I am interested in individuals who have multiple social identities of distinct status. My research concerns in particular individuals with an inherited low-status identity (e.g., women or ethnic minorities) who have achieved high status through professional upward mobility (e.g., managers, scientists). More broadly, my recent projects include the following areas of research: the Glass Cliff, the managerial gender pay gap, the Queen Bee phenomenon, and ambivalent sexism.

Triangulation of research methods: I work with archival data, quantitative (experimental studies, questionnaires), and qualitative (interviews, comments) methods.

Primary Interests:

Culture and Ethnicity
Gender Psychology
Prejudice and Stereotyping
Self and Identity

Culture and Ethnicity
Gender Psychology

Prejudice and Stereotyping
Self and Identity

Journal Articles:

Haslam, S. A., Ryan, M. K., Kulich, C., Trojanowski, G., & Atkins, C. (2010). Investing with prejudice: Evidence that the appointment of women to company boards is associated with lower stock-market value but not lower accountancy-based performance. British Journal of Management, 21, 484-497.
Kulich, C., Ryan, M. K., & Haslam, S. A. (2007). Where is the romance for women leaders? The effects of gender on leadership attributions and performance-based pay. Applied Psychology: An International Review Special Issue, 56, 582-601.
Kulich, C., Trojanowski, G., Ryan, M. K., Haslam, S. A., & Renneboog, L. D. R. (2011). Who gets the carrot and who gets the stick? Evidence of gender disparities in executive remuneration. Strategic Management Journal, 32, 301-321.
Maybe, C., Kulich, C., & Lorenzi-Cioldi (2012). Knowledge leadership in global scientific research: Does gender and nationality matter? International Journal of Human Resources Management, 23(12), 2450-2467.
Ryan, M. K., Haslam, S. A., Hersby, M. D., Kulich, C., & Atkins, C. (2007). Opting out or pushed off the edge? The glass cliff and the precariousness of women’s leadership positions. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1, 266-269.
Ryan, M. K., Haslam, S. A., & Kulich, C. (2010). Politics and the glass cliff: Evidence that women are preferentially selected to contest hard-to-win seats. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34, 56-64.

Other Publications:

Kulich, C., El Sehity, T., & Kirchler, E. (2004). Lexikographische Analyse von freien Assoziationen – eine strukturelle Analyse sozialer Vorstellungen (Repräsentationen). PsyDok – Volltextserie der virtuellen Fachbibliothek Psychologie.
Ryan, M. K., Haslam, S. A., Hersby, M. D., Kulich, C., & Wilson-Kovacs, D. M. (2009). The stress of working on the edge: Examining the implications of glass cliffs for both women and organizations. In M. Barreto, M. K. Ryan, & M. Schmitt (Eds), Barriers to diversity: The glass ceiling 20 years on (pp. 153-165). London: APA Division 35 Book Series.
Ryan, M. K., Haslam, S. A., Wilson-Kovacs, M. D., Hersby, M. D., & Kulich, C. (2007). The glass cliff: Precariousness beyond the glass ceiling. A CIPD Executive Briefing. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Ryan, M. K., Kulich, C., Haslam, S. A., Hersby, M., & Atkins, C. (2008). Examining gendered experiences beyond the glass ceiling: The precariousness of the glass cliff and the gender pay gap. In S. Vinnicombe, R. Burke, V. Singh, D. Bilimoria & M. Huse (Eds.), Women on corporate boards of directors: Research and practice (pp. 165-183). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

Courses Taught:

Identity Dynamics and Stigmatised Groups (masters level)
Research Seminar (masters level)

Identity Dynamics and Stigmatised Groups (masters level)

Research Seminar (masters level)

Clara Kulich
School of Psychology and Educational Sciences
University of Geneva
Boulevard du Pont d'Arve 40
CH-1211 Geneva
Switzerland

Phone: +41 22 379 93 12