Edward H. Chang
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Edward Chang (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Negotiations in the MBA elective curriculum.
Professor Chang studies diversity in organizations. His research aims to unpack and understand diversity-related decisions in organizations, with a focus on providing evidence-based solutions to managers wanting to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. More generally, he is interested in how we can improve people’s decisions and behaviors on topics ranging from charitable donations to exercise to reducing meat consumption. Professor Chang runs large-scale field experiments, analyzes archival data, and conducts online and laboratory experiments to carry out his research.
Professor Chang earned a Ph.D. in Operations, Information and Decisions from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Philosophy from Yale University. Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., Professor Chang worked as a data scientist for technology startups. #BlackLivesMatter
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- Chang, Edward H., Erika L. Kirgios, and Rosanna K. Smith. "Large-Scale Field Experiment Shows Null Effects of Team Demographic Diversity on Outsiders' Willingness to Support the Team." Art. 104099. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 94 (May 2021). View Details
- Chang, Edward H., Erika L. Kirgios, Aneesh Rai, and Katherine L. Milkman. "The Isolated Choice Effect and Its Implications for Gender Diversity in Organizations." Management Science 66, no. 6 (June 2020): 2752–2761. View Details
- Chang, Edward H., and Katherine L. Milkman. "Improving Decisions that Affect Gender Equality in the Workplace." Special Issue on 21st Century Decision Making. Organizational Dynamics 49, no. 1 (January–March 2020). View Details
- Kirgios, Erika L., Edward H. Chang, and Katherine L. Milkman. "Going It Alone: Competition Increases the Attractiveness of Minority Status." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 161 (November 2020): 20–33. View Details
- Kirgios, Erika L., Edward H. Chang, Emma E. Levine, Katherine L. Milkman, and Judd B. Kessler. "Forgoing Earned Incentives to Signal Pure Motives." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, no. 29 (July 21, 2020): 16891–16897. View Details
- Chang, Edward H., Katherine L. Milkman, Dena M. Gromet, Robert W. Rebele, Cade Massey, Angela L. Duckworth, and Adam M. Grant. "The Mixed Effects of Online Diversity Training." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116, no. 16 (April 16, 2019): 7778–7783. View Details
- Chang, Edward H., Katherine L. Milkman, Dolly Chugh, and Modupe Akinola. "Diversity Thresholds: How Social Norms, Visibility, and Scrutiny Relate to Group Composition." Academy of Management Journal 62, no. 1 (February 2019): 144–171. View Details
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