Safety in DEI Policy is a Must to Authentically Engage American Black Women Leaders

Tom Patterson

Business Case Journal2025https://doi.org/10.69521/bcj.v32i1.8article
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The purpose of this article was to analyze what is needed in organizational DEI policies to authentically engage American Black Women leaders. Using Timothy Clark’s four stages of psychological safety model the author provides examples of when the stages are intact within an organization and when they are not. The article correlates how “pet to threat” career phenomenon intersects with a lack of psychological safety in the workplace.

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@article{tom2025,
  title        = {{Safety in DEI Policy is a Must to Authentically Engage American Black Women Leaders}},
  author       = {Tom Patterson},
  journal      = {Business Case Journal},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.69521/bcj.v32i1.8},
}

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0.50

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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