Find seminars on organizational behavior that are open to Stanford GSB faculty and PhD students, or request permission to attend.
OB seminars are held on Wednesdays from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m., unless otherwise indicated. Stanford GSB faculty may also schedule a session to meet the speaker individually.
Fall 2026
| Date & Time | Speaker | Title |
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| Sep 30 12:00-1:15 pm E247 |
Tiantian Yang University of Pennsylvania |
Joint paper with Jiayi Bao, Tianna Barnes and Ming D. Leung |
| Oct 7 12:00-1:15 pm E247 |
Aneesh Rai University of Maryland |
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| Oct 28 12:00-1:15 pm E247 |
Jason Moy University of Washington, Foster School of Business |
The Impact of Overcrowded Housing Conditions on Work Outcomes The Effects of Food Insecurity on Work Outcomes Joint paper with Ussama Ahmad Khan, Wei Jee Ong and Christopher M. Barnes |
| Nov 4 12:00-1:15 pm E259 |
Sophia Pink University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School |
The Tradeoff between Initiating Goals All at Once versus Once at a Time: A Field Experiment Joint paper with Jose Cervantez and Katherine L. Milkman |
| Nov 11 12:00-1:15 pm E259 |
Bushra Guenoun Harvard Business School |
Agency-Granting: Shaping Interaction Expectations Through Self-Presentation |
| Nov 18 12:00-1:15 pm E259 |
Yejin Park Roberts New York University, Stern School of Business |
The Playground Effect: How Expressive Social Play Improves Teams’ Relational Dynamics Via Collective Exuberance Joint paper with Gavin J. Kilduff |
| Dec 2 12:00-1:15 pm E259 |
Elizabeth Trinh University of Michigan, Ross School of Business |
The Busy Bee Effect: Self-Imposed Busyness Promotes Thriving and Resilience at Work |
| Dec 9 12:00-1:15 pm E259 |
Jessica Paek Indiana University, Kelly School of Business |
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Patterns of Progress, Goal Monitoring, and Motivation |
Winter 2027
| Date & Time | Speaker | Title |
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| Jan 13 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Shigehiro Oishi University of Chicago |
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| Jan 20 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Shoham Choshen-Hillel Hebrew University |
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| Feb 3 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Sarath Balachandran London Business School |
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| Feb 17 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
William Brady Northwestern University |
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| Feb 24 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Asher Lawson INEAD |
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| Mar 10 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Dorsa Amir Duke University |
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| Mar 17 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Justin Frake University of Michigan |
Spring 2027
| Date & Time | Speaker | Title |
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| Apr 7 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Tessa Charlesworth Northwestern University |
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| Apr 14 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Paramveer Dhillion University of Michigan |
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| Apr 21 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Letian Zhang Northwestern University |
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| Apr 28 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Rachel Arnett University of Pennsylvania |
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| May 5 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Nori Jacoby Cornell University |
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| May 12 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
Carly Knight New York University |
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| May 26 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
2nd Year Presentations | |
| Jun 2 12:00-1:00 pm TBD |
2nd Year Presentations |
Seminar Organizers
Ashley Martin
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
Nir Halevy
The Jagdeep and Roshni Singh Professor of Organizational Behavior
Janet Xu
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior