Civil Rights For Minorities Research Articles

Marketing and Minority Civil Rights: The Case of Amendment 2 and the Colorado Boycott

The position marketers adopt on minority civil rights issues can have significant economic consequences. Consequently, marketers are faced with the complex task of ascertaining whether and how to adopt a position on particular minority civil rights legislations, while trying to gauge the effect of that position on their stakeholders and profits. The author examines the confluence of marketing and minority civil rights by considering the case of Amendment 2 and the ensuing Colorado boycott. He traces the events that led up to Amendment 2, describes the consumer backlash that followed, and assesses the economic impact of the boycott. He then discusses the lessons proffered by the Colorado case to marketers regarding their involvement and possible role in this domain of public policy.

Simulating the Lausanne Peace Negotiations, 1922-1923: Power Asymmetries in Bargaining

The negotiation leading to the historic Lausanne Peace Treaty provides a setting for exploring the impacts of different power configurations on bargaining behavior. Symmetric and asymmetric coalition structures existed on two key issues in the talks, passage through the straits and the question of civil rights for minorities. A content analysis of the transcripts showed some differences in bargaining behavior between the two power structures. These structures were simulated and compared to a third condition, bilateral negotiations between parties of equal power Opposing negotiators in the symmetric parties condition were more satisfied with the outcome, achieved faster resolutions, disagreed less, and made fewer competitive statements during the discussions than negotiators from these countries in the coalition conditions. Both similarities and differences were found in the comparison between the processes and outcomes in the actual and simulated negotiations. The results have implications for designing structures that improve negotiations and illustrate some advantages of experimental simulation.

Health-related disabilities, pain, and employment: Initial impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

The primary goal of the ADA is to achieve a work environment without discrimination against individuals with disabilities. The act has encouraged awareness of the abilities of workers with disabilities from across the nation in the largest surge of civil rights implementation since the 1970s. Employers who only a brief time ago were unaware of the concept of job modifications are now beginning to adjust their workplaces to accommodate willing workers. It is obvious from the cases reported to date that individuals with disabilities have been given a strong tool to continue their employment and remain productive participants in society. Prior to the ADA, laws protecting people with disabilities from employment discrimination were only applied to federal contractors under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Several states had instituted protections, but there was no standardized protection across the country for people with disabilities to match the statutory coverage for racial and minority civil rights. Individuals with health-related disabilities are now receiving more defined due process in complaints with their employers. These changes may be tapered very efficiently with the imminent reform of health care systems. The growth of AIDS and the developing rulings surrounding the employment of individuals with this dreaded disease is benefiting individuals with many other types of disabilities.