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Introduction
Social and Organizational Psychologist (PhD). Research Focus: Intergroup Relations; Diversity; Glass Cliff Phenomenon; Leadership; Uncertainty Regulation
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June 2024 - July 2024
Education
May 2020 - May 2024
University of Geneva
Field of study
- Social Psychology
September 2018 - September 2019
September 2015 - May 2018
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Publications (6)
In times of crisis, decision-makers often appoint atypical candidates (i.e., women or ethnic minorities) as leaders, a phenomenon known as the “glass cliff.” Two online experiments (N = 607) with employees in Switzerland and France investigated whether media and stakeholder (i.e., third-party) attention toward the organization drives these preferen...
The glass cliff is characterized by a higher tendency for women than men to be appointed to precarious positions of power. Little research has focused on what may lead people to qualify female appointments as instances of the glass cliff. We analyzed Élisabeth Borne's appointment as Prime Minister, investigating how ideological attitudes and percei...
Why are women and individuals from ethnic, racial, or immigration (ERI) minority backgrounds often chosen for precarious leadership positions by decision-makers? Research indicates that when change is deemed necessary, frequently prompted by a crisis, atypical candidates are more likely to be appointed to leadership roles. This mechanism results in...
This research examined whether female (vs. male) leaders are preferred during a pandemic when stereotypically feminine leadership is deemed useful. We hypothesized that citizens prefer female (vs. male) politicians when the crisis is framed as a social (vs. economic) crisis because they believe it requires feminine (vs. masculine) leadership. In a...
Research on underrepresented groups in leadership has shown that women and ethnic minorities are preferred as leaders during a crisis. In the present study, we investigated factors that shape voter preferences for minority political leaders in the COVID-19 crisis. We examined participant perceptions of the severity of the COVID-19 crisis in health,...