Salome Opoku

Graduate Research Associate,

WPC Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Graduate Students - JM

[email protected]

Mail code: 4006

Campus: Tempe
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Student Information

Graduate Student
Business Administration (Management)
W. P. Carey School of Business

Long Bio

Salome (Sah-Low-May) Opoku is a Ph.D. candidate in Organizational Behavior at the W.P. Carey School of Business, where she began her doctoral studies in Fall 2022. She holds a Master of Science in Global Affairs and Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude) from the Monfort College of Business.

Her primary research interests include social evaluations, emotional dynamics, and organizational contexts/constraints. She is a member of The PhD Project – Management Doctoral Student Association and serves as a Student Community Ambassador for the Academy of Management.

Education

Ph.D., Organizational Behavior – Arizona State University (Expected May 2027)

M.S., Global Affairs and Management – Arizona State University (May 2020)

B.S., Business Administration – University of Northern Colorado (May 2018)

Curriculum Vitae

Google Scholar URL

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=X-rLEDMAAAAJ

ORCID Profile ID

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6277-9839

Publications

Opoku, S., Waldman, D., Siegel, D., & Nordstrom, O. (2026). Knowledge and Behavioral Spillovers From Academic Entrepreneurs: Preliminary Evidence From A Regional NSF I-Corps Program. Research Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105447

Opoku, S., Waldman, D., & Wright, P. (2025). Navigating the Diversity-Unity Paradox in DEI Strategies. Academy of Management Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2024.0179

Courses

2026 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 411	Leading Organizations

2025 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
MGT 411	Leading Organizations