State-Level Culture and Workplace Diversity Policies: Evidence from US Firms
Author(s)
Nadarajah, Sivathaasan
Atif, Muhammad
Gull, Ammar Ali
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2021
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This paper examines the effect of state-level culture in the US on the adoption of firms’ workplace diversity policies. Using firm-level panel data (1592 firm-year observations) over the period 2011–2014, we document that firms in highly individualistic states are less likely to adopt workplace diversity policies, which in turn negatively affects firm performance. Our results are robust to alternative variables and econometric specifications. Our findings provide insights into the contemporary debate on the economic aspects of workplace diversity policies for firms operating in different cultural backgrounds.This paper examines the effect of state-level culture in the US on the adoption of firms’ workplace diversity policies. Using firm-level panel data (1592 firm-year observations) over the period 2011–2014, we document that firms in highly individualistic states are less likely to adopt workplace diversity policies, which in turn negatively affects firm performance. Our results are robust to alternative variables and econometric specifications. Our findings provide insights into the contemporary debate on the economic aspects of workplace diversity policies for firms operating in different cultural backgrounds.
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Journal Title
Journal of Business Ethics
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Subject
Human resources and industrial relations
Applied ethics
Social Sciences
Ethics
Social Sciences - Other Topics
Economics