King, E and Dawson, J.F and West, Michael and Gilrane, V and Peddie, C and Bastin, L (2011) Why organizational and community diversity matter: The emergence of incivility and organizational performance. Academy of Management Journal, 54 (6). pp. 1103-1118. ISSN 0001-4273
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Integrating sociological and psychological perspectives, this research considers the value of organizational ethnic diversity as a function of community diversity. Employee and patient surveys, census data, and performance indices relevant to 142 hospitals in the United Kingdom suggest that intraorganizational ethnic diversity is associated with reduced civility toward patients. However, the degree to which organizational demography was representative of the community demography was positively related to civility experienced by patients and ultimately enhanced organizational performance. These findings underscore the understudied effects of community context, and imply that intergroup biases manifested in incivility toward outgroup members hinder organizational performance.