Changing public attitudes toward the employment of formerly incarcerated people: The role of “human resources social advocacy”
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2022
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This registered report aims to evaluate the extent to which
the human resources function can change public atti tudes toward a controversial social issue. Focusing on the
employment of formerly incarcerated people, we explore
the novel concept of “human resources social advocacy”
(HRSA), an interventionist approach through which HR
might pro-actively change and/or shape people's minds
on social issues via the communication and conveyance of
ideas related to HR matters of public interest. We seek to
test the effectiveness of two HRSA interventions in reduc ing public stigma toward the employment of formerly incar cerated people. One makes a moral case (“Changing Hearts”)
and the other makes an instrument case (“Changing Minds”)
for including formerly incarcerated people in the labor
market. We also explore which of the two interventions is
more effective at achieving normative change. This research
will have important implications for the “societal effects” of
human resource managemen
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human resources social advocacy, CSR, employment