"I think they discriminated against me": Using prototype theory and organizational justice theory for understanding perceived discrimination in selection and promotion situations

• Main Authors: HARRIS, Michael M., LIEVENS, Filip, VAN HOYE, Greet
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Human Resources Management; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5600; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6599/viewcontent/discrim.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Research in industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology has generally focused on objective measures of employment discrimination and has virtually neglected individuals' subjective perceptions as to whether a selection or promotion process is discriminatory or not. This paper presents two theore...