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Getting Back Up Again: A critical-interpretive exploration of African American women C-suite executives coping with microaggressions in the workplace

Harris, Rockia K
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-0502
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1563437075414441

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2019, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Communication.
This study explores the coping mechanisms developed by African American women who hold or have held C-suite executive positions when facing microaggressions in the workplace. In an attempt to understand the barriers these women encounter based upon their racial and gender identitiy, I utilize the Microaggression and Resiliency Theory as the conceptual framework. The significance of this study narrows in on a demographic of women who lack in numbers, translating to a lack of voices and experiences being shared when faced with discrimination and how they are able to `get back up’ once they are knocked down. Using this critical interpretative approach, the findings show that African American women C-suite executives are experiencing microaggressions, specifically indirect manifestations verbally and nonverbally. The findings also provide insight on how other women in these powerful positions can develop the needed skills and habits, to be able to push through with their resiliency.
Ronald Jackson II, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Sonja Feist-Price, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Eric Jenkins, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
222 p.
Communication
Microaggressions; Resiliency; African American Women; C-suite executives; Power and Authority; Discrimination

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  • Harris, R. K. (2019). Getting Back Up Again: A critical-interpretive exploration of African American women C-suite executives coping with microaggressions in the workplace [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1563437075414441

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Harris, Rockia. Getting Back Up Again: A critical-interpretive exploration of African American women C-suite executives coping with microaggressions in the workplace. 2019. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1563437075414441.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Harris, Rockia. "Getting Back Up Again: A critical-interpretive exploration of African American women C-suite executives coping with microaggressions in the workplace." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1563437075414441

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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