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I am interested in individuals who have multiple social identities of distinct status. My research concerns in particular individuals with an inherited low-status identity (e.g., women or ethnic minorities) who have achieved high status through professional upward mobility (e.g., managers, scientists).

All social identities are linked to stereotypes, societal beliefs, norms ('social context') and social status which shape our opinions, attitudes and behaviours towards individuals from different group. This social information about individuals often translates into attributional biases. I investigate the role of the social context on the perception, evaluation and the reward of performances of individuals from different social groups. Moreover, I am interested in how upward mobile individuals manage their dual identities themselves.

Triangulation of research methods: I work with archival data, quantitative (experimental studies, questionnaires) and qualitative (interviews, comments) methods.

MY CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Barriers that disadvantages groups face in leadership positions:

- THE GENDER PAY GAP IN PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY

Main collaborators: Michelle K. Ryan, Grzegorz Trojanowski (University of Exeter), and S. Alexander Haslam (University of Queensland)

• Kulich, C., Ryan, M. K., & Haslam, S. A. (in prep). Why women don’t ask – A contextual perspective on gender differences in pay and negotiation attitudes in managerial positions. Manuscript in preparation: University of Exeter and University of Geneva.

• Trojanowski, G. & Kulich, C.(in prep). Sticks for women and carrots for men: managerial pay and company performance. University of Exeter and University of Geneva.

- THE 'GLASS CLIFF' Website

Main collaborators: Michelle K. Ryan and S. Alexander Haslam, (University of Exeter), and Fabio Lorenzi-Cioldi (University of Geneva)

• Kulich, C., Lorenzi-Cioldi, F., Faniko, K., Iacoviello, V., & Ryan, M. K. (under review). The glass cliff in the finance crisis: effects of performance attribution on the appointment of female leaders. Manuscript in preparation: University of Exeter and University of Geneva.

- DIVERSITY AND KNOWLEDGE LEADERSHIP IN THE ATLAS EXPERIMENT AT CERN Website

MODE group: Fabio Lorenzi-Cioldi (University of Geneva), Chris Maybe (group leader; University of Birmingham), Finan Buckley (Dublin City University), Markus Nordberg (CERN

- PATERNALISTIC ATTITUDES AND LEADING BEHAVIOUR IN A MASCULINE SPORT

Collaborators: Soledad de Lemus, Pilar Montañes Muro

• Kulich, C., Montanes Muro, P., & de Lemus, S. (under review). At the sharp end of the rope: Ambivalent sexism and climbers' leading behaviour. University of Geneva and University of Granada.

VERSION FRANCAISE

Je m'interèsse pour des personnes avec des identités multiples de bas et haut statut. Ma recherche concerne surtout des personnes qui sont membres d'un groupe de bas statut (p.ex. femmes, groupes ethniques) et qui obtiennet un haut statut par une mobilité professionelle (p.ex. qui obtiennent un poste de cadre).

Ces identités sociales sont liées aux stéréotypes, aux croyances sociales et aux normes sociales ("le contexte sociale“), qui influencent nos opinions, attitudes et comportements puis finissent par produire des appréciations biaisées. En particulier, j’étudie le rôle que joue le contexte social sur la perception, l’évaluation et la rémunération des performances des individus qui appartiennent aux différents groupes sociaux. Recemment, je m'intèresse pour les reactions des individus de bas statut qui ont gagné de haut statut envers les membres de leur groupe d'origine.

Triangulation des méthodologies: Je travaille avec des données issues des bases communes statistiques, des méthodes quantitative (expériences, questionnaires) et qualitative (entretiens, commentaires).