Effect of race on promotions to top management in a federal department

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Powell, GN; Butterfield, DA
• 署名单位: University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/257022
• 发表日期: 1997
• 页码: 112-128
• 关键词: PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; women; minorities; ETHNICITY; ratings; men

摘要

Applicant race did not directly affect promotion decisions for top management positions in a cabinet-level U.S. government department with standardized promotion practices that include a panel review process. However, race indirectly affected promotion decisions through key job-relevant variables, to the disadvantage of applicants of color.