My research traces how social movements and social change reshape work, careers, and organizations, and how these distributed responses aggregate into larger patterns. It runs along three lines:
(1) How social movements, and the political and moral stakes they raise, shape workplace behavior and the careers individuals pursue, including entrepreneurship;
(2) How social and technological change influences labor market access and outcomes for marginalized workers; and
(3) How pressure from activists, employees, and local communities shapes firms' nonmarket strategies.
My dissertation develops the first line, examining how movements such as #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, and Stop Asian Hate reshape promotion, retention, and entrepreneurship. Across these streams, I trace how everyday responses to social change accumulate into mobility and opportunity for workers, accountability for firms, and well-being for communities.
Manuscripts Under Review
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R&R at Administrative Science Quarterly
Social Movement Tactics and Organizational Responses to Environmental Risk
Ye Joon Lee · Brayden King · Laura Nelson
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R&R at Organization Science
Remote Work, Disability, and Employment
Kylie Hwang · Wyatt Lee · Ye Joon Lee*equal authorship
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Under Review at Administrative Science Quarterly
Middle Managers, Formalization, and Diffuse Translation of Social Movement Goals
Ye Joon Lee · Forrest Briscoe
Nominated for the SMS Annual Conference Responsible Research Paper Prize
Working Papers
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Social Movements and Marginalized Workers within Organizations
sole-authored
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Social Movements and Minority Entrepreneurship
sole-authored
Selected Work in Progress
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Civic Engagement and Entrepreneurship
with Brayden King and Brandon Lee
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Local Protests, Labor Unions, and Return-to-Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic
with Brayden King and Ed Carberry
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Social Movement Effects across Incumbents and Entrants
sole-authored