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Overview

Derek R. Avery is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the social sciences, with a particular focus on business, management, and accounting. Within these broad areas, their work extensively covers subfields such as gender studies, sociology and political science, and organizational behavior and human resource management.

Their scholarly output addresses a variety of topics that include gender diversity and inequality, job satisfaction and organizational behavior, social and intergroup psychology, challenges faced by international students and expatriates, family business performance and succession, corporate social responsibility reporting, and higher education research studies.

Among their recent significant papers are:

  • A Meta-Analysis Integrating 25 Years of Diversity Climate Research, 2020, Journal of Management
  • Racial Biases in the Publication Process: Exploring Expressions and Solutions, 2021, Journal of Management
  • Cognitive Diversity at The Strategic Apex: Assessing Evidence on the Value of Different Perspectives and Ideas among Senior Leaders, 2022, Academy of Management Annals
  • Age diversity in teams: Examining the impact of the least agreeable member, 2021, Journal of Organizational Behavior
  • Lights, Camera, Action: Moving Beyond Performative Diversity Management to Drive Change, 2024, Academy of Management Perspectives

Derek R. Avery frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Patrick F. McKay, Aleksandra Luksyte, Enrica N. Ruggs, Quinetta M. Roberson, and Curtis L. Wesley.

Their research findings have been disseminated through multiple publication venues. Notable among these are the Academy of Management Proceedings, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Academy of Management Perspectives, and Behavioral Science & Policy.

Best Publications

  • RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN EMPLOYEE RETENTION: ARE DIVERSITY CLIMATE PERCEPTIONS THE KEY?

    Patrick F. McKAY;Derek R. Avery;Scott Tonidandel;Mark A. Morris

  • Engaging the aging workforce: the relationship between perceived age similarity, satisfaction with coworkers, and employee engagement

    Derek R. Avery;Patrick F. McKay;David C. Wilson

  • MEAN RACIAL‐ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN EMPLOYEE SALES PERFORMANCE: THE MODERATING ROLE OF DIVERSITY CLIMATE

    Patrick F. McKAY;Derek R. Avery;Mark A. Morris

  • TARGET PRACTICE: AN ORGANIZATIONAL IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO ATTRACTING MINORITY AND FEMALE JOB APPLICANTS

    Derek R. Avery;Patrick F. McKAY

  • What are the odds? How demographic similarity affects the prevalence of perceived employment discrimination.

    Derek R. Avery;Patrick F. McKay;David C. Wilson

  • Reactions to diversity in recruitment advertising--are differences black and white?

    Derek R. Avery

  • A TALE OF TWO CLIMATES: DIVERSITY CLIMATE FROM SUBORDINATES’ AND MANAGERS’ PERSPECTIVES AND THEIR ROLE IN STORE UNIT SALES PERFORMANCE

    Patrick F. McKAY;Derek R. Avery;Mark A. Morris

  • Disentangling the effects of voice: the incremental roles of opportunity, behavior, and instrumentality in predicting procedural fairness.

    Derek R Avery;Miguel A Quiñones

  • UNEQUAL ATTENDANCE: THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RACE, ORGANIZATIONAL DIVERSITY CUES, AND ABSENTEEISM

    Derek R. Avery;Patrick F. McKAY;David C. Wilson;Scott Tonidandel

  • Does Diversity Climate Lead to Customer Satisfaction? It Depends on the Service Climate and Business Unit Demography

    Patrick F. McKay;Derek R. Avery;Hui Liao;Mark A. Morris

  • Warning! Diversity Recruitment Could Backfire

    Patrick F. Mckay;Derek R. Avery

  • Who's Watching the Race? Racial Salience in Recruitment Advertising1

    Derek R. Avery;Morela Hernandez;Michelle R. Hebl

  • It does not have to be uncomfortable: the role of behavioral scripts in Black-White interracial interactions.

    Derek R. Avery;Jennifer A. Richeson;Michelle R. Hebl;Nalini Ambady

  • Blending Content and Contact: The Roles of Diversity Curriculum and Campus Heterogeneity in Fostering Diversity Management Competency

    Derek R. Avery;Kecia M. Thomas

  • Personality as a predictor of the value of voice.

    Derek R. Avery

  • Diversity Climate in Organizations: Current Wisdom and Domains of Uncertainty

    Patrick F. McKay;Derek R. Avery

  • WHAT HAS RACE GOT TO DO WITH IT? UNRAVELING THE ROLE OF RACIOETHNICITY IN JOB SEEKERS' REACTIONS TO SITE VISITS

    Patrick F. McKAY;Derek R. Avery

  • Assessing the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure for Measurement Equivalence Across Racial and Ethnic Groups

    Derek R. Avery;Scott Tonidandel;Kecia M. Thomas;C. Douglas Johnson

  • Examining the Draw of Diversity: How Diversity Climate Perceptions Affect Job-Pursuit Intentions

    Derek R. Avery;Sabrina D. Volpone;Robert W. Stewart;Aleksandra Luksyte

  • Doing Diversity Right: An Empirically Based Approach to Effective Diversity Management

    Derek R. Avery;Patrick F. McKay

Frequent Co-Authors

Michelle R. Hebl
Michelle R. Hebl Rice University
Eden B. King
Eden B. King Rice University
Mo Wang
Mo Wang University of Florida
Jeremy Dawson
Jeremy Dawson University of Sheffield
Lynn M. Shore
Lynn M. Shore Colorado State University
Wendy J. Casper
Wendy J. Casper The University of Texas at Arlington
Jose M. Cortina
Jose M. Cortina Virginia Commonwealth University
Cheryl R. Kaiser
Cheryl R. Kaiser University of Washington
Hui Liao
Hui Liao University of Maryland, College Park
Nalini Ambady
Nalini Ambady Stanford University

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