diversity & organizational justice
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Diversity & Organizational Justice
Tiffany Zheng, Tiffany Liu, Priyan Thurairatnam, Amy Ohlinger, John DiSessa
Diversity
Managem
ent
EquityT
heory
Organizational
Justice
Workplace
Discrim
ination
Diversity● The inclusion of different types of people (of
different races or cultures) in a group or organization○ Two Major Forms in the Workplace
■ Surface level diversity■ Deep level diversity
Diversity
Managem
ent
Equity Theory● Comparing job inputs and outcomes with others’
and eliminating an inequities● Referents
○ Self-Inside○ Self-Outside○ Other-Inside○ Other-Outside
EquityT
heory
Equity TheoryEquityT
heory
Downsides of the Equity Theory1. Overrewarding does not have a significant on
behavior than underrewarding2. Not all people are equity sensitive3. Expansion in the meaning of equity
EquityT
heory
Distributive Justice● Equity Theory focuses on Distributive Justice ● Distributive Justice is mainly the perceived
fairness of the amount of rewards among individuals and who received them.
● This fairness is subjective
Organizational
Justice
Distributive JusticeO
rganizationalJustice
Procedural Justice● Perceived fairness of process used to determine the outcome● Two key elements:
○ Process control○ Explanations
Organizational
Justice
Interactional Justice● Perceived degree to which one is treated with dignity and respect● Intimately connected to the conveyor of information● Common response: retaliation
Organizational
Justice
Organizational Justice● Overall perception of what is fair in the workplace● Combination of Distributive, Procedural, and Interactional Justice
Organizational
Justice
Organizational Justice
DiscriminationW
orkplaceD
iscrimination
Quiz● 1) Mike, who is Italian-American, is not offended by a joke that pokes fun at
Italian-Americans. He finds it funny and thinks that some of his coworkers might find the joke funny, too, and he decides to forward it to them. Is this discrimination?
● 2) Although a supervisor behaves in a polite and professional manner when criticizing the work performance of individuals of a different race, a supervisor uses derogatory language and racial slurs when criticizing work done by members of his own race. Is this discrimination?
Workplace
Discrim
ination
Quiz● 3) Sarah, a recent college graduate and first year analyst for a finance firm, is
excited to learn how the company operates. Joe offers to give Sarah a tour of the company. After the tour, Joe subtly hints that he wants sexual favors. Sarah, on her way home from work, realized Joe’s intentions but decides not to report it in fear of losing her job. Is this discrimination?
● 4) Heather is the only woman working in a shipyard, a predominantly male environment. A group of males feel uncomfortable that a female can do as good a job as them. They sometimes blatantly ignore her, steal her lunch, or talk bad about her behind her back. Is this discrimination?
Workplace
Discrim
ination
Discrimination● Definition, according to Merriam-Webster● Any personal examples?
○ Have witnessed or experienced in a professional setting (school, work, church, etc)
Workplace
Discrim
ination
Activity● What do you think each person’s backstory is?
○ Possible prompt questions: Job? Age? Family life? What do they do for fun? Education? Attitude?
Sharclyn Martinez Jessica
Takeaways?
Thank you!