Publication Type
PhD Dissertation
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2021
Abstract
Even with comparable education and level of competence, workers with lower socioeconomic status (SES) origins are disadvantaged in terms of earnings and occupational attainment. This class gap, or the “class ceiling,” is as large as the gender gap, but poorly understood. In my dissertation, I designed a series of related projects to explain and potentially mitigate the class ceiling problem. Across three projects, I mainly focused on where the problem starts—labor market and newcomer adjustment in organizations. I find that, beyond discrimination and bias that has been the focus of past work, many challenges stem from workers’ own psychology and behaviors, which can be effectively addressed with a psychological intervention.
Keywords
Socioeconomic status, class ceiling, labor market, newcomer adjustment, intervention
Degree Awarded
PhD in Business (OBHR)
Discipline
Organizational Behavior and Theory | Organization Development
Supervisor(s)
PITESA, Marko
First Page
1
Last Page
105
Edition
105
Publisher
Singapore Management University
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
LIM, Jia Hui.
The many faces of class ceiling: Its manifestations at different career stages and ways to overcome it. (2021). 1-105.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/etd_coll/342
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Author
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