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Navigating panethnic categorisation in the workplace : a study of British Sri Lankan employees

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Fernando, Dulini and Kenny, Etlyn (2018) Navigating panethnic categorisation in the workplace : a study of British Sri Lankan employees. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology , 91 (4). pp. 769-797. doi:10.1111/joop.12224

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Abstract

A wide range of ethnic groups make up labour markets in most advanced economies. However, we lack a nuanced understanding of how specific groups experience minority ethnic identity within the workplace. This article addresses how an underrepresented minority ethnic group, British Sri Lankans, experience being assigned a broad Asian panethnic identity in their workplace, which is both positively and negatively stereotyped. Drawing on theories of social identity-based impression management and self-stereotyping we highlight how individuals responded to panethnic stereotypes imposed on them by both claiming and rejecting a broader Asian identity, and at the same time attempting to carve out a more distinctive British Sri Lankan identity. We advance knowledge of the multi-level nature of ethnic identity, demonstrating ways in which movement between superordinate and subordinate levels of ethnic identity can occur. Counter intuitively we suggest that individuals’ positive self-stereotyping efforts may, over time, contribute to a more constricted career path that that may leave them less prepared for senior management positions.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DS Asia
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Sri Lankans -- Ethnic identity -- Great Britain, Sri Lankans -- Employment -- Great Britain, Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN: 0963-1798
Official Date: December 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
December 2018Published
1 June 2018Available
26 April 2018Accepted
Volume: 91
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 769-797
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12224
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Fernando, D. and Kenny, E. (2018), Navigating panethnic categorization in the workplace: A study of British Sri Lankan employees. J Occup Organ Psychol. which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12224. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."
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