Anna Szerb

I am an Assistant Professor of Management at the NYU Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi. I hold a PhD in Strategic Management from INSEAD (France).

Keywords:  sustainability, corporate social impact, human capital, experiments, text analysis

My research primarily examines corporate social impact goals, with a focus on how companies navigate the trade-offs between social welfare-oriented objectives and market-driven goals. My dissertation investigates the benefits and challenges that companies face when pursuing social actions, particularly in terms of employee outcomes. Please see my Research page for more information.

Additionally, I am engaged in research in South Africa, collaborating with a social franchise called Unjani Clinics. My work explores how Unjani's innovative organizational design addresses one of the country’s most pressing issues: access to essential healthcare services. This research has been published in the Journal of Organization Design and INSEAD Knowledge. 

Finally, I am also researching the evolution of innovation ecosystems within the sustainability space. Specifically, I investigate the various roles firms can play in the solar photovoltaic industry and how these roles influence their survival prospects. For more details on this stream of research, please visit my Research page.