Discrimination at work: Effects on Job Satisfaction and Organizational 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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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.
Translated title of the contributionDiskriminierung am Arbeitsplatz: Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitszufriedenheit und das Engagement in der Organisation. Eine empirische Studie über den Einfluss von wahrgenommener Diskriminierung auf arbeitsbezogene Verhaltensweisen bei Menschen mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Economics and Business Research
ISSN1756-9850
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Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2024

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