Self-promotion doesn’t work equally for everyone

Sun, Jiaqing ORCID: 0000-0002-7896-5860 (2024) Self-promotion doesn’t work equally for everyone. LSE Business Review (06 Nov 2024). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Self-promotion is supposed to be the best way to make your manager notice your skills and achievements. But is it really? Together with colleagues, Jiaqing (Kathy) Sun researched a diverse group of professionals from a major global financial institution and found that when Black employees emphasise their achievements, White managers tend to rate them negatively.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	19 Dec 2024 15:00
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 14:08
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126445

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