RT Article
T1 Leveling the Playing Field for Women of Color in Corporate Management: Is the Business Case Enough?
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 37
IS 1
SP 103
OP 119
A1 Giscombe, Katherine
A1 Mattis, Mary C.
A2 Mattis, Mary C.
LA English
YR 2002
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785617397
AB 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.
K1 Individual Interview
K1 Survey Response
K1 Census Data
K1 Research Design
K1 Focus Group
DO 10.1023/A:1014786313354