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DESCRIPTION:Summer Jackson\n\nHarvard Business School\n\nAbove? Or Beyond? 
 Promotion Mobility Toolkits and Racialized Class Enactment in Tech\n\nDate
 : Friday\, April 11\, 2025\n	Time: 10:30 AM -12:00 PM\n	Location: Online\n\n
 All are cordially invited to attend.\n\nAccess via ZOOM\n\n\nAbstract:\n\n
 How and when are Black workers promoted in technology companies? While pri
 or research has examined how racial stigma and network exclusion shape Bla
 ck workers’ mobility\, less attention has been paid to which forms of work
 place agency are interpreted as promotable—and how those interpretations a
 re shaped by race and class. In fast-paced startup environments that prize
  proactivity\, entrepreneurialism\, and the ability to navigate ambiguity\
 , it’s not clear whether all forms of initiative are recognized and reward
 ed equally. In this study\, I show that despite having similar middle-clas
 s backgrounds and working in the same occupational role\, Black and White 
 middle-class customer service agents at a technology company used differen
 t promotion mobility toolkits—a class-based repertoire of strategies for c
 areer advancement that shape workers’ behaviors\, decisions\, and self-pre
 sentation at work—leading to different promotion outcomes. While all middl
 e-class workers in my study engaged in entrepreneurialism\, the way they e
 nacted it differed: Black agents were entrepreneurial within their role\, 
 while White agents were entrepreneurial outside their role. These differen
 ces in strategy were shaped by racialized class enactment—the process by w
 hich individuals navigate workplaces and institutions by drawing on class-
 based strategies of success that are shaped\, constrained\, or enabled by 
 their racial identity. While both approaches aligned with the company's st
 ated values\, only entrepreneurial activities outside the role led to high
 er promotion rates. I found that the racialized class enactment of promoti
 on mobility toolkits structured both network formation and managerial perc
 eptions\, advantaging White workers\, who built broad networks and were se
 en as leadership material\, while constraining Black workers\, who built d
 eep networks and were seen as high performers but not promotable. My artic
 le contributes to research on racial disparities in career mobility\, the 
 racialized structuring of workplace agency\, and the expansion of ideal wo
 rker norms to include race and class.\n
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SUMMARY:Organizational Behavior Area Research Seminar Series: Summer Jackso
 n
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