Kathrin Hanek

Dr. Kathrin J. Hanek (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Dayton. Her research interests focus on diversity in organizations, with an emphasis on the effects of gender and culture on identity and judgment and decision-making. Her work has been published in business, psychology, and entrepreneurship outlets, such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, International Small Business Journal and International Journal of Intercultural Relations, among others. Dr. Hanek’s research has also been featured in news outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Psychology Today and BoardIQ (a Financial Times publication), among others.

Dr. Hanek serves as an editorial review board member for Social and Personality Psychology Compass, Frontiers in Psychology, and the Journal of Global Mobility. In the past, Dr. Hanek has held a Gender Equity Research Fellowship at the University of Dayton.

• MGT 301 - Organizational Behavior
• INB 302 - Survey of International Business

• Organizational Diversity and Gender
• Social Identities and Decision-Making
• Bi/Multiculturalism
• Global leadership/ Expatriates

• The University of Michigan, PhD, 2016
• The University of Michigan, MS, 2012
• Northwestern University, BA, 2009

• Hanek, K. J., Bendell, B. L., Sullivan, D. M., & Zinoviev, D. (2025). Being all things to all people: How gender shapes entrepreneurs’ multifaceted digital identities on X. International Small Business Journal, 43(6), 631-656.
• Hanek, K. J., & Garcia, S. M. (2023). Gender and competitive performance: Closing gaps with smaller competitions. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 36(5), e2345.
• Hanek, K. J., & Garcia, S. M. (2022). Barriers for women in the workplace: A social psychological perspective. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 16(10), e12706.
• Huff, S. T., Hanek, K. J., Lee, F., & Brannen, M. Y. (2021). Cultural adaptation and societal context: The role of historical heterogeneity in cultural adaptation of newcomers. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 85, 141-155.
• Cheng, C.-Y., Hanek, K. J., Odom, A. C., & Lee, F. (2021). Divided loyalties: Identity integration and cultural cues predict ingroup favoritism among biculturals. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 80, 321-335.
• Bendell, B. L., Sullivan, D. M., & Hanek, K. J. (2020). Gender, technology and decision-making: Insights from an experimental conjoint analysis. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 26(4), 647-670.

• Cox, K. S., Hanek, K. J., & Cassario, A. L. (2019). Redemption in a single low point story longitudinally predicts well-being: The incremental validity of life story elements. Journal of Personality, 87(5), 1009-1024.
• Hanek, K. J., Garcia, S. M., & Tor, A. (2016). Gender and competitive preferences: The role of competition size. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101(8), 1122-1133.
• Hanek, K. J., Lee, F., & Brannen, M. Y. (2014). Individual differences among global/multicultural individuals: Cultural experiences, identity, and adaptation. International Studies of Management and Organization, 44(2), 75-89.

• Hanek, K. J. (2022). Gender differences in the psychology of competition. In S. M. Garcia, A. Tor, & A. Elliot (Eds.). Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Competition. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
• Hanek, K. J. (2017). Biculturals, monoculturals, and Adult Third Culture Kids: Individual differences in identities and outcomes. In Y. McNulty & J. Selmer (Eds). Research Handbook of Expatriates (pp. 451-467). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.