The Effect of Appalachian Regional Dialect on Performance Appraisal and Leadership Perceptions

<p>Speakers of Appalachian English face unique difficulties in the workplace. Long-held stereotypes of Appalachian English speakers can lead to unfair presumptions about a person's competence and professionalism. Previous research has shown stereotyping on the basis of non-standard dialect can affect recruitment and hiring decisions made by employers. The present study addresses the possibility that these biases extend beyond the hiring process by investigating the impact of Appalachian regional dialect on performance appraisal, perceptions of leadership potential, promotion potential, status perceptions, and solidarity perceptions. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Ball, Amie Sparks

• Appalachia
• leadership
• performance appraisal
• promotion
• regional dialect
• stereotype
• Cognitive Psychology
• Social Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2014 Amie Sparks Ball

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/203

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1201