Organizational Behavior, 17e

Other Differentiating Characteristics

1. 4 Explain how other differentiating characteristics factor into OB.

The last set of characteristics we’ll look at includes tenure, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, and cultural identity. These characteristics illustrate deep-level differences that provide opportunities for workplace diversity, as long as discrimination can be overcome.

Tenure

Except for gender and racial differences, few issues are more subject to misconceptions and speculations than the impact of seniority and tenure, meaning time spent in a job, organization, or field.

Extensive reviews have been conducted of the seniority–productivity relationship.69 If we define seniority as time on a particular job, the evidence demonstrates ...