Are Hispanic employees unwilling to relocate? The case of South Florida

Perceptions and behaviors of Hispanic workers: a review

“…number of dependents) and career factors (e.g. job satisfaction), ethnicity was not related to intentions to relocate (S anchez and Viscarra, 1995). Similarly, there were no differences by ethnicity in willingness to relocate when offered relocation incentives.…”

“…No differences were found by ethnicity for willingness to relocate Edwards et al (1993), S anchez andViscarra (1995) Hispanics were more willing to move where there were higher proportions of Hispanics Bilingual Hispanics were more likely to create their own opportunities as a career strategy in comparison to Spanish dominant Hispanics and Anglo-Americans Hispanics perceived that they were given fewer assignments that increased contact with higher level managers Cianni and Romberger (1995b) No differences were found by ethnicity in the number of assignments that increased contact with higher level managers Cianni and Romberger (1995a) Self-efficacy of Hispanics toward informal interaction with managers was not impacted by their perceptions of lower career opportunities Cianni (1994) The relationship between need for achievement and career mobility of Mexican-American college graduates was found to be curvilinear Gould (1980) Organizational career programs, industry, psychological success, tolerance for ambiguity, high school grades, work ethic, and need for achievement were correlated with the salaries of Mexican-Americans Gould (1982) Impact of Hispanic ethnicity on performance appraisal ratings No differences were found in performance ratings by ethnicity Thompson and Thompson (1985), Elvira and Zatzick (2002) Hispanic supervisors were rated by healthcare support staff as more likely to have culturally-relevant knowledge, provide culturally-relevant training, and to stress the use of Spanish more frequently in clinical settings delivering services to Hispanics Ramirez (2003) The use of diverse panels to diminish bias when awarding promotions disadvantaged Hispanic men Powell and Butterfield (2002) No differences were found in likelihood to be promoted for Hispanics in comparison to Anglo-Americans Landau (1995), Elvira and Zatzick (2002) When Hispanic employees had positive perceptions of the performance appraisal systems and of diversity climate, they had higher levels of employee engagement Volpone et al (2012) Impact of Hispanic ethnicity on workplace safety and health…”

Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-Cities and Disasters in Transition

“…(Ramirez, 1994). Their business and social contacts remain firmly tied to Dade County (Sanchez and Viscarra, 1995).…”