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The goal of this symposium is to bring together scholars studying the distributional effects of technology to address three questions: (1) For whom can technology democratize access? (2) Can technology exacerbate inequalities? (3) What can managers and policymakers do to facilitate the equitable distribution of technology-enabled opportunities? To this purpose, the symposium consists of four unique papers that study questions around equity and equality related to the diffusion and adoption of various technologies (i.e., sound synchronization technology in movies, mobile money, AI, and crowdfunding platforms). With diverse theoretical perspectives (i.e., organizational technology adoption, industry emergence, labor employment, and social exchange), different levels of analysis (i.e., individual, organizational, market, and country levels) and various methods (i.e., historical and archival, abductive, survey experiments, and matching in large samples), these four studies together represent a thoughtful inquiry into the issue of technology and inequality and shed light on when and under what conditions technology may be more or less likely to foster (in)equity. Beyond the Decibels: U.S. Movie Theaters' Adoption of Sound Synchronization Technology, 1927-1931 Author: Ying Li; Hong Kong U. of Science and Technology Author: Laura E. Dupin; Amsterdam Business School, U. of Amsterdam Regulatory Uncertainty, State Fragility, and Emergence of the African Mobile Money Industry Author: Audra Wormald; Kenan-Flagler Business School, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Who Needs College? Employers Value Adults with Training Certificates Author: Hatim A. Rahman; Northwestern Kellogg School of Management Author: Nicole Kreisberg; - Does Equity Crowdfunding Provide Better Funding Opportunities for Underrepresented Founders? Author: Melody Chang; USC Marshall School of Business [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
