Mar 2, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab
Justin Berg, Michigan Ross associate professor, Sanger Research Lab member, and member of the Sanger Faculty Advisory Board, was recently quoted in Reworked on the limits of artificial intelligence in organizations. His message is clear: AI will not solve underlying...
Feb 27, 2026 | Leading Organizations, Sanger Research Lab
In a recent article published by Crain’s Detroit Business,, Mike Barger, clinical assistant professor of business administration at Michigan Ross, JetBlue co-founder, and Sanger Research Lab member, challenges organizations to rethink how they approach crisis....
Feb 23, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab
Siyu Yu, Michigan Ross assistant professor and Sanger Research Lab member, is the recipient of the Yi-fang Wu Junior Faculty Award, co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Association of Chinese Professors. Named in honor of Dr. Wu...
Feb 12, 2026 | Self-Leadership, Sanger Research Lab
Sue Ashford, Michigan Ross professor, Sanger Research Lab member, and member of the Sanger Faculty Advisory Board, recently published a new article in Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior titled Angles on agency: A research life...
Feb 11, 2026 | Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips, Podcast, Sanger Research Lab
In a recent episode of the Harvard Business Review IdeaCast podcast, Wayne Baker, professor emeritus at Michigan Ross and a Sanger Research Lab member, explores a challenge many leaders quietly face: asking for help when others expect you to have the answers. Leaders...
Feb 1, 2026 | Sanger Research Lab, Leading Organizations
In a recent Fast Company column, Sanger Research Lab member Marcus Collins, Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing, takes on a familiar business refrain: culture is a company’s greatest “cheat code.” While most leaders agree with the sentiment, Collins suggests the...
Jan 19, 2026 | Leading Organizations, Sanger Research Lab
In a recent issue of The Executive Edge, a quarterly newsletter from Michigan Ross Executive Education, leaders are challenged to rethink how culture is built, sustained, and experienced amid shifting expectations, technological change, and evolving definitions of...
Jan 5, 2026 | Managing Teams, Lindy Greer, Sanger Research Lab
Teams are often encouraged to choose a structure—either flatten decision-making to promote collaboration or rely on hierarchy to drive clarity and execution. New research from Lindy Greer, Michigan Ross professor and faculty director of the Sanger Leadership Center,...
Dec 1, 2025 | Leading Organizations, Sanger Research Lab
As companies continue to debate “return-to-office” policies, Professor Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, a member of the Sanger Research Lab, argues that leaders should stop focusing on where people work and start rethinking how they collaborate. In a recent University of...
Nov 2, 2025 | Self-Leadership, Podcast, Sanger Research Lab
As traditional career paths evolve, many professionals are navigating independent or gig-based work. But how can they find meaning and momentum without the structure of a traditional organization? In a recent episode of Business and Society from Michigan Ross,...
Oct 14, 2025 | Leading Organizations, Managing Teams, Sanger Research Lab
A new study published in Organization Science by researchers from the University of Michigan, Stanford University, and the University of Toronto finds that the long-standing “second-class citizen” stigma attached to remote workers can weaken when organizations adopt...
Sep 2, 2025 | Managing Teams, Sanger Research Lab
Dr. Walter Sowden, lecturer of management and organizations at Michigan Ross and member of the Sanger Research Lab, recently published new research in Stress & Health on how perceptions of organizational climate influence mental health and well-being. The article,...
