Dr. Pamela Gu

Ph.D., Management, Organizational Behavior, University of Wisconsin-Madison

BBA, Marketing, Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Organizational Behavior

Diversity and discrimination 

Identity, self-presentation

Employee well-being 

Employee silence

Recent Publications

• Barringer, A., Papp, L.M., & Gu, P. (2022) College students’ sense of belonging in times of disruption: Prospective changes from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher Education Research & Development, 1-14
• Triana, M., Gu, P., Chapa, O., Richard, O., & Colella, A. (2021). 60 years of diversity and discrimination research in Human Resource Management: A review with suggestions for future research directions. Human Resource Management, 60, 145-204.
• Papp, L. M., Barringer, A., Blumenstock, S. M., Gu, P., Blaydes, M., Lam, J., & Kouros, C. D. (2020). Development and acceptability of a method to investigate prescription drug misuse in daily life: An ecological momentary assessment study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 8, e21676.
• Chapa, O., Triana, M., & Gu, P. (2020). Relying on second opinions for potentially racist encounters. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 39, 219–234.

• Gu, P., Richard, O., Avery, D., Stewart, M., & McKay, P. A Sweet Spot for Gender Diversity? The S-Curve Relationship Between Gender Diversity and Performance. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Boston, MA. 2023
• Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. #MeToo? The role of organizational ethics in employee silence reactions to sex discrimination. Dismantling Bias Conference, Purdue University. West Lafayette, IN. 2022
• Barringer, A., Papp, L.M., & Gu, P. College students’ sense of belonging in times of disruption: Prospective changes from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN. 2022
• Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. #MeToo? The role of organizational ethics in employee silence reactions to sex discrimination. Wisconsin School of Business – MHR Department Brown Bag Seminar Series, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 2022
• Gu, P., Triana, M., Rabl, T., & Byun, S. Employee silence and withdrawal in response to racial discrimination before and during the height of the Black Lives Matter Movement: Does an organization’s ethical culture matter? Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. 2021
• Gu, P., Triana, M., Byun, S., & Rabl, T. An examination of how employers’ handling of COVID-19 influences employee perceptions of organizational hypocrisy and psychological withdrawal: The moderating role of perceived organizational support. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. 2021

• Seen@Work DEI Research Competition Award, 2022
• Wisconsin School of Business Research Travel Grant, 2019-2022
• Distinguished Teaching Award, Wisconsin School of Business, 202-2022
• Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, GDO Division, 2021