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by  Alison Cook

ALISON COOK APRIL, 2022 CURRICULUM VITAE

Department of Management Tel: [phone]
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Fax: [phone]
Utah State University Cell: 801-815-9699
Logan, UT 84322-3555 Email:[email protected]

EDUCATION

Purdue University
Doctor of Philosophy
Major: Organizational Behavior
Minor: Human Resource Management

Dissertation: Connecting Work-family Policies to Supportive Work Environments

Weber State University
Secondary Education Teaching Certification
Major: Business Education Minor: Marketing

University of Utah
Bachelor of Science
Major: Finance

PEER- REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

*Authors contributed equally to the paper. For convenience, they have been listed alphabetically or
have alternated author order.

1. Ingersoll, A.R., Li, K., Cook, A., & Glass, C. (forthcoming). Under pressure: Finding
organizational legitimacy through the supply chain. Journal of General
Management

2. Ingersoll, A. & Cook, A. (2022). Collisions of difference: Teaching gender
and sexuality in a conservative and religious culture. Equity in Education &
Society.

3. *Ingersoll, A.R., Glass, C., & Cook, A. (2021). Corporate lawyers in the USA:
Pathway to gender parity? Gender in Management: an International Journal, 36,
294-308.

4. Glass, C. & Cook, A. (2020). Performative contortions: How white women
and people of colour navigate elite leadership roles. Gender, Work &
Organization, 27, 1232-1252.
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5. Glass, C., Cook, A., & Pierce, B. (2020). Do Women in Leadership Reduce
Sexual Harassment Claims on College Campuses? Journal of Women and Gender
in Higher Education, 13, 193-210.
*publication with a student

6. Glass, C. & Cook, A. (2020). Pathways to the glass cliff: A risk tax for women
and minority leaders? Social Problems, 67, 637-653.

7. Cook, A., Ingersoll, A., & Glass, C. (2019). Gender gaps at the top: Does board
composition affect executive pay structures? Human Relations, 72, 1292-1314.

8. Ingersoll, A., Glass, C., Cook, A., & Olsen, K.J. (2019). Power, status, and
expectations: How narcissism manifests among women CEOs. Journal of
Business Ethics, 158, 893-907.

9. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2018). Women on corporate boards: Do they advance
corporate social responsibility? Human Relations, 71, 897-924.
**selected as one of the journal’s top papers for the year by the editorial
team
**selected as the journal’s featured article for June, 2019

10. *Glass, C. & Cook, A. (2018). Do women leaders promote positive change?
Analyzing the effect of gender on business practices and diversity initiatives.
Human Resource Management, 57, 823-837.

11. *Glass, C. & Cook, A. (2017). Appointment of racial/ethnic minority
directors: Ethnic matching or visibility threat? Social Science Research, 61, 1-10.

12. Glass, C., Cook, A., & Ingersoll, A. (2016). Do women leaders promote
sustainability? Analyzing the effect of corporate governance composition on
environmental performance. Business Strategy and the Environment, 25, 495-511.

13. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2016). Does corporate leadership composition affect
the adoption of LGBT-friendly policies? Human Relations, 69, 1431-1456.

**selected as one of the journal’s top papers for the year by the editorial
team
**featured in a virtual special issue—Diversity research: Theorizing the
new frontier in sexual orientation diversity (one of only seven articles
included over an eight-year period)
**selected as the journal’s featured article for September, 2017

14. *Glass, C. & Cook, A. (2016). Leading at the top: Understanding women’s
challenges above the glass ceiling. The Leadership Quarterly, 27, 51-63.
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**featured in the London School of Economics’ USApp—Social Sciences
for Business, Markets and Enterprise blog

15. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2015a). Diversity begets diversity? The effects of board
composition on the appointments and success of women CEOs. Social Science
Research, 53, 137-147.

16. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2015b). The power of one or power in numbers? Analyzing
the effect of minority leaders on organizational policy and practice. Work and
Occupations, 42, 183-215.

** featured in the London School of Economics’ USApp—American
Politics and Policy blog

17. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2015c). Do minority leaders affect corporate practice?
Analyzing the effect of leadership composition on governance and product
development. Strategic Organization, 13, 117-140.

18. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2014a). Women and top leadership positions: Towards an
institutional analysis. Gender, Work & Organization, 21, 91-103.

19. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2014b). Above the glass ceiling: When are women and
racial/ethnic minorities promoted to CEO? Strategic Management Journal, 35,
1080-1089.

** included by Strategic Management Journal in a compendium in
celebration of International Women’s Day, 2014 (one of only five articles
over a fifteen-year period selected)
** featured on Harvard Business Review’s Daily Stat, 6/26/2014
** featured article in the Women’s Leadership Center’s “Best Studies of
2014”

20. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2014c). Signaling diversity and increasing share value:
Conflicting, complementary, or unrelated goals? Human Resource Development
Quarterly, 25, 471-491.

** Western Academy of Management Conference Best Paper Nominee

21. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2014d). Analyzing promotions of racial/ethnic minority
CEOs. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 29, 440-454.

22. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2013). Glass cliffs and organizational saviors: Barriers to
minority leadership in work organizations. Social Problems, 60, 168-187.

23. DelCampo, R., Cook, A., & Arthur, M.M. (2013). Cultural differences in work-
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family policies and perceptions of organizational support. Employee
Responsibilities and Rights Journal.

24. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2011a). Leadership change and shareholder value: How
markets react to the appointments of women. Human Resource Management, 50,
501-519.

25. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2011b). Does diversity damage corporate value? Measuring
stock price reactions to diversity awards. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 34, 2173-
2191.

26. Cook, A. & Callister, R.R. (2010). Increasing positive perceptions of diversity for
religious conservative students. Creative Education, 1, 93-100.

27. Minnotte, K.L., Cook, A., & Minnotte, M. (2010). Occupation and industry sex
segregation, gender, and workplace support: The use of flexible scheduling
policies. Journal of Family Issues, 31, 656-680.

28. Cook, A. (2009). Connecting work-family policies to supportive work environments.
Group & Organization Management, 34, 206-240.

29. *Arthur, M.M. & Cook, A. (2009). Shareholder returns for a Catalyst Award. Group
& Organization Management, 34, 432-448.

30. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2009a). When markets blink: Stock price responses to the
appointment of minority leaders. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 32, 1183-1202.

** featured in Contexts, a journal of the American Sociological
Association

31. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2009b). Between a rock and a hard place: Managing diversity
in a shareholder society. Human Resource Management Journal, 19. 393-412.

32. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2009c). But can s/he lead? Market assessments of Black
leadership in corporate America. Journal of Workplace Rights, 13, 337-351.

** Western Academy of Management Conference Best Paper Nominee

33. Wood, R.E., Goodman, J.S., Beckmann, N., & Cook, A. (2008). Mediation testing in
management research: A review and proposals. Organizational Research
Methods, 11, 270-295.

34. Cook, A. & Minnotte, K.L. (2008). Occupational and industry sex segregation and the
work-family interface. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 59, 800-813.

35. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2008). The impact of LGBT policies on ethnic/racial and
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gender diversity among business school faculty. Journal of Diversity in
Higher Education, 1, 193-199.

36. Arthur, M.M. & Cook, A. (2004). Taking stock of work-family initiatives: How
announcements of “family-friendly” human resource decisions affect shareholder
value. Industrial & Labor Relations Review, 57, 599-613.

37. Cook, A. (2004). Corporate decision-making process: How organizations decide to
adopt work/life initiatives. Sloan Work and Family Research,
http://www.wfnetwork.bc.edu/.

