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Will You Value Me And Do I Value You? The Effect Of Phenotypic Racial Stereotypicality On Organizational Evaluations, Kimberly Barsamian Kahn, Miguel M. Unzueta, Paul G. Davies, Aurelia T. Alston, J. Katherine Lee

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This paper investigates whether within-group differences in phenotypic racial stereotypicality (i.e., extent to which individuals possess physical features typical of their racial group) of ingroup members serve as social identity contingency cues for Blacks evaluating organizations. It is hypothesized that Blacks draw information about whether their social identity would be valued based on the represented phenotypic racial stereotypicality of Black organization members. Participants viewed organizations that included high phenotypically stereotypic (HPS) Black (e.g., darker skin tones, broader facial features), low phenotypically stereotypic (LPS) Black, or only White employees. Results confirmed that Black, but not White, evaluators reported more diversity, salary, …