The role of race in organization choice: Are differences Black and White?

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorQuinones, Miguel A.
dc.creatorAvery, Derek Reynold
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:56:36Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:56:36Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractSeveral recent findings suggest that there are racial differences in organizational attraction. This study examines these differences using a sample of 258 undergraduate and graduate students. In an Internet "virtual site visit" to a fictional company, the level of racial structural integration (SI), salary, and the presence/absence of a diversity management program (DMP) were manipulated. SI, proposed by Cox (1991), is a means of describing the racial/ethnic diversity present among the employees of a firm, whereas diversity management programs are the successors to affirmative action plans. Black participants were most attracted to the organization with the highest level of SI. Furthermore, a type of ethnic identification, other-group orientation (OGO) significantly interacted with SI and participant race to predict organizational attraction. For Whites with low OGO, SI had a negative effect on attraction. For Blacks with high OGO, organizations high and low in SI (but not moderate) were the most attractive.
dc.format.extent132 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PSYCH. 2001 AVERY
dc.identifier.citationAvery, Derek Reynold. "The role of race in organization choice: Are differences Black and White?." (2001) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17936">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17936</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17936
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.
dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectIndustrial psychology
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subjectEthnic studies
dc.titleThe role of race in organization choice: Are differences Black and White?
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
3021094.PDF
Size:
3.76 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
Collections
Rice University Electronic Theses and Dissertations