Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 27 Issue 4

Theory and research on social issues in organizations

Kimberly M. Lukaszewski, Dianna L. Stone

The primary purpose of this article is to raise awareness about the need for additional theory and research on social issues in organizations. It also provides an introduction to…

Virtue theory and organizations: considering persons with disabilities

Lizabeth A. Barclay, Karen S. Markel, Jennifer E. Yugo

This research aims to apply virtue theory to the under‐employment problem of persons with disabilities (PWD). Historically, PWD have been under‐employed within society and…

The effect of Hispanic accents on employment decisions

Megumi Hosoda, Lam T. Nguyen, Eugene F. Stone‐Romero

Despite the fact that Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing segment of the population and that 44 percent of Hispanics of 18 years of age and older speak English less than…

Moderation of selection procedure validity by employee race

Donald G. Gardner, Diana L. Deadrick

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of employee race on the validity of commonly used selection procedures over three time periods after hire.

The role of social cognition in downsizing decisions

Dale J. Dwyer, Morgan Arbelo

The purpose of this paper is to learn how managers make downsizing decisions.

Benefits of mentoring African‐American men

Davis M. Robinson, Thomas G. Reio

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mentoring, job satisfaction and organizational commitment among African‐American males.