中華心理學刊 民 78，31 卷，2 期，57-63
Chinese Journal of Psychology 1989, Vol.31, No.2, 57-63

M. S. SINGER（Department of Psychology Canterbury & Chrisichurch,New Zealand）；A. E. SINGER（Department of Businedd Administration & University of Canterbury & Chrisichurch,New Zealand）

Abstract

This paper rewiews the literature on preferential selection from both ethical and psychological perspectives. One significant question which has received no attention, concerns the perceived fairness of preferential selection. An empirical study of fairness perceptions of such a selection program was reported. The results indicated that preferential selection was perceived as unfair, irrespective of respondent sex, or the basis for the preferential treatment (i.e., candidate sex or ethnic origin). Further, preferential selection was considered as equally unfair as conventional discrimination against minority candidates. The implications of the study are discussed in the context of recent organiza tional justice theories.