Diversity & Organizational Justice

Tiffany Zheng, Tiffany Liu, Priyan Thurairatnam, Amy Ohlinger, John DiSessa

Diversity

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EquityT

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Organizational

Justice

Workplace

Discrim

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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?

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Discrimination● Definition, according to Merriam-Webster● Any personal examples?

○ Have witnessed or experienced in a professional setting (school, work, church, etc)

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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!