Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how employees’ perceptions and the perceptions of others close to them influence employee reactions to perceived racial discrimination at work. Design/methodology/approach: Integrating the interactional model of cultural diversity (IMCD) with...

Algorithms might prevent prejudices and increase objectivity in personnel selection decisions, but they have also been accused of being biased. We question whether algorithm‐based decision‐making or providing justifying information about the decision‐maker (here: to prevent biases and...

Purpose – Drawing from social dominance theories and conceptualizations of paternalism, the purpose of this paper is to define and develop a measure of subordinates’ perceptions of supervisor paternalism (SPSP). Design/methodology/approach – The authors assess the validity of the measure...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine alleged perpetrators' reactions to being accused of discrimination. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines how the mode of confrontation as well as the perpetrator's status relate to the alleged perpetrator's state of anger and the...