Psychological aspects of racism in organizations
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Racism in organizations as viewed by African-Americans is studied based on a 3-level conceptual model that defines institutional racism, racial climate and personal discrimination. The Racial Identity Attitudes Scale relates the perceptions of racism on each of these 3 levels and its association to racial identity. Results indicate racial identity to be the best predictor of perceptions of personal discrimination and racial climate. Respondents characterized institutional racism in terms of power and mobility. Effective intervention in racism would require an awareness of the heterogeneity of the Afro-American culture. Coping with racism would include techniques suitable to both the pre-encounter and internalization phases of racial identity attitudes.
Publication Name: Group & Organization Studies
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0364-1082
Year: 1991
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A measure of psychological maturity
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Traditional scale construction methods were employed to develop an 11-item scale for assessing emotional maturity. Early results from two independent research samples indicate an internally consistent scale when completed by peers, self-report, and by managers. Peer and manager ratings were correlated significantly, suggesting a convergent validity among 'objective' raters. Suggestions are offered for variables that might indicate relationships with psychological maturity. One sample comprised 350 upperclass undergraduate students in organizational behavior classes, and the other consisted of 84 managers who were part-time MBA students.
Publication Name: Group & Organization Studies
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0364-1082
Year: 1988
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Professional entry and the adviser relationship: socialization, commitment, and productivity
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The socialization of professionals is examined at entry into professional doctorate training and at the end of a year's training using a longitudinal framework. Advisers showed a strong and positive influence on the professionals' socialization process as newcomers and exerted a supportive role in these outcomes. It should be noted, though, that a greater number of relationships involving adviser support ran contradictory to the previously reported assertions, thereby also producing a substantial amount of negative socialization process outcomes.
Publication Name: Group & Organization Studies
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0364-1082
Year: 1991
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