Md Ziad Haidar

Md Ziad Haidar is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Management. He brings prior professional experience from the banking and telecommunications sectors. He is trained in research methods including experimental vignette methodology, content analysis, social media text analysis, and structural equation modeling.

He studies the intersection of social media and social evaluations of firms. His research also investigates corporate communication and corporate activism, particularly examining how firms' sociopolitical stances and CEO language choices shape constituent perceptions of firms.

Academic Interests

Journal Publications

Putri, N., Etter, M., Reger, R. K., & Haidar, M. Z. (2026). Social Media and Organizations: An Integrative Review and Future Research Directions. Journal of Management, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063251411873

Reger, R. K., Putri, N., & Haidar, M. Z. (2026). Social Media, Social Approval, and Social Disapproval. In R. Younger & A. Zavyalova (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Organisational Social Evaluations. Oxford Academic. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198933137.013.0034

Conference Papers

Haidar, M. Z. (2026). Navigating Disapproval on Social Media: Leveraging Informal and Empathetic Language in CEO Communications. Presented at the 68th Southwest Academy of Management Conference, Dallas, Texas.

Haidar, M. Z. (2026). Systematic Review on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiatives. Presented at the 68th Southwest Academy of Management Conference, Dallas, Texas.

Haidar, M. Z. (2026). Reevaluating Gender Diversity in Top Management and Its Impact on Firm Performance: Current Evidence from S&P 1500 Firms. Presented at the 68th Southwest Academy of Management Conference, Dallas, Texas.

Putri, N., Reger, R. K., Etter, M., & Haidar, M. Z. (2025). Social Media and Organizations: An Integrative Review and Future Research Directions. Presented at the SMS 45th Annual Conference, San Francisco.

Reger, R. K., Putri, N., & Haidar, M. Z. (2025). Stirring the Pot on Social Media: Affective Polarization and Firm Social Evaluations. Presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Haidar, M. Z., & Boggs, D. J. (2023). CSR and SME Resilience: A Post-pandemic Analysis of Illinois' Fastest-Growing SMEs. Presented at the 59th MBAA International Conference, Chicago.

Haidar, M. Z., Akalin, G., & Iliah, A. (2023). SCM in the AACSB Accredited Business Schools. Presented at the DSI Annual Conference, Atlanta.

Haidar, M. Z., & Boggs, D., (2022). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities of Illinois’ Fastest-Growing SMEs, Proceedings of the Fifty-Eighth MBAA International Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA, March 23-25, 2022.

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