Abstract
Equality is an indispensable component in achieving sustainable human resource management. This research addresses an important yet under-researched global sustainable development issue—recruitment discrimination against immigrants (RDI). Using survey data on 2504 individual managers from 39 nations, we have found that voluntary association activity can reduce human resource managers' RDI by attenuating their out-group distrust. Moreover, we offer evidence that this beneficial effect of voluntary association activity is more pronounced in individualist than in collectivist countries. Our research sheds theoretical light on how recruitment bias and discrimination can be reduced, and it also provides practical guidance for global employers to achieve sustainable human resource management.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 503-512 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Sustainable Development |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 3 Aug 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding information: This research is supported by a research grant (grant No. UGC/IDS14/15) awarded by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong.Publisher Copyright: © 2021 ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Keywords
- cross-country analysis
- equal employment
- out-group distrust
- sustainable human resource management
- voluntary association activity
