The ‘Not Here’ Syndrome

“Research by business management scholars Elizabeth E. Umphress, John B. Bingham, and Marie S. Mitchell has found that people who are highly identified with their employer are more likely to engage in unethical actions that benefit the organization. In addition to self-protection, people with strong organizational identity may be motivated to deny racism in their organization if they think acknowledgment is a slippery slope toward discrimination claims that are costly to the organization’s reputation and bottom line. Despite such paranoia about lawsuits, research suggests that employees are less likely to lodge formal in discrimination complaints if they feel that their organization shows true concern about their experiences of racism. Based on my experience, few Black people are in interested in the potential monetary costs, mental health, and career costs that can result from claiming discrimination. We simply want our organizations to listen and act.” – Charlice Hurst. <a href="https://medium.com/@mskahin1/the-not-here-syndrome-8c9c47fca5aa">Click Here</a>