PUBLICATIONS IN STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW VOLUMES

*Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2012). Managing diversity in a shareholder society. In Michele
Paludi’s (ed.) Managing Diversity in Today’s Workplace. Praeger.

Arthur, M.M. & Cook, A. (2003). The relationship between work-family human resource
practices and firm profitability: A multi-theoretical perspective. Research in
Personnel and Human Resource Management, 22, 219-252.

INVITED PUBLICATIONS
Cook, A., Ingersoll, A., & Glass, C. (2020). The glass cliff: For women, it means moving
into the most perilous posts in organizational leadership. School Administrator
Magazine (cover story, March 2020 issue).
Glass, C. & Cook, A. (2020). Goldman Sachs’ push for board diversity doesn’t go far
enough. The Conversation.
https://theconversation.com/goldman-sachs-push-for-board-diversity-doesnt-go-
far-enough-130985
*Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2018). Do women leaders change how their companies do
business? Oxford Business Law Blog.
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/business-law-blog/blog/2018/10/do-women-leaders-
change-how-their-companies-do-business
*Glass, C. & Cook, A. (2018). Do women board directors promote social responsibility?
Work in progress: Sociology on the economy, work and inequality (blog of the
American Sociological Association)
http://www.wipsociology.org/2018/10/06/do-women-board-directors-promote-
social-responsibility/?platform=hootsuite
Glass, C., Cook, A. & Ingersoll, A. (2017). Women and minority CEOs: When are they
appointed and what difference do they make? The American Middle Class: An
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Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty, edited by Robert Rycroft. Santa
Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press.
*Glass, C. & Cook, A. (2016). Women are more likely than men to be appointed CEO of
firms in crisis. The London School of Economics and Political Science Blog on
Social Sciences for Business, Markets and Enterprises.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2016/05/10/women-are-more-likely-than-
men-to-be-appointed-ceo-of-firms-in-crisis/
*Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2014). Diverse boards, rather than CEOs, are key to advancing
equity and diversity in companies. The London School of Economics and Political
Science Blog on American Politics and Policy.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2014/11/25/diverse-boards-rather-than-ceos-are-
key-to-advancing-equity-and-diversity-in-companies/
Reposted on The Big I.D.E.A. Site (sponsored by Diversity Jobs in the UK):
http://www.thebigidea.co.uk/diverse-boards-rather-ceos-key-advancing-equity-
diversity-companies/

*Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2014). In Jill Abramson’s firing, was the ‘glass cliff’ to blame?
The Huntsman Blog. http://www.huntsmanschool.blogspot.com/2014/05/in-jill-
abramsons-firing-was-glass.html

*Cook, A. & Glass, C. (2014). USU Research Sheds Light on Firing at NYTimes. The
Huntsman Post, June edition.

RESEARCH UNDER REVIEW

Cook, A., Esplin, A., Glass, C., Judd, S., & Olsen, K. Management forecasts, analyst
revisions, and investor reactions: The effect of CEO gender. (under review)

Ingersoll, A.R., Cook, A., & Glass, C. A free solo in high heels: Corporate risk taking
among women executives and directors. (revise & resubmit)

Arthur, M.M., Marchiando, L.A., & Cook, A. “Don’t mind her”: Firm strategies to
prevent negative share price reactions to announcements of female CEOs. (under
review)

Cook, A., Glass, C., & Ingersoll, A. Institutional predictors of campus assault reporting:
The role of gender in leadership. (revise & resubmit)
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PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Glass, C., Cook, A., & Ingersoll, A. (March, 2022). Who speaks for justice?
Individual and institutional predictors of CEO activism. The WU Gender and
Diversity Conference, Vienna, Austria.

2. Glass, C. & Cook, A. (August, 2020). Performative contortions: How White women
and people of color navigate elite leadership roles. (canceled due to Covid-19)
National Academy of Management, Vancouver, BC, Canada

3. Glass, C. & Cook, A. (March, 2020). Lawyers in the C-suite: Toward gender parity?
(canceled due to Covid-19) Pacific Sociological Association, Eugene. OR.

