Leveling the Playing Field for Women of Color in Corporate Management: Is the Business Case Enough?

A study was conducted in order to examine the unique experiences of African-American, Hispanic, and Asian-American women in business careers. A multi-phase research design included: a survey of professional and managerial women of color in 30 companies with 1735 survey responses; an analysis of nati...

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Authors: Giscombe, Katherine (Author) ; Mattis, Mary C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2002
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-119
Further subjects:B Focus Group
B Individual Interview
B Census Data
B Survey Response
B Research Design
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Summary:A study was conducted in order to examine the unique experiences of African-American, Hispanic, and Asian-American women in business careers. A multi-phase research design included: a survey of professional and managerial women of color in 30 companies with 1735 survey responses; an analysis of national census data; qualitative analyses from 59 focus groups and 83 individual interviews; and diversity policy analyses at 15 companies. The study found that retention of women of color was positively correlated with supportive behaviors of supervisors. The authors argue that the financial business case for diversity, e.g., the cost of turnover, is necessary but not sufficient for developing and sustaining supportive relationships between supervisors and their women of color direct reports.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1014786313354