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| Author: | Petersen, L-E. Krings, F. |
| Title: | Are ethical codes of conduct toothless tigers for dealing with employment discrimination? |
| Journal: | Journal of Business Ethics
2009 : APR I, VOL. 85:4, p. 501-514 |
| Index terms: | human resource management selection of personnel employment discrimination Germany |
| Freeterms: | codes of conduct |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Using an experimental simulation, this study explores the influence of two organizational context variables, codes of conduct (hereafter as: c-of-cdt.) and supervisor advice (here as: sv-adv.), on personnel decisions. Personnel evaluations and decisions in a situation with c-of-cdt. conflicting with sv-adv. are specifically focused on. It is studied how c-of-cdt. enforcement may reduce the form of discrimination (as: dscrn.). Based on 80 German managers evaluating and selecting candidates from an applicants' pool with Germans (as 'ingroup members', ing-mbs.) and foreigners (as 'outgroup members', otg-mbs.), sv-adv. to prefer ing-mbs. lowered suitability ratings of otg-mbs. as well as their chances to get selected for an interview. Ethical c-of-cdt. referring to equal opportunities limited this form of dscrn., but only with c-of-cdt. being enforced by sanctions and integrated into organizational every-day practice. |
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