Una Kim de Vitton ,Sociology Department, Harvard University





	Una Kim de Vitton Graduate Student in Sociology Biographical Note Una is a researcher and doctoral candidate in Organizational Behavior and Sociology at Harvard Business School and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Una's research interests include human resources, human capital development, labor markets, knowledge work, institutional change, organizations, innovation, economic development, and globalization. Una's dissertation research uses fieldwork, quantitative data, and archival research to examine how institutional contexts shape human resource practices, human capital development, knowledge production, and diffusion of management practices in India and China. Una is currently working on two collaborative projects related to this research. The first project with Vivek Wadhwa and Gary Gereffi of Duke University is looking at how companies in India are training and developing their employees in the face of shortages of high-skilled talent. The findings of this study will be published in a report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in July 2008. The second project with Yasheng Huang of MIT aims to understand the links between political institutions and managerial practices in India and China. The ideas from this project will be published in a Harvard Business Review article. Una's Masters Qualifying Paper is based on 43 in-depth interviews of MBA alumni women and argues that identity change processes can transform career goals and attitudes, professional women's disinvestment from careers can be seen as the response to loss of meaning resulting from role strain and identity conflict, and differences in career commitment and attitudes among women understood as the result of, rather than the driver of, career decisions. Una holds a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Master of Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government, and a B.A. from Cornell University in Asian Studies. She previously worked in investment banking and private equity investment in New York City, Toronto, and Dakar. Una is married to Laurent and has a 2-year old son named Taeho. 07/23/2008 Research Interests Human resources, human capital development, labor markets, knowledge work, institutional change, organizations, innovation, economic development, and globalization. Previous Degrees MBA (Harvard), MPP, (Harvard), BA (Cornell) Qualifying Paper Title Punctuated Identities and the Careers of Professional Women	Contact 617-496-5794 (FAX) Traveling Scholar (2007-08)