Revisiting Parker & Ogilvie’s African American Women Executive

Sims, Cynthia M.; Carter, Angela D.

JOURNAL OF BUSINESS DIVERSITY

Revisiting Parker & Ogilvie’s African American Women Executive

Author(s): Cynthia M. Sims, Angela D. Carter

Citation: Cynthia M. Sims, Angela D. Carter, (2019) "Revisiting Parker & Ogilvie’s African American Women Executive", Journal of Business Diversity, Vol.19, Iss. 2, pp. 99-112

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This conceptual paper addresses a unique niche. We summarize the qualitative, quantitative and theoretical research specific to African American women in leadership. Using an intersectional lens of race, gender and leadership identity, we revisit the seminal work of Parker and ogilvie’s (1996) model of African American Women Executive Leadership to determine support for the model in theory and practice. We conclude by suggesting updates to Parker and ogilvie’s model and discuss the future research needed to address this neglected demographic. This research enhances leadership and diversity research and provides much needed recommendations on how to support diversity leadership in organizations.