Education2024-02-29
Instrumental Social Justice in Higher Education
Eight Surveys for Workplace Bullying and Social Justice Research
Leah P. Hollis
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Education2021-05-12
Human Resource Perspectives on Workplace Bullying in Higher Education
Understanding Vulnerable Employees' Experiences
Leah P. Hollis
This analytical volume uses qualitative data, quantitative data, and direct employee experiences to aid understanding of why workplace bullying occurs in universities throughout the US. To address higher education workplace bullying, this text offers data-driven interventions for human resource staff and departments to effectively tackle this destructive phenomenon. Drawing on Hollis’ first-hand research which is supported by findings from a 2019 Human Resources data collection, this text identifies populations which are most vulnerable to discrimination within academia. The data shows how human resource departments, executive leadership, and faculty might proactively intervene to prevent workplace bullying. Divided into two parts, the book offers empirical analysis of structural interventions for human resource efforts to combat workplace bullying in higher education. Second, the book puts forth solutions based on empirical findings for organizations and human resources to combat workplace aggression and civility which hurts higher education. Further, the author examines the specific effect of workplace harassment and cyberbullying on women of color, junior faculty, women, and the LGBTQ community. This text will benefit researchers, doctoral students, and conducting higher education research. Additionally, the book focusses on structural issues which interfere with multicultural education more broadly. Those interested in Human Resource Management, the sociology of education, and gender and sexuality studies and will also enjoy this volume.
Social Science2022-06-15
Black Women, Intersectionality, and Workplace Bullying
Intersecting Distress
Leah P. Hollis
Black Women, Intersectionality, and Workplace Bullying extends and enriches the current literature on workplace bullying by examining specifically how work abuse disproportionality hurts women of color, affecting their mental health negatively and hence their career progression. In this interdisciplinary text, Hollis combines the fields of intersectionality and workplace bullying to present a balanced offering of conceptual essays and empirical research studies. The chapters explore how researchers have previously used empirical studies to address race and gender before arguing that the more complex an identity or intersectional position, such as being a Black gender fluid woman, the more likely a person shall experience workplace bullying. The author also looks at how this affects Black women’s mental health, such as through increased anxiety, depression, insomnia, and self-medicating behaviors, before looking specifically at Black female athletes as a study, the topic of colorism at work and its impact on Black women, and how workplace bullying compromises organizations diversity and inclusion initiatives. This book will be of immense interest to graduate students and academics in the fields of social work, ethnic studies, Black studies, Africana studies, gender studies, political science, sociology, psychology, and social justice. It will also be of interest to those interested in intersectionality and how this relates to race and gender of women.
Education2026-02-11
Disrupt the Not-Telling
Gatekeeping Issues on the Way to Tenure and Promotion for Black Women at HBCUs, MSIs, and PWIs
Leah P. Hollis
In Disrupt the "Not-Telling", Leah P. Hollis, Tara B. Blackshear, and Raquel Muñiz have gathered an expert group of Black scholars across different types of institutions to examine why Black women have been excluded from tenured roles in higher education institutions. Employing a range of theoretical approaches, case studies, and phenomenological approaches, the book analyzes higher education processes and their inequitable impact on Black women. Beyond highlighting the problem, this volume offers theoretically sound approaches and recommends solutions that can assist colleges and universities in creating and maintaining an equitable path to tenure.
Book2014-09-02
Bully Beyond the Tower 2014
A Collection of Peer Reviewed Essays on Workplace Bullying
Leah Hollis, Leah P Hollis Ed D
Bully Beyond the Tower is a collection of peer reviewed essays from academics, attorneys, and practitioners who offer a variety of perspectives on the ills of workplace bullying. Any organization that harbors a bully threatens its own innovation and creativity. Those who endure bullying are subject to brain trauma, emotional trauma, and psychological trauma. This collection offers different insight including global initiatives, restorative solutions, and leadership strategies for overcoming bullying in the workplace. However, without legislation in United States, workplace bullying continues to diminish the creativity, productivity and well-being of workers subjected to status free abuse and harassment. This anthology offers a unique series of diverse perspectives on workplace bullying which will inform organizational leadership and individual targets struggling to find relief from an abusive boss(es) and organizations that support bully the mentality.
Qualitative Phenomenological StudyHollis
Phenomenology2017
Qualitative Phenomenological Study
Considerations in Engaging International Students
Hollis
As researchers, my colleague and I noted that the American culture shifted its attention to the mistreatment of women; we also noted that the community college sector is often absent from the discourse. Furthermore, we recognized that the international student experience was absent from Title IX and sexual violence discussions regardless of the institutional type. After identifying this gap in the literature, we embarked on a qualitative phenomenological study to consider the following question: How do community colleges educate international students entering American culture about Title IX and sexual violence? Therefore, this case study reflects on the process and challenges in recruiting international community college students to the study and the methods for analyzing the data. Furthermore, the study is couched in a contentious history about sexual violence on college campuses. In turn, we considered how international students reflect on Title IX legislation in the midst of seeking an American degree. The study is an intersection of the burgeoning issue of Title IX relating to sexual violence and the growing international student population at U.S. community colleges.
