Discrimination at Work Psychological and Organizational Bases

Question: Discuss about the Discrimination at work for the psychological and organizational bases. Answer: Culture and Diversity Todays organizations consist of people from different parts of the world that creates a dynamic multiracial and multicultural organization. Cultural diversity is at the highest point today than it has ever been (Wood Wilberger, 2015). Therefore, it is important to understand the issues of cultural diversity for the long term survival of the organization or society as a whole. Some of the major issues of cultural diversity are: Favoritism and prejudice: Favoritism and prejudice on the basis of culture is a major issue as it provides opportunities to individuals who belongs to a cultural-fit group and prejudices against individuals of other cultural identities. Prejudices can be described as unjustified negative attitude towards individuals with different cultural backgrounds. It creates an unhealthy organization setting and disrupts the path of organizational success. People are unmotivated and it blocks the path of creativity (Skorinko et al., 2015). Stereotyping: An organization is made up of people with different racial and ethnic identity. Unfortunately some individuals harbor unfair generalizations against people of different colors, cultures, ethnicity or religion. Stereotyping puts individuals of different background in a common mold and strips the individual of their personality. Cultural stereotypes limit the personal and professional development opportunity for an individual in an organization. It creates problems of communication and interpersonal relationships (Moran et al., 2014). Discrimination: Culture discrimination is exclusion, restriction or biasness aimed at an individual based on the real or perceived differences in cultural beliefs and values. Discrimination can be in the form of harassment, denial of equal opportunity, racisms or religious intolerance. For instance, if an individual is required to dress in a certain manner due to religious or cultural beliefs that others find offensive it creates the problems in the organization. It leads to disoriented and unsatisfied people in an organization and society (Dipboye Colella, 2013). References Dipboye, R. L., Colella, A. (Eds.). (2013). Discrimination at work: The psychological and organizational bases. Psychology Press. Moran, R. T., Abramson, N. R., Moran, S. V. (2014). Managing cultural differences. Routledge. Skorinko, J. L., Lun, J., Sinclair, S., Marotta, S. A., Calanchini, J., Paris, M. H. (2015). Reducing Prejudice Across Cultures via Social Tuning. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6(4), 363-372. Wood, V. R., Wilberger, J. S. (2015). Globalization, Cultural Diversity and Organizational Commitment: Theoretical Underpinnings. World, 6(2).