Research
RESEARCH
Research Interests: Decision-Making, Organizational Culture, Selection Processes,
Discrimination, Stigma
Publications:
· Ali, A., Gardner, P., Edmondson, B.S. (2022). Developmental Relationships Matter: Examining the Joint Role of Supervisor Support and Mentor Status on Intern Outcomes. (accepted for publication in the International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning)
· Edmondson, B. S., Edmondson, V. C., Adams, J., & Barnes, J. (2020). We Challenge You to Join the Movement: From Discourse to Critical Voice. Journal of Management Education, 44(2), 247-266.
· Edmondson, V. C., Edmondson, B. S., & Perry, T. B. (2019). Stay woke: The Black Lives Matter movement as a practical tool to develop critical voice. Communication Teacher, 33(4), 298-303.
Ongoing Research:
· Dissertation: “Bigger than Black and White: Cultural Capital and Employment Discrimination”:
This piece considers the effect of cultural capital that biracial individuals may receive by having parents of different races and how this affects rates of discrimination and employer learning over time.
Committee Chair: Dr. John Kammeyer-Mueller
Advisor: Colleen Flaherty Manchester
Committee Members: Abdifatah Ali, Moin Syed
Expected Completion: May 2023
· “The Role of Referrals in Admissions: An Information Perspective” with Colleen Flaherty Manchester and Anders Frederikson: Referrals provide signals to selection committees regarding applicant quality. This piece investigates if referrals can compensate against stigma related to gender, race, country of origin, and low GMAT scores in order to increase one’s likelihood of selection.
· “DEI Backfire in Low Diversity Climates” with Karoline Summerville and Carmella Lennon: DEI efforts benefit organizations, however their recipients often face backlash or stigma for their participation in these programs. This paper proposes a model of the processes and how they unfold.
Future Research:
· “What are you?: Racial Ambiguity as a Source of Discrimination in Hiring Decisions”:
This piece investigates the discomfort felt by hiring managers in hiring processes when they cannot use racial stereotyping in order to determine if ambiguous race applicants receive preferential or discriminatory treatment.
· “Vouch for me? Referrer Selection as a Form of Impression Management”:
Referrals have been found to increase one’s likelihood of admission into MBA programs. However, little is known about how applicants choose a referrer. This piece investigates the role of prestige in choosing a referrer as a function of a potential referrer’s race, gender, employer, and job position.
· “Employees’ Responses to Social Identity Threats in the Face of Diversity Reputation Crises”: Organizational reputation crises have yet to be studied in terms in diversity. This piece investigates the differential psychological effects of targeted and non-targeted groups of a newly introduced construct, diversity reputation crises.
Research Assistantships:
Dr. Colleen F Manchester, Carlson School, UMN Fall 2018- present
Dr. Alan Benson, Carlson School, UMN Fall 2019- Spring 2020
Dr. Abdifatah Ali, Carlson School, UMN Fall 2018
Dr. Peter Henry, Stern Business School, NYU Fall 2016- Summer 2018
Dr. Nelson Fraiman, Columbia Business School Summer 2016
Dr. Rubina Malik, Morehouse College Summer 2016- Fall 2016
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations:
· “Bigger than Black and White: Cultural Capital and Employment Discrimination” Work and Organizations Student Research Series, University of Minnesota (Spring 2022); The Sadie Collective / Brookings Institute Research Reception (2021); Academy of Management Symposium (Summer 2021);
· “The Role of Referrals: An Information Perspective” Labor & Employment Relations Association (LERA 2022); Work and Organizations Student Research Series, University of Minnesota (Spring 2020); Work and Organizations Research Seminar Series, University of Minnesota (Fall 2020; with Colleen Flaherty Manchester)
· What are you?: Racial Ambiguity as a Source of Discrimination in Hiring Decisions” PhD Excellence Initiative Summer Workshop, New York University (Summer 2019); Work and Organizations Student Research Series, University of Minnesota (Spring 2020)
· “Employees’ Responses to Social Identity Threats in the Face of Diversity Reputation Crises” Work and Organizations Student Research Series, University of Minnesota (Fall 2018)
· “The Relationship Between Darker Skin Tones of African Americans and Occupational Prestige” Ph.D. Excellence Initiative Summer Workshop, New York University (July 2018)