Take the Bull by the HornsLeah P. Hollis
Book2015
Take the Bull by the Horns
Structural Approach to Minimize Workplace Bullying for Women in American Higher Education
Leah P. Hollis
Few studies have examined the extent of workplace bullying in American higher education; however, a 2015 study confirmed that 62% of respondents (n = 401) were affected by workplace bullying 18 months prior to the study (Hollis 2015). A closer examination of the women respondents (n = 281) revealed that 71% of the women in this subset faced workplace bullying. Women respondents were also more likely to seek structural solutions, such as reporting bullying to their immediate supervisors or human resources staff. Workplace bullying is couched in power. Those with power control tenure and promotion as well as resources; they can also hinder women from obtaining leadership positions. However, without policy or legislation, incivility is governed by the personal discretion of workplace leaders. As workplace bullying typically emerges from a power differential, Bolman and Deal's (2013) theories regarding organizational structure and politics serve as the theoretical lens for this study. This study is based on data collected from 175 colleges and universities in which participants, consisting of women from faculty and administrative positions, were asked to reflect on the extent of workplace bullying in American higher education. Women's responses are considered through descriptive statistics. Further, Chi Square examination shows women rely more on official reporting strategies than male counterparts. Therefore, the findings of this study will be valuable for women and/or leaders and supervisors in higher education.
Education2012
Bully in the Ivory Tower
How Aggression & Incivility Erode American Higher Education
Leah P. Hollis
Several studies have examined workplace bullying in the general population or in the K-12 student population. This book examines the manifestation of workplace bullying in American Higher Education Administration. After surveying over 175 four-year colleges and universities in an independent study, Hollis confirms that workplace bullying occurs at alarming rates in higher education. Further, this study calculates the cost of employee disengagement. Staff who have been bullied either seek to separate from an institution or mentally "check out" as a way of enduring a bully. In the midst of souring tuition costs, no organization can afford the millions of dollars lost to employee disengagement due to a bully. After gathering data through surveys and several interviews with administrators in higher education, Hollis develops a model for a healthy workplace specifically for higher education, which is also applicable to the general population. The model offers solutions for the leadership and organizational level, middle managers, and for the bullies who are seeking healthier management strategies. While this book is an academic study, the writing is accessible, reflects on popular culture at times, and considers the urgency of workplace bullying in relationship to cost, potential accreditation issues, and the personal anguish of the target. The findings and solutions are appropriate for executive leadership, middle management or anyone working in higher education.
Inductive Thinking 2.0Leah P. Hollis
Research2022
Inductive Thinking 2.0
Online Strategies, the Extended Case Study Method, and Creating an Ecosystem on Workplace Bullying
Leah P. Hollis
Sometimes, academic work in a field yields the necessity to expand existing theories. In such situations, modifying an idea requires an in-depth review. For instance, early studies about race tended to separate race from gender until the mid-1980s when black women scholars called for new theories and a more comprehensive approach leading to intersectionality theories. Emerging from a sociological perspective regarding epistemology and how we know phenomena, the extended case study method (ECSM) offers researchers an inductive process to modify a theory. Researchers can augment or generate new theories through an iterative process through narratives, specific documents, and digital resources.As a researcher immersed in studying the interdisciplinary field of workplace bullying, I have applied several theories from organizational theory, psychology, biology, ethnic studies, and women's studies that contribute to workplace bullying. Nonetheless, I do not find these theories mutually exclusive; to the contrary, workplace bullying requires numerous interacting manifestations to exist. Therefore, to incorporate many of these theories, I used the ECSM to develop an ecosystem of workplace bullying. Simultaneously, the COVID-19 pandemic stalled several research projects, leaving researchers to consider online and digital methods. In addition to ZOOM, historical narratives, environmental databases, and digital archives can support this research method. Therefore, this case study will highlight strategies to engage the iterative process found in the ECSM and offer researchers insight into conducting the ECSMs using online and digital sources.
The Saga of the Johnstown City SchoolsClea P. Hollis
Education2003-01-01
The Saga of the Johnstown City Schools
Echoes from the Halls
Clea P. Hollis
Offers a detailed chronology of the growth, decline, and attempted resurrection of one American public education system. This book illustrates academic milestones and contributions of Johnstown's African-American community with the development of Johnstown Schools.
Discrimination in employment2013-01
Unequal Opportunity
Fired Without Cause? Filing with the Eeoc”>
Leah P. Hollis Ed.D.
Case studies of 10 individuals who have faced discrimination in the workplace, along with brief explanations of federal employment discrimination laws and how the EEO works.