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Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Subjects
Asian Americans -- Social conditions, Asian Americans -- Public opinion, Race discrimination -- United States, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Discrimination in employment
Advisor
Benjamin Alberts
Student Level
Undergraduate
Abstract
Interpersonal discrimination associated with negative stereotypes among Asian Americans in the workplace explored through an experimental field study from the perspective of observers
and managers. Stereotypes such as Asian American’s are perceived submissive and lack communication skills are challenged in this study by a sales team comprised of Southeast and East Asian American sales associates with an objective to meet a set number of sales led by non-Asian managers who were primed to learn one of two scripts to encourage and enhance employee and customer experience. Managers intervening employee practices indicates lack of confidence in the individual and will be monitored by coders, covariates, observers, naïve observers trained to perform standardized customer behavior who will then report and rate interactions between management and associates based on behavior and word count scores. Experiences between managers and associates differed in script conditions revealing that managers showed signs of discrimination verbally and non-verbally when lacking confidence in Southeast and East Asian associates. The findings suggest discrimination being present in subtle forms towards Asian American employees in the workplace and may contribute to the stereotype in which Asian American’s are perceived as unfit in leadership roles.
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Transcript
An Experimental Field Study on Interpersonal Discrimination and the Asian American Experience in the Workplace
Interpersonal discrimination associated with negative stereotypes among Asian Americans in the workplace explored through an experimental field study from the perspective of observers
and managers. Stereotypes such as Asian American’s are perceived submissive and lack communication skills are challenged in this study by a sales team comprised of Southeast and East Asian American sales associates with an objective to meet a set number of sales led by non-Asian managers who were primed to learn one of two scripts to encourage and enhance employee and customer experience. Managers intervening employee practices indicates lack of confidence in the individual and will be monitored by coders, covariates, observers, naïve observers trained to perform standardized customer behavior who will then report and rate interactions between management and associates based on behavior and word count scores. Experiences between managers and associates differed in script conditions revealing that managers showed signs of discrimination verbally and non-verbally when lacking confidence in Southeast and East Asian associates. The findings suggest discrimination being present in subtle forms towards Asian American employees in the workplace and may contribute to the stereotype in which Asian American’s are perceived as unfit in leadership roles.