Anja Krstic

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Assistant Professor

Office: Atkinson Building, 150V
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 442499
Email: krstica@yorku.ca

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Anja Krstić earned a PhD in Organizational Behaviour/Human Resource Management from the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. She specializes in gender and diversity in organizations, with a focus on the intersection of gender and work-family policies and their impacts on employees’ career outcomes and, ultimately, gender equality. Her most recent publications appear in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, and Harvard Business Review.

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Degrees

PhD (Organizational Behaviour/Human Resource Management), Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
MSc (Organizational Behaviour/Human Resource Management), Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
BSc (Honours) Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research Interests

Management , Human Resources, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Workplace, Gender Issues in the Workplace, Work-Family Interface

Runner-up for the Financial Times Responsible Business Education Award – Academic Research with Impact category - 2022
Best Paper Proceedings, GDO Division, Academy of Management - 2022
Distinguished Winner of the Responsible Research in Management Award co-sponsored by IACMR/RRBM - 2019
Best Paper Proceedings, GDO Division, Academy of Management - 2019

Articles
Papers/Reports

Journal Articles

Publication

Year

Shen, W., Lam, J. Y., Varty, C. T., Krstic, A., & Hideg, I. (2024). Diversity climate affords unequal protection against incivility among Asian workers: The COVID-19 pandemic as a racial mega-threat. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 73, 34-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12462

2024

Hideg, I., *Krstic, A., *Powell, D. M., & *Zhan, Y. (2023). Supporting women during motherhood and caregiving necessary, but not sufficient: The need for men to become equal partners in childcare. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 16, 215-220. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2023.12 *equal contribution

2023

Hideg, I., & Krstic, A. (2021). The quest for workplace gender equality in the 21st century: Where
do we stand and how can we continue to make strides? Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 53(2), 106–113.
https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000222 [invited]

2021

Hideg, I., Krstic, A., Trau, R. N. C., & Zarina, T. (2018). The unintended consequences of maternity leaves: How agency interventions mitigate the negative effects of longer legislated maternity leaves. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103, 1155-1164. http://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000327

2018

Hideg, I., Krstic, A., Trau, R. N. C., Zhan, Y., & Zarina, T. (in press). Agency penalties from taking parental leave for women in men-dominated occupations: Archival and experimental evidence. Sex Roles. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-024-01517-7

Professional Journal Articles

Publication

Year

Shen, W., Hideg, I., Lam, J., Varty, C. T., & Krstic, A. (April 27, 2021). Research: Why some D&I efforts failed employees of Chinese descent. Harvard Business Review, online. https://hbr.org/2021/04/research-why-some-di-efforts-failed-employees-of-chinese-descent

2021

Hideg, I., Krstic, A., Trau, R. N. C., & Zarina, T. (September 14, 2018). Do longer maternity leaves hurt women’s careers? Harvard Business Review, online. https://hbr.org/2018/09/do-longer-maternity-leaves-hurt-womens-careers

2018

Degrees

Research Interests

Management , Human Resources, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Workplace, Gender Issues in the Workplace, Work-Family Interface

Awards

Runner-up for the Financial Times Responsible Business Education Award – Academic Research with Impact category - 2022
Best Paper Proceedings, GDO Division, Academy of Management - 2022
Distinguished Winner of the Responsible Research in Management Award co-sponsored by IACMR/RRBM - 2019
Best Paper Proceedings, GDO Division, Academy of Management - 2019

All Publications

Journal Articles

Publication

Year

2024

2023

2021

2018

Professional Journal Articles

Publication

Year

2021

2018

Conference Proceedings

Publication

Year

Krstic, A., Varty, C. T., Shen, W., Hideg, I., & Lam, J. Y. (2022). Consequences of the unequal division of cognitive labor on women’s work outcomes during the pandemic. Academy of Management Annual Proceedings. https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.271

2022

Krstic, A. & Hideg, I. (2019). The effect of taking a paternity leave on men’s career outcomes: The role of communality perceptions. Academy of Management Annual Proceedings. https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.278

2019

Current Courses

Term	Course Number	Section	Title	Type
Winter 2025	AP/HRM3410 3.0	M	Training and Development	ONLN
Winter 2025	AP/HRM3410 3.0	N	Training and Development	ONLN
Winter 2025	AP/HRM3440 3.0	M	Leadership and Management Skills	ONLN