Diversity is in the Eye of the Beholder: How Majority and Minority Group Members Define Diversity
Diversity is in the Eye of the Beholder: How Majority and Minority Group Members Define Diversity
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多样性是情人眼里出西施：多数群体和少数群体成员如何定义多样性
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2009
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Kevin R. Binning
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Miguel M. Unzueta;Kevin R. Binning
本文认为，多样性的概念对多数群体成员(如男性、白人)和少数群体成员(如女性、少数族裔)具有不同的含义。由于多样性与少数群体成员有关，但与多数群体成员无关，因此群体利益可能会激励少数群体成员而不是多数群体成员以使群体内利益最大化的方式定义多样性。其中一种方式是少数群体以相对复杂的方式定义多样性--即在一个组织中涉及少数群体在数量和结构上的代表性。另一方面，多数群体成员由于不受群体利益的驱使，可能会将多样性定义为仅仅需要少数群体的数字代表。有四项研究验证了这些假设。文中还讨论了理论和实践意义。
This paper suggests that the concept of diversity carries different meanings for majority (e.g., men, Whites) and minority (e.g., women, racial minorities) group members. Because diversity is in-group relevant for minority but not majority group members, group-interest may motivate minority but not majority group members to define diversity in ways that maximize benefits for the in-group. One such way is for minorities to define diversity in a relatively complex manner – that is, as entailing both the numerical and structural representation of minorities in an organization. Majority group members, on the other hand, since they are not motivated by group-interest, may define diversity as simply entailing minorities’ numerical representation. Four studies tested these hypotheses. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.