Perceived entitlement causes discrimination against attractive job candidates in the domain of relatively less desirable jobs

• Main Authors: LEE, Margaret, PITESA, Marko, PILLUTLA, Madan M., THAU, Stefan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: attractiveness; bias; discrimination; selection decisions; Gender and Sexuality; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5364; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6363/viewcontent/psp_pspi0000114.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

People generally hold positive stereotypes of physically attractive people and because of those stereotypes often treat them more favorably. However, we propose that some beliefs about attractive people, specifically, the perception that attractive individuals have a greater sense of entitlement tha...