Do social enterprises discriminate less than for-profit organizations? Influence of sector and diversity policies on managers’ prejudice towards Immigrants
Social enterprise; discrimination; organizational multiculturalism
Abstract :
[en] During the past 15 years, discrimination in work settings has become an increasing problem. The social enterprise (SE) and non-profit literature suggests that these organizations discriminate against workers less frequently than for-profit organizations (FPOs). In the field of social psychology, it has been assumed that a multicultural approach to managing diversity would improve relationships among workers with different ethnic or cultural origins. This study examines the relationships between managers’ attitudes towards immigrants and the organization’s characteristics, namely organizational multiculturalism, the organization’s sector (FPO or SE) and mission (i.e., work integration, home care services, and profit-making). The survey was conducted among managers of organizations involved in the Belgian service voucher system. The results indicate that managers in work integration social enterprises are less prejudiced than managers in FPOs and home care services organizations, and that the more the workforce diversity is managed through a multicultural approach, the less prejudiced managers are.
Research center :
CIRTES
Disciplines :
Business & economic sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Brolis, Olivier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre d'Economie sociale
Courtois, Marie
Nyssens, Marthe
Herman, Ginette
Language :
English
Title :
Do social enterprises discriminate less than for-profit organizations? Influence of sector and diversity policies on managers’ prejudice towards Immigrants
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
ISSN :
0899-7640
eISSN :
1552-7395
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, New York, United States - New York
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