Discrimination in the workforce Miscellaneous Essay
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In term of the major theory, discrimination can be on the grounds of sex, class, nationality, age, religion, race and position in an organization. The statistical theory developed by Arrow (1972) states that discrimination takes place "when employers make decisions based on subjective beliefs about the respective probabilities that white and black workers, respectively, are qualified" (p.199 cited Taylor 1998, p.