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Jacob W. Roberson
Organizational Behavior • PhD Candidate • USC Marshall
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On the 2026-2027 academic job market
About Jacob Roberson
6th Year PhD Candidate, Organizational Behavior
USC Marshall School of Business
I examine the intersection of organizational messaging (e.g., leadership's diversity rhetoric) and employee identity (e.g., race, gender, political ideology, generational cohort). Specifically, I investigate the divergent workplace outcomes and personal experiences (e.g., leadership opportunities, perceived discrimination, or perceived deservingness) that emerge amongst employees from different backgrounds.
Research Interests
Primary: diversity, equity, & inclusion (DEI), identity & ideology, psychological entitlement, cultural narratives, discrimination & belonging
Secondary: generational differences, student athletes, sociology of sport
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications:
Tost, L. P., Hardin, A. E., Roberson, J. W., & Gino, F. (2022). Different roots, different fruits: Gender-based differences in cultural narratives about perceived discrimination produce divergent psychological consequences. Academy of Management Journal, 65(6), 1804-1834.
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Check out our Marshall Minds episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MVWnZ-e5pc
Research in Progress
Osborne, M. R.,* Roberson, J. W.,* & Tost, L. P. Legitimacy Judgments in Candidate Selection.
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Target: Academy of Management Journal
- Phase: final preparation before submission
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* Denotes equal contribution to first authorship
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- Phase: final preparation before submission
Roberson, J. W., Townsend, S. S. M., Hall, E. V. Martin, L., Rahangdale, P.
DEI Versus Diversity, Equity, or Inclusion: Divergence in Label Valence and Support for Labeled Initiatives and Organizations.
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Target: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
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Phase: final preparation before submission
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Roberson, J. W. Reconceptualizing entitlement: An empowerment approach amongst the disadvantaged.
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Target: Academy of Management Review
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Phase: final preparation before submission
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Roberson, J. W. Employee political ideology, generational cohort, and expectations regarding corporate sociopolitical activism.
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Phase: writing
Boyd, T. L., Roberson, J. W., Ruggs, E. Motivations of and barriers to Black women in leadership: The role of agency, belonging, and respect
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Phase: data collection
Roberson, J. W., Frey, E. L., Tost, L. P., & Vincent, L. Collaborator or individual contributor? Perceptions of intergenerational tensions and workplace expectations in multigenerational workforces.
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Phase: data collection
Avery, A. B., Roberson, J. W. [Topic] How colorism influences the employee lifecycle.
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Phase: idea generation
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