2. 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
Management
3. Equity Theory
● Comparing job inputs and outcomes with others’
and eliminating an inequities
● Referents
○ Self-Inside
○ Self-Outside
○ Other-Inside
○ Other-Outside
Equity
Theory
5. Downsides of the Equity Theory
1. Overrewarding does not have a significant on
behavior than underrewarding
2. Not all people are equity sensitive
3. Expansion in the meaning of equity
Equity
Theory
6. 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
8. Procedural Justice
● Perceived fairness of process used to determine the outcome
● Two key elements:
○ Process control
○ Explanations
Organizational
Justice
9. 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
10. Organizational Justice
● Overall perception of what is fair in the workplace
● Combination of Distributive, Procedural, and Interactional Justice
Organizational
Justice
13. 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
Discrimination
14. 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
Discrimination
15. Discrimination
● Definition, according to Merriam-Webster
● Any personal examples?
○ Have witnessed or experienced in a professional setting
(school, work, church, etc)
Workplace
Discrimination
16. 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?
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