Outsourcing recruitment as a solution to prevent discrimination: A correspondence study

B-Tier
Journal: Labour Economics
Year: 2020
Volume: 64
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In this work, we assess how the organization of recruitment in large companies affects ethnic discrimination. We consider large multi-establishment companies and distinguish two types of organization of recruitment: hiring made through a human resources (HR) department at a centralized level of the company and hiring made at only the level of the establishment concerned by the position, generally by managers in charge of recruitment. Our results indicate that access to a centralized HR department in the selection of applications has an important effect on the level of discrimination, i.e., this type of organization of recruitment results in a significant decrease in the probability that applicants with native-sounding names are solely selected.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:labeco:v:64:y:2020:i:c:s0927537120300439
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24