4. Ingersoll, A., Cook, A., & Glass, C. (March, 2020). A free solo in high heels:
Corporate risk taking among women executives and directors. (canceled due to
Covid-19) Western Academy of Management Conference, Waikoloa, HI.

5. Cook, A., Esplin, A., Glass, C., Judd, S., & Olsen, K. (January, 2020). Management
forecasts, analyst revisions, and investor reactions: The effect of CEO gender. To
be presented at the 2020 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear
Meeting Program, Nashville, TN.

6. Cook, A., Esplin, A., Glass, C., Judd, S., & Olsen, K. (January, 2020). Management
forecasts, analyst revisions, and investor reactions: The effect of CEO gender. To
be presented at the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, Hilo, HI.

7. Glass, C., Cook, A., & Pierce, B. (March, 2019). Women in leadership and sexual
harassment: Unpacking the links between gender, power and harassment.
Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association, Oakland, CA.

8. Ingersoll, A., Cook, A., & Glass, C. (March, 2019). Credentialed for success.
Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association, Oakland, CA.

9. Ingersoll, A., Cook, A., & Glass, C. (August, 2018). Is it all about who you know?
Presented at the National Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

10. Glass, C. & Cook, A. (June, 2018). Pathways to the glass cliff: A “risk-tax” for
women and minority leaders? Presented at the International Congress of Applied
Psychology, Montreal, Canada.

11. Cook, A., Glass, C., & Ingersoll, A. (June, 2018). Gender gaps at the top: Does board
composition affect executive pay structures? Presented at the European Academy
of Management, Reykjavik, Iceland.

12. Ingersoll, A., Glass, C., & Cook, A. (April, 2017). Power, status, and expectations:
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How narcissism manifests among women CEOs. Presented at the Pacific
Sociological Association, Portland, OR.

13. Ingersoll, A., Li, K., Cook, A., & Glass, C. (March, 2017). Excellence at what cost?
The consequences of supply chain management rankings. Presented at the
Western Academy of Management Conference, Palm Springs, CA.

14. *Glass, C. & Cook, A. (August, 2015). Women leaders in the Fortune 500: Paths to
top management. Symposium paper presented at the National Academy of
Management Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

15. Glass, C., Cook, A., & Ingersoll, A. (March, 2015). Do women leaders promote
sustainability? Analyzing the effect of corporate governance composition on
environmental performance. Presented at the Western Academy of Management
Conference, Kauai, HI.

16. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (August, 2014). Promotion and Success of Women and
Minority Leaders: The Impact of Board Diversity. Presented at the National
Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

17. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (August, 2014). Women and Minority CEOs: Measuring the
Effect of Board Diversity on Promotion and Success. Presented at the American
Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

18. * Cook, A. & Glass, C. (June, 2013). Glass cliffs, bold moves, and corporate saviors:
Under what conditions are non-traditional leaders promoted to CEO? Presented at
the European Academy of Management Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.

19. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (March, 2013). Women and top leadership positions: Toward
an institutional analysis. Presented at the Western Academy of Management
Conference, Santa Fe, NM.

20. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (August, 2012). Beyond the glass ceiling to the glass cliff?
Analyzing the promotion of racial/ethnic minority CEOs. Presented at the
National Academy of Management Conference, Boston, MA.

19. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (August, 2012). Beyond the glass ceiling to the glass cliff?
Analyzing the promotion of racial/ethnic minority CEOs. Presented at the
American Sociological Association, Denver, CO.

20. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (March, 2012). Signaling diversity and increasing share value:
Conflicting, complementary, or unrelated goals? Presented at the Western
Academy of Management Conference, La Jolla, CA.
**WAM 2012 Best Paper Nominee**
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21. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (March, 2011). Glass cliffs and organizational saviors:
Barriers to minority leadership in work organizations. Presented at the Western
Academy of Management Conference, Victoria, BC.

22. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (March, 2009). But can s/he lead? Market assessments of
Black leadership in corporate America. Presented at the Western Academy of
Management Conference, Midway, UT.
**WAM 2009 Best Paper Nominee**

23. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (October, 2008). Leadership change and shareholder value:
How markets react to the appointments of women. Presented at the Global
Business Development Institute Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

24. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (August, 2008). When markets blink: Stock price responses to
the appointment of minority leaders. Presented at the National Academy of
Management Conference, Anaheim, CA.

25. Minnotte, K.L. & Cook, A. (March, 2008). Navigating the work-family interface in
gendered contexts: The usage of family-friendly policies. Presented at the
Western Academy of Management Conference, Oakland, CA.

26. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (August, 2007). Shareholder reaction to announcements of
women in top management. Presented at the National Academy of Management
Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

27. Minnotte, K.L. & Cook, A. (October, 2007). Navigating the Work-Family Interface in
Gendered Contexts: The Use of Flexible Scheduling Policies. Presented at the
Great Plains Sociological Association Annual Meeting.

28. *Cook, A. & Glass, C. (April, 2007). Shareholder reaction to women in top
management: The impact of industry composition. Presented at the Art and
Gender of Everyday Life IV Conference, ID.

29. Cook, A. (March, 2007). The impact of GLBT policies on racial and gender diversity
in business schools. Presented at the Western Academy of Management
Conference, Missoula, MT.

30. Cook, A. & Minnotte, K.L. (August, 2006). The impact of industry and occupation
composition on family-related conflict and support perceptions. Presented at the
National Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, GA.

31. Wood, R.E., Goodman, J.S., Beckmann, N., & Cook, A. (August, 2006). Statistical
mediation in organizational studies: Review of current practices, critique, and
recommendations. Presented at the National Academy of Management
Conference, Atlanta, GA.
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32. Cook, A. (August, 2005). Connecting work-family policies to supportive work
environments. Presented at the National Academy of Management Conference,
Honolulu, HI.

33. *Arthur, M.M. & Cook, A. (March, 2005). The importance of constituent
interpretation to human resource signals. Presented at the Western Academy of
Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

34. *Arthur, M.M. & Cook, A. (March, 2004). Shareholder rewards for a Catalyst Award.
Presented at the National Business and Economics Society Conference, HI.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Glass, C. & Cook, A. (February, 2021). Women’s advancement and the glass cliff.
Oregon Health and Science University, Women’s Employee Resource Group,
Portland, OR.
*Cook, A. & Glass, C. (November, 2020). Selected diversity dimensions and
intersectionality. Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.
*Cook, A. & Glass, C. (October, 2019). A woman’s place is in… leadership. Cache
Valley Chamber of Commerce, Logan, UT.
Glass, C. & Cook, A. (June, 2019). Navigating the glass cliff: Exploring the careers of
women and minority leaders. University of Geneva, Switzerland.
*Glass, C. & Cook, A. (March, 2015). Glass cliffs and organization saviors: Barriers to
women’s leadership in work organizations. Presented at the 2015 Catalyst’s
Women of Color Symposium, New York, NY.

*Cook, A. & Glass, C. (September, 2014). Glass cliffs and organization saviors: Barriers
to minority leadership in work organizations. Presented at the 2014 Utah State HR
Crossroads Conference, Provo, UT.

*Cook, A. & Glass, C. (April, 2014). Women and minority leaders: What matters for
promotion and success? Presented at the Center for Women and Gender
Conference Series, Logan, UT.

Cook, A. (April, 2009). Women’s mobility in organizations: Hindrances and facilitators.
Invited address to the 8th Annual Women in Business Seminar, Logan, UT.

Cook, A. (November, 2008). Summary report of Strasbourg, France CIBER Program.
Invited address to the Rocky Mountain CIBER Network Meeting, Logan, UT.