András Tilcsik holds the Canada Research Chair in Strategy, Organizations, and Society and is a Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotman School of Management. His research focuses on organizations, occupations, and work, and he is particularly interested in the causes and consequences of inequality in labor markets and the workplace. At Rotman, he teaches a strategic management elective on organizational failure; his book Meltdown, coauthored with Chris Clearfield, is based on this course and explores the enduring insights of organizational sociologist Charles Perrow.
Academic Positions
2023-
Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management
2017-
Canada Research Chair in Strategy, Organizations, and Society, Rotman School of Management
2017-2023
Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management
2012-2016
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management
Selected Publications – Papers
Not in My Schoolyard: Disability Discrimination in Educational Access
Prosocial Occupations, Work Autonomy, and the Origins of the Social Class Pay Gap
Fang T. R., and A. Tilcsik, Academy of Management Journal, 2022
Statistical Discrimination and the Rationalization of Stereotypes
Tilcsik, A.; American Sociological Review; Issue:86(1) 2021; Pages: 93-122.
Scaling Down Inequality: Rating Scales, Gender Bias, and the Architecture of Evaluation
Rivera, L. and A. Tilcsik; American Sociological Review; Issue: 84(2) 2019; Pages: 248-274
Which Entrepreneurs are Coachable, and Why?
Kevin A. Bryan, Andras Tilcsik, and Brooklynn Zhu; American Economic Review (P & P); Issue: May 2017
The Geography of Stigma Management: The Relationship Between Sexual Orientation, City Size, and Self-Monitoring
Knight, C., A. Tilcsik, and M. Anteby; Socius 2016
Class Advantage, Commitment Penalty: The Gendered Effect of Social Class Signals in an Elite Labor Market
Rivera, L. and A. Tilcsik; American Sociological Review; Issue: 81(6) 2016; Pages: 1097-1131
Institutional Equivalence: How Industry and Community Peers Influence Corporate Philanthropy.
Marquis, C. and A. Tilcsik; Organization Science; Issue: 27(5) 2016; Pages: 1325-1341
When Experts Become Liabilities: Domain Experts on Boards and Organizational Failure
Almandoz, Juan, and András Tilcsik; Academy of Management Journal; Issue: 59(4) 2016; Pages: 1124-1149
Whitened Résumés: Race and Self-Presentation in the Labor Market
Kang, S., K. Decelles, A. Tilcsik, and S. Jun; Administrative Science Quarterly 2016; Pages: 469-502
Concealable Stigma and Occupational Segregation: Toward a Theory of Gay and Lesbian Occupations
Tilcsik, András, Michel Anteby, and Carly Knight; Administrative Science Quarterly; Issue: 60(3) 2015; Pages: 446-481
Imprint-environment Fit and Performance: How Organizational Munificence at the Time of Hire Affects Subsequent Job Performance
Tilcsik, András; Administrative Science Quarterly; Issue: 59(4) 2014; Pages: 639-668
Imprinting: Toward a Multilevel Theory
Marquis, Christopher, and András Tilcsik; Academy of Management Annals; Volume 7 2013; Pages: 193-243
Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities
Tilcsik, András, and Christopher Marquis; Administrative Science Quarterly; Issue: 58(1) 2013; Pages: 111-148
Pride and Prejudice: Employment Discrimination against Openly Gay Men in the United States.
Tilcsik, András; American Journal of Sociology; Issue: 117(2) 2011; Pages: 586-626
From Ritual to Reality: Demography, Ideology, and Decoupling in a Post-Communist Government Agency.
Tilcsik, András; Academy of Management Journal; Issue: 53 2010; Pages: 1474-1498
Selected Publications – Books and Chapters
MELTDOWN: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It; Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik; New York: Penguin Press; 2018.