Psychological climate for diversity, racial/ethnic workplace discrimination, and prosocial voice behavior: the moderating role of social dominance orientation

Pegah Sajadi and Christian Vandenberghe

International Journal of Manpower, 2025, vol. 46, issue 9, 1810-1830

Abstract: PurposeThis study aims at expanding research on the antecedents, consequences, and boundary conditions associated with racial/ethnic discrimination in workplaces.Design/methodology/approachWe collected longitudinal data from 826 employees affiliated with eight Canadian governmental organizations. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses through Mplus 7.4.FindingsSocial dominance orientation (SDO) moderated the relationship between psychological climate for diversity and perceived racial/ethnic workplace discrimination (REWD): the relationship was negative among low-SDO employees and turned positive among high-SDO employees. Additionally, perceived REWD was positively related to prosocial voice behavior among low-SDO employees but negatively among high-SDO employees. Furthermore, the indirect effect of climate for diversity on prosocial voice was positive for high-SDO employees but negative for low-SDO employees.Originality/valueThere has been little research examining the relationship between psychological climate for diversity and REWD. We show that a positive diversity climate lowers perceived REWD, with employee SDO as a key moderator. Additionally, we respond to calls to explore the behavioral implications of workplace discrimination and examine the relationship between perceived REWD and employee voice. We show that the nature of this relationship depends on employees’ SDO level.

Keywords: Diversity climate; Social dominance orientation; Workplace discrimination; Prosocial voice behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1108/IJM-07-2024-0489

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