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Racial discrimination towards Asian operatives in the Australian construction industry

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  • M. Loosemore
  • D. W. Chau

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This paper investigates racial discrimination towards Asian operatives in the Australian construction industry. It explores the extent of this discrimination, the form it is taking, the impact it is having and how it is being managed. The paper reveals an assimilationist culture which largely ignores the needs of ethnic minority groups and fails to harness the positive attributes of multiculturalism. Ironically, in comparison with other industries, the construction industry is relatively well placed to benefit from cultural diversity, and a number of suggestions are made to help companies achieve this. These suggestions are of value to managers in other countries because racism is not a problem that is unique to the Australian construction industry.

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  • M. Loosemore & D. W. Chau, 2002. "Racial discrimination towards Asian operatives in the Australian construction industry," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 91-102.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:20:y:2002:i:1:p:91-102
    DOI: 10.1080/01446190110090996
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    1. Jock Collins, 1994. "The Changing Political Economy of Australian Racism," Working Paper Series 41, Finance Discipline Group, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney.
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    1. Agnieszka Kosny & Iracema Santos & Alison Reid, 2017. "Employment in a “Land of Opportunity?” Immigrants’ Experiences of Racism and Discrimination in the Australian Workplace," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 18(2), pages 483-497, May.
    2. Kelly Z. Peng & Fang Lee Cooke & Xuhua Wei, 2023. "Managing minority employees in organizations in Asia Pacific: Towards a more inclusive workplace?," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 40(3), pages 877-902, September.
    3. Muhammad Naeem Sadiq & Muhammad Shahid Nawaz, 2022. "Nexus betweenAmbidextrous Leadership and Xenophobia in Construction Project Success," iRASD Journal of Management, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 4(2), pages 330-345, june.

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