Dilemmas and positioning when encountering micro aggressive exclusion at work: An analysis of a „small story“ of double-victimization by an international employee

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the relation and fluidity between micro-level, interpersonal discrimination and institutionalized discrimination in professional, organizational settings, through the gaze of an international employee at a large Danish company. I retrace the multi-layered victimization of an international employee as she reports mistreatment and misbehavior of employees to management using a formally established whistleblowing function.
Conceptually, the study departs from the notion of discrimination in form of micro-aggressions as well as from Sue at al.’s (Sue, 2007) classification of four types of dilemmas for the victims responding to microaggressions. Discrimination refers to the detrimental treatment of humans based on (assumed) categories of their social belonging (e.g., race, age, sex, or disability). It manifests through actions, policies, and attitudes that create inequalities among individuals and groups (Fredrickson, 2002).
Original languageEnglish
Publication date26. Nov 2024
Publication statusPublished - 26. Nov 2024
EventAuthor Workshop: Group-making and group identities in organizations: Workshop by the research group Organizing Social Sustainability - University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark
Duration: 26. Nov 202426. Nov 2024
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Conference

ConferenceAuthor Workshop: Group-making and group identities in organizations
LocationUniversity of Southern Denmark
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CitySønderborg
Period26/11/202426/11/2024
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Keywords

  • microaggressions
  • discrimination
  • Communication

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