Dr. Nancy Rothbard

Professor

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Biography

Nancy Rothbard is the Deputy Dean and David Pottruck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Organizational Behavior. She received her AB from Brown University and her PhD from the University of Michigan. Rothbard's research centers on the interplay between emotions and engagement in multiple roles, particularly how individuals respond emotionally to their work and family roles and how these responses affect their engagement in various tasks. Her work has been published in leading academic journals, including Administrative Science Quarterly and Academy of Management Review. Besides academic articles, she has authored case studies for Harvard Business School. Rothbard has taught multiple executive education programs at Wharton, focusing on leadership, corporate culture, and organizational change. She has received numerous awards for her teaching excellence and contributions to curricular innovation, including the Likert Dissertation Award from the University of Michigan and the Gerald Lillian Dykstra Award for Teaching Excellence in 2010.

Research Interests

Experience

Deputy Dean; David Pottruck Professor

— Present

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

Leads the management department and oversees academic programs.

Faculty

— Present

Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University • Evanston, IL

Taught and conducted research in organizational behavior.

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Wharton Doctoral programs cover fields like Finance, Marketing, Management, and Operations, Information and Decisions.