Identity threat at work: How social identity threat and situational cues contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in the workplace

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 508-520

  Emerson, Katherine T U ^a   Murphy, Mary C ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity safety; Organizations; Racial and ethnic minorities; Situational cues; Social identity threat

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HUMAN; MANAGER; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACISM; SAFETY; SKIN COLOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STEREOTYPY; THREAT; TRAINING; WORKPLACE; ASSOCIATION; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPING;

CUES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84925587984     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035403     Document Type: Article

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