Katherine Labovitz ’24
The Impact of Job Industry and Diversity Statements on Organizational Attraction
Katherine Labovitz ’24, Psychology major, Marketing and Spanish Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Saaid Mendoza, Psychology
Poster Presentation: Wednesday, April 24, 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Although past research has examined diversity statements’ impact on organizational attraction (Krivoshchekov et al., 2023), we explore job industries’ interaction with multicultural vs colorblind statements in creating attraction. Participants (N=131) evaluated statements and organizational attraction ratings in a 2 (diversity statement) x 3 (job industry) between-subjects design. After viewing the job posting, measures on authenticity and attraction were completed. Results suggest statements may have two motivations, and multicultural statements attract women in male-typed industries.
