Jacob W. Roberson

6th Year OB PhD Candidate interested in identity, DEI, labeling, psychological entitlement, cultural narratives, psychological contracts, and generational differences in the workplace.

Jacob examines how broader societal forces—including institutional and political pressures, social hierarchies, and public discourse—interact with individual-level factors (such as identity, ideology, and meta-perceptions) to shape leader's decisions, how those decisions are received by stakeholders, and the consequences that follow.

Across three current research streams, Jacob's projects investigate:

• Societal Dynamics & Leadership Decisions: When and why societal dynamics cause leaders’ actions (e.g., how they label initiatives, select employees, and take sociopolitical stances) to affect employees from different backgrounds in divergent ways.

• The DEI Context and Individual Perceptions: How the organizational context of diversity, equity, and inclusion uniquely shapes leaders’ actions and stakeholders’ reactions according to individuals’ identities and beliefs.

Jacob is currently on the 2026-2027 Academic Job Market.

Jacob has taught Organizational Behavior and Leadership (BUAD 304), a required undergraduate course for Business Administration majors.

He has also been a TA for the following courses:

• GSBA 532: Leading People, Teams, and Organizations (MBA)
• MOR 534: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Business (MBA)
• MOR 569: Negotiation and Deal-Making (MBA)
• MOR 598: Leadership and Improvisation (MBA)
• MOR 469: Negotiation and Persuasion (Undergraduate)
• BUAD 304: Organizational Behavior and Leadership (Undergraduate)

Jacob is a former D1 athlete and has a large affinity for fitness, good music, good laughs, and sunshine.

To learn more about him, visit his personal website here: https://www.jwroberson.com/