Racism and discrimination behaviour with government, non-profit and public organizations
Judie Simon
PAD 3104: Organizational Behavior and Administrative Commutation
June 7, 2020
Objective of the proposal
The aim of the proposal is to establish the various dimensions through which racial and discriminatory behavioural cases manifest in government, non-profit and public organization settings. The proposal, through a multi-dimensional approach, seeks to find out how government institutions propagate racial acts in the interaction between staff and service clients. The research will examine the factors contributing to the increase in discrimination cases within US government offices and public organizations. Further, the proposal will explore the connection between the discrimination and racism patterns and the similarity in their manifestation between public service premises and non-profit organizations.
Background
The subject of racism always comes up when considering the disparities existing between whites and blacks. For a long time, blacks have been disadvantaged in American society with regards to labour market outcomes, health and life expectancy and educational achievements. Having been documented in several areas including the labour market, the judicial system and product markets, discrimination is usually proposed as one of the potential causes in disparities to access to public services.
Researchers propose that the new challenge lies in understanding the obstacles undermining the achievement of black and Hispanic in elementary and secondary schools[1]. Public institutions commonly referred to as street-level bureaucracies significantly play a role in the policy implementation process creating an importance in establishing the connection between attitudes, behaviour and discrimination[2]. The US law, through enforcement of policies by government authorities, prohibits racial discrimination throughout the country[3]. While there is evidence of reduction in racial discrimination in the private sector resulting from pressure due to effects of globalization increasing market competition in the US, this has certainly been much less the case for the public sector and non-profit organizations[4].
References
“Michael Lipsky. Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas Of The Individual In Public Services. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1980”. 1980. Politics & Society 10 (1): 116-116. doi:10.1177/003232928001000113.
Card, David, Ana Rute Cardoso, Joerg Heining, and Patrick Kline. 2018. “Firms And Labor Market Inequality: Evidence And Some Theory”. Journal Of Labor Economics 36 (S1): S13-S70. doi:10.1086/694153.
Felice, William F. 2002. “The UN Committee On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Racial Discrimination: Race, And Economic And Social Human Rights”. Human Rights Quarterly 24 (1): 205-236. doi:10.1353/hrq.2002.0009.
Levine, Ross. 2013. “Bank Deregulation And Racial Inequality In America”. Critical Finance Review 3 (1): 1-48. doi:10.1561/104.00000013.
[1] (Card et al. 2018)
[2] (“Michael Lipsky. Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas Of The Individual In Public Services. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1980” 1980)
[3] (Felice 2002)
[4] (Levine 2013)