TY - JOUR
AU - Castillo, Melissa N.
AB - In a laboratory experiment, we investigated the impact of procedural explanations and demographic group membership on dependent measures of diversity program support. Our analysis took one important perspective: the examination of work‐force‐diversity programs from the perspective of multiple beneficiary (i. e., targeted) demographic groups. The experiment's design used 99 student volunteers in a 3 × 3 (Explanation × Demographic Group) factorial design. Our findings reveal that both adequate explanation and demographic group membership have a significant impact on how potential work‐forcediversity program beneficiaries expect their coworkers to perceive them. In addition, group membership was a significant predictor of potential beneficiaries' attitudes toward the diversity program and their self‐perceptions of competence. Finally, we discuss implications for future research and diversity practice.
TI - The Impact of Explanations and Demographic Group Membership: Reactions to Diversity Initiatives
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02509.x
DA - 2000-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/the-impact-of-explanations-and-demographic-group-membership-reactions-7Qj10M1H25
SP - 1039
VL - 30
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -