Organization Management Journal
Article Title
Abstract
Stereotyping and biases continue to be a problem in many facets of society. Understanding how biases may affect recruitment and retention of employees has become a priority issue for companies, not only from an image perspective but also from a firm performance perspective, since both research and industry experience have shown that diverse teams generate better results. The need to address these issues, particularly with students who will become leaders in organizations, remains a priority in business education. In this article, we present an experiential activity that management instructors can use to help students understand and appreciate the reality and power of unconscious bias. The focus of this activity is on uncovering gender bias, yet the basic framework of the activity can easily be adapted to focus on other types of unconscious bias and stereotyping.
Recommended Citation
Dunn-Jensen, Linda M.; Jensen, Scott; Calhoun, Mikelle A.; and Ryan, Katherine C.
(2016)
"Revealing Gender Bias: An Experiential Exercise,"
Organization Management Journal: Vol. 13:
Iss.
2, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarship.shu.edu/omj/vol13/iss2/6