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How Storytelling Can Offset Negative Effects of Discrimination

10m · Knowledge at Wharton · 07 Nov 19:50

Wharton management professor Samir Nurmohamed talks about his latest paper, which finds that underdog self-narratives can help employees offset the negative psychological effects of prior discrimination and boost their confidence.

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