Shona G Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 8296285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shona G Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shona G |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH S G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5819-7502 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Thriving while Black
Despite decades of research on racial inequities in organizations, scholarship on Black employees has largely focused on barriers to success, with limited attention to the conditions that enable them to thrive. This systematic review synthesizes 124 empirical studies published over the past 25 years to examine the workplace experiences of Black employees across the career life cycle—entry, employment, and exit. Drawing from organizational behavio…
My Oppressive Past- and Present-Day Vulnerability
Our research contributes to the literature centered on increasing awareness, and understanding the impact, of supervisory leadership on vulnerable employees. Whereas recent scholars have explained the bright side of leadership that is helpful and socio-culturally relevant to vulnerable employees, we complement these prior studies by explaining why a dark side of leadership is harmful and socio-culturally relevant to vulnerable employees. We draw …
How Effective Are Work-Life Balance Policies? The Importance of Inclusion
In this manuscript we review research on the effectiveness of work-life balance (WLB) policies in improving employee and organizational outcomes. We find that while WLB policies are often implemented with good intentions, their effects are generally small or inconsistent. We identify eight barriers to policy inclusivity that we theorize are linked to reduced effectiveness—a narrow definition of family, focusing on work-family rather than work-non…
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How Effective Are Work-Life Balance Policies? The Importance of Inclusion
In this manuscript we review research on the effectiveness of work-life balance (WLB) policies in improving employee and organizational outcomes. We find that while WLB policies are often implemented with good intentions, their effects are generally small or inconsistent. We identify eight barriers to policy inclusivity that we theorize are linked to reduced effectiveness—a narrow definition of family, focusing on work-family rather than work-non…
My Oppressive Past- and Present-Day Vulnerability
Our research contributes to the literature centered on increasing awareness, and understanding the impact, of supervisory leadership on vulnerable employees. Whereas recent scholars have explained the bright side of leadership that is helpful and socio-culturally relevant to vulnerable employees, we complement these prior studies by explaining why a dark side of leadership is harmful and socio-culturally relevant to vulnerable employees. We draw …
Thriving while Black
Despite decades of research on racial inequities in organizations, scholarship on Black employees has largely focused on barriers to success, with limited attention to the conditions that enable them to thrive. This systematic review synthesizes 124 empirical studies published over the past 25 years to examine the workplace experiences of Black employees across the career life cycle—entry, employment, and exit. Drawing from organizational behavio…
Work-Family Balance Challenges (2 works) · Authoritarianism (1 work) · Balance (ability (1 work) · Empirical research (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (1 work) · Great Rift (1 work) · Inclusion (mineral (1 work) · Interpersonal communication (1 work) · Intersectionality (1 work)