The Relationship between Diversity Climate Perceptions and Workplace Attitudes

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between employees\u27 diversity climate perceptions and various job attitudes. Data were collected from 1,126 employees across five different organizations; analyses revealed that perceptions of an affirming diversity climate were positively related to organizational commitment, individual empowerment, and job satisfaction. In addition, mediation analysis showed that racial differences in employees\u27 attitudes of empowerment and organizational commitment could be explained, at least partially, by differences in perceptions of the organizational diversity climate. © 2011 Copyright The Society of Psychologists in Management