Department

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

Ally Skill-Building workshops are a recent development within the diversity field. Building allies in the workplace is essential to creating a culture of inclusion and respect and assists in mitigating the potential negative implications of an ever-increasing diverse workforce. While theoretical evidence exists surrounding individual and contextual factors that may impact the effectiveness of an Ally Skill-Building Workshop, no study has addressed the social norms, personality dispositions, biases stemming from social categorizations, reactions, and behavioral intentions over time. Specifically, assessing the level of inclusivity of participating organizational departments via social norms will help determine the environment in which an ally skill-building workshop will have the power to be impactful. Further, understanding individual differences such as a belief in the malleability of personality and the extent to which one holds color-blind racial attitudes and sexist beliefs, the present study seeks to determine a pathway that identifies the individual and contextual variables that impact the behavioral outcomes of an Ally Skill-Building Workshop. However, identifying the antecedents to an impactful Ally Skill-Building workshop is only half of the story being told. The present study will also assess participant reactions to the Ally Skill-Building workshop and their intention to display allyship behaviors post-workshop. Utilizing an applied longitudinal analyses, the present study will contribute to the diversity literature by assessing a unique combination of antecedents and outcomes over time.

Date

October 2019

Subject

Industrial and organizational psychology

Document Type

posters

Language

English

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License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

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Validating an Ally Skill-Building Workshop: Assessing Antecedents and Outcomes

Ally Skill-Building workshops are a recent development within the diversity field. Building allies in the workplace is essential to creating a culture of inclusion and respect and assists in mitigating the potential negative implications of an ever-increasing diverse workforce. While theoretical evidence exists surrounding individual and contextual factors that may impact the effectiveness of an Ally Skill-Building Workshop, no study has addressed the social norms, personality dispositions, biases stemming from social categorizations, reactions, and behavioral intentions over time. Specifically, assessing the level of inclusivity of participating organizational departments via social norms will help determine the environment in which an ally skill-building workshop will have the power to be impactful. Further, understanding individual differences such as a belief in the malleability of personality and the extent to which one holds color-blind racial attitudes and sexist beliefs, the present study seeks to determine a pathway that identifies the individual and contextual variables that impact the behavioral outcomes of an Ally Skill-Building Workshop. However, identifying the antecedents to an impactful Ally Skill-Building workshop is only half of the story being told. The present study will also assess participant reactions to the Ally Skill-Building workshop and their intention to display allyship behaviors post-workshop. Utilizing an applied longitudinal analyses, the present study will contribute to the diversity literature by assessing a unique combination of antecedents and outcomes over time.