Natasha R. Spears
Grand Canyon University: RES-850
May 7, 2015
Comparison Matrix
Leadership is more than a place within an organizational structure; it is a discipline and a path, a calling to become a powerful catalyst for and the embodiment of change. When comparing leadership styles, there is a notion that the workplace proscribes dominant behavior to Black men and white women and looks upon dominant Black women differently.
The following is a discussion of Blacks, men and women, in leadership positions and training, job performance and employers’ expectations; organizational performance; and, leadership experiences through the comparison of three articles. The first article, titled “Blacks as Supervisors: A Study of Training, Job Performance, and Employers ' Expectations,” by Richard W. Beatty (1973) argues that the need for research on minority supervisors is essential, as is the need for research on other minority problems.
“Failure is not an Option for Black Women: Effects of Organizational Performance on Leaders with Single Versus Dual-Subordinate Identities” by Ashleigh Shelby Rosette and Robert W. Livingston (2012) is the second article. The researchers seek to fill the gap related to research that has explicitly investigated the manner in which leadership perceptions differ for …show more content…
Clayborne and Florence A. Hamrick (2007), is two-fold. First it seeks to explore and ultimately understand leadership from the onset of the experiences – personal and professional - of Black women in midlevel student affairs positions at two and four year predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Additionally, the study seeks to build upon definitions of leadership from Black women’s viewpoints and experiences in an effort to augment established notions of leadership and its