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43

Stella M. Nkomo publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stella M. Nkomo sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 103 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Stella M. Nkomo D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stella M. Nkomo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Stella M. Nkomo is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences. Their research spans several subfields including Gender Studies, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration, and Political Science and International Relations.

Their scholarly work addresses multiple main topics including:

  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Critical Race Theory in Education
  • Labor Movements and Unions
  • Organizational Learning and Leadership
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Management and Organizational Studies
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Stella M. Nkomo include:

  • Reflections on the continuing denial of the centrality of "race" in management and organization studies, 2021, Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal
  • Intersecting viruses: a clarion call for a new direction in diversity theorizing, 2020, Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal

Additional significant papers featuring Nkomo as a co-author include:

  • Making Black Lives Matter in academia: A Black feminist call for collective action against anti-blackness in the academy, 2020, Gender Work and Organization
  • Equality, diversity, and inclusion in international business: A review and research agenda, 2023, Journal of International Business Studies
  • The role of leaders in building research cultures in sub-Saharan African universities: A six-nation study, 2022, Africa Journal of Management

Frequently collaborating scholars include Myrtle P. Bell, Yvonne Benschop, Saija Katila, Stephanie Schreven, and Paulina Segarra.

Their work has been frequently published in venues such as:

  • Gender Work and Organization
  • Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Journal of International Business Studies
  • Current Opinion in Psychology

In addition to journal publications, Stella M. Nkomo has authored books published by different academic presses. These include:

  • Encyclopedia of Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (2024), Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Human resource planning practices and organization performance: an exploratory investigation (2023), University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Honorary Doctorate Prof. Stella Nkomo (2024), Radboud University Press eBooks

Best Publications

  • The Emperor Has No Clothes: Rewriting “Race in Organizations”

    Stella M. Nkomo

  • Guest Editorial: Unpacking Diversity, Grasping Inequality: Rethinking Difference Through Critical Perspectives:

    Patrizia Zanoni;Maddy Janssens;Yvonne Benschop;Stella Nkomo

  • Diverse identities in organizations.

    Stella M. Nkomo;Taylor Cox Jr.

  • The Business Case for Women Leaders Meta-Analysis, Research Critique, and Path Forward

    Jenny M. Hoobler;Courtney R. Masterson;Stella M. Nkomo;Eric J. Michel

  • Invisible men and women: A status report on race as a variable in organization behavior research†

    Taylor Cox;Stella M. Nkomo

  • A postcolonial and anti-colonial reading of ‘African’ leadership and management in organization studies: tensions, contradictions and possibilities

    Stella M. Nkomo

  • The Theory and Praxis of Intersectionality in Work and Organisations: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Jenny K. Rodriguez;Evangelina Holvino;Joyce K. Fletcher;Stella M. Nkomo

  • A race and gender-group analysis of the early career experience of MBAs.

    Taylor H. Cox;Stella M. Nkomo

  • Southern voices in management and organization knowledge

    Rafael Alcadipani;Farzad Rafi Khan;Ernesto Gantman;Ernesto Gantman;Stella Nkomo

  • Gender role stereotypes and requisite management characteristics : the case of South Africa

    Lize A.E. Booysen;Stella M. Nkomo

  • Diversity at a critical juncture : new theories for a complex phenomenon

    Stella M. Nkomo;Myrtle P. Bell;Laura Morgan Roberts;Aparna Joshi

  • Critique and International Management: an Uneasy Relationship?

    Gavin Alexander Jack;Marta B Calas;Stella M Nkomo;Tuomo Peltonen

  • A historical perspective on diversity ideologies in the United States : reflections on human resource management research and practice

    Stella Nkomo;Jenny M. Hoobler

  • African women in leadership: Current knowledge and a framework for future studies

    Stella M. Nkomo;Hellicy Ngambi

  • Armoring: Learning to Withstand Racial Oppression

    Ella L. J. Edmondson Bell;Stella M. Nkomo

  • The Seductive Power of Academic Journal Rankings: Challenges of Searching for the Otherwise

    Stella M. Nkomo

  • Human resource planning and organization performance: An exploratory analysis

    Stella M. Nkomo

  • Diversity in organizations : new perspectives for a changing workplace

    Stella M. Nkomo;Martin M. Chemers;Stuart Oskamp;Mark A. Costanzo

  • Making Black Lives Matter in academia: A Black feminist call for collective action against anti‐blackness in the academy

    Myrtle P. Bell;Daphne Berry;Joy Leopold;Stella Nkomo

  • Differential Performance Appraisal Criteria: A Field Study of Black and White Managers:

    Taylor Cox;Stella M. Nkomo

  • Gender and race differences in leader behaviour preferences in South Africa

    Romie F. Littrell;Stella M. Nkomo

Frequent Co-Authors

Dean Tjosvold
Dean Tjosvold Lingnan University
Thomas W. H. Ng
Thomas W. H. Ng University of Hong Kong
Aaron Cohen
Aaron Cohen University of Haifa
Cheri Ostroff
Cheri Ostroff University of South Australia
Ronald J. Burke
Ronald J. Burke York University
Karin Sanders
Karin Sanders University of New South Wales
Juan I. Sanchez
Juan I. Sanchez Florida International University
Dov Zohar
Dov Zohar Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Talya N. Bauer
Talya N. Bauer Portland State University
Charles E. Lance
Charles E. Lance University of the Western Cape

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