Coping strategies applied by black leaders to overcome racial barriers in corporate South Africa

Abstract

The paper seeks to shed light on the coping strategies applied by black senior and top management in light of their underrepresentation in executive roles. We believe that the attached manuscript is well suited to complement the content in your journal, given that it provides a unique perspective on coping strategies to overcome racial barriers (microaggressions) while considering intersectionality theory in the South African context. This is one of very few papers that have explored the coping strategies of both male and female professionals in South Africa’s unique racial context and would be a great compliment to some of your publications, e.g. Nair, Good, & Murrell’s, (2019) Microaggression experiences of different marginalised identities.