Advancing the Research on Stereotypes in the Management Field

Abstract

This symposium aims to engage leading scholars on the topic of stereotypes not only to discuss how stereotypes affect individuals in the workplace but also to conduct a dialogue on the similarities and differences that exist across race, gender, sexual orientation, age, differently abled or disabled, religion, and unemployed stereotypes in organizations. Although more than 30 years of research on stereotypes can be found in the fields of psychology and social psychology, this phenomenon does not receive equal attention in management. The presentations in this symposium will demonstrate the importance of expanding current research on stereotypes in management and defining future research directions. Specifically this symposium will consider the following: 1) descriptive and prescriptive stereotypes in the context of the intersection of race and gender 2) unconscious schemas that affect equity in the workplace in the context of academic settings and women and men workers who are parents 3) the influence of LGB stereotypes on identity management strategies 4) stereotype threat experienced by older workers 5) workplace challenges when religious identity is salient and identifiable 6) invoked stereotyping of differently abled individuals, and 7) the stigma associated with unemployment that may continue even after attaining employment.