Dr. Daphne Baldassari

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Daphne Baldassari is an Assistant Professor in the Management and Organization Department at the USC Marshall School of Business. Her research focuses on strategic management, labor markets, and gender issues. Specifically, she examines the strategic responses of firms to structural diversity interventions aimed at disrupting organizational practices and processes that perpetuate inequalities within firms. Her research program explores various diversity interventions, including the evaluation of diversification committees and the implementation of diversity disclosure regulations. Daphne earned her Ph.D. from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, where her doctoral research received multiple conference awards, and she was a shortlisted finalist for the INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition.

Research Interests

Strategic Management Gender Inequality Labor Markets

Courses

BUAD-497 Examination of Managerial Decision-Making, Planning, and Policy in Changing Environments

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, or Hard Science
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume/CV
  • Letters of Recommendation (not required for MS CS, but allowed)
Specialization Notes

GRE is NOT required for Master's applicants for 2025-2026.