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Black Female Leadership: Barriers To Ascension To Senior Leadership Positions In Corporations In America

Bonner, Angelene
http://orcid.org/0009-0009-5043-269X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1679934119312646

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2023, Doctor of Organization Development & Change (D.O.D.C.), Bowling Green State University, Organization Development.
This study explores the lived experiences of Black women as they navigate(d) their corporate careers with aspirations of reaching senior leadership positions within their companies. Through this research, we sought to understand and characterize the barriers that exist to ascension, and what the consequences are for individual Black women. According to Becker (1970), we must understand how an individual perceives the situation as well as the obstacles she believes she faces. Through the study, we learned how some women achieved success, others’ successes were derailed, and still others diverted to alternative paths, or are still striving. Such an internal or emic approach brought greater depth to the research with its detailed accounts of Black women leader experiences. The study aimed to explore evidence-based support for the challenges and impact of barriers to senior leadership ascension for Black women, and how Black women experienced the phenomenon at the intersection of their race and gender (intersectionality). The implications from this study encourage organizations to decrease barriers in a coordinated manner to help Black women leaders achieve their highest levels of success.
Deborah O'Neil, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Timothy Pogacar, Ph.D (Other)
Clare Barratt, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Michael Zickar, Ph.D (Committee Member)
134 p.
African American Studies; African Americans; Business Administration; Business Education; Management; Organization Theory; Organizational Behavior; Womens Studies
Black Female Leadership; Female Leadership; Black Female Senior Leadership; Female Senior Leadership; Barriers to Leadership; Microaggressions; Gaslighting; Black Female Stereotypes; Black Female Bias; Identity Shifting;

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  • Bonner, A. (2023). Black Female Leadership: Barriers To Ascension To Senior Leadership Positions In Corporations In America [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1679934119312646

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bonner, Angelene. Black Female Leadership: Barriers To Ascension To Senior Leadership Positions In Corporations In America. 2023. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1679934119312646.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bonner, Angelene. "Black Female Leadership: Barriers To Ascension To Senior Leadership Positions In Corporations In America." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1679934119312646

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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