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Negative attitudes and prejudices against Roma job seekers in Bulgaria are widespread, limit their economic activity and reinforce social exclusion. Referring to organizational, statistical, and ‘taste’-based concepts of discrimination and based on qualitative survey data with 96 recruiters collected in 2016, this study asks how ethnicity matters for companies in Bulgaria. The findings show that ethnic discrimination in recruitment attempts to protect companies from the risk of anticipated difficulties with new employees. Ethnicity is used as symbolic and organizational resource for trouble avoidance, ensuring perceived service and product quality.

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Employer discrimination in Bulgaria: How organizational context shapes ethnic preferences

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年

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  • Christian Imdorf,
  • Rumiana Stoilova,
  • Matthias Pohlig,
  • Katerina Katsarska

摘要

Negative attitudes and prejudices against Roma job seekers in Bulgaria are widespread, limit their economic activity and reinforce social exclusion. Referring to organizational, statistical, and ‘taste’-based concepts of discrimination and based on qualitative survey data with 96 recruiters collected in 2016, this study asks how ethnicity matters for companies in Bulgaria. The findings show that ethnic discrimination in recruitment attempts to protect companies from the risk of anticipated difficulties with new employees. Ethnicity is used as symbolic and organizational resource for trouble avoidance, ensuring perceived service and product quality.