NCJ Number
59129
Journal
Urban Affairs Quarterly Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1978) Pages: 355-378
Date Published
1978
Length
24 pages
Annotation
POTENTIAL CORRELATES OF ATTITUDINAL COMMITMENT FOR MINORITY HIRING AMONG URBAN PERSONNEL OFFICERS ARE EXAMINED IN THIS RESEARCH PAPER.
Abstract
SOCIOPOLITICAL BELIEFS CONCERNING EQUALITY WOULD BE POWERFUL PREDICTORS OF ATTITUDES TOWARD RECRUITING NONWHITES. WORK-RELATED BELIEFS, PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES WOULD EXPLAIN ADDITIONAL VARIANCE IN THE COMMITMENT TO MINORITIES. THE RESEARCH FOUND SOCIOPOLITICAL AND WORK-RELATED BELIEFS DO ACHIEVE SUBSTANTIAL CORRELATIONS WITH ATTITUDES TOWARD RECRUITING NONWHITES, WHILE THE THREE OTHER CLUSTERS OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLES ACCOUNT FOR LESS VARIANCE THAN EXPECTED. SOME IMPLICATIONS OF THE DATA FOR MINORITY HIRING PRACTICES IN URBAN BUREAUCRACIES ARE EXAMINED. POLITICAL LIBERALISM OF OFFICERS AND THEIR AWARENESS OF INEQUALITY WERE FOUND TO RELATE TO THEIR SYMPATHY FOR RECRUITING NONWHITES. THE FINDINGS ALSO SUGGEST THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK-RELATED BELIEFS ESPECIALLY NOTIONS ABOUT ORGANIZATION TRADE-OFFS INVOLVED IN MINORITY HIRING. COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES WERE FOUND STATISTICALLY RELATED TO ATTITUDINAL SUPPORT FOR NONWHITE RECRUITING. THOSE WHO SEEK TO ASSIST MINORITY JOB SEEKERS MUST (1) DEVISE MEANS TO ASSURE THAT MORE POLITICAL LIBERALS WIN HIGH POSITIONS, (2) MAKE CIVIL SERVANTS MORE AWARE OF SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES, AND (3) CONVINCE OFFICIALS THAT HIRING MINORITIES IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE ATTAINMENT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)