Stereotype that East Asians lack creativity impedes promotion in US leadership roles, study suggests
Despite educational and economic achievements, East Asians in the U.S. face a unique hurdle to leadership positions —the stereotype of lacking creativity. Stereotyping and the bamboo ceiling: The research paper, published in October in the Journal of Applied Psychology, reveals that East Asians, encompassing ethnicities like Chinese, Japanese and Korean, are commonly stereotyped in the U.S. as lacking creativity. Associate Professor Jackson Lu explained in his paper how the deeply ingrained perception is hindering the promotion of East Asians in leadership roles.
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