Chugh
Inspiration is facilitated by positive mood and vagal withdrawal
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, Katrina Koslov, Wendy Berry Mendes
Narcissistic tendencies and sensitivity to social feedback: An examination of cardiovascular reactivity during social evaluative situations
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, Wendy Berry Mendes
Defining the attributes and processes that enhance the effectiveness of workforce diversity initiatives in knowledge intensive firms
In HBS Working Paper Series
(2006)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola, David Thomas
Case studies
ClothingCo: Redesigning the Sleepwear Business (A)
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola
ClothingCo: Redesigning the Sleepwear Business (B)
(2009)
Coauthor(s): Modupe Akinola
Ideas and Insights
Other
Seeking feedback across boundaries: Barriers for women and minorities in the workplace
(2014)
Coauthor(s): Negin Toosi, Katherine Phillips, Modupe Akinola
In The Media
Stereotypes Harm Black Lives and Livelihoods, but Research Suggests Ways to Improve Things
These 7 Podcasts Will Help You Achieve Your 2020 Goals
How Women’s Reluctance to Delegate Can Hurt Their Careers: The Broadsheet
Women Are Less Likely to Delegate Than Men—and That Might Hurt Their Careers
CBS, HBS, INSEAD and More Meet to Discuss Diversity in Management Education
Press Releases
Awards And Honors
2015
2014
2013-2014
2011
Columbia University Professional Schools Diversity Research Fellowship.(2010)
2009
2009
2008
2006
2004-2009