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Jasmien Khattab is an assistant professor of Innovation Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, where she also obtained her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior. Before joining the IM group, Jasmien Khattab was a post-doctoral researcher at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. 

 

In her research, she investigates innovative ways organizations can reduce structural inequality, including topics such as stereotypes & leadership, social networks & diversity, and diversity & inclusion practices. Her work has been published in Academy of Management Annals and in Academy of Management Review.

 

Prior to joining academia, Jasmien Khattab worked as a policy officer for the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the E.U. and the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice.  

Publications

Academic (3)
  • Vongswasdi, P., Leroy, H., Shemla, M., Hoever, I., & Khattab, J. (2023). Influencing diversity beliefs through a personal testimonial, promotion-focused approach. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 44(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2664

  • Khattab, J., van Knippenberg, D., Nederveen Pieterse, A., & Hernandez, M. (2020). A network utilization perspective on the leadership advancement of minorities. Academy of Management Review, 45(1), 109-129. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2015.0399

  • Nishii, LH., Khattab, J., Shemla, M., & Paluch, R. M. (2018). A multi-level process model for understanding diversity practice effectiveness. The Academy of Management Annals, 12(1), 37-82. https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2016.0044

Professional (2)
  • Hernandez, M., Khattab, J., & Hoopes, C. (2021). Why Good Leaders Fail. MIT Sloan Management Review.

  • Khattab, J. (2020). The importance of organizational communications in employees' responses to diversity practices. Behavioral Science & Policy, 6(1), 93-96.

Academic (3)
  • Schouten, M. E., Khattab, J., & Pahng, P. (2020). Managing Team Diversity in the Workplace. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190224851.013.51

  • van Knippenberg, D., & Khattab, J. (2019). Group cohesiveness. In S. G. Rogelberg (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of industrial and organizational psychology, (2nd Ed.). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483386874.n195

  • Khattab, J., & Rosette, A. S. (2017). Workplace barriers faced by women leaders in emerging markets. In Women Leadership in Emerging Markets: Featuring 46 Women Leaders (pp. 164-193). Taylor and Francis Inc.. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315641959

Professional (1)
  • Nishii, L., Khattab, J., Shemla, M., & Paluch, RM. (2017). A multi-level process model for understanding diversity practice effectiveness. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2017) https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2017.293

Internal (1)
  • Khattab, J. (2017). Make Minorities Great Again: A contribution to workplace equity by identifying and addressing constraints and privileges. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).

Featured in the media

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    Our image of a leader is unconsciously still that of a (white) man. Therefore, male behaviours are confused with leadership. In this interview, Jasmien Khattab (RSM PhD Candidate) discusses her study and how female leaders can…

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  • ’Manvrouw’ verwart medewerkers

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    Female executives face a problem. When they become dominant and confident - traditional male attributes - they miss out on promotion because they are less likeable. If she frees her female leadership style - gentle, understanding…

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