Art points out that organizational research inadequately reflects the problem of racial discrimination in organizations. The enforcement of EEO legislation and the rhetoric of political correctness may have appeared to reduce the occurrence of racism in the workplace. But perhaps, what has occurred is the transformation of old-fashioned racism or blatant or unrationalized racism into modern racism or rationalized racism. A study by Brief et al. Whether blatant or rationalized, racism is a very real problem for organizations.
Research is required to identify ways to combat racism in organizations.
Art offers a few starting places for potential interventions. Principled disobedience may be encouraged by practices such as dispersed authority, condemning unquestioning loyalty, and endorsing a norm of critical discussion among peers. Art's review highlights the problem of racism in organizations and the dire need for organizational researchers to identify the factors contributing to it and ways of combating it. The International Congress of Applied Psychologists showcases applied research being conducted around the world. In this edition of Global Vision , highlights from a number of papers presented at the ICAP conference are presented.