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College of Business and Economics’ Anna Land, associate professor in supply chain management, Jim Kroes, professor in supply chain management, and Felice Klein, associate professor in management, along with the University of Louisville’s Andrew Manikas, coauthored a study titled “Gender diversity and injustice among supply chain executives: exploring outcomes that advance social justice.” The paper showcases how broader societal inequities manifest within the field of supply chain management.
Land presented the research at the 35th Annual Production and Operations Management Society Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, before its publication in the International Journal of Operations & Production Management.
“Coauthoring this research with my Boise State colleagues made the project even more meaningful,” Land said. “Together, we explored how gender inequities persist in executive supply chain roles.”
For Land, the presentation carried both professional and personal significance.
“As a woman in supply chain management, this research mattered deeply to me,” she said. “It’s about ensuring that talent, not gender, defines opportunity. Sharing our findings with peers and hearing their perspectives reaffirmed how vital it is to keep pushing for representation and equity in our field.”
The team’s collaboration stands as a powerful example of how academic research can be used as a tool to address social inequities, fostering change both within the classroom and across industries.