Skip-Level Meetings in the U.S. Tech Industry

This page provides resources about Dr. Blacher's research on skip-level meetings at work, which is among the first and very few academic studies on the topic.
It currently includes a journal article, as well as a PhD dissertation, a short conference paper and a research poster.
Another related manuscript is currently under review a scholarly journal.

• The journal article:
  > S. Blacher, “Skip-level meetings: Benefits, risks, and design considerations informed by bypassed managers’ experiences,” IEEE Eng. Manag. Rev., early access, Oct. 2, 2026, doi: 10.1109/EMR.2026.3740096.
  > The Author's Accepted Manuscript version is openly accessible here.

• The PhD Dissertation, which was reviewed and approved by leading scholars and professionals, as described in its acknowledgements section, is available at:
  > ProQuest link (please use this for citations and references)
  > Open access link

• The short conference proceedings paper can be found here.

• The research poster (DOI: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30265231.v1):