It is hardly arguable that the behaviors of supervisors influence the careers of hteir subordinates. In the public sector, what types of supervisory behaviors adversely affect the careers of subordinates? Given the increasing diversity of employees in the workplace, do members of different ethnic groups and men and women experience these career-impeding supervisory behaviors differently? Is there a relationship between employees' experiences of such behaviors and their job satisfaction? These question and the answers to them are very important if effective courses are to be developed to train managers to manage work force diversity. This study identifies career-impeding supervisory behaviors as reported by African American and European American professionals in New Jersey state government. African American experienced career-impeding supervisory behaviors more than European Americans, but gender difference was not significant. The more employees reported experiencing career-impeding supervisory behaviors, the employees' job satisfaction. European American were more satisfied with their jobs than African American, but gender difference was again not significant.

Public administration review PAR

May/June 1997 Volume 57 Number 3