Understanding Bias in Management

Recent research indicates that the human brain seems to be wired to categorize people by race in the first one-fifth of a second after seeing a face. Studies suggest that all people have an ingrained propensity to bias, even if they are unaware of and even disapprove of such bias. This natural unconscious bias creates a number of challenges for minority managers and employees.

Unconscious bias occurs when a person is not aware of the bias in his or her favorable and unfavorable assessments, actions, and decisions toward members of specific groups. Managers can learn to value differences, which means that they recognize individual differences and see these differences with an appreciative attitude. To facilitate this attitude, managers can learn about cultural patterns and typical beliefs of groups to help understand why people act the way they do.

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