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Bio

Before joining Iowa State University in 2023, Kristie earned her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Arkansas as the Frank & Donna Oldham Graduate Fellow. 

Her research is rooted in the principle that scholarship should be theoretically and practically meaningful to best serve individuals, organizations, and society.

At a broad level, Kristie’s research centers on the role of organizations in addressing pressing societal issues. Her main research investigates inclusive work, with a focus on social class in and around organizations. She is especially interested in the interpersonal interactions and organizational policies and processes that facilitate mobility. Kristie uses various methods to study these topics, including experimental techniques, network analysis, field studies, and qualitative interviews.

Kristie currently teaches Building Inclusive Work Cultures (MGMT 4720) and previously taught Ethical and Responsible Decision Making (MGMT 3720).

Academic History

• Ph.D., Management, University of Arkansas, 2023

Expertise

• Social Class and Mobility Experiences

• Interpersonal Processes and Interactions

• Workplace Inclusion

• The Role of Organizations in Addressing Societal Issues

Selected Publications

• Moergen, K., Hayman, M., Cummings, M., & Pidduck, R. (forthcoming) "Founders’ Social Class Origin, Risk-Taking, and Venture Performance: A Bourdieusian Lens", Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Link to Paper

• Brändle, L., Rönnert, A. L., Moergen, K. J., & Zhao, E. Y. (2025) "Social class origin and entrepreneurship: An integrative review and research agenda", Journal of Business Venturing, 40 (4):106503. Link to Paper

• Kolomeitsev, S., Moergen, K., Ridge, J., Worrell, D., & Kuban, S. (2025) "Peer Response to Regulatory Enforcement: Lobbying by Non-Sanctioned Firms", Journal of Management, 51 (5):1707-1729. Link to Paper

• Bradley, C., Moergen, K., Simon, L., & Roumpi, D. (2024) "Don't just tell me, show me: Impacting perceptions of organizational attraction and fit using activating LGBT diversity signals", Personnel Psychology, 77 (3):1025-1053. Link to Paper

• Moergen, K. J. N., & Kish-Gephart, J. J. (2023) "Bringing "class" into the classroom: Addressing social class privilege through management education", Journal of Management Education, 47 (1):11 - 39. Link to Paper

• Kish-Gephart, J. J., Moergen, K. J. N., Tilton, J. D., & Gray, B. (2023) "Social class and work: A review and organizing framework", Journal of Management, 49 (1):509 - 565. Link to Paper

• Blake, A., Luu, V., M., Petrenko, O., Gardner, W., Moergen, K., & Ezerins, M. E. (2022) "Let’s agree about nice leaders: A literature review and meta-analysis of agreeableness and its relationship with leadership outcomes", Leadership Quarterly, 33 (1)Link to Paper