COMPARING JOB ORIENTATIONS OF BLACK-AND-WHITE COLLEGE GRADUATES IN BUSINESS

This study replicates a previous study examining the job orientations of Black and White male and female business college graduating seniors . Significant race differences were found on 12 of 25 job characterist ics. Significant race by sex differences were found on 6 items. This s tudy indicates that both Black and I White students want more of every thing relative to the earlier study (Brenner & Tomkiewicz, 1982). Howe ver as previously reported Blacks' expectations significantly exceed t hose of White graduates. Implications for organizations that have the need and desire to increase diversity in their workforces are discusse d.