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Workplace discrimination saps everyone's motivation − even if it works in your favor

  • Written by Brent Simpson, Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
imageIf your boss is biased, this is a logical response.Robert Daly/OJO Images via Getty Images

When people work for discriminatory managers, they put in less effort. That’s true both when managers are biased against them and when they’re biased in their favor, according to a new paper that Nicholas Heiserman of Oklahoma State University and...

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