Discrimination at Work The Psychological and Organizational Bases pot

[...]... "Gender Discrimination in Organizations," Jeanette Cleveland, Theresa Vescio, and Janet Barnes-Farrell examine discrimination based on the gen­ der of employees The authors consider factors at the individual, group, and organizational levels that influence both covert and blatant gender dis­ crimination and that render the workplace unfriendly and uncomfortable for women Particularly provocative is the. .. at the University of California, Irvine, and she joined the faculty at San Diego State University in the fall of 2004 Her research on the employee-organization relationship focuses on the influence of social and organizational processes Her work on diversity has examined the impact that composition of the work group and employee/supervisor dyads has on the attitudes and performance of work groups and. .. posters, and roundtable discussions, we explored the research and theory relating to the various areas of workplace discrim­ ination The idea for the book came from the realization, reinforced in this conference, that there had been no attempt in the workplace discrimina­ tion literature to bring together the research and theory on the topic We sought to bring together in one volume a review of the scholarly... specific manifestations of discrimination including discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, personality, and attractiveness The first five forms of discrimination have been the focus of policy and law and have received the most attention in discussions of discrimination in the workplace In each chapter, the authors examine how the particular type... chapter include the policies of the organization, the core values that 1 AN INTRODUCTION 5 define the culture of the organization, the composition of the corporate board, and the philosophy and attitudes of the top leadership of the orga­ nization Whereas the authors of the chapters in part I address general underlying components of discrimination in organizations, the authors of the chap­ ters in part II... neg­ ative attitudes toward gays and lesbians spill over into their recruiting, hiring, and treatment in the workplace and the individual, group, and or­ ganizational factors that influence discrimination against persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered The authors also consider the fac­ tors associated with coming out in the workplace and the consequences of coming out on occupational... whether this is an important bias that deserves separate attention and its potential role as a mediator of other forms of bias The third part of the book addresses the implications of research and theory in dealing with discrimination This part will consider some of the issues and unanswered questions associated with attempts to solve the problem of discrimination In chapter 13, "Achieving Diversity and. .. of the organization This part examines the origins of discrimination from each of these perspectives In chapter 2, "Discrimination at the Level of the Individual: Cognitive and Affective Factors," John Dovidio and Michelle Hebl consider the cog­ nitive and affective antecedents of discrimination It is well established that people are "cognitive misers" and often take short cuts in their gathering and. .. financial outcomes Within the domain of workplace diversity, her work has included an examination of employ­ ees' attributions regarding discrimination and how these relate to justice perceptions, organizational climate for diversity, organizational- level an­ tecedents to discrimination, and the role of gender and relational selfconstruals in negotiations Her paper (with Michele Gelfand) "Linking Sexual... workplace and solutions requires incorporating factors at the organizational, individual, and group levels We do not claim to have arrived at a definitive model, but we hope that the several initial attempts here will facilitate future attempts at integration of the diverse work on this topic In the review of the research related to specific areas of discrimination, we have intentionally focused on the groups . alt="" Discrimination at Work The Psychological and Organizational Bases This page intentionally left blank Discrimination at Work The Psychological . Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Discrimination at work : the psychological and organizational bases / edited by Robert