ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Factors Influencing How an Employer Terminates an Employee

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Industrial/Organizational Psychology

  • Amber Croft
    Angelo State University
  • Morgan Lira
    Angelo State University
  • Cheryl Stenmark
    Angelo State University

Abstract

This study examined how much justification employers provide when terminating a bad employee. This variable was examined in terms of the participant’s personality and the terminated employee’s gender. Personality was not related to justification, but male participants were less likely to provide justification to female employees than male employees.

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