Workers want more than money when they accept a job and typical looking for things like a manageable commute and a good team to work with as well. Increasingly, they are also interested in working for mission-oriented companies, wanting to work for organizations that are making a difference. But are they trading things, like money, for that? And if so, should they be? To talk about that, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Insiya Hussain,  Assistant Professor of Management at McCombs Business School, University of Texas, Austin. They discuss her research around mission-oriented companies and what workers should be considering as they weigh the monetary and non-monetary benefits of work.

Guest:

Insiya Hussain is an Assistant Professor of Management. Her research focuses on understanding how employees can overcome the challenges of speaking up at work to share their ideas and opinions, advocate social issues, and negotiate for personal rewards. Insiya’s research has been published in leading academic journals including Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, and Journal of Applied Psychology. Her work has also been featured in practitioner outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Bloomberg, and Harvard Business Review. She is a member of the Editorial Review Board at Academy of Management Journal and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Prior to joining academia, Insiya worked at J.P. Morgan’s investment bank and as a Project Manager at technology companies. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Columbia University, and her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the University of Maryland.

Links:

Insiya Hussain, Subrahmaniam Tangirala, and Elad N. Sherf. Aug. 2023.
Signaling Legitimacy: Why Mixed-Gender Coalitions Outperform Single-Gender Coalitions in Advocating for Gender Equity. Academy of Management Journal 66(4): 1233-1262.

Insiya Hussain, Marko Pitesa, Stefan Thau, and Michael Schaerer. July 2023. Research: Why Employees Accept Lower Pay at Mission-Oriented Companies. Harvard Business Review (digital), July 27, 2023.

Hussain, I. (2023). Job applicants can support a company’s mission—and still ask for more money. Wall Street Journal. June 8.

Insiya Hussain, Marko Pitesa, Stefan Thau, and Michael Schaerer. Pay Suppression in Social Impact Contexts: How Framing Work Around the Greater Good Inhibits Job Candidate Compensation Demands. Organization Science (in press).

Hussain, I. (2022). Workplace anti-bias trainings aren’t enough. The Progressive Magazine, Oct 14.

Hussain, I. (2023). The ‘power paradox’ that’s holding back workplace allies. Fortune, Jan 30.

Insiya Hussain, Subrahmaniam Tangirala, and Elad N. Sherf. Signaling Legitimacy: Why Mixed-Gender Coalitions Outperform Single-Gender Coalitions in Advocating for Gender Equity. Academy of Management Journal (in press).