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ItemRacioethnicity, Community Makeup, and Potential Employees' Reactions to Organizational Diversity Management Approaches(AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC, 2016-05)We draw on the values literature from social psychology and the acculturation literature from cross-cultural psychology to develop and test a theory of how signals about an organization's diversity management (DM) approach affect perceptions of organizational attractiveness among potential employees. We examine the mediating effects of individuals' merit-based attributions about hiring decisions at the organization, as well as the moderating effects of their racioethnicity and the racioethnic composition of their home communities. We test our theory using a within-subject policy-capturing experimental design that simulates organizational DM approaches, supplemented with census data for the participants' home communities. Results of hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analyses suggest that the manipulated instrumental value for diversity leads to higher perceptions of organizational attractiveness, in part through heightened expectations of merit-based hiring decisions. Further, the manipulated assimilative and integrative DM approach signals are positively related to organizational attractiveness and the effect of integrative DM is strongest for racioethnic minorities from communities with especially high proportions of Whites and Whites from communities with especially low proportions of Whites. (PsycINFO Database Record
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ItemGender Diversity Programs, Perceived Potential for Advancement, and Organizational Attractiveness: An Empirical Examination of Women in the United States and France(SAGE Publications, 2016)We conducted an experimental study to compare the effects of organization-sponsored gender diversity management programs on women’s evaluations of organizational attractiveness in two countries: the United States and France. Importantly, we examined perceived potential for advancement as a mediator of the relationship, thus elaborating on an underlying mechanism implied by signaling theory. Results from a sample of 230 women in the United States and France provided overall support for the model. We found that country and individual characteristics affect how diversity management signals are translated into perceptions of the organization. We discuss the theoretical and practical contributions of the study, as well as limitations and opportunities for future research.
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ItemMulticulturalism in Japan: An Analysis and Critique(Kwansei Gakuin University School of International Studies, 2015-03-30)The topic of multiculturalism is receiving growing interest in Japan, but fundamental misconceptions about the cultural diversity of Japan and the nature of multiculturalism pose powerful barriers to the realization of a multicultural society. In this paper, we analyze these misconceptions and present an overview of Japan’s attempts at dealing with minority groups, with particular focus on Zainichi Koreans as a case in point. We also explore the insights that can be gained from mainstream scholarship on acculturation, as well as how the Japanese context might similarly inform acculturation theory. Finally, we present a few basic recommendations based on our analysis.
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Item学生の留学志向をめぐる調査および各種留学プログラムの現状と課題 [A survey on students’ intentions to study abroad and the trend of diversifying study abroad programs](関西学院大学教務機構高等教育推進センター [Center for Research into and Promotion of Higher Education], 2015-03-30)日本人の学生が内向き志向といわれているなかで、大学は学生に留学を促す施策を打ち立てようとしているが、そのために必要な学生の心理的な要因を調査し、留学のための環境づくりを行う必要がある。本研究は、学生の心理的な要因を調査するとともに、大学の提供する留学プログラムが学生のニーズによって多様な変化を遂げようとしている現状と課題について論じている。まず本学学生へのアンケート調査に基づくデータを分析し、次いで他大学を訪問し、ヒアリング調査等で得た情報をもとに留学プログラムを検討する。