Discrimination at work: effects on job satisfaction and organisational commitment. An empirical study of the influence of perceived discrimination on work-related behaviours among people with and without a migration background
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In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research, Vol. 29, No. 6, 2025, p. 441-464.
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T1 - Discrimination at work
T2 - effects on job satisfaction and organisational commitment. An empirical study of the influence of perceived discrimination on work-related behaviours among people with and without a migration background
AU - Topcu, Muhammed Talha
AU - Suessmair, Augustin
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2025 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - People with a migrant background constitute a significant part of German population. Their perceived discrimination at workplace is under-researched. This paper addresses the social factors, focusing on the perceived discrimination against migrants and persons in next generations with a migration background in Germany and supplements the rich body of literature on the economic aspects of immigration, e.g., Bhagwati and Srinivasan (1983), Borjas (1995), West (2011), and Bansak et al. (2015). An online survey with 239 participants was conducted. Results show that people with a migration background experience more discrimination than people without a migration background. However, people with a migration background are not per se less satisfied at work or less committed to their organisation. In addition, discrimination was found to predict lower job satisfaction and lower organisational commitment. Migration background is moderating the effect, while this was absent for job satisfaction. Further exploratory analyses show a significant mediation of the effect of migration background on job satisfaction through perceived discrimination.
AB - People with a migrant background constitute a significant part of German population. Their perceived discrimination at workplace is under-researched. This paper addresses the social factors, focusing on the perceived discrimination against migrants and persons in next generations with a migration background in Germany and supplements the rich body of literature on the economic aspects of immigration, e.g., Bhagwati and Srinivasan (1983), Borjas (1995), West (2011), and Bansak et al. (2015). An online survey with 239 participants was conducted. Results show that people with a migration background experience more discrimination than people without a migration background. However, people with a migration background are not per se less satisfied at work or less committed to their organisation. In addition, discrimination was found to predict lower job satisfaction and lower organisational commitment. Migration background is moderating the effect, while this was absent for job satisfaction. Further exploratory analyses show a significant mediation of the effect of migration background on job satisfaction through perceived discrimination.
KW - discrimination
KW - Germany
KW - job satisfaction
KW - migration background
KW - organisational commitment
KW - workplace
KW - Psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105018628205&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJEBR.2025.148942
DO - 10.1504/IJEBR.2025.148942
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:105018628205
VL - 29
SP - 441
EP - 464
JO - International Journal of Economics and Business Research
JF - International Journal of Economics and Business Research
SN - 1756-9850
IS - 6
ER -