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The effect of organizational diversity management approach on potential applicants' perceptions of organizations

dc.contributor.advisor Martins, Luis
dc.contributor.advisor Parsons, Charles K.
dc.contributor.author Olsen, Jesse Eason en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember James, Lawrence
dc.contributor.committeeMember Perry-Smith, Jill
dc.contributor.committeeMember Shalley, Christina
dc.contributor.department Management en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2010-09-15T19:11:24Z
dc.date.available 2010-09-15T19:11:24Z
dc.date.issued 2010-06-23 en_US
dc.description.abstract Scholars suggest that organizational diversity management (DM) programs are useful not only to satisfy legal requirements or social demands, but also to further the achievement of business objectives. However, much is still to be learned about the effects of such programs on individuals' perceptions of the organization. After reviewing the relevant literature on organization-level DM programs, I present a theoretical framework using recent literature that takes a strategic perspective on DM. This research classifies organization-sponsored DM programs into qualitatively different categories. Using the typology, I develop a model that proposes person-organization fit perceptions and attributions as mechanisms driving the relationship between DM programs and organizational attractiveness. I describe two experimental studies designed to test the proposed relationships between organizational diversity perspectives and applicants' perceptions of organizations. The first follows a two-phase between-subject design, while the second uses a within-subject policy-capturing methodology. Results, implications, and conclusions are discussed. en_US
dc.description.degree Ph.D. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/34846
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Acculturation en_US
dc.subject Values en_US
dc.subject Recruitment en_US
dc.subject Organizational attractiveness en_US
dc.subject Diversity en_US
dc.subject Diversity management en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Diversity in the workplace
dc.subject.lcsh Organizational behavior
dc.subject.lcsh Psychology, Industrial
dc.title The effect of organizational diversity management approach on potential applicants' perceptions of organizations en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor Parsons, Charles K.
local.contributor.corporatename Scheller College of Business
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