Viviana Meschitti
Biographic Data
| ID | 1502669 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Viviana Meschitti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Viviana |
| FAMILY NAME | Meschitti |
| SIGNATURE | MESCHITTI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergamo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2147-5289 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Shielding the few and perpetrating the pattern for the many: Interaction of gender discrimination and status in predicting promotion
This study examines the interplay of gender, acquisition of prestigious individual grants, status, and academic promotion. Two individual grants are considered: the European Research Council (ERC) grant and the Italian “Futuro in Ricerca di Base” (FIRB) scheme. The awardees of these two grants are compared to non-awardees. To test for gender discrimination, promotion (logistic regression) and the velocity of promotion (OLS) are predicted in terms…
On the persistence of gender inequality: The case of informal workload allocation in a research-intensive university in the UK
Do funding schemes help ameliorate publications? An analysis among Italian academics who won Firb and ERC
Some individual funding schemes aim at recognizing excellence of early and/or mid-career researchers, allowing them to boost their potential via munificent endowments, autonomy, and employment security. In Italy, this is the case of "Futuro in Ricerca" (FIRB), which is in many regards similar to the European Research Council (ERC) scheme. Both schemes are supposed to make excellence thrive, which is understood also in terms of publishing in leadi…
How is leadership cultivated between principal investigators and research team members? Evidence from funded research projects in the UK
This paper investigates leadership dynamics in research teams. It studies how principal investigators (PIs) and team members cultivate their relationship through the lens of leader‐member exchange theory (LMX). Thirty‐one in‐depth interviews with both PIs and team members across 15 externally funded teams in the UK are analysed. The findings show that these relationships can be characterised along four influential dimensions: positional layer; in…
The balance between status quo and change when minorities try to access top ranks: A tale about women achieving professorship
Purpose This paper aims to study vertical gender segregation, which persists even in the fields where women are represented at junior levels. Academia is an example. Individual performance and lack of a critical mass do not fully explain the problem. Thus, this paper adopted an intergroup perspective (i.e. social identity and competition theories) to study how a majority (i.e. men) can influence the advancement of a minority (i.e. women). Design/…
Can peer learning support doctoral education? Evidence from an ethnography of a research team
This paper focuses on peer learning as a process to develop PhD students’ disciplinary and scholarly skills. PhD students’ experience is not usually framed in terms of peer learning, because peer learning is more often studied and applied at the undergraduate level. This contribution builds on an ethnography of a research team to show the potential of peer learning over the course of the doctorate. A socio-constructivist conceptualisation of lear…
The power of positioning: How leadership work unfolds in team interactions
Drawing on literature conceptualising leadership as a discursive accomplishment, this paper defines leadership as leadership work: a process unfolding through talk and depending on a unique dynamic among the resources that participants bring to an interaction and the ability of the participants to creatively mobilise these resources to perform the task at hand. Leadership work can be understood through the analysis of how individuals position the…
Transforming Institutions by Gendering Contents and Gaining Equality in Research (TRIGGER)
The Transforming Institutions by Gendering Contents and Gaining Equality in Research (TRIGGER) project at Birkbeck is part of a five-country European consortium that champions the role of female academics in scientific disciplines. The project tests a blueprint designed to raise the status of women in scientific and technological organisations such as universities. Its nine actions will identify barriers to equality in the workplace and help “fix…
Can peer learning support doctoral education? Evidence from an ethnography of a research team
This paper focuses on peer learning as a process to develop PhD students’ disciplinary and scholarly skills. PhD students’ experience is not usually framed in terms of peer learning, because peer learning is more often studied and applied at the undergraduate level. This contribution builds on an ethnography of a research team to show the potential of peer learning over the course of the doctorate. A socio-constructivist conceptualisation of lear…
The power of positioning: How leadership work unfolds in team interactions
Drawing on literature conceptualising leadership as a discursive accomplishment, this paper defines leadership as leadership work: a process unfolding through talk and depending on a unique dynamic among the resources that participants bring to an interaction and the ability of the participants to creatively mobilise these resources to perform the task at hand. Leadership work can be understood through the analysis of how individuals position the…
The balance between status quo and change when minorities try to access top ranks: A tale about women achieving professorship
Purpose This paper aims to study vertical gender segregation, which persists even in the fields where women are represented at junior levels. Academia is an example. Individual performance and lack of a critical mass do not fully explain the problem. Thus, this paper adopted an intergroup perspective (i.e. social identity and competition theories) to study how a majority (i.e. men) can influence the advancement of a minority (i.e. women). Design/…
Transforming Institutions by Gendering Contents and Gaining Equality in Research (TRIGGER)
The Transforming Institutions by Gendering Contents and Gaining Equality in Research (TRIGGER) project at Birkbeck is part of a five-country European consortium that champions the role of female academics in scientific disciplines. The project tests a blueprint designed to raise the status of women in scientific and technological organisations such as universities. Its nine actions will identify barriers to equality in the workplace and help “fix…
The power of positioning: How leadership work unfolds in team interactions
Drawing on literature conceptualising leadership as a discursive accomplishment, this paper defines leadership as leadership work: a process unfolding through talk and depending on a unique dynamic among the resources that participants bring to an interaction and the ability of the participants to creatively mobilise these resources to perform the task at hand. Leadership work can be understood through the analysis of how individuals position the…
Can peer learning support doctoral education? Evidence from an ethnography of a research team
This paper focuses on peer learning as a process to develop PhD students’ disciplinary and scholarly skills. PhD students’ experience is not usually framed in terms of peer learning, because peer learning is more often studied and applied at the undergraduate level. This contribution builds on an ethnography of a research team to show the potential of peer learning over the course of the doctorate. A socio-constructivist conceptualisation of lear…
How is leadership cultivated between principal investigators and research team members? Evidence from funded research projects in the UK
This paper investigates leadership dynamics in research teams. It studies how principal investigators (PIs) and team members cultivate their relationship through the lens of leader‐member exchange theory (LMX). Thirty‐one in‐depth interviews with both PIs and team members across 15 externally funded teams in the UK are analysed. The findings show that these relationships can be characterised along four influential dimensions: positional layer; in…
The balance between status quo and change when minorities try to access top ranks: A tale about women achieving professorship
Purpose This paper aims to study vertical gender segregation, which persists even in the fields where women are represented at junior levels. Academia is an example. Individual performance and lack of a critical mass do not fully explain the problem. Thus, this paper adopted an intergroup perspective (i.e. social identity and competition theories) to study how a majority (i.e. men) can influence the advancement of a minority (i.e. women). Design/…
Do funding schemes help ameliorate publications? An analysis among Italian academics who won Firb and ERC
Some individual funding schemes aim at recognizing excellence of early and/or mid-career researchers, allowing them to boost their potential via munificent endowments, autonomy, and employment security. In Italy, this is the case of "Futuro in Ricerca" (FIRB), which is in many regards similar to the European Research Council (ERC) scheme. Both schemes are supposed to make excellence thrive, which is understood also in terms of publishing in leadi…
Shielding the few and perpetrating the pattern for the many: Interaction of gender discrimination and status in predicting promotion
This study examines the interplay of gender, acquisition of prestigious individual grants, status, and academic promotion. Two individual grants are considered: the European Research Council (ERC) grant and the Italian “Futuro in Ricerca di Base” (FIRB) scheme. The awardees of these two grants are compared to non-awardees. To test for gender discrimination, promotion (logistic regression) and the velocity of promotion (OLS) are predicted in terms…
On the persistence of gender inequality: The case of informal workload allocation in a research-intensive university in the UK
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (2 works) · Leadership studies (2 works) · Leadership style (2 works)