Hiring Discrimination in the Organisational Context: A Harmonized Factorial Survey Dataset from Four European Countries (Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania)
Abstract Hiring discrimination has been extensively documented in numerous studies. It is not driven solely by individual actions but is context-dependent, shaped – among other factors – by organisational features that enable or constrain discriminatory behaviour. However, little is known about why...
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| author | Dominik Buttler Christian Imdorf Vegar Bjørnshagen Anatolie Cosciug Katarzyna Lipowska Iga Magda Marta Palczyńska Mateusz Smoter Sara Ayllón Justyna Bell Mateusz Krząkała Iuliana Precupetu Rosa Maria Radogna Jon Rogstad Robin Samuel Laura Tufa Ona Valls Nick Wessel |
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| description | Abstract Hiring discrimination has been extensively documented in numerous studies. It is not driven solely by individual actions but is context-dependent, shaped – among other factors – by organisational features that enable or constrain discriminatory behaviour. However, little is known about why some organisations, such as companies or public agencies, discriminate more than others. This data descriptor presents the dataset from a harmonised factorial survey experiment (FSE) on hiring discrimination, which enabled detailed analyses of discriminatory behaviour and the organisational contexts that shape it. The FSE measured discrimination based on nationality, gender and care obligations and was conducted between 2024 and 2025 in four European countries—Germany, Norway, Poland and Romania—among 2,506 recruiters. The dataset includes 15,036 evaluations of hypothetical job candidates for medium-skilled positions, complemented by extensive information on recruiters and the organisations they represent. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1dc5c97607a43b48c22fcecc89aef122026-06-23T11:56:38ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632026-04-0113110.1038/s41597-026-07187-2Hiring Discrimination in the Organisational Context: A Harmonized Factorial Survey Dataset from Four European Countries (Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania)Dominik Buttler0Christian Imdorf1Vegar Bjørnshagen2Anatolie Cosciug3Katarzyna Lipowska4Iga Magda5Marta Palczyńska6Mateusz Smoter7Sara Ayllón8Justyna Bell9Mateusz Krząkała10Iuliana Precupetu11Rosa Maria Radogna12Jon Rogstad13Robin Samuel14Laura Tufa15Ona Valls16Nick Wessel17Department of Labour and Social Policy, Poznań University of Economics and BusinessInstitute of Sociology, Leibniz University HannoverOsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, NOVAWest University of TimişoaraInstitute for Structural ResearchInstitute for Structural ResearchInstitute for Structural ResearchInstitute for Structural ResearchDepartment of Economics, University of GironaOsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, NOVAInstitute for Structural ResearchResearch Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of BucharestResearch Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of BucharestOsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, NOVADepartment of Social Sciences, University of LuxembourgResearch Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of BucharestDepartment of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, University of BarcelonaInstitute of Sociology, Leibniz University HannoverAbstract Hiring discrimination has been extensively documented in numerous studies. It is not driven solely by individual actions but is context-dependent, shaped – among other factors – by organisational features that enable or constrain discriminatory behaviour. However, little is known about why some organisations, such as companies or public agencies, discriminate more than others. This data descriptor presents the dataset from a harmonised factorial survey experiment (FSE) on hiring discrimination, which enabled detailed analyses of discriminatory behaviour and the organisational contexts that shape it. The FSE measured discrimination based on nationality, gender and care obligations and was conducted between 2024 and 2025 in four European countries—Germany, Norway, Poland and Romania—among 2,506 recruiters. The dataset includes 15,036 evaluations of hypothetical job candidates for medium-skilled positions, complemented by extensive information on recruiters and the organisations they represent.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07187-2 |
| spellingShingle | Dominik Buttler Christian Imdorf Vegar Bjørnshagen Anatolie Cosciug Katarzyna Lipowska Iga Magda Marta Palczyńska Mateusz Smoter Sara Ayllón Justyna Bell Mateusz Krząkała Iuliana Precupetu Rosa Maria Radogna Jon Rogstad Robin Samuel Laura Tufa Ona Valls Nick Wessel Hiring Discrimination in the Organisational Context: A Harmonized Factorial Survey Dataset from Four European Countries (Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania) |
| title | Hiring Discrimination in the Organisational Context: A Harmonized Factorial Survey Dataset from Four European Countries (Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania) |
| title_full | Hiring Discrimination in the Organisational Context: A Harmonized Factorial Survey Dataset from Four European Countries (Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania) |
| title_fullStr | Hiring Discrimination in the Organisational Context: A Harmonized Factorial Survey Dataset from Four European Countries (Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hiring Discrimination in the Organisational Context: A Harmonized Factorial Survey Dataset from Four European Countries (Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania) |
| title_short | Hiring Discrimination in the Organisational Context: A Harmonized Factorial Survey Dataset from Four European Countries (Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania) |
| title_sort | hiring discrimination in the organisational context a harmonized factorial survey dataset from four european countries germany norway poland romania |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07187-2 |
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