4 Discrimination at work

Esra Aydın and H. Nejat Basım

DOI: 10.4324/9781003292401-5

Introduction

In today’s organizations, it is essential to be aware of and understand the diversities in the workplace, which may include race/color, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, disability, religion and genetic information. If diversities cannot be managed effectively, organizations may face the issue of discrimination. Discrimination, which means to treat people unfairly at work because of some categories they belong to or characteristics they have, is a crucial dark behavior in organizations that must be eliminated and controlled for effective and efficient management. This chapter provides a broad review of the concept ...

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