Prejudice in Employment Decisions: Role of Interview Content and Race

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erron Pipkin ◽  
Calvin C. Hoffman ◽  
Nurcan Ensari
Keyword(s):  
Employment Decisions

Exploring Guanxi in a Cross-Cultural Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
_ _
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Employment Decisions ◽  
Employment Relationships

Abstract Using a case study of recently arrived Cantonese-speaking migrants, this article examines the role of guanxi in shaping Chinese newcomers’ economic activities and opportunities in South Africa. In Johannesburg, Cantonese-speaking migrants tend to be employed in restaurant and fahfee (gambling) sectors, which are partially inherited from the early generations of South African Chinese. Through narratives and stories, this article reveals that Cantonese newcomers often strengthen personal and employment relationships through the practice of guanxi, but that doing so can also constrain their employment decisions. Moreover, the ambiguous boundary between the act of bribery and the practice of guanxi may facilitate Chinese participation but can also result in the victimization of the newcomers.

Ever-Widening Ripples: The Impact of Specialist Industrial Tribunals on Management Practice

1994 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Thornthwaite
Keyword(s):  
Management Practice ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Employment Decisions ◽  
Public Role ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

While conciliation and arbitration tribunals have been at the forefront of Austral ian research on industrial relations institutions, numerous specialist tribunals enforcing individual workers' rights in employment have been virtually hidden from view. This paper examines the role of two such tribunals in New South Wales, the Government and Related Employees' Appeal Tribunal and the Equal Opportu nity Tribunal. It argues that although their most direct and public role is to resolve individuals' grievances, equally significant is the contribution of these agencies to the detailed regulation of employment relations and hence the increasing sophisti cation of labour management in public sector organizations since the late 1970s, and the institutionalization of management prerogatives and conflicts over an increasingly wide range of employment decisions.

scholarly journals Public service motivation and ethical behavior: Evidence from three experiments

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert K. Christensen ◽  
Bradley E. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Employment Decisions ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Sample Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship

Public service motivation (PSM) research has grown rapidly in the last several decades, largely focused on the role of PSM in employment decisions and employee performance. More recently, researchers have raised the possibility that PSM may play a role in workplace ethical behavior. In this study we sought to empirically articulate this link with evidence from three experimental studies. Across three experiments our research fails to confirm the relationship between PSM and ethics. We measured ethics both attitudinally and observationally.  We conclude that even if the null findings are due to sample characteristics or weaknesses in the priming intervention, the three studies reported here raise concerns regarding the ease with which one can influence behavior by "priming" PSM.  PSM may increase ethical behavior but not always in ways that public managers and organizations can easily influence.

The role of political affiliation in employment decisions: A model and research agenda.

2017 ◽  
Vol 102 (9) ◽  
pp. 1286-1304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip L. Roth ◽  
Caren B. Goldberg ◽  
Jason B. Thatcher
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Political Affiliation ◽  
Employment Decisions

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF RESUME QUALITY AND ETHNICITY CUES ON EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ted Shore ◽  
Armen Tashchian ◽  
William R. Forrester
Keyword(s):  
Practical Implication ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Sales Manager ◽  
Pay Equity ◽  
Writing Quality ◽  
Employment Decisions ◽  
Race Bias

This study examined the effects of resume writing quality and ethnicity cues on employment decisions. Prior research on resume quality is scant and no prior studies have examined the role of both resume quality and ethnicity on employment decisions. Participants reviewed a fictitious resume (error-laden or error-free) of a Black, Hispanic or White candidate for the job of Sales Manager. Applicants with error-laden resumes were less likely to be interviewed, hired, offered lower starting salaries and rated lower on job-related traits than applicants with error-free resumes. Although ethnicity did not affect the likelihood of getting interviewed or hired, White applicants were offered higher salaries and rated higher on several job-related traits than Black and Hispanic job applicants. Furthermore, Black applicants with error-free resumes received over 6% less in starting salary than White applicants with error-laden resumes. A practical implication of these findings is that applicants should ensure that their resume contains no spelling, grammatical or typographical errors. These results also suggest that non-White job applicants need job qualifications that exceed those of White applicants to achieve pay equity. This paper provides further evidence for and enhances understanding of implicit race bias toward non-White job applicants.

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