Exploring Bias in Evaluation of Job Seeker Introductory Emails-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Exploring Bias in Evaluation of Job Seeker Introductory Emails

Published:2023-02-21 Issue:4 Volume:86 Page:514-529
ISSN:2329-4906
Container-title:Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
language:en
Short-container-title:Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

Author:

Kelly Stephanie¹^ORCID,Gaytan Jorge¹^ORCID,Morgan Shona¹,Cundall Michael K.¹,Foresman Galen¹

Affiliation:

1. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA

Abstract

This study explored potential biases in professional writing evaluation. An experiment was conducted in which individuals with hiring authority or influence at their workplace evaluated an email with multiple grammatical/typographical mistakes requesting that the reader make time to speak with the author. Participants were randomly assigned into one of five conditions, each with a separate profile photo accompanying the email. Data analysis indicates that ethnicity of the author influenced how competent the author was perceived to be and the reader’s attitude about meeting with the author.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous),Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous),Business and International Management

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/23294906231154853

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