Overcoming Negative Reactions of Nonbeneficiaries to Employment Equity: The Effect of Participation in Policy Formulation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 363-376

  Hideg, Ivona ^a   Michela, John L ^b   Ferris, D Lance ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Employment equity; Instrumental and noninstrumental voice; Involvement and participation; Psychological ownership

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CIVIL RIGHTS; CONSUMER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CIVIL RIGHTS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC POLICY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 79953097702     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020969     Document Type: Article

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