Discrimination in hiring arises from simultaneous cognitive failures

Nikita, Nikita (2024) Discrimination in hiring arises from simultaneous cognitive failures. LSE Business Review (15 May 2024). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Discrimination is costly and illegal in many OECD and other countries, including the UK. It can result in suboptimal hiring decisions, with unnecessary social and economic losses. So, why does it keep happening? Nikita analyses the issue under the light of dual-process theory, with its System 1 and System 2 types of cognitive processes popularised by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman. She writes that discrimination arises because of simultaneous failures in both of these systems.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
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Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2024 11:00
Last Modified:	20 Dec 2024 00:28
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/123992

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