Cracking the Deck: National Origins and Promotions in the Dutch East India Company, 1700-1796

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Organization Studies Pub Date : 2024-04-21 DOI:10.1177/01708406241248985

Filippo Wezel, Martin Ruef

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Abstract

Organizational scholars highlight challenges in reducing inequality within organizations. Due to unanticipated consequences, many programs launched by organizations fail to accomplish these goals. We leverage historical data from the Dutch East India Company to claim that training programs may be an effective tool against inequality when coupled with teamwork incentives and included in broader programs for change. We study the effects of these programs on the unequal promotion rates between Dutchmen and non-Dutchmen across periods of time in which those programs were offered and in which they were not. Our analyses of promotions to top-ranked positions on the Company’s ships suggest a two-fold conclusion: first, the introduction of leadership training and teamwork incentives reduced the differential weights given to the experience of Dutchmen and non-Dutchmen; and, second, those benefits disappeared when the policies were rescinded after a change in top leadership. The results underscore the opportunities and difficulties that organizations face in implementing durable interventions against inequality.

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破解牌局：荷兰东印度公司的民族起源与晋升，1700-1796 年

组织学者强调了减少组织内部不平等现象的挑战。由于无法预料的后果，许多组织推出的计划都未能实现这些目标。我们利用荷兰东印度公司的历史数据来证明，如果培训计划与团队合作激励措施相结合，并被纳入更广泛的变革计划中，那么培训计划就可能成为消除不平等的有效工具。我们研究了这些项目对荷兰人和非荷兰人之间不平等晋升率的影响，包括在提供和不提供这些项目的不同时期。我们对公司船舶高级职位的晋升情况进行了分析，得出了两方面的结论：首先，领导力培训和团队合作激励措施的引入减少了荷兰人和非荷兰人经验权重的差异；其次，当高层领导发生变动后取消这些政策时，这些好处就消失了。研究结果强调了各组织在实施消除不平等的持久干预措施时所面临的机遇和困难。

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Organization Studies MANAGEMENT-

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11.50

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16.70%

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