Theorizing status distance: rethinking the micro theories of representation and diversity in public organizations

Groeneveld, Sandra and Meier, Kenneth J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-0855 2022. Theorizing status distance: rethinking the micro theories of representation and diversity in public organizations. Administration and Society 54 (2) , pp. 248-276. 10.1177/00953997211028825

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Abstract

Through bringing the concept of status distance to representative bureaucracy and diversity management literature, this article develops new hypotheses that can guide future studies on representation and diversity in public organizations. First, including status distance brings consideration of the tensions that minority representation creates between integration within the workforce and the pressures on minority bureaucrats to actively represent clientele. Second, the way status distance plays out in the interaction of bureaucrats with co-workers and citizen-clients depends on characteristics of the national and organizational environment and type of service.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications (UK and US)
ISSN:	0095-3997
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 February 2022
Date of Acceptance:	30 June 2021
Last Modified:	27 May 2023 12:42
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/147050

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