DEI
OB
CMS
Holly Ferraro
Villanova U., United States
Samantha Erskine
UMass Boston College of Management, United States
Naomi Samuel
Fuqua School of Business, Duke U., United States
Tina Opie
Babson College, United States
This presenter symposium brings together five pioneering papers that dissect intersectional dynamics of self-presentation within organizational contexts, particularly as they relate to Black identity in the U.S. and Central America. Each paper presents a novel perspective on the ways in which hair and other aspects of appearance shape and are shaped by racialized, gendered, and classed experiences in the workplace. These works highlight systemic gendered racism (Wingfield, 2008) and establish the need for additional research examining the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational implications of cultural expectations, norms, and values on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belongingness.
Author: Samantha E. Erskine – UMass Boston College of Management
Author: Naomi Samuel – Fuqua School of Business, Duke U.
Author: Kristi Hatter – U. of Houston
Author: Larissa R. Garcia – U. of Houston
Author: Tiffany Lilly Owens – Doctoral Student, U. of Houston
Author: Horatio Traylor – U. of Houston, Bauer College of Business
Author: Michelle Hebl – Rice U.
Author: Gail A. Dawson – U. of TN At Chattanooga
Author: Lonwabo Makapela – U. of Pretoria
Author: Maria Del Carmen Triana – Owen Graduate School of Management Vanderbilt U.
Author: Aneika Simmons – Sam Houston State U.
Author: Orlando C. Richard – UMass Amherst