Rage against the Iron Cage: The Varied Effects of Bureaucratic Personnel Reforms on Diversity

Organization scholars since Max Weber have argued that formal personnel systems can prevent discrimination. We draw on sociological and psychological literatures to develop a theory of the varied effects of bureaucratic reforms on managerial motivation. Drawing on selfperception and cognitive-disson...

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Published in:	American sociological review Vol. 80; no. 5; pp. 1014 - 1044
Main Authors:	Dobbin, Frank, Schrage, Daniel, Kalev, Alexandra
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA American Sociological Association (ASA) 01.10.2015 SAGE Publications American Sociological Association
Subjects:	Accountability Asians Autonomy Black people Bureaucracy Cognitive dissonance Cultural Pluralism Discretion Discrimination Educational programs Effects Employees Employment discrimination Grievance Procedures Hiring Hiring Practices Hispanics Human resources Inequality Innovations Job descriptions Job Vacancies Management training Managers Men Motivation Opacity Perceptions Personnel Selection Psychological Theories Rage Recruitment Reform Reforms Resistance Segregation Self concept Self Determination Side effects Transparency Weber, Max White people Will Working women Workplaces organizations inequality gender race bureaucracy
ISSN:	0003-1224, 1939-8271
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