The identity impact of witnessing selective incivility: A study of minority ethnic professionals
研究英国亚裔员工目睹针对同族裔同事的选择性不文明行为如何影响其身份认同，发现这会被视为身份威胁，并揭示了三种身份应对策略。
Abstract We examine how minority ethnic employees account for witnessing selective incivility to ethnically similar others. Our study is based on qualitative interviews with British Asian employees – the majority who witnessed incivility directed towards migrant Asian employees working for the same company. Our findings indicate that, for those whose minority ethnic identity was of central importance, witnessing selective incivility towards others from a similar ethnic background can be perceived as an identity threat. We provide insights into three identity work strategies undertaken by witnesses of selective incivility, while illuminating how minority ethnic identity shapes the way witnesses' respond to selective incivility in the workplace.