Study of the Month
Organizational Values and Valuing Yourself
Study of the Month: July 2013
Most organizations have a set of values and beliefs that become the norm among a majority of its employees. However, many employees may not share those beliefs and are faced with a decision of whether or not to conform. The current study is a national sample of LGB employees. Participants responded to an online survey pertaining to the disclosure of sexual identity in the workplace.
Choosing to disclose sexual identity is a choice many LGB employees make according to their own constitution as well as their organizational culture...
Mentorship for Gays and Lesbians in the Workplace
Study of the Month: June 2013
Mentors in the workplace can significantly contribute to job-related outcomes of their protégés, and some research suggests that having a similarly diverse mentor may provide certain benefits that having a dissimilar does not provide. Yet, little research has examined the influence of employment mentors for gay and lesbian employees. As such, the current study examined the job-related outcomes of gay and lesbian employees who either had a gay or lesbian mentor, a heterosexual mentor, or no mentor...
Diversity Training
Study of the Month: May 2013
Although diversity training is a popular initiative in organizations, empirical research is needed to determine what makes it effective when it works and what makes it ineffective when it does not work. This field experiment sought to examine the focus of training (racial differences vs. LGBT individuals) and the type of training (perspective taking vs. goal setting vs. stereotype discrediting) as determinants of diversity training effectiveness...
The “Study of the Month” features LGBTA-related research studies conducted by members of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP). SIOP is the premier membership organization for those practicing and teaching Industrial-Organizational Psychology, the scientific study of the workplace. For more information about SIOP, please visit www.siop.org
If you are interested in having your research highlighted, please contact the SIOP LGBT Research Committee at siop.lgbt@gmail.com.