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Only At Stern: Professor Michael North, Decoding How Age is Reshaping the Workplace
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Professor Michael North is an Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at NYU Stern and a leading researcher on how age is impacting work.
What does Professor Michael North research?
Through nearly 20 years of research, Professor North’s work focuses on age, ageism, and generational tension in the increasingly multigenerational workforce. Professor North, a social psychologist, has published research in leading academic journals, including:
- Academy of Management Annals
- Academy of Management Review
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Psychological Bulletin
- Research in Organizational Behavior, among others
The Association for Psychological Science named Professor North a Rising Star and he is an Elected Fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, among other accolades. He is also writing a trade book on his research for a broader audience.
How does Professor North’s research impact extend beyond academia?
Professor North shares his research beyond the academic community, working as a consultant for major organizations like AARP and KPMG. And major media regularly turn to him to provide insights on the multigenerational workforce, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, BBC, Der Spiegel, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Forbes, Time and more.
What is it like to be in the classroom with Professor North?
At Stern, Professor North has taught across undergraduate, MBA, and executive programs.
He has regularly been recognized as a top b-school professor.
Poets&Quants named Professor North a:
- "Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professor"
- "Top 50 Best Undergraduate Business School Professor"
- "Favorite MBA Professor of the Class of 2023"
Professor North is also shaping how future managers learn to lead people by teaching “Leadership in Organizations” in the Langone Part-time MBA and Executive MBA programs. He also teaches and serves as Course Lead for the Full-time MBA core course, “Leadership," and has taught the undergraduate core course, “Management & Organizations.”
What’s a fun fact about Professor North?
Professor North nearly chose another career path — he was almost a therapist, which he says informs his teaching style.
Learn more in this video and below:
Select recent media highlights featuring Professor Michael North:
- Business Insider | “Older Americans in Their 80s Are Applying for Jobs — and Hitting a Wall.” | 8/21/2025
The Washington Post | “Ageism isn’t Just About Aging. Young People Say They Feel it, Too.” | 12/6/2024
Poets&Quants | "The Favorite MBA Professors of the Class of 2023." | 10/4/2023
The Wall Street Journal | “How to Rally the Troops at Work When They’re Older (and Maybe Wiser) Than You.” | 8/20/2023
Poets&Quants | "2022 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Michael S. North, NYU Stern School of Business." | 5/16/2022
BBC | “CV Ageism: Can You be the 'Wrong’ Age for a Job?” | 1/18/2022
MIT Sloan Management Review op-ed | "Making the Case for ‘Subjective Age’ in the Multigenerational Workforce." | 6/16/2021
Poets&Quants | "2020 Best Undergraduate Professors: Michael North, New York University Stern School of Business." | 11/30/2020
Quartz op-ed | "Millennials and Baby Boomers Are Taught to Hate Each Other—but They Need Each Other to Survive." | 3/24/2017
The Conversation op-ed | "Young Workers Expect Their Older Colleagues to Get Out of the Way." | 3/9/2017
The New Yorker | "Why Ageism Never Gets Old." | 11/13/2017